Bathroom Light
My bathroom has great light in it for a short while every day – the light is reflected from the wall of the yellow house next door through a narrow window, and from there through the glass shower stall. It is all very yellow and warm and diffused. I have previously shown shots taken, of the cat’s water-glass and a vase on the window sill. Today’s shots are even more about the light, and the shadows.
For the top image, it was the light and shadows in the nightshirt that really caught my eye, and in retrospect I think the plate shadow. In the bottom picture it was the shadows from the necklaces, and the door frame shadow in the mirror. I also like the reflected ceramic fish head from a sculpture one of the kids made in elementary school.
I find that HDR works best in this space, the lighting is really quite difficult to capture.
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Canon EOS 5D MkII, Nikkor-N 24mm/f2.8 lens. ISO400, +/- 2.0 E.V.
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Beautifully intimate. Lovely!
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Thank you Karen – I had not thought of it this way, but of course you are right.
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The light in this is gorgeous, and what a beautiful composition.
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Thank you Lisa. The bathroom itself is in need of work, but that kind of falls to the side when this light graces the walls.
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Classic images of how light can totally transform an interior space. I love the details that you so eloquently point out to us, your readers.
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Thank you Andy! That transformation is important to those that live indoors too. Every architect should have a sensitivity to the prevailing light and opportunities to transform inhabitant’s lives, even if only for a few minutes a day in one room, under the right conditions. I expect there are things that we inhabitants can do to enhance that experience too – like the use of blinds to create shadows that highlight surfaces. I have never tried that, but am noticing that kind of light more often indoors.
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The HDR is very nice in these. It brings out the subtleties of the light, textures and color and doesn’t detract at all.
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Thanks Ken. I am glad you agree. They are not overtly HDR images – I spent a fair bit of time with the Photomatix sliders getting that part right.
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Beautiful buttery tones, especially in the first shot. I like the textures of the clothes and the towel, too.
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Thanks Melinda. I did not even try it in black and white this time. Though probably I should as the light is nice too.
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You’ll almost never hear (read) me say this, but I think a black and white version would not be nearly as strong – I really like the shades of yellow you’ve got.
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I tried b&w. It was a lot of work to get anywhere near where I wanted it, but even then it was not as good. I think the lighting is not good enough to overcome the weaker composition. Which means really that it is not a great shot, even though it has lovely tones.
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Lovely warm tones
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Thanks Val. I think the tones are the main thing that makes me get my camera out in the bathroom.
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