My World: One Night Shift - Light, Shadow, Snippets of Architecture and some Water

[Michael Nagel]

These are all taken a bit more than two years ago. One night.

I will start with light and shadow.

3x Light



Shadow Symmetry



Violet Ceiling



Devilish Shadow​

More to follow...

Best regards,
Michael

 

[Michael Nagel]

Snippets of Architecture

...continued...

Gelb-Orange



Straight Before the Bent



All ends in one Point



Imperfection​

... not finished yet ...

Best regards,
Michael

 

[Michael Nagel]

Colors and light

... the next four ...

Farbpalette



3x Diagonal



Colours and Lights Lead Outside



Vapor and Light Traces​

... still more to come ...

Best regards,
Michael

 

[Michael Nagel]

Water and light

... three this time ...

Boiling Green



Water in Narrow Place 1



Water in Narrow Place 2​

... not done yet ...

Best regards,
Michael

 

[Michael Nagel]

Grab Bag

... the last three ...

Shoedream



Inverted V



Paulskirche Nachts​

Two more can be found here.

That's it.

Best regards,
Michael

 

[fahim mohammed]

Wonderful!
The subjects and the execution.

Enjoying this Michael.

Regards.

 

[Ben Rubinstein]

Enjoying your work with light.

 

[Michael Nagel]

Fahim,

Thank you.

The pictures are there for more than two years, but this is the first time that I found some kind of ordering that I could appreciate in this series.

Best regards,
Michael

 

[Michael Nagel]

Ben,

Thanks.

This seems to be a paradox, but the best time to capture the light itself seems for me to be always the night...

Best regards,
Michael

 

[Jerome Marot]

Very nice pictures. I know the place, but I did not see it in that light. Impressive.

 

[Maggie Terlecki]

Well done, Michael. I think they are really good. It is amazing how it is actually the light that makes these images so unique. Good stuff,
Maggie

 

[Michael Nagel]

Jerome,

Thank you!

Being often in a part of town often renders one blind for its beauties, just because it's there.

I am sure you discover beautiful sides of parts of Munich I don't see because I am there too often...

Best regards,
Michael

 

[Michael Nagel]

Maggie,

Thanks. The entire session was dedicated to the light. I did not set this as a general subject before I started, it just happened.

Best regards,
Michael

 

[Ben Rubinstein]

Ben,

Thanks.

This seems to be a paradox, but the best time to capture the light itself seems for me to be always the night...

Best regards,
Michael

Not really. The light during the day is random and uncontrolled. It has to be found and requires patience and timing. During the night the light doesn't change for hours and it is a man made light designed to be seen in an aesthetic fashion which appeals to mankind. It is easier to find a building which is aesthetically pleasing than a tree for example. One is designed to appeal, the other in nature working with a whole other set of priorities.

 

[Michael Nagel]

Ben,

agreed. Landscape photography requires planning and if you want the right light a lot of patience until the right moment where you have to be quick - because the light can change swiftly.

Still - the man made light during light has a lot of imperfections (as mankind in general) and you can find things like the shadow shown above which was clearly not intended.

Just one reason more to keep your eyes open all the time when you walk around.

Best regards,
Michael