Quote Originally Posted by cvdmehden View Post
What you mean by shadows from diffused light? Can you expound upon that?
I had to look up the terminology to even know what to call it beyond just "a shadow." It is something that most people will look and think "yeah, I have seen that," but never gave it any thought before. Everyone is very familiar with standard shadows created from direct light like your own shadow due to the sun shining directly on you. A shadow from diffuse(d) light is more faint in that it is created from light that bounces off one or more surfaces before hitting the object it creates the shadow for. The more surfaces the light is bouncing off of, it seems, the more faint the shadow. This is most commonly seen inside a room during the day when the location of the sun is not shooting light directly into the room but you still have light coming into your room, reflected off all kinds of objects outside of (and inside of) your home (and I am not talking mirrors). An example would be when you have a room with only an East facing window but the sun is facing the West side of your home and you still get some light and some shadows in that room. After really thinking about this it also reminded me of the phenomenon of how if you are wearing a bright colored shirt you can often see a hint of that color on surfaces nearby, particularly bright white surfaces due to the reflected light off of your brightly colored shirt.

The too much awareness on your surroundings is an interesting phenomenon. There's an exploration of both ends of that spectrum in the exercises, but by the end, the goal is to have discovered the access to the perfect balance of the two.
I thought that may be the case. Again, thank you. I am enjoying your exercises.