Rings

Hello my friends,

What can I say, I am a romantic.  I borrowed my wifes ring for an evening.  Her condition for borrowing it was that I clean it for her. 

I was going for a marriage/love theme with a nice bokeh effect.     

The lights in the background are actually our Christmas tree lights. They make a nice bokeh effect.

Here are the results of the evening. 

AP

Best Belt Ever!!

Hi All,

In my last post I mentioned that I would take a few photos of my belt and how I thought everyone would get a kick out of it. 

Well here it is.  Yes it has a Flathead screwdriver, a #2 Phillips, a bottle opener, and a 8/10/11mm wrench loop. 
For those wondering, yes I have actually really used them.    

It is the best belt I have ever own.

As for the photos, I have a new appreciation for product photography.  The floor surface I placed the belt on was rather glossy (last two photos) which caused me grief by creating lots of reflection.  The belt itself is very shining, which caused lots of glare. 

On the last two photographs I actually painted the light on the belt.  By that I mean, the room was dark (low ISO, f/22, long shutter speed 15sec) and I used a flashlight to paint the light on the belt.  Its a pretty neat technique, I will definitely use it again. 

AP

In God We Trust

Hello my friends,

Here are a few that I took using a reverse lens adapter (poor man's macro lens).  Oh...I also got to use my new Manfrotto tripod and ball head.  I am really liking them. 

A reverse lens adapter is an adapter that allow you to reverse your lens on your camera...kinda like looking through a pair of binoculars backwards.  This allows you to be able to take really close up photos. 

I used my 35mm prime lens and an external speedlight.  Ideally you want to be able to control your aperture.  The objects were items I had around my desk.  Yes I always have gears and screws around my desk, not to mention, springs, electric motors, screwdrivers,... all things mechanical... after all I am a Mechanical Engineer. (That reminds me I need to take a photo of my belt, you all would get a kick out of it)  What's funny is that most of these items Paula found in my pockets before washing. 

Anyway, I hope you all enjoy these photos. 

In God We Trust

Beauty Everywhere

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