Photo Observation: In the Spotlight

tree spotlight

2) taken from http://wildelycreative.wordpress.com/2010/03/16/bushcraft-the-spiritual-connection/

3) theme: In the Spotlight

4) I think that nature does some of the best spotlights.  I really like this picture because even though the rest of the forest is lit up and visible to the eye, there is a distinctive spotlight on the right side.  The sun penetrates the general fill lighting of the forest with a clear beam of white light that draws attention to it naturally.  The viewer realizes that the light is drawing the attention, but it is not as in your face about the spot as it could have been, especially if the forest had been completely dark except for the  beam of light.  I love that there is the spotlight that emphasizes a spot, but there is still visibility everywhere else.

Diagram:

lighting source

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