This one is muuuuch nicer. :) The other is a bit moundy looking. This arrangement seems more well thought out.
I've got to say, it's a bit freaky to think that people are running around town gathering and purchasing objects for this challenge just because I had an idea! LOL! There's so much effort going on.... makes it seem like a big responsibility! ~ Lonnit
How long did it take? Well, this morning I set out with bags in hand down Arroyo Seco, which is a divided road straddling a ditch (arroyo). On either side of the ditch, I knew there had been planted several types of oak. So I parked at one end, and walked down the grove (not really a grove, more like two parallel rows), picking up mostly acorns at first. I didn't find a good supply of live oak acorns, so I went to the mall where one tree had just what I needed. The eggs and red leaves I already had from before. Setup and shooting probably took half an hour. I would have arranged things more carefully, but this is intended as a rough draft, so I didn't want to waste too much time. Oh, I just remembered I drove to another part of town where I knew the unidentified oak is common. Unfortunately, there were no current acorns from those trees.
I was a bit frustrated when the two quaker eggs didn't quite fit in the acorn shell. It turned out I had another larger shell, but it had an acorn in it. I usually try keeping the acorns in their shells, but in this case, I spent some time separating them. Fortunately, the eggs just fit. I had to put some live oak acorns underneath the eggs to get them at the angle I wanted. The eggs are dried out (in salt) and a heavy mass is at one end, so they don't want to lie down the way I want them to. I lay them down and they stand up. Hmmm, maybe that could be a good picture by itself. -- Victor
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17-Dec-2004 21:51
My goodness you really WERE gathering things for your still life! Victor, these are really well thought out and arranged. Of the two, I think this one is visually more appealing and has a stronger composition.
How long did it take you to get all of this together and set up?
