African ornament

African ornament · 12:01 AM

Trial of low-key photography of an inanimate object...

roentarre · 03-20-2009, 04:41 AM

Very well lit object. The texture and colour are surreal!

daacon · 03-20-2009, 05:12 AM

Nice isolation and perfect background.

cupic · 03-20-2009, 05:15 AM

You can almost feel Africa coming through

cheers

Jimbo · 03-20-2009, 07:20 AM

I like it! Well done Ash. JIM

drmartin · 03-20-2009, 11:35 AM

Ash, Is it a joke? Was not I in Africa, but me it does seem to that it is the Indian decorative pattern? Although I was not in the USA and Canada also, but however in Africa of pine-tree does not grow. I liked in childhood to read the books of Fenimora of Kupera on the adventures of American Indians

Or do I wrong?

**Ash** · 03-20-2009, 02:08 PM

Thanks all for the comments.
The ornament is from Kenya - behind the feather on the ornament is a Masai figure (you know, tall, lanky, dark skinned, walk around with long sticks, herders in the savannah overlooking the Rift Valley mountainside). I do admit that a lot of ornaments I've seen from around the world can look similar in some ways...

drmartin · 03-20-2009, 11:01 PM

Oh, as I am ashamed, I yet know so few. I beg pardon

gawan · 03-21-2009, 02:02 PM

I like it too, that subject comes nicely off that background!

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03-20-2009, 04:41 AM	#2
roentarre Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 11,783	Very well lit object. The texture and colour are surreal!

03-20-2009, 05:12 AM	#3
daacon Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 20,914	Nice isolation and perfect background.

03-20-2009, 05:15 AM	#4
cupic Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Australia-NSW Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,824	You can almost feel Africa coming through cheers

03-20-2009, 07:20 AM	#5
Jimbo Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Maple Ridge BC Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,368	I like it! Well done Ash. JIM

03-20-2009, 11:35 AM	#6
drmartin Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Izhevsk, Russia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 858	Ash, Is it a joke? Was not I in Africa, but me it does seem to that it is the Indian decorative pattern? Although I was not in the USA and Canada also, but however in Africa of pine-tree does not grow. I liked in childhood to read the books of Fenimora of Kupera on the adventures of American Indians Or do I wrong?

03-20-2009, 02:08 PM	#7
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920 Original Poster	Thanks all for the comments. The ornament is from Kenya - behind the feather on the ornament is a Masai figure (you know, tall, lanky, dark skinned, walk around with long sticks, herders in the savannah overlooking the Rift Valley mountainside). I do admit that a lot of ornaments I've seen from around the world can look similar in some ways...

03-20-2009, 11:01 PM	#8
drmartin Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Izhevsk, Russia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 858	Oh, as I am ashamed, I yet know so few. I beg pardon

03-21-2009, 02:02 PM	#9
gawan Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Helsinki Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,400	I like it too, that subject comes nicely off that background!