The Return of Owl

[puddleshark]

It's so long since I last did a Still Life, I have forgotten everything: lighting, composition, lines, colour...

Subject:
I saw some quinces in the the posh new deli at Corfe Castle last week, and who can resist photographing quinces, right?

Also, my chrysanthemums are in flower. Last year I ordered some white spider chrysanthemums from Sarah Raven, and, when they flowered, found that a single flame-coloured chrysanthemum had infiltrated the order. No complaints. I don't know what variety it is, but the colour is glorious, very welcome at this grey time of year.

Photography notes:
Grey daylight. Tripod shod. f10 for a good depth of field, 0.4s, ISO100.

Composition:
The lines are all over the place, and something out of shot has horrified Owl. But, hey, quinces. You can't go wrong with quinces.

Comments

[house_wren]

Love the still life.
I laughed a lot at "something out of shot has horrified Owl."
Thank you for your post.

[puddleshark]

Thank you!

If I place Owl facing out of the picture, Owl looks horrified at something out of shot. If I place Owl facing towards the camera, Owl looks horrified at being part of a Still Life arrangement. Can't win.

[kaishin108]

Beautiful. That makes me want to get out my paints. :)

[puddleshark]

Thank you!

Quinces make such beautiful subjects. I wish I had the skill to paint them.

[zenigotchas]

I love this <3

[puddleshark]

Thank you!

You can tell it hasn't stopped raining here for weeks and weeks, when I switch to indoor photography and start setting up Still Lifes...