Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Marbles

Focus Near . . .



Focus Far . . .
These marbles belong to my dh, he collected them as a child. I love all the colors, but not really happy with the shadows and lighting here. I may get out my macro lens and try these shots again. Canon 40D Aperture priority, SS 1/30 and 1/40 (w/tripod), f5.0, ISO 100, FL 38mm. Adjusted levels in PSCS2, forgot to smart sharpen, so no sharpening here.

29 comments:

Michelle said...

i like how you played with the focus here. the first one is my favorite--looks like it should be an ad.

Mandy said...

Wow! I love the colors and I your focus is super.

Anonymous said...

Great photos! They are awesome. I think the colors are great.
cari

Margaret said...

I like the colors and the white background. I was thinking of taking a picture of some marbles the other day. Maybe tomorrow. You've inspired me!

Sharon said...

Excellent! I love the marbles.

jordan.krogman said...

This is really fun. The colors are great and I love the random-ness of the marbles. Very cute!

Kristi said...

These are awesome! What fabulous colors! I can't wait til my son is old enough to introduce him to marbles!

pat said...

Oh my gosh--I LOVE this! All those colors on the white is just awesome. Great focus. Can't wait to see those cat's eyes in a macro.

Yvonne said...

Love your pictures!! Great to see the difference in focus!!

Danielle said...

I like the different points of view. Nice focus.

Katie said...

Great idea..I do like all of the colors and the 1st one is my favorite....

me said...

I love how you did the focus in these. That looks really cool. WOuld love to see them with your macro

Mom2Drew said...

Oh, this is great! You asked about the white backgrounds. I try to set my white balance by doing it custom. I also meter +1 over 0 most of the time. IF that does not work, I can use the screen layer and then, the eyedropper tool to get white. Hope that helps.

HC said...

Awesome photos! Love the colors and the different focus views. I personally like the shadows :)

Angela2932 said...

If you do another shot of the marbles with your macro, could you post it? I don't exactly know what macros do. . . are they primes with small number f settings? I'd love to see the difference if you do it. . . .

Angela2932 said...

If you do another shot of the marbles with your macro, could you post it? I don't exactly know what macros do. . . are they primes with small number f settings? I'd love to see the difference if you do it. . . .

Teri said...

Great job on this.

Yvette A said...

Love the colors. Great photos.

Kristen said...

This is so cool, I think the colors are vibrant against the white. Great photos!!

Unknown said...

Fun focus play but I love the shadows. I think it adds to the picture! They aren't harsh shadows gotten from using a harsh flash...but are soft shadows that occurred naturally....me likey ;)

Ashley Hiskes said...

Oh wow! Love the focus here.

Tomboymama said...

Very cool, such pretty marbles. I love the colors of the marbles with no competing background.

Tera Fraley said...

Very cool!! Love the focus and those colors are vibrant!

Becky said...

I love the composition of the shots. Adding marbles to my list of things to macro shoot!

Anonymous said...

I like that you showed near and far differences. Nice color

Travis said...

These are some great shots. The simplicity of the background helps to not distract from the marbles. I also like both views, with the focus on the back and the front. I disagree with you though, I like the shadows, in fact I would like to see them more pronounced.

Travis

Val said...

These shots are cool. I betthey will be very neat as macros too!

Anonymous said...

This brings back memories. I used to have a huge collection of marbles as a kid. Love how you changed the focus on the two shots.

--sme said...

Your post reminded me of Grover on Sesame Street (near! far! near! far!) Great colors!