I’m always fascinated to see how photos taken in very poor light conditions will turn out. I’m particularly drawn to twilit subjects, as in just after sundown. In consequence I have lots of images of rooks and jackdaws coming home to roost.
I also like winter days when the light is almost lifeless. The header photo of Wenlock Priory was taken on one such February day. (You can just see the catkins on the right.) The limestone ruins and the bark on the Corsican pine seem to radiate their own mysterious light.
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This rocky scene in Looe, Cornwall was taken on Christmas Day, in late morning too, when it already seemed as if it were going dark. But then there was light enough off a stormy sea to make these silhouettes stand out.
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It was an equally dark and dreary December morning when I photographed these trees in Falmouth. They struck me as posing for a Japanese print.
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Copyright 2026 Tish Farrell
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Monochrome Madness: Low Light This week Ritva hosts Leanne’s Monochrome Madness with a gallery of wonderfully moody compositions. Go and see. Be inspired.
