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Life – Changing Light

Posted by kairospix (Singapore, Singapore) on 29 May 2007 in Cityscape & Urban and Portfolio.

This shot was taken about 40 minutes after I shot yesterday’s photo. The sun has risen higher than before.

A thought struck my mind – what if the sun remains exactly where it is day after day after day?

I suppose it would be like being in summer either at the north or south pole where the sun does not set for close to half a year.

To some this is great as you get all the sunlight all day long. To others it might not be so great as it probably would throw your biorhythm off and put you under various states of stress.

For me I prefer changing sunlight. Sunrise, where it gets brighter and brighter, and then sunset as it gets darker and darker. Such changes in light help to mark clearly a time to get up and a time to rest, a time to work and a time to relax. It marks time and season. Somehow this change in light gives me a sense of progression in life.

I guess change is good and important as through it one progresses and hopefully one becomes better and better. It marks development and growth. Can you imagine what it would be like if as a foetus in your mother’s womb you stopped developing and growing?

So which do you prefer? Unchanging light or changing light? No change or change? :)

Camera - Canon Powershot G6
Lens - Canon 7.2 - 28.8mm (approx. 35 - 140mm)
Capture date - 19 May 2007
Aperture - f 8.0
Shutter speed - 1/1600 sec
Shooting mode - aperture priority
Exposure bias - 0EV
Metering mode - Pattern
ISO - 50
Focal length - 7.2mm (approx. 35mm)
Stablization - Hand-held
Cropped? - Yes
Post-processing? - PS LRoom processed
Lighting? - Outdoor Natural Light
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