The underside of a mushroom lit with a black light...
My poor little camera didn't know what "hit" it!!
I didn't think I would be able to actually do it at one point because it refused to focus!! 
But persistence paid off :-)

PS... and no, I promise I'm not getting high on all the mushrooms.  hahahahahaha

I'm amazed at all the ideas everyone has come up with - just browsed through again and am so enjoying the creativity!!! 

Well done everyone! :-)

I have to say... I'm sorry we're only limited to 3 on this one - I have SO many ideas!!  hahaha

Oh my goodness gracious, I sit here in total awe just looking at your uploads .. your ideas AMAZE me... I need to get crackin here .... !!!

Love the mushy "underbelly" shot, and a 3 (6) candles are lovely.

seeya  Tunde

Gorgeous blue mushroom!  Wow.  It was worth the wait while you ran around in the middle of the night getting that shot.  :)

Gorgeous candles, Jeroni - I haven't succeeded at that yet!

I also like Jelly Bellys and candles so I asked myself what if....

here's the result of the wat if question

Yow--every single one of these is awesome--and ok, Piet, ready or not, here I come!!

Oh wow - that is realllly gorgeous!  Well done!!! :-)

Now come on, you gotta be kidding, "black light" lighting the mushroom?

Great contributions, Marilyn and Jeroni. I am sure setting up and trying different angles and lighting was fun as well as educational, and that's what this forum is all about.

Mike that's what I had in mind to do, different shapes and surfaces to do subtle lighting on, but then Joe caused me to get sidetracked and play some.

Shari, I challenge you here and now: Come on, don't be all talk, let's see what YOU have up your sleeve doing subtle lighting in the dark of night...  :rolleyes:

Bill:)

Fantastic work, everybody!  :)  I'm happier than a pig in poo with this month's theme.

:)

Oh great stuff still coming in Jeroni and Bill, welcome back!

Hi Tara, yes so am I, just a pity I have only one more I can upload then I will have to sit here and drool looking at all the other members participating. Life just ain't fair!

LOL @  "I'm happier than a pig in poo with this month's theme."  I about choked on my water here when I read that!!!

Pics are sooo darned good here you guys .. I hope to master PAINTING WITH LIGHT.. wish me well... i will need it but then have Piet to help me along.  he's soo good at it!

I'm gonna fiddle around, waiting for the perfect 2nd and 3rd shots, and forget to post anything else back here!  LOL!  My "ready to post" file is just chock full of shots with interesting lighting.  Whoo-hoo!!

:)

Wow, so many good shots and ideas here. Very inspiring and interesting to see, love that blue mushroom, Jeroni, your candles reflected in water is excellent, the glass of orchid is too cool, Piet glad you opted for non subtle.

Love that early morning shadow shot , and your use of lighting very much works Frank.

I like how I am seeing all sorts of offshoots from the challenge in the galleries too.

I'm going to really have to think about my (very much hoarded) two more shots!
 

Good stuff Frankie and welcome to Shari's labyrinth of fun and learning! Your upload illustrates the challenge well, all the colors and shades of light on the various surfaces...

Tara I am also holding back a bit with my 3rd contribution, I first want to hear what Shari and others are up to!

EDIT: Yes LovelyPoetess, 'subtle' was my initial idea of excitement, still is but I had to opt for other ideas too... Can't wait to see your uploads.

Awesome stuff, Fenton! 

thats a nice image Frank!...I better get my butt into gear :(

As soon as i pick my jaw up off the floor, get my breath back, and put my eyes back in my head, I'll be posting another shot!!  These are simply amazing!!

Captured this NATURAL light yesterday will trekkin' thru Smithville Park (here in New Jersey)  Recent snow made it a magical place to be.   Love how the light was dancing over the frozen lake!  A dramatic sight to see for sure!

Btw some awesome entries for the challenge.  For some reason I have the RUSH song LIMELIGHT playin' in my head! 

J:woot:e

This is a FANTASTIC capture!!!  :-)  LOL - Limelight seems to be the theme of the day (words in pictures -hehehehehehe)

Kathy, Piet, Jeroni, Fenton...very, very creative...love 'em all. Piet...how'd you do dat?

And then Joe comes along and knocks the ball out of the park! What a shot...I trust this is already up in your gallery...wow.

Hope I didn't miss anybody since my last comment but I probably did :-(

OK, Shari...we're looking for yours :-)))

Bill

L8RDAZE thats one of the best light & Shadow shots I've seen. Incredible image!

My kind of shot!!

LOL at "foo foo"  Frankie, she probably thinks it's lovely.

Wow Joe, awesome shot!!!

:b_blush:  I know Bill .... I hang my head in shame .. but I PROMISE to get my butt in gear this weekend and upload some stuff ... it was a rough week. 

THESE SHOTS ARE FABULOUS............ to say the LEAST!  You are all such an inspiration to me.

I agree Shari, and I need to get my butt in gear too, and i said that before LOL!

Frank, Joe and Marilyn, great products of creativity coming to the fore. I bet you are also disappointed 3 is the limit. I have about 4 possible submissions but realize I should hold back a little. Agony!

Bill, the previous submission of mine was made with a  LED headlight dangling from the ceiling, on a  piece of string facing the camera on the floor, pointing up. I swung the LED light and opened the lens.

These people huh! :laugh: "I should get my butt in gear", did you hear them? :tt2: Come on you guys its the 7th already, time is waiting for no man.

Ah I see, I have gone from Ronnie to these people eh?, LOL!, I truly am finding this one a tad difficult on the idea front Piet, I can cope with the whole ethos of it, but the little grey cells are on strike at the mo hehehehe!...Oh I dare say I will come up with something this evening, between the heady rush here at work, and the odd fleeting moment to sneak some surfing time, my brain is screaming ideas, which i forget by the time I have returned home heheheh!....But I concur  time waits for no man :)

I thought the "guilty parties" would respond sooner or later even without mentioning names, LMAO!

Serious: I know what you mean Ronnie, sit back, relax and i am sure you will upload something which knocks our socks off! Good luck at work! Remember "All work and no play..."?

I hear ya Piet my friend :)

Marilyn, that orchid shot is an absolute stunner!

: ) 

I'm thinking about flashlights and headphones.

Ah!, whoever took pictures of headphones Tara?...LOL!

I know ... but you didn't do it with a flashlight!!!

:)

It's almost dark enough to try it.

You know what, i don't actually own a single flashlight LOL, when i worked as a Mall cop(security)...I had four LOL!

Looks like I am going to have to purchase one :)

Our conference room ... lights out; the lighting coming in was awesome I thought.  :)

Snashing job of lighting there Tiz :)...and right behind me too, now eat your words Piet :b_grin:

I took this one with a point and shoot digital a couple of years ago, but this is the first time I've ever posted it anywhere.  Does it still count?  Hope so.  Anyway, it was taken in Vegas outside the Treasure Island casino while we were waiting for the show to start.  I thought it fit this months challenge pretty well and figured I would dig it out.

BTW, some great shots in this thread already, can't wait to see what's coming up. 

Mike

Hi Mike,  welcome!
Nice shot here, water mingles colours and light nicely does it not?
Good luck with the new camera :)

Shari...I have been known to be able to sleep in a conference room with that kind of dreamy light.

And Mike...good job with the light in Vegas. Imagine what you can do next time with your DSLR!

*** If my neighbors knew I was photographing the inside of my toaster in the dark, the little men in the white coats would be knocking at my door.

Bill:)

LOL Bill, they sure would, but then again, if they had seen me last night on my belly across the couch with a camera in my hand and most of the lights off, they'd have probably called the cops!...Nice image here my friend.

@ Ronnie and Shari :b_rolleyes:

I take back my snide remarks Ronnie! Hunny, your's and Ronnie's are awesome, that's what this challenge is about, lighting shedding new light on shapes, pardon the pun.

Hey Mike! Welcome to the forum, do we mind!!!! :huh: Of course we prefer pics shot explicitly for the challenge but you are pardoned IF you promise to keep going until you have uploaded all 3 of your contributions for the challenge.

LOL @ Bill sleeping in the conference room :P Great upload!