24. Bird - November 24-30, 2013
Kevin-
Okay, I expected "BIRD" to result in many different photographic approaches. One of them was to simply photograph a wild bird of some kind. I was in Palm Springs early this week and found another hummingbird hovering over the plants that we have there, but it never came back to the same place often enough for me to set up and capture it.
I also expected we might see Thanksgiving related shots. And I captured several, like the turkey going into the oven, just out of the oven, or what was left of the turkey after I attempted to carve it.
Of course, I though someone might capture a shot of a parakeet, in a pet store. Or perhaps a photograph of a pretty British lass, as a slang term one was bird in the 60's and 70's as you might recall.
But I ended up going in an alternate direction, just to be different, and set up a shot with another use of the word bird, in this case "flipping the bird." (I hope that no-one is offended)
Nikon D3s, 24-70mm Nikkor zoomed to 70mm. Tripod mounted. Flash sync speed of 1/250th of a second. f/11. ISO 200. One strobe light in a huge gridded softbox, and a large white bounce card on the other side. Converted to B&W.
Okay, I expected "BIRD" to result in many different photographic approaches. One of them was to simply photograph a wild bird of some kind. I was in Palm Springs early this week and found another hummingbird hovering over the plants that we have there, but it never came back to the same place often enough for me to set up and capture it.
I also expected we might see Thanksgiving related shots. And I captured several, like the turkey going into the oven, just out of the oven, or what was left of the turkey after I attempted to carve it.
Of course, I though someone might capture a shot of a parakeet, in a pet store. Or perhaps a photograph of a pretty British lass, as a slang term one was bird in the 60's and 70's as you might recall.
But I ended up going in an alternate direction, just to be different, and set up a shot with another use of the word bird, in this case "flipping the bird." (I hope that no-one is offended)
Nikon D3s, 24-70mm Nikkor zoomed to 70mm. Tripod mounted. Flash sync speed of 1/250th of a second. f/11. ISO 200. One strobe light in a huge gridded softbox, and a large white bounce card on the other side. Converted to B&W.
Paul-
Origami (a hobby of mine since fifth grade) derived from ori meaning "folding", and kami meaning "paper" is the traditional Japanese art of paper folding, which started in the 17th century AD at the latest and was popularized outside of Japan in the mid-1900s. It has since then evolved into a modern art form and grown in both the complexity of models that can be fashioned as well as the number of people enjoying this craft. The goal of origami is to transform a flat sheet of paper into a finished sculpture through folding and sculpting techniques, and as such the use of cuts or glue are not considered to be origami. Paper cutting and gluing is usually considered kirigami. Source: Wikipedia (paraphrased)
Comments: 1) I had a difficult time lighting this and, as you can see, was not terribly successful. (I think I need a light box.) Still, it was a fun interpretation. 2) Origami has branched out to include folding fabric (instead of paper) that has been treated with a stiffening agent; wet origami wherein the paper is delicately folded while wet so it takes on an interesting texture when dried; and 3) erotic origami which is…well this hardly needs explaining, does it? 3) Some contemporary models do not start with a square of paper, and particularly complex models (e.g. coo-coo clocks and detailed dinosaur skeletons) can take quite some time to complete.
The usual suspects: Olympus E500; 14.0mm-45.0mm f4.5 zoom lens set a 14mm; 1/15 sec. at f7.1; ISO 400; no flash; tripod used. No paper cuts, literally.
Origami (a hobby of mine since fifth grade) derived from ori meaning "folding", and kami meaning "paper" is the traditional Japanese art of paper folding, which started in the 17th century AD at the latest and was popularized outside of Japan in the mid-1900s. It has since then evolved into a modern art form and grown in both the complexity of models that can be fashioned as well as the number of people enjoying this craft. The goal of origami is to transform a flat sheet of paper into a finished sculpture through folding and sculpting techniques, and as such the use of cuts or glue are not considered to be origami. Paper cutting and gluing is usually considered kirigami. Source: Wikipedia (paraphrased)
Comments: 1) I had a difficult time lighting this and, as you can see, was not terribly successful. (I think I need a light box.) Still, it was a fun interpretation. 2) Origami has branched out to include folding fabric (instead of paper) that has been treated with a stiffening agent; wet origami wherein the paper is delicately folded while wet so it takes on an interesting texture when dried; and 3) erotic origami which is…well this hardly needs explaining, does it? 3) Some contemporary models do not start with a square of paper, and particularly complex models (e.g. coo-coo clocks and detailed dinosaur skeletons) can take quite some time to complete.
The usual suspects: Olympus E500; 14.0mm-45.0mm f4.5 zoom lens set a 14mm; 1/15 sec. at f7.1; ISO 400; no flash; tripod used. No paper cuts, literally.
Byron-
Well, this is too ironic to believe. My bird picture is also origami. I still don't feel like spending much time outside hunting for real birds so when this flock of Origami appeared on our Christmas tree, I jumped at the chance to photograph them. They are handmade by an actual Japanese person. She spent some time at Rogers Elementary School and made a gift for the teachers she worked with.
This was shot at f/10 at 1/6 sec. I used a tripod for that slow of a shutter speed.
Well, this is too ironic to believe. My bird picture is also origami. I still don't feel like spending much time outside hunting for real birds so when this flock of Origami appeared on our Christmas tree, I jumped at the chance to photograph them. They are handmade by an actual Japanese person. She spent some time at Rogers Elementary School and made a gift for the teachers she worked with.
This was shot at f/10 at 1/6 sec. I used a tripod for that slow of a shutter speed.
Deron-
This is a photo of my neighbor's roosters doing what they do best... roosting. This was shot in a pitch black barn, so I had to use the flash. Looking in the camera's monitor, I felt it looked too bright, so I converted it to monochrome, which I like better.
This is a photo of my neighbor's roosters doing what they do best... roosting. This was shot in a pitch black barn, so I had to use the flash. Looking in the camera's monitor, I felt it looked too bright, so I converted it to monochrome, which I like better.