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Binkie The Clown

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12. After I wrote that post,

Sun Mar 15, 2015, 09:26 PM

Mar 2015

more or less tongue in cheek, I started thinking about exploring minimalist still life compositions. It could be fun. How, for example, could you make an interesting photo with nothing more than a few pebbles? There their physical arrangement in the frame, the background (plain, textured, light, dark, wood, cloth, sand, ...) the lighting arrangement, depth of field, and so on.

Even something as simple as a few pebbles can provide a lot of opportunities to experiment.

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Veterans Park with a Sears Lens. [View all] alfredo Mar 2015 OP

NICE, alfredo! elleng Mar 2015 #1

These are very sharp and clear, alfredo! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2015 #2

Hell yes. I love playing with old lenses. alfredo Mar 2015 #3

I like the water fall best,,, old is good with some things! juxtaposed Mar 2015 #4

With 2X crop factor, I was shooting with a 100mm lens. At times alfredo Mar 2015 #5

Those are wonderful! Binkie The Clown Mar 2015 #6

Thank you. I am retired, so I have the time to take a bunch of photos and obsess over them alfredo Mar 2015 #7

I too am retired. Binkie The Clown Mar 2015 #8

One doesn't have to suffer for their art. I choose my location based on the close alfredo Mar 2015 #9

Good criteria. Binkie The Clown Mar 2015 #10

That's a good way to hone your skills. What you alfredo Mar 2015 #11

After I wrote that post, Binkie The Clown Mar 2015 #12

My wife's art history book has helped me so much. So has the cinema. I keep coming back alfredo Mar 2015 #13

I spent an evening photographing old pocket watches. I might have to do that again. alfredo Mar 2015 #14

Wow! Dyedinthewoolliberal Mar 2015 #15

Thanks. It was nearing the golden hour, and the sky was mostly clear. alfredo Mar 2015 #16