Shafts of Light

Dawne Olson

Shafts of Light

This image was taken late afternoon in the loft of our barn (badly in need of a new roof). At first I was captivated by the points of light in the semi-dark loft and tried capturing them. Then I thought to myself how much more interesting they would be if you could see the light in its path from the roof to the spot of light on the floor so I began to move the loose hay on the floor from one side of the barn to the other. (I am terribly allergic to hay.) The dust worked its magic and created a spectacular light show. Several hours later my lungs are still agonizing over the assault!
Shown here with off white mat in mocha flat frame.

Shafts of Light belongs to the following groups:

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Shafts of Light by Dawne Olson
  • Ogre

    Ogre

    Care for a Zyrtec-D? Some Nasacort? Afrin? I have ‘em all :)
    VERY nicely done! You should send this one to Dusk And Dawn Light.

  • Dawne Olson replied

    Lol!! can you send some over?! I’m dyin!
    (Thanks for the nice comment!)

  • Michael Rowley KeepsakesPhotography

    Michael Rowley...

    worth the sneezing, this is a great shot well done

  • Dawne Olson replied

    Thanks Michael, I had the thought later, that I should go shoot some more holes in the roof with a shotgun but you have to draw the line somewhere…? :0)

  • Leslie Wood

    Leslie Wood

    Beautiful shot and great thinking!! So sorry for you having to deal with the allergies to get this though. :)

  • Dawne Olson replied

    thank you Leslie… It was a moment to lose myself in, so the allergies didn’t bother me too much (at the moment!) lol

  • Barbara Morrison

    Barbara Morrison

    Very pretty! Don’t fix the roof.

  • Dawne Olson replied

    Thanks Barbara… I love the feel of the loft when the light beams through it like that (feels like a sanctuary) :0)

  • fullcirclemandalas

    fullcirclemand...

    I used to believe that it was fairy dust sparkling in the shafts of sunlight – your photo has captured a truly beautiful moment:)

  • Phil Deaves

    Phil Deaves

    Lovely work…..great shot…well caught.

  • gladders

    gladders

    Love this too…love the laser beam shafts of light. Great to see this in the flesh!

  • dancinfreakshow

    dancinfreakshow

    I know that your lungs suffered, but I believe that you think it was worth it. It was this is wonderful.

  • EarthGipsy

    EarthGipsy

    WoW! Stunning capture. Very effective Dawne :-)

  • Dawne Olson replied

    Thank you!

  • chriso

    chriso

    What wondeful capture of the light – beautifully tones of the inside of the barn too.

  • Dawne Olson replied

    Thanks for the comment!

  • Nikki Trexel

    Nikki Trexel

    aaah, so lovely…it’s like little meteors or comets coming down. love it.

  • Glenn Tuazon

    Glenn Tuazon

    Yes… fine debris in the air is a good trick.. I like that. Light acts well with what you have done. .. what I imagine when I see this… I see spot lights… many of them… wondering if you set the exposure to the brightness of the white to show the details… that would result in the inside of the barn to be all dark.. so the light rays would be more pronounced. Then.. I think of .. “who is being watched”.. as the spotlight brightens up the performers on a stage of life. Allegra will clear it up. ok.. more pronounced look? Do you have a shop vac? or Blower… YEAH.. now that is the ticket.. but wear eye protection…. keep your camera in a bag.. also keep to the side a little air spray can to blow off the dust off the lens.

  • Mark Curry

    Mark Curry

    Lovely image

  • Dawne Olson replied

    Thanks Mark!

  • loramae

    loramae

    Oh the things them photographers will do for a great shot as is this one…:O) Hope you feel better! :O)

  • Dawne Olson replied

    Thank you…! Yes, fully recovered after a few hours. :0)

  • budrfli

    budrfli

    :O) natural manipulation…created a wonderful shot inthis barn capture!

  • Dawne Olson replied

    Yes.. I had to stir things up a couple different times but it had the desired affect! Thanks for your comment

  • Lois Bryan

    Lois Bryan

    Oh, Dawne … MAGIC time!!!!!!! Magic!!!! I do hope your lungs have recovered by now, though!!!!!

  • Nori Bucci

    Nori Bucci

    Wow…this is fantastic Dawne

  • Dawne Olson replied

    Thank you! I really appreciate your comments!

  • GerryMac

    GerryMac

    outstanding!

  • Dawne Olson replied

    Thank you very much! :0)

  • Larry Llewellyn

    Larry Llewellyn

    Good capture!

  • Dawne Olson replied

    Thank you Larry. I do love this old barn!

  • Nvision Ink

    Nvision Ink

    Very great capture of light! amazing beams!

  • Dawne Olson replied

    Thanks Neil! Appreciate your comment very much!

  • Kerstin Inga

    Kerstin Inga

    this is great!!! love the shafts!!! sorry you suffered so to capture it. but i know where your coming from in putting yourself in situations just to get the shot!:-/

  • Karen Stackpole

    Karen Stackpole

    Fabulous capture. The use of natural light to ‘make’ an image is very clever. well done

  • LindaR

    LindaR

    this is stunning ~ your efforts may not feel like it ~ but it was worth it!! well, from our pov ;)
    love how you’ve captured the rods of light and feeling inside xx

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