Cabbage Tree Shadows

We had an event to go to today in the small Horowhenua town of Foxton.  As were leaving the sun was setting in the west.  The temptation was to capture images of the beautifully lit clouds which my almost 2 year old daughter gleefully pointed out.  As I turned my head however I saw the shadow of a tall cabbage tree (an iconic New Zealand tree) falling across a building that had seen better days.  I loved the contrasts in the scene… The image I captured can be seen below….

By the way I watched a great video yesterday by David DuChemin. It focused on the process of capturing an image that tells the story you wish to tell and then carrying the thought through the post processing to the final image.  In my opinion its well worth a watch, thanks David for posting it.  To watch the video click on the link below http://www.pixelatedimage.com/blog/2010/07/podcast-my-process-nyc-busker/