Kairospix Photoblog
Life – Just Enough Light
Posted by kairospix (Singapore, Singapore) on 16 May 2007 in Miscellaneous and Portfolio.
Remember when we were young and were afraid of the dark we had such a thing as the night-light? :)
They are small lights switched on at night to not only make us feel more secure but also to guide us to the bathroom should we need to visit it in the middle of the night.
Then there are those guide lights in a darken movie theater to help us find our way to our seats in the dark.
These aren’t big bright lights. There are just small lights, bright enough to just show us enough to help us move along.
Take this picture for example, there is just enough light to show us where on-off button is.
In the same way, in life we sometimes do not need to be seeing everything or to know everything before we can do something. Sometimes all we need is just that little bit to help us see and know enough so that we can make that journey and reach towards our destination.
So don’t wait for the flood lights to come. All you need is just enough light. :)
Camera - Canon Powershot G6
Lens - Canon 7.2 - 28.8mm (approx. 35 - 140mm)
Capture date - 13 May 2007
Aperture - f 2.8
Shutter speed - 1/6 sec
Shooting mode - aperture priority
Exposure bias - 0EV
Metering mode - Pattern
ISO - 50
Focal length - 17.6mm (approx. 85mm with Super Macro)
Stablization - Tripod
Cropped? - Yes
Post-processing? - PS CS2 a border; LRoom processed
Lighting? - Indoor Fluorescent Lamp
@Mingimg: tks! :)
@Art Monkey: :) tks!
@tyan: heh heh i'll try my best :)
now where did i put that torch light.. ;)
Celialee from Kyoto, Japan
Thanks for the words Kairospix. It is so apt for what I am going through now :)
16 May 2007 6:26am
@Celialee: You're most welcome Celia. I'm glad it helped you connect in some way. Press on. Hang in there. All things become beautiful in time. :)
maivju:z from Kyoto, Japan
Yeah...another wonderful take. Incredibly vibrant. Really really nice!
16 May 2007 6:32am
@maivju:z: thank you for your kind words! :)
Inés from Namur, Belgium
Very cool abstracts, love the color and the light, thank you very much for your words and also for your so so kind comments ....
16 May 2007 6:44am
@Inés: you're most welcome!
and thanks for yours too and for dropping by to have a visit :)
Catalin from Bucharest, Romania
interesting abstract and cool shapes. the lights are great.
16 May 2007 7:26am
@Catalin: tks! :)
@riesenriel: :) tks
@Manuela Photography: tks! :)
@philippe: :) tks!
@Kheoh Yee Wei: tks! :)
@Yukie: glad that you like it :)
tks for coming by for a visit!
dee from Innsbruck, Austria
Amazing green and interesting composition. Very impressive!
16 May 2007 9:45am
@dee: tks! :)
Makoto from Sapporo, Japan
Great series! And this take is my favorite. Really nice!
16 May 2007 10:51am
@Makoto: I'm glad you like it!
Thanks for dropping by and your kind comments!
Jen from Jessup, United States
Fabulous composition!!! I absolutely love your commentaries!!
16 May 2007 10:57am
@Jen: glad you love it! :)
tks for ya encouraging words! :)
@CHANTAL: tks! :)
@eksir: tks :)
Carson from Portland, United States
As always, thought provoking. Love the green light. Go!
16 May 2007 11:43am
@Carson: yeah!
thanks for visiting and giving your feedback :)
@Craiger: tks! :)
don Wiley from Spokane, United States
A fine shot. And interesting, thought provoking comment.
16 May 2007 1:20pm
@don Wiley: tks :)
@Maarten: tks! :)
Laurie from Lincoln, United States
Nice color. Did you change the hue in pp? Just wondering. Reminds me of a pic I took of my on/off button on my laptop. Didn't come out as nice as this tho'. Good job!
16 May 2007 2:44pm
@Laurie: no didn't change the hue in pp
tks! :)
yiannis krikis from thessaloniki, Greece
I like your minimal and close up way of looking
16 May 2007 3:47pm
@yiannis krikis: tks! :)
Bahar from Toronto, Canada
Interesting shot..I like how you captured the smoothness of the button. and very vibrant green!
16 May 2007 4:02pm
@Bahar: tks! :)
Russ from Gilbertsville, PA, United States
Very interesting abstract and very interesting philosophy to accompany it. I like it. It's the power button on a computer CPU, right? I like the little shine boxes (as my daughter, the sketch artist refers to them) on the upper left and lower right of the button.
16 May 2007 4:36pm
@Russ: haha actually it's the power button for my quick battery charger :)
tks for your kind comments :)
@a hat full of sky: :) tks!
Jean-Marc from Colmar, France
Your creativity across simplicity impress me. Very nice Artistic pictures in this serie.
16 May 2007 5:10pm
@Jean-Marc: thank you for your kind words.
they are a source of encouragement to me :)
do come by for a visit again when you can :)
johnz from Cyprus
nice green glow and wise sediments, except maybe if you are a world leader, then a "leap of faith" can be disastrous
16 May 2007 5:22pm
@johnz: haha thank you for that reminder!
yes as a leader you need both the bright seach lights and the small lights too to lead effectively! :)
Dave from United Kingdom
Really enjoying your macro shots, it's amazing what you can come up with just looking at the small details in things. Well done!:)
16 May 2007 5:56pm
@Dave: i'm glad that you are enjoying the shos :)
tks for your words of encouragement! :)
@Myst: tks! :)
@JV: yes... it's true
tks for coming by :)
alla from Toronto, Canada
I like the alien green! Great closeup shot, great like all the others!
So, what if you don't see the dim light. There is a navigation assignment in the army where you have to find a target at night. The target is a green glow stick. It’s pitch black, you see a green light in the bushes, you run to it thinking you have reached your goal. When you come close to it, it disappears. You see another light, then it disappears. Then you realize it wasn’t a glow stick, it was glow-worms! And the glow stick is no where to be seen.
Sometime dim lights can be districting and confuting and we just wait for the bright light to shine and show us the way.
16 May 2007 6:35pm
@alla: heh heh yeah it does look like alien green doesn't it!
thank you for sharing your thoughts on these shots and my reflections :)
yes, it's true sometimes went things are dim and unclear it can be very frustrating, especially if they don't seem to lead you anywhere... :(
yes, in such circumstances, sometimes it's wise to just wait for the flood Light to guide us to where we should be going...
tks for your thoughts! :)
curious - are you in the Army? :)
Amy from Canada
You are definitely a philosopher K!! The commentary with this image is very thought provoking... well done!
16 May 2007 7:02pm
@Amy: yo amy! haha! tks! hmm...maybe i should have taken up philosophy as a major in university... haha :)
anyways, tks for ya kind words of support, pal! :)
Vikram from Mesa, United States
Great!!! Nice colour and composition once again.
Some how when I looked at the photo, before reading the title and the brief out, I thought it was about the reset/shutdown button :) Some thing on the line... We do have such times in life when we restart or completely shutdown. Could there be a button to restart/shutdown the life itself? Who would press it?
16 May 2007 7:05pm
@Vikram: tks for your kind words of encouragement!
tks also for sharing your thoughts too as it has set me thinking about whether there could be a reset/shutdown button in life and who would press it...
circumstances and other people may cause our button to be reset and/or shutdown in life, but i think whether we remain in that state of being reset into a situation we don’t like or remaining shutdown (here I’m thinking about being a dead-end situation and not final death) is still to some extent in our hands... because we can always press the reset button and try again :)
@Daniel A. Norman: tks! :)
@Vahid: tks! :)
Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom
Cool green lighting. Its amazing but a little light goes a long way, and I like the way your images and text adds to our lives each day too. Keep it going, its a pleasure to visit, keep spreading the light.
16 May 2007 8:39pm
@Richard_Irwin: glad you like it!
tks! :)
please do come by again for a visit! :)
fabrizio from Giubiasco, Switzerland
very creative photo with wonderful vivid colours
16 May 2007 8:44pm
@fabrizio: tks! :)
Florian from Paris, France
Excellent how a little button can make an abstract photography :)
16 May 2007 11:00pm
@Florian: heh heh yep! :)
Sash from Adelaide, Australia
I'm a fan of green so I was drawn to your photo straight away. Then I began to read your text. A smile appeared on my face. I hope you continue to write meaningfully with your posts as they're always a cracking good read. :)
16 May 2007 11:05pm
@Sash: hi sash!
i'm glad it gave you a smile on your face! :)
to know mu pictures and thoughts have added some light in another is such a pleasure indeed and it left a smile on my face too! :)
thanks so much for sharing your moment with us :)
yes, i'll do my best to continue to write meaningful reflections on my photos :)
please do continue to visit and share your thoughts too! :)
cheers! :)
M.E. from Encino, United States
you're always so profound! i like it...
i still am afraid of the dark and still use night lights! to think I'm no longer 6, isn't that ridiculous?
16 May 2007 11:22pm
@M.E.: hey ME!
whew! i'm glad my profoundness has not turned people away!
glad you like it!
hey, we all have our little secret fears, even way into adulthood!
we just need to learn to cope and manage them :)
cheers!
HorseRotorVator from Newton, United States
You should write a book and have all your thoughts and pictures in it. You'd make a fortune! Great shot! :)
17 May 2007 12:17am
@HorseRotorVator: Hey... wow... now you've really put some food for thought in my mind! :)
Bright lights are blinking all over my mind and doing - ding! ding! ding! :)
Thanks so much pal for your very kind uplifting words and it has certainly light up my day! :)
@miu*: tks! :)
@Mr.Dolat Abady: tks! :)
@Reza: tks! :)
Stunner from Kingston, Jamaica
Cool shot! I used to have a night light when I was young.
17 May 2007 3:42am
@Stunner: tks! :)
heh heh yep those night lights were our friends!
@William: tks!
@Imaginerf: heh heh yep!
many things to shoot just all around you... if you ask, seek and knock... you'll find lots to shoot! :) :) :)
SoozanbaN from qom, Iran
hello tanx for commenting. I can not speak english carfully so tanx... bye
25 May 2007 10:20am
