Natural shade

David Harris

Natural shade

I was walking along the beachfront in Playa Blanca when I saw this strange looking structure. I was so taken by it’s form and the way it interacted with the sun. My only regret is that I did not think to go back when it was a full moon and shoot it then!

This is one of my favs!

Hope you like it too!

PS. I have a larger version of this which can be made into a larger prints if requested.

Natural shade belongs to the following groups:

Architectural Photography and Lanzarote Available for sale as

Greeting Cards and Matted Prints

Natural shade by David Harris
  • Trace Lowe

    Trace Lowe

    Oh so excellent!

  • Wanda  Lechene

    Wanda Lechene

    wow love the texture. great capture. earth tones are so beautiful.

  • Lisa  Weber

    Lisa Weber

    Love the lines and shadows

  • velveteagle

    velveteagle

    Love the patterns.. good eye David..

  • Tracy Bollinger

    Tracy Bollinger

    Excellent :)

  • janik

    janik

    Like the lines, shapes and texture.

  • Paul Tupman

    Paul Tupman

    This is excellent.. love the texture in this and the shadows form such great lines.. a wonderful contrast to the curves!

  • BrianGransmore

    BrianGransmore

    Really like this one David. well done. Superb lighting and dynamic compostion – lines adding a lot of movement. PS Heidi sends her love.

  • Zeanana

    Zeanana

    Wow.. that is a great effect… must have been a challenge to get the lighting right on the camera :D Great Job!

  • Tiffany Dryburgh

    Tiffany Dryburgh

    Fantastic! The patterns and textures are brilliant. Really well composed!

  • Paul Vanzella

    Paul Vanzellafounder

    wow – what a stunning image full of design and style… love it!

  • Birgitta

    Birgitta

    Oustanding photography!!
    Lines, lines & more lines.
    Abstract & VERY cool.
    Just love this. :-)

  • Antoine Dagobert

    Antoine Dagobert

    Excellent perspective!!!Great eye..brilliant shot!

  • Sharon Hammond

    Sharon Hammond

    Isn’t this spectacular. Wonderful tones & light. Bravo

  • Kurt  Tutschek

    Kurt Tutschek

    very interesting – really like the surreal touch of the image.

  • ozczecho

    ozczecho

    Perfect…..this is awesome. Love it.

  • TonyLegg

    TonyLegg

    Excelllent work David..

  • Patricia L. Ballard
  • Jing3011

    Jing3011

    excellent

  • Sean Farragher

    Sean Farragher

    fantastic shot

  • Jeff  Burns

    Jeff Burns

    Brilliant stunning shot! WOW

  • H M Bascom

    H M Bascom

    It is incredible. Great job

  • Melissa Vowell

    Melissa Vowell

    this is absolutely stunning. The most perfect patterning i’ve ever seen

  • Benjamin Scheurer

    Benjamin Scheurer

    stunning lines….love it!

  • Imber

    Imber

    Wow.wow… excellent.

  • maggiebarra

    maggiebarra

    excellent

  • Jonicool

    Jonicool

    So unique, beautifully composed!

  • Dakolina

    Dakolina

    I don’t really know what this is, but I love everything about .

  • Cornelia Togea

    Cornelia Togea

    just gorgeous lines and composition and light… great work!

  • Zigga

    Zigga

    Lovely perspective. The different lines draw your eyes in different directions. So much to explore.

  • SnapHappy

    SnapHappy

    perfect composition!

  • micmac

    micmac

    Superb play of light and shadows.Beautiful abstract.

  • cathy savels

    cathy savels

    Stunning! Amazing textures.

  • Jeremy Harrington

    Jeremy Harrington

    amazing shot.. so many lines

  • Wegwoman

    Wegwoman

    This is cool, love the perspective and the tones.

  • SallyAnnLowe

    SallyAnnLowe

    texture here is fantastic.. great image

  • Colin Tobin

    Colin Tobin

    Fantastic work.
    Great composition!

  • franchetti

    franchetti

    very well seen and composed
    nice abstract!

  • Christian Galbally

    Christian Galb...

    I think this image is really strong…......you have a great eye.

  • Michael Kienhuis

    Michael Kienhuis

    Just Super! M:>

  • Elizabeth Burton

    Elizabeth Burton

    This is wonderful!!! So much light and shadow it is hard to tell where it begins and ends. Nice photo :)

  • Mundy Hackett

    Mundy Hackett

    Very interesting, it does portray a sense of endlessness

  • Hazel

    Hazel

    Its my favourite too…fantastic shot

  • Irene  Burdell

    Irene Burdell

    Absolutely brilliant, can’t quite make out what it is ,but it is a great shot.

  • Cathleen Tarawhiti
  • botticcelli

    botticcelli

    excellent done..great eye!

  • Helene Kippert

    Helene Kippert

    Amazing shot

  • Jacky

    Jacky

    Beautiful lines and light ! Now you have a good excuse to go back there on Holiday..would love to see the moonlight version:)

  • Mark German

    Mark Germancommunity host

    The lines are hypnotizing. Nice find and shot, David.

  • Lisa  Kenny

    Lisa Kenny

    This is really cool ~ well seen David

  • Georgi Bitar

    Georgi Bitar

    luv the perspective,the texture and the tones
    well done my friend:)

  • Antanas

    Antanas

    Perfect! Well done!

  • JimWhitham

    JimWhitham

    Hi David- love this image – powerful and dramatic

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Thank you Jim.

  • Alessandro Pinto

    Alessandro Pinto

    great !!! amazing lines.. good idea

  • Oli Johnson

    Oli Johnson

    Great shot, the lines really work well.

  • Naomi  Kevin

    Naomi Kevin

    Yes I do like it! Lovely composition. Bet it would look spectacular in b/w, too.

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    I will see what it looks like in B&W and let you know! Thanks for the suggestion Naomi.

  • RichardV

    RichardV

    Great texture and detail. Nice image.
    As with Naomi above, it would be nice to see in a nice dark B&W.

  • annacuypers

    annacuypers

    perfect picture, really beautiful shot !

  • orourke

    orourke

    naturaly GOOD

  • Designcat

    Designcat

    Amazing shot love the detail and capture.

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Thank you.

  • Linda  Syms

    Linda Syms

    Found the bottom of the page David,realy great effect on this.

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Thank you Linda

  • Arzu

    Arzu

    How awesome is that….great eye, fantastic texture. So abstract

  • billyboy

    billyboy

    I so love it when someone finds a place like this and captures it in just the right way to make me sit and look deeply. It`s one thing to find the right place, but to do it justice and make the effect work for us is a different matter. You`ve done a great job in achieving this here and you`ve come up with a killer shot full of interesting tones, form and texture all from the interplay between light and shadow. Awesome work!

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Thank you Billyboy for such an eloquent and positive comment! Much apprieciated

  • Michael J Armijo

    Michael J Armijo

    Classic shadows and shade here, my friend. REALLY good show! ;)

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Thank you Michael very much!

  • vonne

    vonne

    Due to the overwhelming response here I have little to interject = ) I do love tis though very cool image!

  • ltruskett

    ltruskett

    Yeah, this is great. The natural design created by shadow is superb.

  • Gino Iori

    Gino Iori

    This is a brilliant photo David – love those lines. I am sure you will return there one day to shoot it under a full moon

  • studiofascino

    studiofascino

    wow! fantastic image,

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Thank you

  • Per E. Gunnarsen

    Per E. Gunnarsen

    WoW, this is excellent!

  • claire jones

    claire jones

    fantastic composition and lighting! bet your were happy with this one, its perfect.

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Thank you so much Cjay. This was one of those shots when I just knew it was going to look good! Thanks again

  • Michelle Boyer

    Michelle Boyer

    Awesome work

  • stephen  jones

    stephen jones

    Excellent perspective

  • Belinda Fraser

    Belinda Fraser

    Very Very Cool. Awesome, which ever way you look at it!!

  • maka1967

    maka1967

    beautiful combination of patterns and textures. almost like a wonderful abstract. the dark shadows have so much power. excellent work!

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Thank you Maka

  • Tracey Bransfield

    Tracey Bransfield

    Beautiful abstract!, ... an endless Labyrinth…

  • Kenny Gulley Jr.

    Kenny Gulley Jr.

    probably the best use of lines ive ever seen…so abstract

  • Quigi

    Quigi

    great eye. that shot rocks.

  • Cathy Middleton

    Cathy Middleton

    Wow, this is a really stand out shot. So well executed. Incredible use of lines.

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Thank you Cathy. Very nice of you!

  • jojophoto

    jojophoto

    Angles, shapes, lines, lights and shadows…all outstanding!

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Thank you JoJo.

  • Rhana Griffin

    Rhana GriffinRedbubbley Schweppervescence

    I was rifling through your drawers here David and this one popped out at me even in the thumbnail. I love this, corner to corner. The interplay of light and shadow, the curvature of the wall and the contrasting textures are just amazing. So very very well captured.

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Thank you so much Rhana. I love it when some one see’s an image the way I meant for it to turn out! Thanks again.

  • Andy73

    Andy73

    I’m loving this image David. Its brilliant in everyway. Very well seen and captured, it really draws you in. Awesome work :D

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Thank you so much Andrea for your great comment.

  • Von McKnelly

    Von McKnelly

    Killer shot David…hurts my head looking at it! (in a good way)

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Thank you Von! Glad in a good way ha ha!

  • Melissa  Carroll

    Melissa Carroll

    that is awesome
    great job!

  • Rosina  Lamberti

    Rosina Lamberti

    Great colours, composition, . Well done!

  • Leah Highland

    Leah Highland

    So eye catching! great lines and textures. Well done!

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Thank you Leah!

  • Azzurra

    Azzurra

    nice shot….great perspective

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Thank you Azzurra!

  • lemank

    lemank

    great framing!

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Thank you my friend!

  • Miron Abramovici

    Miron Abramovici

    Picture-perfect! Instant fav!

  • Al Neaimi

    Al Neaimi

    i like it very much

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Thank you Al

  • filthy6

    filthy6

    This is superb David – you should get back there for the night shot!

  • Tracey-Anne Pryke

    Tracey-Anne Pryke

    Waw! great shot! Great strong lines

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Thank you Philip and Tracey! I might get back there one day and shoot it at night! I have been asked for a B&W version which I am working on at the moment! Thanks again!

  • Care

    Care

    ..Like it?...Love it!...I thought I was looking at spiral stairs at first glance…...Fab shot!!!!

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Thank you care! Glad you like it!

  • Christian Hartung

    Christian Hartung

    strange but interesting, well done

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Thank you.

  • collin

    collin

    an incredible capture – deserves to be hung somewhere important – I like your gallery very much

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Hi Colin! Thank you so much! What a great a compliment! I am honoured!

  • crashandburn

    crashandburn

    awesome lines on this!! great job

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Thanks very much.

  • Anthony Mancuso

    Anthony Mancuso

    awesome perspective and lovely contrasts, well done david

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Thank you Anthony! Glad you like it!

  • Bev Evans

    Bev Evans

    Such an eye-catching image with all those wonderful lines and interesting textures. Really like this!

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Thank you Bev! Glad you like it!

  • Susan Epps Oliver

    Susan Epps Oliver

    First-class work…....love it !

  • Elizabeth Duncan

    Elizabeth Duncan

    Awesome Picture!

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Thank you very much Elizabeth and Susan.

  • Zaldy Infante

    Zaldy Infante

    wow. stunning capture!

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Thanks Zaldy!

  • PJ Ryan

    PJ Ryan

    THIS is fabulous ..

    .. and the fact that i had to scroll down about 3 miles to get to the bottom so i could write this speaks volumes for the piece !!

    well done :)

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Thank you Frumphood!! Really aprieciate you taking the time to comment!

  • Nico3

    Nico3

    Fantastic photo. The shadows of the beams on the path are perfect. You could turn it upside down and it would be almost the same. Love it.

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Thank you Nicole!

  • tonilouise

    tonilouise

    Hey you..Congratulations on your win with this one…Well done…...Fabulous image…xx

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Thank you Toni x

  • Tatiana R

    Tatiana R

    Great shot! Totally deserved a win! I only wish you took another photo of what it actually is … :)

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Thank you!! This is pretty much it!! I shot it in Lanzarote on the beach front! I think it is some kind of shaded place you can escape the sun!

  • paulevelin

    paulevelin

    perfect game of lines, light and colours
    very high quality
    (btw…sigh…took a long time to find some space to make a comment)

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    I am truly honoured Paulvelin for you comment! Means a lot to me! Thank you for persevearing to the end Lol!

  • Bailey Sampson

    Bailey Sampson

    Now this is cool. Great patterns, textures, and composition.

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Thank you Bailey!!

  • jerry  alcantara

    jerry alcantara

    beautiful ,interesting work Dave,great light control too

  • Graham Jones

    Graham Jones

    This is such a cool picture David. Not just visual impact but it’s a fun image to trace the shadows from top to bottom with your eyes. The combination of textures and form are spectacular.

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Thank you jerry and Graham. Really appreciate your comments.

  • Glenn Alderson

    Glenn Alderson

    Love this image, it really plays with your eyes!

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Thanks Glen!! It does if you stare at it for too long lol

  • Caroline Gorka

    Caroline Gorka

    Thought I’d commented on this…must have been the B&W … well I’m going to now…’cause it’s great !

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Thank you so much Caroline! There is a B&W version too so too comments!! I am honoured!!

  • stephen  jones

    stephen jones

    Excellent

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Thank you Stephen

  • Rich Gale

    Rich Gale

    such an intersting image i can’t quiet work out what it is, but it makes a superb abstract.

    Rich.

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Thanks Rich! I believe it is a place to escape the sun! It is located on a coastal pathway.

  • Jonathan Russell

    Jonathan Russell

    wow, this messes with my mind! lots of patterns, repetition and forms going on all at once – wonderful!

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Thanks Jonathan! It is pretty mad!!!

  • Wanagi Zable-Andrews

    Wanagi Zable-A...

    love the patterns, great shot!

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Thanks very much!

  • caseycastille

    caseycastille

    Love this! I have an affinity for lines and shadow, and am always drawn to it when I come across it. Really enjoy your work – it’s got a wonderful graphic quality to it!

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Thank you so much Casey!! Really glad you enjoyed it!

  • Ilunia Felczer

    Ilunia Felczer

    very interesting David…I like it a lot….great shot….

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Thank you my friend!

  • Mohammad Khaksar

    Mohammad Khaksar

    ____
    Very striking imagedavid…

    beautiful tones and textures.
    _____

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Really glad you like it. Thank you for your comments.

  • Melissa Kirkham

    Melissa Kirkham

    This is fantastic, very eye catching and lovely

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Thank you Melissa very much

  • Robyn Lakeman

    Robyn Lakeman

    Wow what an awesome capture David. Love the lines and the comp. Worth going back one day in the future on a full moon for sure

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    I think that you are right! It will make a nice plce to holiday in the winter as it is always warm there! Thanks for your comment Rivergirl!

  • Jamie Lee

    Jamie Lee

    Excellent, lighting, lines and pattern

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Thank you so much Jamie

  • barkeypf

    barkeypf

    I like the way the shadow cuts the wall. Excellent work David.

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Thank you Barkey!!

  • HydeSide

    HydeSide

    Love too many things to list them!!
    Excellent

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Thank you my friend!! Very kind of you!

  • digitalmidge

    digitalmidge

    This is really interesting, and totally engaging to look at, wow. Fantastic… ;-)

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Thank you very much

  • Matt Richardson

    Matt Richardson

    great shot!! Fantastic use of shadow!

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Thanks Matt!

  • steen

    steen

    very cool david

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Thanks Steen! Glad you like it!

  • Keith Richardson

    Keith Richardson

    Great find David – I understand your excitement when you came upon this – it makes travel ‘like a box of chocolates’ don’t you think?
    Keith

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Yes I do Keith and I want to eat the box Lol! Thanks for your comment.

  • Steve Chapple

    Steve Chapple

    Great eye to see the potential here, almost abstract in outcome!

  • Jerame    *

    Jerame *

    Wow!

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Thanks very much Jerame

  • Nikki Mulkern

    Nikki Mulkern

    The lines and textures are fantastic, wonderful lighting and the composition too! Excellent image!

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Thank you very much Nikki. Very much appreciated.

  • avocet

    avocet

    Fantastic find!

  • JanWindle

    JanWindle

    This is really extraordinary! You have a great sense of design and pattern – all your photos show your sharp eye for shpe and design. Lovely work!

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Thank you so much Janice! That is really kind of you to say so.

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Thanks Avocet. Yes it was!

  • Carrie Glenn

    Carrie Glenn

    I absolutely loooove the patterns and texture in this shot. Excellent work David!

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Thank you so much! Really glad you like it! It’s one of the best shots I have ever taken and one of my own fav’s! Thanks again

  • SueAnne

    SueAnne

    This is just stunning, I hope it won featured work, because it deserved it

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Awww! Thank you Sue Anne, it did win a lines group competition. Thanks again for a lovely comment.

  • halftone

    halftone

    I love this David! Wow, what a fabulous structure! Love those shadows and light.

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Thanks very much Halftone.

  • TextureoftheSin

    TextureoftheSin

    I can see why this is a favourite! Love the lines and the shadows – really striking image

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Thank you very much.

  • yorgi

    yorgi

    THis is a fabulous example of what someone can do with light and shade, texture and exposre. Well done. This one is a money shot for sure. Thanks for sharing

  • Mark Heller

    Mark Heller

    Very cool. Love the texture of the stone juxtaposed with the regular shadows.

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Thanks very much Yorgi. Really appreciate your comment.

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Cheers Mark.

  • linda858100

    linda858100

    WONDERFUL ALWAYS

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Bless you

  • Vida

    Vida 13 days ago

    Excellent !

  • francesm

    francesm 13 days ago

    NO WORDS…......FRANCESM

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