Shadow puzzle

In the alcove there are two lights above the water fountains and two water fountains... so why are there three dark shadows on the floor. Of course once you carefully study the light and shadows it does make sense, but it does take some thought.

Blue theater lighting

Blue LED lighting is so color intense. It is much more magical than incandescent lights with blue gel filters. This stage lighting created a mood while waiting for the band to start.

Dragon

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Theater lighting

Both decorative and theatrical lighting at the Florida Theater in downtown Jacksonville Florida. The historic 1927 theater was recently restored and updated. Stage lighting is now all LED providing more efficiency and flexibility. There was also plaster repairs and a complete repainting as well as new seating. Turns out modern theater goers need wider seats than was provided a hundred years ago.

Pendent lights

TSO

The Tans-Siberian Orchestra annual Christmas show is a spectacular featuring tons of intelligent lighting, lazers, fireworks, flame throwers, a half dozen video panels, hydraulic risers, multiple undulating trusses and individual LED clusters along with over-the-top rock style music. Nothing subtle here. It is an enjoyable show that was performed for about 15,000 people here in Jacksonville FL.

Colorful lanterns

Christmas lights

 A bit over the top but impressive in person. This home was part of ABCs Great Christmas Light Fight program this year and is located near where I now live. They did not win but I did enjoy a walk through the installation.

When a theater becomes a drug store

IllumiZoo Jacksonville

We went to the LumaZoo and I took my Olympus OMD EM1 Mk II with the 12-45mm Pro f4 constant aperture lens thinking there might be a few opportunities for some shots. The displays were OK but not overwhelming. This was the most interesting view I saw.

Wanting to keep up with the wife I did not take a lot of time to check my settings so this was my first shot... mistakenly with the camera still set at ISO 200 and f stop at 5.6. The result is a unbelievable demonstration of the outstanding in-body image stabilisation of the Olympus system. The exposure time was 2.0 seconds (not 1/2 sec, a full 2 seconds). I did not brace myself more than normal but waited a long time to hear the shutter close. You can see where people and some leaves moved but much of the image is still pretty sharp.

I took several other mages after bumping th ISO, but the colors in this shot were my favorite (the colors constantly changed). To further demonstrate the sharpness I have added a 100% crop. Sure it is not perfect but still impressive.

Merry Christmas

Things are looking up for 2021... we hope. Have a safe and happy holiday!

Santa's hat

Actully I think Santa's hat is red, but this is still quite a well done light display.

St. Augustine Christmas lights

The St. Augustine historic downtown annually does a really nice job lighting up the holidays which brings the crowds to town. The Lightner museum is only one example. Of course things are a little different this year so I grabbed this shot with my iPhone from my car window while waiting for the traffic light.

Niagara SkyWheel

Fun with LEDs

Putting away the last of the Christmas lights I decided to play with a string of LED lights, setting the camera out of focus and on a long exposure, then doing "performance art"... jumping about while shaking the camera. It is kind of fun and even good exercise if you do it long enough (I took a few dozen shots).

And many abstract possibilities show up in the camera LCD.

The LEDs have intense color and they flicker with the AC current adding another point of interest.

I have done this before but that was quite a few years ago, so I figured it was time to go at it again... just for fun.

Hold out

We are at the end of January and I've seen discarded Christmas trees on the curb for weeks. Most people have put away their holiday decorations and lights, but there are hold outs. The days are getting longer but still I like the little extra light and appreciate any extra brightness that can be mustered.

Merry Christmas

I hope everyone has a pleasant and safe holiday. Celebrate the season!