I still have one unrealized theme from two years ago – textured night shadows, sometimes similar to monsters. To do this, it was necessary to wait for the appearance of foliage.

![image.png](https://images.hive.blog/DQmURDmFbGJ9aBhw1fLniJLDU1vPyt6Cu64BssizyHHsRZu/image.png)

And then night fell, and I went out in search of my night guides-monsters.
https://sun9-10.userapi.com/s/v1/if2/i0Y4fn4UB2rYmzbmGRn224jDN-7UZS9WDJ5_jMNqeu8JMde_Kic-PM4vWGuvpocDA4qfGy7CRWFrjbrWkdCu1nTx.jpg?quality=95&as=32x21,48x32,72x48,108x72,160x107,240x160,360x240,480x320,540x360,640x427,720x480,1080x720,1280x853,1440x960,2560x1707&from=bu&cs=2560x0

Then I photographed it all on my smartphone.
https://sun9-43.userapi.com/s/v1/if2/bQt1jxqwajgNBCewznubZ-lOqb9ck7ak9IIcy1lnPtq61IQLF7ShGT57o-aejWXChxtY-lREQlmDvQqEf1u-xNlv.jpg?quality=95&as=32x21,48x32,72x48,108x72,160x107,240x160,360x240,480x320,540x360,640x427,720x480,1080x720,1280x853,1440x960,2560x1707&from=bu&cs=2560x0

This time, the shadows were just an addition to the usual urban landscape.
https://sun9-79.userapi.com/s/v1/if2/NBR2sXR7XapHZG4gqbaNjLIqRqMfPxHp0ewEAHh4wFI1qyEmdFLbGQr3geSgnthTdE-JyqYA5Ghqb6GEr4vatehR.jpg?quality=95&as=32x21,48x32,72x48,108x72,160x107,240x160,360x240,480x320,540x360,640x427,720x480,1080x720,1280x853,1440x960,2560x1707&from=bu&cs=2560x0

Very often I repeat the plots I made many years ago.
https://sun9-17.userapi.com/s/v1/if2/doODENcYXOhRkSBw1fhL-CjI3cS0vGCjjmqdKuKspDnglDqbahTmYGRNTiqAiAZtG4m9MjqSDxbdkraZW0zImpYV.jpg?quality=95&as=32x21,48x32,72x48,108x72,160x107,240x160,360x240,480x320,540x360,640x427,720x480,1080x720,1280x853,1440x960,2560x1707&from=bu&cs=2560x0

It's like I'm remembering something, going over it again, adding to it, or putting an end to it.
https://sun9-40.userapi.com/s/v1/if2/lIRGM1uK5pmBHHloR9A0ztJKGLllUiYonXa7ochwxj1yTUq-zjmEcTK85cSAC8Ndced3TC0mh2tulgL0__YGkLsh.jpg?quality=95&as=32x21,48x32,72x48,108x72,160x107,240x160,360x240,480x320,540x360,640x427,720x480,1080x720,1280x853,1440x960,2560x1707&from=bu&cs=2560x0

Sometimes I find others in my old themes, and I feed on myself.
https://sun9-55.userapi.com/s/v1/if2/P9Y2q_3GH_ARfzpnA0PZ6l3JE0kMQSd_nGkpmaX0zT69ylfZ3_apIcqXTDTjHFKt9uTuNDxd5AM5lxN2V4JqIWnE.jpg?quality=95&as=32x21,48x32,72x48,108x72,160x107,240x160,360x240,480x320,540x360,640x427,720x480,1080x720,1280x853,1440x960,2560x1707&from=bu&cs=2560x0

I wonder if it's a bad thing or a good thing when you admire your own pictures?
https://sun9-26.userapi.com/s/v1/if2/g19pTJ9NMbJUTm1fU9LpL0tV5CuLQ0HbsBfftlUMZiEYTT3M8oUM6tX-k4FYrIBXxehuWzSs1W8nBjOlWeB31Qev.jpg?quality=95&as=32x21,48x32,72x48,108x72,160x107,240x160,360x240,480x320,540x360,640x427,720x480,1080x720,1280x853,1440x960,2560x1707&from=bu&cs=2560x0

Does this smack of narcissism, or is it a completely normal phenomenon?
https://sun9-55.userapi.com/s/v1/if2/WhzYDO9kCihgTdKbMkbVrXjnrEnirlgfQngyjLwXHpz9hZlIiHHXLDSR0BC-OZ55nMRnliGy0WQqjDeyMtKlSM8M.jpg?quality=95&as=32x21,48x32,72x48,108x72,160x107,240x160,360x240,480x320,540x360,640x427,720x480,1080x720,1280x853,1440x960,2560x1707&from=bu&cs=2560x0

Of course, there are other photographers that I admire.
https://sun9-22.userapi.com/s/v1/if2/wFz1JlCQkBL8XfwdiX4Y-P1Q6oc3guabX5tyLSAGfUu-JPBBavoFrc4A5SgHLRNERzY7j62WBCAvc-Vw1PK9nw78.jpg?quality=95&as=32x21,48x32,72x48,108x72,160x107,240x160,360x240,480x320,540x360,640x427,720x480,1080x720,1280x853,1440x960,2560x1707&from=bu&cs=2560x0

Let it be just pride in the work done, the experience gained, or the ability to see.
https://sun9-34.userapi.com/s/v1/if2/o2HZnzZyxKJUnT_SxuepPw14g8NuwgXtzaa4JjVjCD0Pd5XOeDIIudydlDWzMNEGsTM-67GBFVZivz715zMLA-pL.jpg?quality=95&as=32x21,48x32,72x48,108x72,160x107,240x160,360x240,480x320,540x360,640x427,720x480,1080x720,1280x853,1440x960,2560x1707&from=bu&cs=2560x0

And I'm not always happy with the result...
https://sun9-7.userapi.com/s/v1/if2/Uus5wvOUhN_fyFMALGb44OEtXLlC2oY-G-IgxA4ntQrnS4jB9MYYeNud6hKhmk2LvC_-qqQsFJ806aqhObAYvcjU.jpg?quality=95&as=32x21,48x32,72x48,108x72,160x107,240x160,360x240,480x320,540x360,640x427,720x480,1080x720,1280x853,1440x960,2560x1707&from=bu&cs=2560x0

...It seems to me that you can trace the epoch by the shadows.
https://sun9-48.userapi.com/s/v1/if2/Yls1yM27eN8J4N9FAXSmebwa9UM-esaByPG0SRMv9d7Ltv1l0dfWuFx837jQY_wuKTYBM7kS8sTO11kdfApTNRby.jpg?quality=95&as=32x21,48x32,72x48,108x72,160x107,240x160,360x240,480x320,540x360,640x427,720x480,1080x720,1280x853,1440x960,2560x1707&from=bu&cs=2560x0

Shadows, it turns out, can also be an element of time.
https://sun9-39.userapi.com/s/v1/if2/INn1fA4B5W8-JFIzJRZaIpGzx4t95zHzhOkYOMUKrNucSwcSnH3zf0zNrChS5zCAJDkrE7qybB8CrGmAsaBIuLZV.jpg?quality=95&as=32x21,48x32,72x48,108x72,160x107,240x160,360x240,480x320,540x360,640x427,720x480,1080x720,1280x853,1440x960,2560x1707&from=bu&cs=2560x0

In the era of LED street lamps, shadows have their own special feature.
https://sun9-31.userapi.com/s/v1/if2/_PI-V7gLahEKgZZewaWTqp5YUggIGO6296Aat0Rq3PAtSd8sO3hZl1kCcGbYoKQ-3t1LfLZWpjN0WxjCeVMeB6AW.jpg?quality=95&as=32x21,48x32,72x48,108x72,160x107,240x160,360x240,480x320,540x360,640x427,720x480,1080x720,1280x853,1440x960,2560x1707&from=bu&cs=2560x0

If there is only one lamp in the old lanterns, then there are many luminous elements in the LED ones.
https://sun9-58.userapi.com/s/v1/if2/S_ZZUZuFfFfbbRpmMvByCBi2oBNThlJXX0rGsx8dl25PGkeY7xXkZyMByK69O3jXJwBAMoHnAX7xcNvdD2RlmbPy.jpg?quality=95&as=32x21,48x32,72x48,108x72,160x107,240x160,360x240,480x320,540x360,640x427,720x480,1080x720,1280x853,1440x960,2560x1707&from=bu&cs=2560x0

They form one light beam...but not everything is so clear.
https://sun9-19.userapi.com/s/v1/if2/1uCgxMQRjaVHeVSsWo9YDRI073KvmNVxWCfTGIkku7vFxMcgN7NkUt1eDfsO3Y3IRPt_VrDjACiJeLc3kfopPsa0.jpg?quality=95&as=32x21,48x32,72x48,108x72,160x107,240x160,360x240,480x320,540x360,640x427,720x480,1080x720,1280x853,1440x960,2560x1707&from=bu&cs=2560x0

At a certain angle, the light from small LEDs exhibits dispersion, meaning the shadows become pixelated with square edges.
https://sun9-74.userapi.com/s/v1/if2/Ot3UfEl1tAMVM7hbKkHdWocSwdTAwbRFbsQsoRFAnA9LbfWL5k_5SvXz06eeYPgf1xNrfCPm-gLghSpHMMTGGJCl.jpg?quality=95&as=32x21,48x32,72x48,108x72,160x107,240x160,360x240,480x320,540x360,640x427,720x480,1080x720,1280x853,1440x960,2560x1707&from=bu&cs=2560x0

If the foliage of the tree is located close to the lamp, then each LED gives its own shadow. They are superimposed on each other and the shadows are ribbed, striped and pixelated.
https://sun9-61.userapi.com/s/v1/if2/eioVIxgERy_piUNk0YqVoXsIQvF0U5iQ4tcgnGBngsguL6BLlL8ejAWjQ_0Y-AjpxiIX7zhmYOE2APdmjVBQcojX.jpg?quality=95&as=32x21,48x32,72x48,108x72,160x107,240x160,360x240,480x320,540x360,640x427,720x480,1080x720,1280x853,1440x960,2560x1707&from=bu&cs=2560x0

Well, in conclusion, I will say that such shadows should be captured closer to the end of summer, since with an incompletely dark sky, the shadows do not have a black depth.
https://sun9-71.userapi.com/s/v1/if2/HH0VEQVqNyMihjuK0x6G2DpW0ZfUE7aLpGLOUNa_DWo3nlldxi61ZRpwAeUQ32j6E6LfwMW9WgbClQlV2fA3a8Rg.jpg?quality=95&as=32x21,48x32,72x48,108x72,160x107,240x160,360x240,480x320,540x360,640x427,720x480,1080x720,1280x853,1440x960,2560x1707&from=bu&cs=2560x0

I'll take some more shadows!
https://sun9-43.userapi.com/s/v1/if2/kihTKaEjQM5uOvL8FfpEE42oYJ2FbYKekDwcKxRBU8c4gHe4OJEti6Rb6hK49pn6Pk1ecsfehCAUzRMoBh_YDhEL.jpg?quality=95&as=32x21,48x32,72x48,108x72,160x107,240x160,360x240,480x320,540x360,640x427,720x480,1080x720,1280x853,1440x960,2560x1707&from=bu&cs=2560x0

This is not a completed topic.