Tag: still life
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Still Life Practice
One happy side effect of practicing still-life shots is that you then get to enjoy the subject matter afterward. This mum, for example, has lasted all week. I called this “You CAN Do Something with a Flower” as that was my youngest’s reaction when she saw the photo on my monitor. Eaves, Chris (March 21,…
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Ghost Pumpkin rising
My adventures in 4×5 homemade pinhole photography continue, this time with Rollei APX 25 film. Exposure time was ~55 minutes. The collage photo used two continuous dish lights, as my LED lights’ batteries drained about 20 minutes into the second shot. I’m using a Jobo 2520 to manually rotary process the film, and I’m pleased…
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Plantation Still Life
Part 8 of 17. Enjoy the textures and light of this still life. Eaves, Chris (March 25, 2019). Plantation Still Life [Photograph]. Vacherie, Louisiana. Shot on Canon 6D 170mm, 1/200 sec., f5.6 at ISO1250. Support me on Patreon (chriseaves), and sign up for the Get Social, Get Art sweepstakes over at MidnightOwl.Gallery.
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Conservatory Still Life
Back inside the Lincoln Park Conservatory, there’s this small square of plant life hanging on the wall. Eaves, Chris (Feb. 6, 2019). Conservatory Still Life [Photograph]. Chicago, Illinois. Shot on Canon 6D at 79mm, 1/500 sec., f4.5 at ISO2500.
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Frozen Seed
The creamy bokeh on this Canon lens just melts away the background. I also like how the dark background and white horizon roughly match the snow and seed pods. I tinkered with this one in black and white, but I really like the warm browns. Eaves, Chris (Jan. 26, 2019). Frozen Seed [Photograph]. Barrington Hills, Illinois.…
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Gnome Knoll
Another in my skiing Santa gnome series. I was taking a continuing education photography course at the time and didn’t have any studio lights. Still, this little guy never fails to bring a smile to my face. Eaves, Chris (Nov. 7, 2008). Gnome Knoll [Photograph]. Schaumburg, Illinois. Shot on a Canon Digital Rebel XTi at…
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Atop Gnome Knoll
Christmas wouldn’t be complete without me hanging a framed print of this photo in the house. Eaves, Chris (Nov. 7, 2008). Atop Gnome Knoll [Photograph]. Schaumburg, Illinois. Shot on a Canon Digital Rebel XTi at 60mm, 1/20 sec., f2.8, ISO100
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Grilling
Grilling season is here. I can smell the BBQ just sitting here. Eaves, Chris (May 30, 2009). Grilling [Photograph]. Schaumburg, Illinois. Shot on a Canon 40D at 23mm, 1/500 sec., f4.0, ISO400