Start where you are.
Use what you have.
***
So
I started with
a scrap of
ephemera
from my Dad's
old stamp collection
'stash'
and dug up
this old chunk
of wood
and sifted
through
some
old potpourri
and
sorted
through
some
old buttons
and
in a
free-flowing
wabi-sabi
state of mind,
I
quickly
composed this
little
still life
it was if a story
was unfolding
as I assembled
the bits and pieces...
I've been to Wyoming
'though I don't know exactly where
Upton is.
Champa Street
is in
downtown Denver.
I searched for
some
early morning
light
and
the rest
is
history.
Or
rather
photography.
***
CAMERA SETTINGS:
Camera: Canon 6D (full frame)
Lens: Canon 28-135mm
Focal Length: 135mm
(Lens Image Stabilizer turned off for tripod use)
Mode: Manual
Auto Focus (center point focus) with Evaluative Metering
ISO 400, f/18, 1.3 sec
(I was going for 'tack sharp'
to emphasize the
assorted textures
and
light/shadow play)
***
PHOTO EDITING:
Lightroom:
lots of experimentation
with
cropping, snapshots
presets (mainly Kim's LightAiry Workflow)
then edited in
Photoshop CC:
just a bit of
layering
from Kim's Home Sweet Home Set
kk_hsh3 (Multiply 52%)
kk_hsh (Overlay 17%)
***
Linking up
with
(late as usual)
Love your old piece of wood, surprising how small it is, just goes to show you you don't need big. Love that it had a nail in it even better. Just so great and showing how you went about it even better. LOVE everything you did with this.
ReplyDeleteMarvelously put together and it does tell a story.
ReplyDeleteI love the way you put everything together and the thought processes that went with it. Inspiring!
ReplyDeleteLove the end result, thanks for sharing all the photos of what you found and details of your post processing. Great post !
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness.. I love what you created. Beautiful. Beautiful story. . Thanks for stopping. So glad you did.
ReplyDeleteLove seeing your set up at the front door. Visiting from Be Still 52.
ReplyDeletesuch a beautiful composition! and so special that the stamps were your father's.
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