Negative and Positive Shadows - Discuss

[📸 Bulldog 📷]

Hi 365, I have a question?

I took the photo below yesterday and a few of my friends mentioned that it was a nice shot for todays Fun In Feb word 'shadow'?

I have always thought of a shadow as a negative image of the object? Am I right and could It be that a refection is simply a 'Positive Shadow'?

Please discuss and share your photos of both Negative and Positive Shadows.



Does anyone have a photo of something with both a negative and positive shadow?

[Kathy A]

Shadows come from blocking a light source and reflections are light being reflected or bouncing off an object. I've never heard of positive and negative shadows except in psychology.

[Beryl Lloyd]

My understanding of shadows and reflections are completely two different things and agree with @kjarn Kathy's explanation

[june milner]

I too think shadows are caused by the absence of light.

Nice shot though

[Hazel]

@bulldog

I think the few shadows in this shot are quite insignificant and the 'stars' are the reflections and I think shadows and reflections are quite different.
Nonetheless it's a lovely shot!

[📸 Bulldog 📷]

Thanks everyone (I think?)
:)

[Carly]

I like the idea of positive and negative shadows, especially on water like this:

[☠northy]

I agree w distinction between shadow and reflection... And I have similar question to yours as I've had comments about reflections that are shadows and vice versa making me wonder how these things are defined :)