Sugar Snap Peas

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  sly

• May 31, 2010

Mmm.... sugar snaps, a favorite of mine. My plants are about 6 inches tall. It'll be awhile before we've got any to eat (or photograph if I can control myself long enough).

I like the lighting (window light, I assume) and the lovely curve to the line of peas.

 

• Mac064

• May 31, 2010

Lovely still life, really love the lines. Thanks

 

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  Dan Henderson

• May 31, 2010

very nice lighting and isolation of the subject.

 

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  keithwms

• May 31, 2010

Thanks! This scan kinda sucks, I look forward to the print, I am obviously aiming for pearlescent tones on the peas and the scan doesn't really show that. Yes, sly, it was window light. Actually... afternoon open-door light.

 

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  michael9793

• May 31, 2010

I really like this but when using a large format camera why is part of it out of focus? You shot this a F/11! Why not 22 or even 64. Yes the times would have been as high as 16 to over 20 min. But who cares. The camera is on a tripod and not going anywhere. I have had exposures as high as one hour. Just set a time to remind me I was getting close to the end.
Again I love the shot
Mike Andersen

 

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  keithwms

• May 31, 2010

Hi Mike, thanks I have a bunch of other negs, this one may not be the most optimal one in terms of focus. About the long exposure, I tried to focus as best I could with some stronger lights on but they were too hot and the pod was moving on me. So I just sort of winged it on this one. But looking at my 6x8 negs, several of those are sharper throughout.

 

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  David William White

• May 31, 2010

Well, for a 1:1 macro (or thereabouts, I'm guessing) with a 5x7, and with artistic placement, it's really good, and the oof bit doesn't bother me at all. Especially if you rotate the scan clockwise by 90 degrees.

 

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  keithwms

• May 31, 2010

I like the rotation idea David, I have been playing with that, thanks.

 

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  bsdunek

• May 31, 2010

We just planted our peas - we're a little late this year. Really like the S-curve of the peas, and the soft lighting. Be sure to post when you print this.

 

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  Kevin Caulfield

• May 31, 2010

Lovely shot, and I agree it would be better rotated 90 degrees.