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James Hill > 20091020-3835 Oops, I thought I added this to my daily gallery a while back with my other shell shots. Seems it never made it out of hiding. I really liked the way the patterns mimicked the overall shape of this shell. Been doing more reading/viewing/experimenting than posting or commenting lately, still researching a strategy to improve my flash/lighting work with the limited equipment I have. Thanks to you all who've popped in recently and left some encouraging comments. I will get back to regular activity sooner or later. : )
James Hill > 20091019-3757 Continuing the shell game with a little different look from yesterdays shot. I tried the same lighting as the previous shot and it didn't work for this particular shell. The wrap around cross-lighting killed all the surface detail and made this one seem rather flat. So, instead of using soft light, I hit this one with hard light from above and slightly behind to accentuate all the protrusions and tiny surface ridges. A snoot placed on the flash gave me a nice small oval of light similar to a spotlight.
James Hill > 20091018-3716 Furthering my lighting studies with a weathered and worn shell I picked up from Mom's today. She has plenty of them, and I've been looking for a long-term project, so you'll likely see more.
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James Hill > 20091017-3485
James Hill > 20091017-3513 - Three of a kind beats two pairs... and trying to claim three pairs could lead to trouble, or at least that's what I've been told. I don't know for sure because I don't play cards, much less poker. All I know is I had three pears, two reflectors, and one flash. This is what I came up with. Thanks for all the kind feedback on the deer shot yesterday and the previous edibles. I hope to spend some time viewing and commenting soon. I've been working my way through a really good lighting book, 'Light - Science and Magic', and about the only time I've put it down is to pick up the camera and try an exercise.
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James Hill > 20091016-3368 - Face off Seems the deer are more regular than I am with this daily thing. : ) These two showed up to feed in the yard at the same time last night. They've been spending most of their time alone for the last few weeks and generally appear after it's too dark for photos. When I saw both walk into the yard last night I grabbed my camera and hoped for a little interaction. Of course they insisted on just milling around and eating for a good half hour while the light was continually fading, ugh. Finally they approached one another, and as luck would have it, they met up directly behind the only tree in the yard which would block my view. They did eventually dance their way across the yard, with antlers gnashing, and I was able to capture a couple dozen shots of the scrimmage. It was a rather low-key event, really more of a friendly shoving match, with both appearing to gain the upper hoof at various times. No blood was drawn and , I suspect, no dominance was established in this little tussle. I'll keep my eyes peeled for a rematch over the next few weeks. As always, there are more shots in My Daily Visitors gallery. Shot at ISO 1600 and from behind a window, so the quality is rather bleak, but it was fun.
James Hill > 20091016-3373
20091020-3835

Oops, I thought I added this to my daily gallery a while back with my other shell shots. Seems it never made it out of hiding. I really liked the way the patterns mimicked the overall shape of this shell.

Been doing more reading/viewing/experimenting than posting or commenting lately, still researching a strategy to improve my flash/lighting work with the limited equipment I have. Thanks to you all who've popped in recently and left some encouraging comments. I will get back to regular activity sooner or later. : )
James Hill > 20091020-3835 Oops, I thought I added this to my daily gallery a while back with my other shell shots. Seems it never made it out of hiding. I really liked the way the patterns mimicked the overall shape of this shell. Been doing more reading/viewing/experimenting than posting or commenting lately, still researching a strategy to improve my flash/lighting work with the limited equipment I have. Thanks to you all who've popped in recently and left some encouraging comments. I will get back to regular activity sooner or later. : )
20091020-3835

Oops, I thought I added this to my daily gallery a while back with my other shell shots. Seems it never made it out of hiding. I really liked the way the patterns mimicked the overall shape of this shell.

Been doing more reading/viewing/experimenting than posting or commenting lately, still researching a strategy to improve my flash/lighting work with the limited equipment I have. Thanks to you all who've popped in recently and left some encouraging comments. I will get back to regular activity sooner or later. : )
Photo by: James Hill · See photo in original gallery.
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