thephotosocietyのインスタグラム(thephotosociety) - 9月13日 07時54分

Photograph by @andyparkinsonphoto/@thephotosociety
There are so many important attributes for a successful wildlife image but for me the quality of the light will always be the most important. Of course not every location benefits from the glorious light that occurs just after dawn or just before dusk but for those sites that do then I’d always encourage people to get out there and to try and improve the quality of light in which they work. This grizzly bear, surrounded by mosquitoes, was captured at dawn one morning in Lake Clark National Park in Alaska as she fed in a sedge meadow. The use of backlighting in this image, which to be fair was the only option because of a river between her and I, has really benefitted the image for two reasons. Firstly, by positioning myself so that the bear appeared against a darkish background I’ve been able to reveal the extent of the mosquito-filled air and secondly, simply because of the exquisite nature of the light itself. In this quality of light the effect that it actually has on the landscape is transformative as the light seems to become much less directional, almost like it bathes everything in light. I see it a lot in my badger wood and it constantly amazes me how the light will suddenly just shift, usually around 20-30 minutes before sunset. Instead of appearing very directional, creating harsh shadows and blown highlights the light seems to ooze into the wood with even shadow areas appearing to become lighter and softer. You can see the effect with this bear image as even the side of the bear in shadow still has a lot of detail in it. I don’t really understand the physics of why this happens but it’s something that I’ve noticed time and time again and it’s why this is the quality of light that I’ll always strive to work in, whenever possible! Please #followme at @andyparkinsonphoto to keep up-to-date with my images @thephotosociety @andyparkinsonphoto @ナショナルジオグラフィック @grizzlybear #alaska #lakeclark #phototips #ethicsbeforeimages #nature #naturelovers #wildlifephotography

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