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Still Life #2

jwall

jwall

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Based on the success and viral sensation of my first still life post, I'll post another...

Meet one of my wife's glass pumpkins. The image is the result of multiple exposures as the pumpkin was incrementally rotated on a lazy-susan. It's interesting, and I like the effect. However, I think it would be more impactful with a more saturated color palette or different color scheme.

This is also an old photo. Taken with a Canon 5D Mark IV, the 35 f/2, and an extension tube (18mm I think).
 

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Awesome image. Love the creativity and of course the results. A little more detail please. Is the pumpkin all clear glass? If so, where did the autumn colors come from? Also, those colors look broken up like the white pumpkin in the middle of the frame. What caused this wonderful abstraction? Love the image and would not change the colors or saturation. Different and I like that. Gotta dig the lazy susan out now.
Thanks for sharing,
barondla
 
barondla said:
Awesome image. Love the creativity and of course the results. A little more detail please. Is the pumpkin all clear glass? If so, where did the autumn colors come from? Also, those colors look broken up like the white pumpkin in the middle of the frame. What caused this wonderful abstraction? Love the image and would not change the colors or saturation. Different and I like that. Gotta dig the lazy susan out now.
Thanks for sharing,
barondla
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Hi barondla -

The pumpkin is actually infused with the orange, green, yellow and brown tones that you see in the photo. The clear stem protrudes out of the top and appears white in the image. There is a narrow dark band around the stem where it fuses to the rest of the pumpkin. It's kinda heavy.

In reading back through my original post, I realized that I did not use a lazy-susan...I hand-rotated the pumpkin while it was sitting on an old light box.

Anyway, thanks for your interest in my photo. Happy New Year to you!
 
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