
Thursday, 23 June 2011
Fresh from the oven

Silver and silk
This is my image for this week. This is the first time I have really re-touched any of my photos. It feels like cheating but I like the effect. The original photo was shot at 1/40th sec, ISO 400 f5.6 on a tripod in natural light against a black backdrop. The re-touching was done using basic controls in Picassa.
The wine cup is standing on a coloured silk challah cloth, the colours being reflected in the cup. Hope you enjoy it. Shabbat shalom, David G
Sunday, 19 June 2011
Focus - Brief 4 - Hannah
Brief 4:
"Just to formally set this weeks brief:
I would like you all to set up some kind of still life/object at home and photograph it at different
times of the day. The object should have some personal significance. I would like you to observe the different lighting conditions and adjust you camera setting accordingly. Please keep bracketing and experimenting a little with ISO if you feel there is a need. I would like you all to present 3 photographs of the same subject so that you can talk about each one from a technical and creative point of view".
The first things that I thought of for subjects for this week were objects in my new, beloved kitchen, (specifically my range master). However with only a shaded west facing window, the light only get interesting in there late in the evening, so not ideal for this weeks brief. So I went outside in search of subjects, where the change in light would be more dramatic. I took some trial shots on Monday afternoon, as the weather forecast was best on Tuesday for this week. Although I actually took about 200 shots of 9 subjects I decided on those of my Astra's badge as its reflective surface really made the most of the changes in the lighting conditions:
This photograph was shot at 4:20 (10 mins before sunrise) 1/5sec, ISO 200 and f5.6.
This photograph was shot at 16:55 1/420sec, ISO 100 and f5.6.
This photograph was shot at 18:12 1/420sec, ISO 100 and f5.
I think this is my favourite of the photographs I took as the clouds are so dramatic.
Aldi Special - Tripods
Hello all,
Just flicked through this week's ALDI Catalogue and there is a special on Tripods this Thursday the 23rd June
http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/special_buys3_19382.htm
I won't be around to go take a look this week but if anyone fancies a decent enough tripod for £12.99 let the rest of the group know in case they also would like you to grab them one.
Just flicked through this week's ALDI Catalogue and there is a special on Tripods this Thursday the 23rd June
http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/special_buys3_19382.htm
I won't be around to go take a look this week but if anyone fancies a decent enough tripod for £12.99 let the rest of the group know in case they also would like you to grab them one.
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