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26-JUL-2006 jstrong

Salt XP #1

Canon PowerShot Pro 1
1/60s f/5.6 at 22.8mm with Flash full exif

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janewigginsphotography31-Jul-2006 18:48
Thanks Brent and Cat - it was fun and I want to do some more. :) jano
Brent 30-Jul-2006 16:45
Nice series Jano. Must have been fun experimenting and getting some good results.
ctfchallenge30-Jul-2006 04:04
I like your salty experiments here :) This one is really cool! crisp! and intriguing! -Cat
janewigginsphotography28-Jul-2006 15:26
Thanks Barbara, CJ and Aam. Actually my first pic in this series was the middle one which inspired to try salt in action. I had never tried it, and discussed in the chat, and given some good advice by Techo. I then set up the tripod, 420ex, the lighting, and took the third shot in this series. I was impressed on how the salt grains showed up, especially against the white. I then decided to see if I could get a little closer. But I need an assist lamp with this as my natural light had faded and I needed help to focus. I cleaned up the shaker, strapped on a head lamp for the assist, focused, set the timer, and did about 5-6 shots of this. This one turned out the best, had the most clarity, but not as many crystals except for those three little guys. I decided I liked the symentry in any case, considered myself lucky to have captured it. And yes, I had lots of salt over my floor :) jano
aam1234 27-Jul-2006 18:40
Yes, we would like to know.
ctfchallenge27-Jul-2006 18:30
Nice series but this is my fav of the 3 Jano - great macro! How did you catch those 3 little grains of salt like that - I'd have salt all over the place if I tried that - I'd have to lay the shaker down and place those little grains on a backdrop or PS them in! ;-) CJ
aam1234 27-Jul-2006 16:38
Excellent series! Love how they are connected to each other too. WTG Jano.
Barbara Heide27-Jul-2006 11:41
very nice catch! I like that!