This week's challenge is Show Me The Light. The essence of photography is capturing light. However, when the light adds as much to the image as the subject itself, something magical happens.

Your challenge this week is to present something light related where the light or it's effects catches my eyes as much as the subject. The light could produce interesting shadows, silhouettes, glare, star flares, golden tones, blazing reds, or leading lines. It can be natural, filtered, or completely staged.

This challenge will run until Friday May 2nd at 8PM EDST. Can't wait to see the entries!

Every week, a new theme is picked and judged by the winner of the previous week.

Everyone is eligible to send in their best interpretation of the given theme, as long as the photo is taken with a Pentax/Samsung camera. Themes can be subject-oriented or technique-oriented.

Rules
1. Post ONE photo (max 1024x1024).
2. The photo must portray an interpretation of the theme.
3. Post your single picture in this thread and explain what motivated you to take the picture and/or how you feel it represents the weekly theme (especially if it's not obvious).
4. The challenge is interactive. Any response is welcome.
5. The judge will pick the WINNERS and choose one of them to be the judge for the next week.
6. This challenge runs for 7 days plus an additional day for the judge to choose the winners.
7. Any Pentax (or Samsung DSLR) camera can be used.
8. Pictures can be from any time frame, not just within the week of the current theme.
9. In case the winner of a challenge is unable to become the judge for the next challenge, they will PM the #2 winner for that person to be the judge.

Examples










Good luck to everyone. I expect great images in this challenge.

Tim

[jmschrei]

My favourite light shots are more subtle. Here light is either very low or very harsh depending on the time of the year. This shot was one I had in mind but did not work until one day when the light was just right.

[Ganda]

Reflection

[NaClH2O]

I'll go with this one. Like many I've got a myriad of shots where light plays a pivotal role in the shot. But I really like this one; ducks swimming up the Bronx river taken with the DA 50-135 from a bridge. Sun was in a perfect position to glint off of the ripples the ducks made.


NaCl(almost too many shots to chose from)H2O

[jchorst]

Castellabate, Italy

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[Cory Tarilton]

Some skintrack stoke from last October.

[Bill2849]

Leaves catching the light in NC in January.

[lukulele]

Early to work, early surprise. Charlotte, NC

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[Bondezire]

Backstage. 5 min before the recital

[virgilr]

Just have to say WOW to all of these shots! Good luck judging Tim! Tim - sorry about mixing you up with Rense, been a while since I've been around PF and you both have such fabulous shots that you post!

[ramseybuckeye]

[atupdate]

sorry about mixing you up with Rense, been a while since I've been around PF and you both have such fabulous shots that you post!

I took it as a compliment.

Tim

[zamke14]

Just took recently a shot of some leftovers after a bachelor party above 1.600m MSL...

[sealonsf]

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[Jessesdad]

Innes National Park, SA. Sun setting through the waves. Magic.

[atupdate]

Great start so far. Still time to look through your files and enter an image.

Tim