The Light Gallery

bokeh behind pink tulips in spring

red poppy on green grass

warm sun streaming through window in late afternoon

out of focus forest scene with vintage lens bokeh

vintage lens with leaves backlit on a summer night

water droplets on grass

yellow flower on green grass with orange sun bokeh balls

vintage lens with backlit flare and blue flax

vintage lens flare over small leaves

vintage lens bokeh of backlit clover

vintage lens backlit leaves

summer clouds

Summer Magic3-1

summer sunset with bird flying toward a tree

sun drenched flowers in a green field

pink flower with flare

out of focus kichen window

out of focus forest scene

old paint cans in vintage bokeh

moody flower petals

little clover in brown tones

cherry blossoms-

dream lens out of focus window

dream lens sony a7sII florals3 (1 of 1)-2

glowing warm window at dusk

homemade bread with lights behind

leaves with orange backlight

light falling on a small plant in the woods

light flowing through a vintage lens

backlit yellow flowers on the praire

backlit veins of a leaf

backlit small leaf

backlit leaf

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Image inspired by the character Isabelle in the novel, The Nightingale, by Kristin Hannah⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
🌿Nature has so much beauty and I’ve joined a group of artists who appreciate finding and capturing this beauty. Follow the loop through or visit our loop’s tag #thebeautyofnatureloop to see how we each capture this beauty in our unique way.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Next artist: @theresa_ratermann⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#allbeauty_addiction #tv_allnature #fiftyshades_of_nature #raw_allnature#raw_moody #earth_shots #moods_in_frame #divine_worldplaces #alluring_earthscapes #alluring_life #alluring_highliving #lovely_earthshotz #perfexionpix #artistry_vision #gallery_legit #scape_captures #artofvisuals e#sonyalpha #superimpose #icm⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
#landscape_joy #landscape_captures ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #thenightingale #bookstoimages #Fog_hp #DarkWeek_Nio #fsn_TreeLanes #ccc_Brown #phlocklive

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The Kitty and the Monster
My house may smell like incense forever. 😂 I’m not sure why I made this, but I’m pretty sure it was just to see how this little crazy guy would react. 😂
#cinemagraph #flixelphotos #livingphotos #creativephotographynetwork #visualvoiceworkshop #sonyalpha #bealpha #incense

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I sometimes like to make images that could be books covers, but are not. :) This image was inspired by a walk through Barnes and Noble and a long conversation with @thesaltedimage. ❤️ I bought the cape on Amazon, lit the image with #westcottlighting (the 2x2 Flex mat), used @seeinanewway OMNI (I used the smooth glass one), on my #sonyalpha #sonya9 with the 90mm macro. I only had five minutes to shoot this, and fortunately, a moody/brooding teenager fit the theme of the faux book cover I had in mind. 😂
#sonyalphafemale #bealpha #loveourbigkids #lensbaby #lensbabyomni #sonyportraits #visualvoiceworkshop #creativephotographynetwork #phlocklive #seeinanewway

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I often have to explain that I don't always just love to shoot close macro. Nature has a way of soothing a worried soul when you step back as well. Eliot Porter called it The Intimate Landscape---a celebration of the in-between. Our class was wrapping and I joined a group of ladies---some flicking their cameras upwards, while others shared their screens to compare their ICM (intentional camera movement) shots. The bright light and autumn colors blurred together to create a gorgeous painted effect! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
#icm #intentionalcameramovement #slowshutterart #autumnforest #intimatelandscape #luminar4 #sonyalpha #bealpha

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@sarahkossakgupta and I had the most lovely macro workshop this past weekend! You cannot underestimate the joy of scrounging around in a beautiful park looking for #lovelydeadcrap! We had a wonderful group of women armed with sparkle spray, copper pipes and other accessories for enhancing nature images. I want to thank all those that came and let me rattle on about how much I adore crawling around in the leaves. 😂

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Welcome to our Autumn Loop Group!
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“If a year was tucked inside of a clock, then autumn would be the magic hour.” -Victoria Erickson 🍁
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Welcome to our #fallfridaysloop 🍁 a Friday collaboration of photographers who share a love for all things fall! See how each of us celebrate and capture the fall season by going through our tag or go to the next artist to make your way through the loop! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
I had the pleasure of playing with #luminar4 and here is a quick before and after with some autumn colors I captured up by Lake Superior. 🍁
Please continue the loop with @shaycathleen

#in_thislight #autumnvibes #autumnleaves🍂

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A cinemagraph for my book club and tabletop loop group! Book club link in bio! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
At one point in the novel, The Nightingale, one of the main characters bemoans the cold, lack of real coffee and her annihilated garden. Can you spot the kind of 'coffee' she made and how they stayed warm? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Welcome to #OurStoriesFromTheTable loop. The kitchen is often considered the heart of the home, and the center of that is the table. It’s where we come together to share stories of our day, eat good food, play games, make crafts and spend time together. We hope you will follow along to see our stories from the table. This weeks theme: Texture
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Next up @shaycathleen
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#kristinhannah #thenightingale #vimage #luminar4 #wwII #sonyalpha #sonyalphafemale #bringingbookstolife #tabletop #bealpha #cinemagraph #livingphoto #darkart #moodyart #phlocklive #westcottlighting

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🍁 Fairlawn Mansion in Superior, WI
We toured this mansion and it’s story was so interesting! .
#drivebyart #sonymobile #sonyxperiaus #mobileart @sonyalpha #bealpha #creativephotographynetwork #lensdistortionsapp #fairlawnmansion

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Barn Near Minong, WI
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I found that many barns were standing tall in western WI, unlike SW MN. It always grieves me when I see a majestic barn in such disrepair that it will fall into ruin. :( So many I have photographed are now gone. .
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#distressedtextures #distressedfx #artistry_flair #urbex #sonyrxmoments #sonyrx10mark4 #sonyalpha #drivebyart #barnsofyesteryear #vintagebarn #storiesfrommytravels #painterlyediting