Lead me into the light Photo Gallery by Charukesi at pbase.com

Lead me into the light

What is photography about if not light? Yet light is so elusive, so transient, so cruel at times, so difficult to capture on camera. This is a set of photographs where I have struggled with light, both natural and artificial, playing games with me and my camera.

Bits of color	Window view	Blue!	A leisurely life
Soft glow	Late night in Bombay	Silk water reflection	Light at the end of the tunnel
A bit of golden sunshine	Spreading sunshine	Deep in thought	Spilt accidentaly on purpose
From light into the darkness	Sunset on the backwaters	Lightning in the distance	Light from the heavens
Darkness and a goddess	Son-et-lumiere at Red Fort	Flame	A thousand prayers
Waiting for the train

TuTmin		07-Aug-2008 11:36
Nice gallery.keep it up.~V~

Tom Briggs		07-Aug-2008 02:38
Terrific use of light and shadow ... very creative and excellently presented. BIG vote

Steve Morris		15-Apr-2008 16:41
I really like shots of tunnels, windows and doorways - they give a great opportunity to study light. These shots are superb examples and - so well captured with great atmosphere!! Vote

Suwanee Lennon		01-Nov-2007 04:05
Very creative use of light gallery! Each image speak for it self in telling stories and your quest for light! Voted.

Marc Demoulin		27-Apr-2007 20:38
Wonderful thematic work. Very well done. Voted. marc

Utsav		23-Apr-2007 19:49
awesome..you have an eye for interesting visuals and color.. almost like 'painting' with ur camera! keep it up!

Charukesi		22-Apr-2007 04:00
Phil, thank you... I will try working with the spot meter.

Phil Douglis		21-Apr-2007 02:11
One more point about light. You are right, Charu -- it can be elusive, transient, cruel, hard to expose. But with digital imaging, we can shoot at different exposures, and meter on this different segments of the image to avoid burning out detail through overexposure. To do this, experiment with your "spot meter," which exposes accurately on a tiny part of the picture. If you place the "spot metering area" on the brightest spot of the image, you will be able to hold detail by pressing your shutter button halfway down. Then you can recompose, if need be, and complete the process by pushing the button down the rest of the way. Try spot-metering. It is very much like painting with light.

Phil Douglis		20-Apr-2007 20:54
I agree with Manny -- you have told a variety of stories, often using light as a force for abstraction and symbolism.

Charukesi		20-Apr-2007 11:05
Manuel, :) thank you!

Manuel Libres Librodo Jr.		20-Apr-2007 03:41
Very very nice Each picture tells a de "light" ful story. V

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