Time to try something new again. I’ve decided to jump in and try the Sunday Stills photo challenge that Terri of Second Wind Leisure has on her website. This week’s challenge is about shadows. What is in the shadow at dusk?
You might think I’d consider this more reflection than shadow, but what sticks out to me is how the building is casting a shadow that makes the bottom of the picture darker, while the pink sky is making the top of the picture lighter. This is one of my favorite spots at work, the third-floor landing overlooking the atrium in my office building. We sit right on Lake Eola in downtown Orlando.
It’s also interesting to note that the pinkness of the sky was created by an intentional burn that was going on just outside of Orlando. As soon as you walked outside of the building all you could smell was smoke. Since the temperatures were a crisp 50 something (cool for Orlando in January,) it almost reminded me of being back in New England and smelling a wood-burning fireplace. Not something you find a lot of in Florida.
I was inspired to join the Sunday Stills by Deb from Deb’s World.
#SundayStills can be found on Terri’s Second Wind Leisure blog.
A beautiful photo, Jennifer. I love the contrast of the pink sky with the shadows. I’m glad you decided to participate in this photo challenge. #MLSTL
I love this time of day Jennifer. Thanks for sharing your photos at #MLSTL.
Wow! I love the contrasts in this pic. What a beautiful capture.
Sandra 🙂 (Visiting from Denyse Whelan Blogs)
Thanks for stopping by, Sandra!
I loved the sky colour too Jennifer – smoke often adds another element to sunset colours doesn’t it? Nice that it was from a controlled fire and not one of the ones like we’ve been having here in Australia.
Thanks for linking up with us at MLSTL and I’ve shared on my SM ?
Australia was all I was thinking about when I found out it was a controlled burn. I thought people were crazy for even attempting it. Did I mention it was a windy day? Anything could have happened.
Thanks for mentioning and linking to my Sunday Stills posts Jennifer and I’m so happy to see you joining in. I always enjoy stretching my creative brain and this gives me an opportunity to think about things out of the box or from a different perspective. I love your image and that soft pink is so pretty, except now that I know it’s from a fire I’m a bit nervous! Visiting and sharing for #mlstl
My first thought when I found out it was a controlled burn was, “Don’t they realize what’s going on in Australia?” It was the prettiest that I’ve ever seen the sky, though. And I’ve seen some pretty nice sunsets around here. I’ve been looking at your Sunday Stills posts for some time now, and each one prompts me to think of a photo, so I finally decided to join in!
Hi, Jennifer – That’s a fabulous shot! I especially like your feature photo design. It’s highly effective. I’m glad to see that you have joined Sunday Stills. This is definitely on my to do list. I love the folks there! #MLSTL
I’m loving the contrast of the pink against the steel and the shadows. I’m definitely going to check out Sunday Stills…