Secret Life of Shadows

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About Secret Life of Shadows

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Essentially this is a group focusing on shadows that exhibit a sense of LIFE in unique and unexpected ways.

Shadows are ALIVE. Most days they go un-noticed and unappreciated, but sometimes... sometimes we catch startling glimpses of their mysterious and mesmerizing existence. And if we are lucky enough to have a camera in hand at the time... magic can happen.


Criteria for selection to the group pool is subject to the admin's choice of what constitutes 'lively shadows'.

Basically I hope to see scenes that have some kind of narrative quality or are more artistic than usual. Ideally, these shadows should somehow tell or suggest a story, whether by interacting with the concrete world around them, or by being unique enough that viewers think they are seeing a rare scene, not just looking at the same old shapes that are quickly forgotten. The all-too-familiar image of a photographer looking down at his or her own shadow with, say, one hand waving probably won't be accepted to the pool unless it is a very unique variation of that theme.
Anything else (people, animals, inanimate objects) that has some kind of rare shadow liveliness probably will be accepted.

Since these shadows are meant to be more special than usual, the pool will be very selectively groomed and may be relatively small as a result. Quality matters over quantity here.


There is a plethora of other recommendable shadow groups on Flickr, most with a much wider range of focus.
So if your photos don't get into this pool, you may want to take your toys elsewhere and try playing in any of these:

www.flickr.com/groups/onlyshadow/
www.flickr.com/groups/peopleshadows/
www.flickr.com/groups/poetic-shadows/
www.flickr.com/groups/shadows/
www.flickr.com/groups/28004811@N00/
www.flickr.com/groups/shadowdancing/
www.flickr.com/groups/shadowhunter/
www.flickr.com/groups/shadowplayer/
www.flickr.com/groups/shadowportraits/
www.flickr.com/groups/462357@N24/
www.flickr.com/groups/52261673@N00/
www.flickr.com/groups/pshadow/
www.flickr.com/groups/myshadow/
www.flickr.com/groups/autognomon/
www.flickr.com/groups/39093998@N00/
www.flickr.com/groups/53032020@N00/
www.flickr.com/groups/shadowcats/
www.flickr.com/groups/60189765@N00/
www.flickr.com/groups/shadowlight/
www.flickr.com/groups/livingshadow/pool/
www.flickr.com/groups/playing_with_shaddows/
www.flickr.com/groups/730400@N21/pool/
www.flickr.com/groups/lightandshadow/pool/
www.flickr.com/groups/shadowslight/pool/
www.flickr.com/groups/iloveshadows/pool/
www.flickr.com/groups/shadowofself/

www.flickr.com/groups/lasombra/
www.flickr.com/groups/licht_und_schatten/
www.flickr.com/groups/ombre/
www.flickr.com/groups/643836@N21/
www.flickr.com/groups/620561@N25/
www.flickr.com/groups/shadows-ombre/
www.flickr.com/groups/653149@N24/pool/
www.flickr.com/groups/shadows_sombras_ombres/pool/



Lastly, since this group is simply meant to be an enjoyable collection of artistic shadow shots, it will not have all the trappings of other more highly active groups on Flickr (e.g., no weekly contests, no shiny button awards, no mandatory commenting rules, etc.)

Just post your best shots, enjoy each other's work, make new contacts, and help create a great world of unique shadow images!