two kilometers north of Stavern, Norway is an interesting historical area called Agnes. while there are some interesting iron age features here, Agnes is more known for it's industries. for over 150 years there was a factory producing matches and more recently particle board products for housing. the factories were bought up by competitors and closed down in 2002. some of the original buildings remain along with newer ones which have been converted into office space and studios but today's activity is a mere shadow of the once thriving industry. these seemingly unconnected photos are all taken within 200 meters of each other here at Agnes.
i like the lines in this entry shot. compare the different shadows of the yellow and especially the white cables and how they break up the otherwise austere setting. and don't miss the color change of the metal rod partly in the sun and partly in the shadow. this is proof that yellow-orange light gives purple-blue shadows.
some thin wintery sticks against a cement wall
can you guess what this is a shadow of?
here's a hint
still no clue? not to worry, spring is not too far away. meantime at least we have this shadow of a spring not much comfort i know, but what to do?
this building now houses my friend's ceramic studio. the shadow here may not be so interesting but it did give me the opportunity to show off this awesome classic slate roof. unfortunately there are not too many off those left.
maybe sometime late in March this rosebush will be ready to prune. gonna need good gloves, even the shadows of the thorns look quite sharp.
i'm guessing this rose has been neglected for a few years. it doesn't look so great but the shadows are healthy enough.
finally some reflections among the shadows. the bottom left section of the image is a little curious. the sunlight on the windows is reflected on the cobblestone driveway and the dark stripes between the patches of light are the shadows of the columns separating the windows, right?
well no actually those shadows are cast inside the building. for the shadows to be cast outside on the driveway the sunlight would have to be coming through the building from the backside. the dark stripes have nothing to do with the windows or columns. only the reflected light from the windows is breaking up what would otherwise be a large solid shadow from a building to the right outside of the photo. tricky ones, eh?
and last but not least here's what caused the shadow mentioned above. i was wondering if there are many shadow hunters who would be interested in a "guess the shadow" type contest. please comment either way.
