The Color GREEN
Byron-
I find it interesting that I spend my winters in a desert (not a dessert) and yet when I step out my front door it looks like I'm in an English country garden.
ISO 200, 1/400 sec, f8, 85mm lens, Sony a7.
ISO 200, 1/400 sec, f8, 85mm lens, Sony a7.
Darin-
"Bottles-eye View"
Whole lotta green going on here - green jersey, green socks, green Diet Mountain Dew bottle, green bike lane, green with envy and a little from too many sunflower seeds.
Whole lotta green going on here - green jersey, green socks, green Diet Mountain Dew bottle, green bike lane, green with envy and a little from too many sunflower seeds.
Kevin-
History tells me that this is our second crack at Green. The first time we designated it ourselves, for the week ending September 27, 2014. My photograph was a bunch of green pencils, yawn.
Seeing green on the schedule, I have had a concept for this photo in mind for a couple of weeks. Book an attractive redheaded model. Photograph her in a green blouse against a green background. That color contrast really called out to me. But there was only one redhead listed on Model Mayhem (the site I used) in the Palm Springs are, and while I sent her a message describing the shoot, it looks like she hasn’t logged in for a few weeks. Sigh.
Still thinking of the color contrast I read that in truth oranges are essentially green. But the time the skin turns orange they are nearing the spoiling stage. Checked online, to confirm, visited multiple stores, but no luck finding a green orange.
Heard from a neighbor who had dropped off some oranges that the ones on his tree were still green a month ago, But he couldn’t point me on where to get one now. To late in the season. Damn!
Decided to stick with fruits, but still in a way where there would be a contrast between the green exterior of the fruit, and a contrasting color inside. Zeroed in quickly on a Watermelon (green exterior and yellow and pink interior), perfect! Then I decided to add another Watermelon slice, a Kiwi fruit (green outside, slightly yellow inside with a brown pit), and a Mango (green exterior and orange interior with a mostly white pit. Now I wanted a watermelon sliced thin enough for light to shine through. Cut it as carefully as possible. Nope. Made a couple more attempts. Still nope. Then Michelle tried. Nope. Finally Ed LaCroix arrived and asked if he should take a crack at it. I agreed. Then he suggested he make the cut closer to an end of the Watermelon so the radius would be smaller. "Try it" I said. He produced the slice that you see in the center. Thank you Ed!
Nikon Z7 body, mounted to a Manfrotto tripod with an Acratech ballhead, 105mm f/2.8 Micro-Nikkor lens mounted onto a Nikon FTZ adaptor, two Nikon SB-5000 flash units (one providing the background light, the other the front light), ISO 64, f/11 @ 1/200th of a second (flash sync).
Love the seeds!
Seeing green on the schedule, I have had a concept for this photo in mind for a couple of weeks. Book an attractive redheaded model. Photograph her in a green blouse against a green background. That color contrast really called out to me. But there was only one redhead listed on Model Mayhem (the site I used) in the Palm Springs are, and while I sent her a message describing the shoot, it looks like she hasn’t logged in for a few weeks. Sigh.
Still thinking of the color contrast I read that in truth oranges are essentially green. But the time the skin turns orange they are nearing the spoiling stage. Checked online, to confirm, visited multiple stores, but no luck finding a green orange.
Heard from a neighbor who had dropped off some oranges that the ones on his tree were still green a month ago, But he couldn’t point me on where to get one now. To late in the season. Damn!
Decided to stick with fruits, but still in a way where there would be a contrast between the green exterior of the fruit, and a contrasting color inside. Zeroed in quickly on a Watermelon (green exterior and yellow and pink interior), perfect! Then I decided to add another Watermelon slice, a Kiwi fruit (green outside, slightly yellow inside with a brown pit), and a Mango (green exterior and orange interior with a mostly white pit. Now I wanted a watermelon sliced thin enough for light to shine through. Cut it as carefully as possible. Nope. Made a couple more attempts. Still nope. Then Michelle tried. Nope. Finally Ed LaCroix arrived and asked if he should take a crack at it. I agreed. Then he suggested he make the cut closer to an end of the Watermelon so the radius would be smaller. "Try it" I said. He produced the slice that you see in the center. Thank you Ed!
Nikon Z7 body, mounted to a Manfrotto tripod with an Acratech ballhead, 105mm f/2.8 Micro-Nikkor lens mounted onto a Nikon FTZ adaptor, two Nikon SB-5000 flash units (one providing the background light, the other the front light), ISO 64, f/11 @ 1/200th of a second (flash sync).
Love the seeds!
Paul-
I feel this meets the requirement of green being the dominant color. However, just to be on the safe side I included some additional green objects*, all of which I have or will be using while the Pequod II is in dry dock for a refit.
No, Kevin, I am not adding warp nacelles. No, Byron, no torpedo tubes. (Though a “hood ornament” is tempting. An acquaintance of mine in The Lincoln, Drinkin’ Kayak Club** has a bracket on the front of his 13’ touring kayak which holds a small, carved loon he found in a discount store. Love it.)
It’s not sleazy being green… Nikon D5200 fitted with a SD-25 Flash set to automatic and set for bounce flash; Nikkor 28-55mm focused at 23mm; WB set for FLASH; aperture priority; pattern metering; ISO 640; 1/25 sec. at f/8; -3 2/3EV; -.03 flash compensation. Natural light came from a small basement dry dock window to the right. White foam core was placed off-camera to the left to help reflect both it and the flash output. The camera and flash were mounted on my sturdy, antique store-special HUSKY IV tripod.
* Those of you who saw the kayak carrier (visible under the kayak) I cobbled together a few months ago may notice I added a tripod base and metal reinforcing support so I could attach a forward wheel to aid in transport. This set-up also keeps it from falling over when my hands are otherwise occupied loading the Pequod II.
** Yes, this is a real, active kayaking group here in Lincoln. (The only club rule is you have to have two drinks (of your choice) with everyone else at the end of the day. I plan to hit the lakes and rivers with them more in 2020.
No, Kevin, I am not adding warp nacelles. No, Byron, no torpedo tubes. (Though a “hood ornament” is tempting. An acquaintance of mine in The Lincoln, Drinkin’ Kayak Club** has a bracket on the front of his 13’ touring kayak which holds a small, carved loon he found in a discount store. Love it.)
It’s not sleazy being green… Nikon D5200 fitted with a SD-25 Flash set to automatic and set for bounce flash; Nikkor 28-55mm focused at 23mm; WB set for FLASH; aperture priority; pattern metering; ISO 640; 1/25 sec. at f/8; -3 2/3EV; -.03 flash compensation. Natural light came from a small basement dry dock window to the right. White foam core was placed off-camera to the left to help reflect both it and the flash output. The camera and flash were mounted on my sturdy, antique store-special HUSKY IV tripod.
* Those of you who saw the kayak carrier (visible under the kayak) I cobbled together a few months ago may notice I added a tripod base and metal reinforcing support so I could attach a forward wheel to aid in transport. This set-up also keeps it from falling over when my hands are otherwise occupied loading the Pequod II.
** Yes, this is a real, active kayaking group here in Lincoln. (The only club rule is you have to have two drinks (of your choice) with everyone else at the end of the day. I plan to hit the lakes and rivers with them more in 2020.
Jerry-
I was kind of at a loss as to what to photograph, my mental energy was at a low point but I did come up with this photo of a souvenir million dollar bill. It was a gift from my neighbor (along with a shot glass - where's the whiskey??) whose cats I was feeding while she was on a cruise.
Camera was the good old Sony A6300 with 16-70 zoomed to 50mm, exposure was 1/15 @ f8, ISO 1600.
Camera was the good old Sony A6300 with 16-70 zoomed to 50mm, exposure was 1/15 @ f8, ISO 1600.
Don-
Being a liberal and environmental activist I was overjoyed at the opportunity
to photograph 'green.' This is my "green" lawn mower. Battery powered so
not a drop of the evil fossil fuel is used. I am proud to have the opportunity to
provide African children to be able to make money working in deplorable
conditions mining lithium to make batteries for me. Battery powered generated
by wind generators, a true government boondoggle and solar that captures
15 percent of the suns energy and then releases the remaining 85% as heat
warming up our cold planet. The gods have truly blessed me. Anyway, the story
of the blessing.
Focal was a 14 to 24mm lens set at 24mm
Exposure was 1/320 second shutter; f/8 and ISO 100
Have a nice day
to photograph 'green.' This is my "green" lawn mower. Battery powered so
not a drop of the evil fossil fuel is used. I am proud to have the opportunity to
provide African children to be able to make money working in deplorable
conditions mining lithium to make batteries for me. Battery powered generated
by wind generators, a true government boondoggle and solar that captures
15 percent of the suns energy and then releases the remaining 85% as heat
warming up our cold planet. The gods have truly blessed me. Anyway, the story
of the blessing.
Focal was a 14 to 24mm lens set at 24mm
Exposure was 1/320 second shutter; f/8 and ISO 100
Have a nice day
Elroy-
Apple for the teacher.
Rebel T3i with EF-S10-18mm lens
ISO 200 18mm F/14 2.0sec. Aperture mode
Rebel T3i with EF-S10-18mm lens
ISO 200 18mm F/14 2.0sec. Aperture mode