Shells

MacroLuv · Post by **MacroLuv** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 3:58 pm

... of sea snails.

Camera model Olympus SP-320
Date/time 04.02.2007/11:31:12
Exposure time 1/30 s
F-number f/5.6
ISO 100
Focal length 8 mm

Camera model Olympus SP-320
Date/time 04.02.2007/11:36:05
Exposure time 1/30 s
F-number f/5.6
ISO 100
Focal length 8 mm

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 5:47 pm

Very nice compositions Nikola...they really show up nice with the black background. Beautiful shells also. I am surprised you havn`t posted any shells since you live on an island

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 5:58 pm

Both of these images are nice but pic no. 2 really has deminsion. Nice work Nikola

crotermund · Post by **crotermund** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 9:55 pm

I especially like the 2nd picture, Nikola. The pearly white shell on black works really well and I like the perspective you shot it from.

Carl_Constantine · Post by **Carl_Constantine** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 10:05 am

I agree, both pics are really nice. I'm more drawn to the pearly color of the second image though. Nice images Nicola

cactuspic · Post by **cactuspic** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 1:14 pm

The first image is nice, Nikola. But the second image is so much stronger-in both the lighting and the composition.

Irwin

MacroLuv · Post by **MacroLuv** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 3:30 pm

Thanks folks!

Did you notice one small shell (grey color) on the right one (#1)?

You will never guess what served as a background.

Carl_Constantine · Post by **Carl_Constantine** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 10:09 am

I didn't notice that at first glance. Thanks for pointing it out.

Ok, so spill the beans. what did you use for a background?

MacroLuv · Post by **MacroLuv** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 2:21 pm

Background was dark glass surface of dining room table.

You can see, if look carefully, reflections of the left shell in a form of cone between two shells on #1. I fired flash from narrow angle to reduce reflections. Some amount of daily light also helped.