I make my observations at night, just at the end of sunset. I watch my subject, a small plant on the ground, from a bench in the park area by my apartment. This little plant is situated between a couple of larger ones, all under the shade of a tree. It is quite dark, but the illumination of street lamps around the park in conjunction with what is left of the sun give off enough light for me to see a little deep green color on the mostly silhouetted leaves. The leaves appear to be have an extremely smooth and shiny texture as they reflect quite a bit of specular light, however I can also make out tiny ridges that run along the surfaces of each leaf. The cast shadows are long and sharp, lengthening slowly towards me over the course of the 15 minutes. At first the air is still, so the shadows are static, but as my observation period ends a gentle wind blows, and the swaying nearby plants make a subtle motion with the shadows on my subject. The 15 minutes are just aout through and the main difference is the darker quality of my scene. The sun is gone, and all that is left is the artificial light of the area lamps. My camera captures little but darkness and a few spots of specular light from the leaves.
Nighttime Nature from Lady Subrosa on Vimeo.
No comments:
Post a Comment