Okay... So this may not have too much to do with a book I am reading, with water, light or any other of our previous themes. I just like it so thought I would chuck it up for shredding. Any input would be appreciated. Let me kick off ... Does anyone else get annoyed by the phone line at bottom left of the frame? Ooooo... that p/shop stamp is screaming to be used! Technical details: f22 at 1/250th, fill in flash from camera mounted flash at full power, but angled upwards and bounced off the internal diffuser (No Jackie, and no Jackie's Dad to hold additional flashes and deflectors :). By using fill flash and by working closely I was able to under expose the back ground, giving detail in the clouds. There was very little p/shopping: a tweak of the levels and a WHOLE bunch of spot healing! Damn that dust of the devils loins!
Paul

My best sale

In response to Emil's post last year of his best sale, I have posted this shot. It was sold RM on Alamy with the following use:

Country: Europe
Usage: Direct Mail/Brochures
Media: Catalog
Industry: Cars/Commercial Vehicles
Sub-Industry: Car companies
Print run: up to 500,000
Placement: Front Cover
Image Size: 1/4 page
Start: Thursday, October 30, 2008
End: Sunday, October 30, 2011

After commission I made R15,500.

While I did wait for the clouds to enter the sky to add some interest, it is essentially a snap, but one which I knew to take because I am slowly learning what is and what is not commerically viable.

Neil.

Light

Late as usual, and also trying to kill two birds with one stone so to speak. Here's my entry into Last month's theme, light. These are two of my photography students in St Lucia. I had them pose for me while I painted them with my LED headlamp. this is always a fun shoot for the students who have often not had the chance to shoot long exposures at night. I posted an earlier shoot of a lightening storm last year that was on a similar excursion.

I hope January and the rest of 2009 is looking up for everyone. Neil...you owe an image of a certain road in the Free State as per our deal last year ;)

Cheers

E

The one that got away

Sigh...sometimes you just miss the shot. This happened the other day while in Pongola photographing a favourite spot of mine for water birds. I'd be ecstatic if the focus were on the eye and beak of the jacana, but daly it's on the wingtips and legs... the one that got away.

(oh and tech details are 80-200 zoom at the maximum extension on a D700. The image was cropped to about half frame)

E