Day 9: Photo Challenge

Every photograph is made of light, but Day 9 belongs to light's quieter partner: shadows. Early morning and late afternoon are the best times to hunt for them, when the sun stretches everything long and dramatic across sidewalks, walls, and floors. An ordinary object can become mysterious just through the shadow it casts. Today's challenge reminded me that you don't always photograph the thing itself — sometimes you photograph the shape it leaves behind.