we are very lucky to have the morning sun rise in front of the house only to set in back come evening. they are both magical moments, each in their own distinct ways. in this post i am featuring the soft warm light of the setting sun shining on the stairway with the sliding steel gate at the bottom. the black gate is a relatively simple design that casts surprisingly impressive shadows on the cement wall and stairs. the stair steps are non-slip tiles while the risers are white and green marble. it's a great setup for the geometric patterns of the gate being cast on the three distinct planes. the vertical wall, the perpendicular vertical risers and the horizontal steps that are perpendicular to both the wall and the risers. in addition to this the patterns change as i pull the gate closed so i took a few shots of the process underway. in the first the gate is slightly closed with only a small section of the shadow landing on the stairway
slightly more closed. the difference between the spread out shadow pattern on the wall and the compact pattern on the stairs is almost as striking as the warm evening rays on the marble
second later with the gate slightly more closed, the lower line of X shaped shadows on the stairs seem to indicate the stairway is closed for entry while the upper pattern is practically dancing
indeed the stairway is finally closed leaving me to marvel not only at the delightful soft glow of the stone in the evening sun but also the array of shadows the simple gate is capable of when it's given the opportunity.
happy hunting
i took all these shots with my S22 phone in Shiroda, MH, India