City Life/The Office

Late afternoon light filters through the blinds from the office of one of the supervisors at the building where I work.

The temperature here today was 65 degrees, and the sun was shining. This doesn't happen often in December, to I wrestled my bike out of the garage and went for a ride. The low golden light was just stunning. Cutout puts all the emphasis on the light.

As I pulled into the parking lot at work this morning, my eyes were struck by these ragged leaves caught by the light of the sun. Dry Brush keeps the light and color but blends it a bit to make it more striking.

Today, John and I went geocaching on Avon Mountain. There's nothing like being in the woods on an apple-crisp autumn day in New England. The colors of the leaves are so gorgeous that people flock here to "leaf peep." But the light--slanted and tinged with gold--is really what makes the fall a gift that can linger on the retina well into our long, grey, dreary winters. A subtle application of Sepia shifts the emphasis in the photo to the light.

This factory, which once housed Sherwood Industries, is being made over into classy condos. I love the golden glow of the late afternoon sunlight on the brick. Film Grain really shows off the light as well as the weathered mossy character of the bricks.

The light at Paper Goods Pond this evening was incandescent. Everything was lit up with an internal fire. Quite a few filters looked god; but Dark Strokes was the one that showcased the extraordinary light.