Archives for Still Life Photography category

Fruits of Summer
Fruits of Summer
Pike Place Market – Seattle, WA
April 2015
f/6.3 – 1/80 sec – ISO 500 – Focal Length 85 mm

Flowers and Fruit Two

Flowers and Fruit Two
f/7.1 – .8 sec – ISO 100 – Focal Length 85 mm 

Flowers and Fruit One

Flower and Fruit One
f/5.0 – 1/4 sec – ISO 320 – Focal Length 75 mm

Instagram is DownInstagram, Facebook, Flickr and Twitter are filled with photographs of peoples’ lunch.  From Big Macs to foie gras, if they’re eating it, it’s being posted somewhere.  But who knew it was now an issue that warrants attention from the New York Times.  But apparently in some establishments it has become more than just a bad photography issue as some  Restaurants Turn Camera Shy.  This article may blow the “problem” out of proportion just a tad.  Maybe this is a New York City issue, but as often as I eat out in Phoenix I have never been terribly inconvenienced by someone snapping a picture of their plate before they dig in.  I do think the practice is way overdone and am not certain why every meal needs to be documented.  But I would think the diner pulling out a tripod or standing on their chair to get an aerial shot of their dinner are the exceptions that don’t necessitate outright photography bans.

Regardless, this is an interesting take on where photography has come with cameras being in every pocket and purse.

Purity

Purity

Gourd

Gourd
f/13.0 – 1/250 sec – ISO 200 – Focal Length 300 mm (with 25 mm extension tube)

Have a  Seat
f/13.0 -1/6 sec – ISO 100 – Focal Length 135 mm

Yellow Pepper
f/20.0 – 1/10 sec – ISO 100 – Focal Length 140 mm

Flavors of Summer
f/20.0 – 1/2 sec – ISO 100 – Focal Length 60 mm

Happy 4th of July!

Strawberries, White and Blue
f/20.0 – 1/4 sec – ISO 100 – Focal Length 85 mm