Starting their Nest
A little nest in a curio cabinet at the venue resulted in an unusual ring shot.
A little nest in a curio cabinet at the venue resulted in an unusual ring shot.
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Jun, 2014Views
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Awards
Contest Finalist in Jewelry Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Still Life Macro Photo Contest
Runner Up in Still Life Shots Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Still Life Shots Photo Contest
Peer Award
Outstanding Creativity
Superb Composition
Top Choice
Absolute Masterpiece
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Superior Skill
Genius
Great Find
One Of A Kind
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UnkleFrank
December 24, 2014
A picture perfect image. Great lighting, creativity and composition. Congrats on a most deserving award.
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scottwilson
December 24, 2014
Wow, what a great honor! I am so pleased this photo got runner up! Thanks for the kind words everybody! :)
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DebbieBayes
December 27, 2014
Lovely shot, actually made me stop and look a second and third time. well done.
ovsdunder
April 29, 2016
This is a really creative piece! I love the contrast of color between the rocks and the rings, and the way the bramble complements the style of the rings. Absolutely gorgeous~! :)
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Behind The Lens
Location
I took this photo at Amelia IS. Florida for a wedding I shot. It was an impromptu shot, but I was very proud of it.Time
I took this midday indoors.Lighting
The lighting for this was achieved with a hand held LED video light, and I recommend every photographer have one in their bag. It's a very solid $40 investment that is great for food and jewelry shots.Equipment
Tripod, Canon 5D Mk 11 and a Sigma 105 Macro Lens. For lighting I used a handheld video light.Inspiration
We were looking around for things to take a ring shot on and spotted this little nest with eggs in a curio cabinet where the bride was prepping. I thought the theme of starting a nest was great for a wedding, so I set the nest aside for one of the ring shots. I took ring shots in other locations and set ups, but this was my favorite!Editing
Minimal post processing on this. I cloned a few distracting twigs and color corrected in Lightroom.In my camera bag
I've since upgraded to a 5d Mklll and generally have my Tamron 24-70, Canon 70-200 (both with stabilization) and various gizmos and gadgets (like the video light) as well as a Canon 600 Flash.Feedback
Tripod is a must for macro work like this, and I do recommend something to light it up. In this case it was a cheapo video light, but I really like using it for macros.
