I have a sand pit – I have some shells – I have some stones – I couldn’t get past the size of the grains of sand I have – any still life just didn’t look real (‘life like’) – However, your effective use of focal length/narrow dof, may very well be an approach that moves me along the line I want to go (though I think I’m going to have to get some finer grained sand anyway.
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Thanks for the explanation Stephen and good luck with your shots!
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Nicely done.
Thanks for the inspiration AND a potential solution to a photographic problem I was struggling to see past!
Stephen I am curious about the potential solution offered by this image! Can you explain? Glad I could inspire!
I have a sand pit – I have some shells – I have some stones – I couldn’t get past the size of the grains of sand I have – any still life just didn’t look real (‘life like’) – However, your effective use of focal length/narrow dof, may very well be an approach that moves me along the line I want to go (though I think I’m going to have to get some finer grained sand anyway.
Cheers
Thanks for the explanation Stephen and good luck with your shots!
Liking this a lot. And I find myself really wanting to see a second crop – one that gets up close and works to the golden mean structure of the shell.