You will no doubt have heard the advice before, but it’s too easy to forget. We shouldn’t be taking photographs of objects but of the light. It’s the light that illuminates the object, that makes it attractive, captivating or simply ugly. You need to take control of the light to create a great image, but if you can’t, you need to select a subject to suit the light.
I recently went for a walk up Black Combe which rises some 600m from the sea. I was expecting some great landscape views but nothing caught my eye because the light was wrong. Where the light was right is out to sea where there was no shape of form to speak of, just wonderful shafts of light breaking through the cloud. It reminded me of a painting.
So remember, it’s the light that’s critical to great photography.
The Lightweight Photographer 
I totally agree and just talked about that in my own blog today.
I can see you also follow the Monochrome Madness challenge. Nice blog posting also.
Oh well…actually it’s Leanne’s and Mine together but it’s posted on her site. 🙂
Sorry, I didn’t realise. I tend to get Leanne’s postings through by email. You know how it is when you are familiar with something, you tend to make assumptions. I really need to get out of that habbit.
No worries! She does mention it in each posting of MMC but I do know how it goes. Unless I speak to someone a few times in here, i can’t even remember who they are lol.
This is absolutely my kind of image. Simple, understated, but totally what works.
Thanks Alison. I am also quite taken by this type of image. As soon as I saw the light I couldn’t stop photographing it.
Great post 🙂
Thanks again.