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Somewhere it is Spring

{click image to view large} Practicing craft while waiting for Spring, this was more of a technical rather than aesthetic exercise. It utilizes back light focused through a coffee can, a light tent and a sweep of 24×35″ matte drafting film. Exposures were made dark to light for manual blending in Photoshop. The aperture was [...]

Posted on April 5, 2011 at 6:09 pm by April · Permalink · 5 Comments
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Opening(s) №3

{click image to view large} Photographed 1¼ hours after the beginning of the series. I wish I had kept the setup for a few days to see what might happen next… ●●● Nikon D300; f11 @ 6sec, ISO 200; 18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 112mm (168mm EFL); focus distance .79m

Posted on March 16, 2011 at 11:26 am by April · Permalink · 6 Comments
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Opening(s)

{click image to view large} Photographed for The Mindful Eye, Member Challenge #21: Openings. I heard our first spring warbler this morning, and see green shoots peeking up out of the ground. Next week is supposed to bring a few days of warmer weather, and I’m looking forward to new discoveries outdoors this spring! Meanwhile, [...]

Posted on March 13, 2011 at 4:36 pm by April · Permalink · 3 Comments
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Modest

{click image to view large} For the past five days, Chicago has received only 6% of possible sunshine. Flat overcast skies and a little dirty snow on the ground doesn’t even rate “dreary”, just “blah”. So! Inspired by Tony Anthonye—one of my favorite flower photographers—I’ve retreated indoors to explore lighting in a basement “dark room”. [...]

Posted on January 19, 2011 at 12:04 pm by April · Permalink · 4 Comments
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Whirligig

{click image to view large} Just for fun! Captured in-camera on cold and dreary day. Green R:203 G:185 B:10 Pink R:249 G:87 B:201 Orange R:248 G:163 B:5

Posted on April 10, 2010 at 10:45 am by April · Permalink · 4 Comments
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Generosity

{click image to view large} Our local florist had beautiful dahlias in her shop the other day, and I couldn’t resist buying a stem to play with. This image combines straight shots at f/2 and f/5.6 with a 2-frame multiple exposure at both apertures. The multiple exposure was a good starting point, but I enjoyed [...]

Posted on March 27, 2010 at 4:22 pm by April · Permalink · 7 Comments
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Carnations Red

{click image to view large} One spray from a fading bouquet, photographed through a sheet of rippled acrylic and finished with a texture overlay courtesy of ShadowHouse Creations. Light gray R:221 G:221 B:226 Dark gray R:80 G:80 B:80 Medium gray R:144 G:144 B:144

Posted on March 24, 2010 at 3:28 pm by April · Permalink · One Comment
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