This is the last of a few images I made on my dining room table late one afternoon. The light was fading, so I just let the exposure go for maybe an hour. I seem to end up doing that fairly often, as I like the light that time of day. That last long exposure seems to have its own feel. I wonder if this is a common experience?
Mark, If an hour exposure is good enough for Weston's Pepper #30 I'd say its good enough. (Athough I don't know exactly how long Weston's exposure was, it was long.)
Glad to see some more of your work.. I am a fan. Any more carrots or have you moved on to onions?
Thomas ~ Yes, it's a great filter, crisp and clear! It's kind of fun matching such filters to the moment when working... Carrots and onions will always be there, though I'm not posting any of the current carrots. There are other things too, but just for fun. I thought I'd keep the APUG stuff all onions and carrots. The skulls just sneak in on their own when I'm not looking...
Patrick ~ As Mike said, Weston's Pepper #30 was an 8 hour. He made very small waterhouse stops which he inserted inside his lens to get a very deep depth of field. He lost a bit to diffraction, but it doesn't seem to harm the contact prints...
Vic ~ The Flemish still-life paintings were on my mind when I was making this one, especially while printing. But I'm afraid mine is probably more phlegmish...
Svend ~ Yes the long exposures do something special to the light. They've become a personal tradition, catching that last fading light in the last, long exposure...
Mike and Bert ~ Thank you! I'm glad it comes across well. It's a kind of special image to me...