I did not have a macro lens when I did this, but I think the picture worked out very well anyway. I like the shallow DOF, which allows the background to give context but not intrude too much on the subject.
Showing posts with label still life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label still life. Show all posts
Friday, 3 January 2014
Shattered
I did not have a macro lens when I did this, but I think the picture worked out very well anyway. I like the shallow DOF, which allows the background to give context but not intrude too much on the subject.
Sunday, 22 December 2013
Christmas: Ornament 2
Another cell phone picture. Again, I'm quite pleased with the crispness and DOF on this one. I loved how shiny and sparkly this ornament was!
Friday, 20 December 2013
Thursday, 19 December 2013
Christmas: Poinsettia
Ho ho ho! Time to get in the spirit of the season and enjoy some holiday themed pictures!
I was really quite impressed with how well this came out - because it's a cell phone picture! This is a very pretty Poinsettia. I contemplated stealing it.
I was really quite impressed with how well this came out - because it's a cell phone picture! This is a very pretty Poinsettia. I contemplated stealing it.
Monday, 2 December 2013
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Thursday, 2 February 2012
Lighting
I caught sight of this, and just had to play with it! I took multiple images using different White Balance settings, which resulted in extremely different colours.
Exposure 1/8 second, ISO 320, Exposure Bias -1, White Balance: Daylight
Any guesses what this is a picture of?
Exposure 1/8 second, ISO 320, Exposure Bias -1, White Balance: Daylight
Any guesses what this is a picture of?
Saturday, 28 January 2012
Video cards, part 4
I have saved my favourite image for last!
Once again from the blue card, once again hand held. And yes, once again cropped! But that's pretty much where the similarities end. This card has a shiny silver heat sink on it. The fins of the heat sink produce a strong pattern which I left intentionally off-center. I love the way the silver reflects the blue of the card, making it looks even more metallic and cool. There's also a secondary pattern in the black chips running along the bottom of the image. They're blurry and hard to focus on, and yet they want attention, even as the fins demand to be the center of attention.
Which of the pictures from the past 4 days was your favourite?
Auto white balance, 0 exposure bias, ISO 200, aperture 2.8 and 1/15 exposure length, no flash.
Once again from the blue card, once again hand held. And yes, once again cropped! But that's pretty much where the similarities end. This card has a shiny silver heat sink on it. The fins of the heat sink produce a strong pattern which I left intentionally off-center. I love the way the silver reflects the blue of the card, making it looks even more metallic and cool. There's also a secondary pattern in the black chips running along the bottom of the image. They're blurry and hard to focus on, and yet they want attention, even as the fins demand to be the center of attention.
Which of the pictures from the past 4 days was your favourite?
Auto white balance, 0 exposure bias, ISO 200, aperture 2.8 and 1/15 exposure length, no flash.
Friday, 27 January 2012
Video cards, part 3
On to a fabulous blue video card! The colour of the card really changes the way you see the things on it. This was also hand held, as I needed to move the card around to be able to focus on the part I wanted most.
This one really is cropped! Yes! ME! I cropped a picture. I love this. It reminds me a bit of looking at the downtown of a city. The copper coil is clearly one of the most iconic buildings in Video City.
One more time, more light would have improved this image, although going with the city concept, perhaps this is a late-day view of downtown, as all of the daily denizens are emptying the buildings, darkening them as they go home.
Auto white balance, 0 exposure bias, ISO 200, aperture 2.8 and 1/13 exposure length, no flash.
This one really is cropped! Yes! ME! I cropped a picture. I love this. It reminds me a bit of looking at the downtown of a city. The copper coil is clearly one of the most iconic buildings in Video City.
One more time, more light would have improved this image, although going with the city concept, perhaps this is a late-day view of downtown, as all of the daily denizens are emptying the buildings, darkening them as they go home.
Auto white balance, 0 exposure bias, ISO 200, aperture 2.8 and 1/13 exposure length, no flash.
Thursday, 26 January 2012
Video cards, part 2
Day 2 brings us a fabulous red card! A brilliant background for contrast. I did use a tripod, but in an effort to allow in as much light as possible, it turns out I was on a bit of an unfortunate angle.
I knew in the drawer of treasures would be cards of all colours, and I was not disappointed! With this one, the white lines around the silver solder are strongest, but the paler red lines on the dark red of the card itself are also fascinating. I still can't decide whether cropping would have made it more powerful, or taken away the magic... So, you tell me! Here are 2 very different crops. Which of the 3 images do you like best?
I need a stronger macro lens. This should be sharper. That issue aside...
This wasn't the center of the original photo, so it's not perfectly focused. But it's still a very cool image!
Auto white balance, 0 exposure bias, ISO 800, aperture 2.8 and 1/25 exposure length, no flash.
I knew in the drawer of treasures would be cards of all colours, and I was not disappointed! With this one, the white lines around the silver solder are strongest, but the paler red lines on the dark red of the card itself are also fascinating. I still can't decide whether cropping would have made it more powerful, or taken away the magic... So, you tell me! Here are 2 very different crops. Which of the 3 images do you like best?
Auto white balance, 0 exposure bias, ISO 800, aperture 2.8 and 1/25 exposure length, no flash.
Wednesday, 25 January 2012
Video cards, part 1
My boyfriend has a load of old computer parts, so I asked if there were any I could take pictures of - I wanted ones that he wasn't afraid I would damage, just in case! He offered up a whole drawer full of colourful cards, and over the next several days I will share a few of my favourite images with you.
As soon as I flipped to the back of this card, I knew what I wanted a picture of. This little section reminds me of a portrait on someone's wall, with a lovely silver frame.
I had to hand-hold the card for this one, because I was trying to get closer to the window (and natural light) than my table would allow. As a result, the card was at a slight angle, and the right is a smidge further from the camera than the left. It makes the "portrait" look crooked, but I'm pretty sure it's not. Next time, I will move all the furniture instead!
Auto white balance, 0 exposure bias, ISO 800, aperture 2.8 and 1/25 exposure length, no flash.
As soon as I flipped to the back of this card, I knew what I wanted a picture of. This little section reminds me of a portrait on someone's wall, with a lovely silver frame.
I had to hand-hold the card for this one, because I was trying to get closer to the window (and natural light) than my table would allow. As a result, the card was at a slight angle, and the right is a smidge further from the camera than the left. It makes the "portrait" look crooked, but I'm pretty sure it's not. Next time, I will move all the furniture instead!
Auto white balance, 0 exposure bias, ISO 800, aperture 2.8 and 1/25 exposure length, no flash.
Monday, 23 January 2012
Shiny, wavy, pattern
I think this object is pretty cool in "real life". And I think it makes for a great photo too!
The pattern is the repeating waves in the metal. I've thought that was neat since the first time I saw it, but with all the warped and partial reflections on the curves, I think it's even more interesting! And looking at the bottom of the waves, you can almost wonder if they are bending in towards the camera, or away from it.
So, what do you think the object is?
Auto white balance, 0 exposure bias, ISO 800, aperture 4.5 and 1/160 exposure length, no flash.
The pattern is the repeating waves in the metal. I've thought that was neat since the first time I saw it, but with all the warped and partial reflections on the curves, I think it's even more interesting! And looking at the bottom of the waves, you can almost wonder if they are bending in towards the camera, or away from it.
So, what do you think the object is?
Auto white balance, 0 exposure bias, ISO 800, aperture 4.5 and 1/160 exposure length, no flash.
Saturday, 14 January 2012
Two-for-one
Today is a two-for-one! Using the same physical set up, I took two quite different pictures, and I want to show them both.
The other day, I shared a link to a video of a man Wimp.com called the MacGyver of Photography. I didn't try to recreate what he did there, but it got me thinking about different ways of getting interesting looks. As with yesterday's post, can you guess what this is??
This is a glass of ordinary tap water. I focused the camera on the bubbles on the near side of the glass, and in behind the glass was a piece of green bubble wrap. I really like the way the sides of the glass warp the bubbles in the wrap.
On the flip side is this one. Instead of focusing on the air bubbles on the glass, I forced the camera to look past that, and focus instead on the bubble wrap at the back. The air bubbles look virtually superimposed on the wrap. (And this time there's a neat, slightly different kind of warping happening at the top from the surface of the water. I should have been using a tripod instead of hand-held!)
I really like both pictures, and I love how such a small change makes such a big difference in the picture.
The other day, I shared a link to a video of a man Wimp.com called the MacGyver of Photography. I didn't try to recreate what he did there, but it got me thinking about different ways of getting interesting looks. As with yesterday's post, can you guess what this is??
This is a glass of ordinary tap water. I focused the camera on the bubbles on the near side of the glass, and in behind the glass was a piece of green bubble wrap. I really like the way the sides of the glass warp the bubbles in the wrap.
On the flip side is this one. Instead of focusing on the air bubbles on the glass, I forced the camera to look past that, and focus instead on the bubble wrap at the back. The air bubbles look virtually superimposed on the wrap. (And this time there's a neat, slightly different kind of warping happening at the top from the surface of the water. I should have been using a tripod instead of hand-held!)
I really like both pictures, and I love how such a small change makes such a big difference in the picture.
Wednesday, 14 December 2011
Challenge Smile
Part of the challenge for me is to think of different ways to approach the subject.
In this case, I don't have many people in my life who like to have their pictures taken, so instead of stalking a stranger, I looked for a smile elsewhere! The bear in the middle of this scene is actually animated, and when his mouth is open, he looks like he's smiling. I cropped this picture to clear out the clutter and the noise.
In this case, I don't have many people in my life who like to have their pictures taken, so instead of stalking a stranger, I looked for a smile elsewhere! The bear in the middle of this scene is actually animated, and when his mouth is open, he looks like he's smiling. I cropped this picture to clear out the clutter and the noise.
Sunday, 4 September 2011
Burn...
This was part of an assignment to take still life photos for class - in the kitchen!
This is a HUGE candle with some dried flowers pressed into the wax on the outside. It has a single wick in the middle, so it's burning quite a tunnel down the middle.
This is a HUGE candle with some dried flowers pressed into the wax on the outside. It has a single wick in the middle, so it's burning quite a tunnel down the middle.
Saturday, 3 September 2011
Playing with light
There are most definitely some problems with this image. It's not perfectly focused. It's too dark. But I love the composition.
Tuesday, 30 August 2011
What is it?
This was part of an assignment for our photography class to photograph 12 still lifes - in the kitchen! Can you guess what I've done here?
I've put some rock salt (Coral) in a wine glass. I really like how the salt is sharp, but the glass itself is already starting to blur.
I've put some rock salt (Coral) in a wine glass. I really like how the salt is sharp, but the glass itself is already starting to blur.
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