Observed Shadow
This is a still from a timelapse series that might not see the light of day as it has so much flickering from passing cloud and diminishing light. The idea was to photograph the shadow crossing the building face during sunset. A nice idea that I might follow up sometime.
This pine tree shadow is projected by the setting sun on the side of the Gonzales Observatory. It was very windy so the shadow was constantly in motion, which added to the timelapse, but not so much to the stills. I might make something of this series when I have time. Very labour intensive job as there are many points that need tweaking. However, seeing it converted into black and white for this post makes me think that might work to even some things out.
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Canon EOS 5Dmkii, ISO100. Nikkor-N 24mm/f2.8 lens, ~f-8, 1/400th, 3-stop graduated ND filter
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burnt embers 
I’d missed your earlier post on the observatory, so thanks for including the link. As usual, I agree with Ken’s comments (do you suppose it’s possible that we are, in fact, the SAME PERSON?); the shadow of the tree is very nice as it softens the hard lines of the building.
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Hi Melinda. I don’t actually suppose you and Ken are the same people, but if you are then you are doing a fine job on the multiple personality disorder.
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I like the contrast between the building and the shadow (and sky, too). The building is gorgeous, especially the window panes.
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Thanks Ken. The observatory is fantastic. I did a post on it last year (http://wp.me/p1R4lY-F7). It is often in the background of my shots, and when I notice that I try to tag the post with the Gonzales Observatory tag, though I have missed a lot of them.
The trees were swaying quite a bit and that is part of what caught my eye and gave me the idea of a timelapse. But, as usual, the better a shot I set up, the better the timelapse is going to be, and if it does not work, then hopefully at least one of the pictures has some other use!
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