a swan

a swan · 04:51 PM

A candle on my table. I never realised that the colours and bruised pattern looks so lovely on that candle.

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Background is not photoshopped away, it's the way it was.

dave sz · 02-28-2007, 04:54 PM

really nice. It's always the small, simple things right under your nose...

Duh_Vinci · 02-28-2007, 05:04 PM

Very nice indeed! Lines, curves, pattern and textures - nice! Dark background perfectly isolates the subject. Nicely done!

(off topic) - All images in you Flicker gallery with 17-70 Sigma?

Regards,
D

Alvin · 02-28-2007, 10:17 PM

Dark background, simple colours - I like this! By the way, the candle holder has a glow to it. Was it lit by something else behind or beside it? Or was it just the candle?

aabram · 03-01-2007, 12:23 AM

Thanks.

@Duh_Vinci
Recent ones, yes, taken with Sigma 17-70. Earlier than that train pic (summer & misc) with kit and some with other cams too.

@Alvin
No, just the candle. There were two bulbs in the room but they were very weak and further away. If you look closely then there's a brighter spot on swan's forehead, that may possibly be one bulb. But there were no direct lights pointing on the swan or behind it. Just that single flame. I guess it's just the way that glass illuminates, it's noticeably thinner on edges and thicker in the middle.

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02-28-2007, 04:54 PM	#2
dave sz Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: carpentersville, IL Posts: 693	really nice. It's always the small, simple things right under your nose...

02-28-2007, 05:04 PM	#3
Duh_Vinci Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Photos: Albums Posts: 1,300	Very nice indeed! Lines, curves, pattern and textures - nice! Dark background perfectly isolates the subject. Nicely done! (off topic) - All images in you Flicker gallery with 17-70 Sigma? Regards, D

02-28-2007, 10:17 PM	#4
Alvin Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,517	Dark background, simple colours - I like this! By the way, the candle holder has a glow to it. Was it lit by something else behind or beside it? Or was it just the candle?

03-01-2007, 12:23 AM	#5
aabram Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Estonia Posts: 261 Original Poster	Thanks. @Duh_Vinci Recent ones, yes, taken with Sigma 17-70. Earlier than that train pic (summer & misc) with kit and some with other cams too. @Alvin No, just the candle. There were two bulbs in the room but they were very weak and further away. If you look closely then there's a brighter spot on swan's forehead, that may possibly be one bulb. But there were no direct lights pointing on the swan or behind it. Just that single flame. I guess it's just the way that glass illuminates, it's noticeably thinner on edges and thicker in the middle.