Rain drops & reflection
A shot that depicts the weather here in St. Louis.
Star
Star – we are not talking about rock star here 😉
It’s the stuff that the flower’s petals are attached. I looked up Google and it’s called Calyx.
I didn’t want to sound like a botanist, so I came up with this misleading title Star…
Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
It’s Sunday and it’s time for a foodie shot 😉
Found a recipe for banana bread and tweaked it slightly to make it into a “fortified” banana bread – replaced about a 1/3 cup of flour with flax meal, wheat germ, and oat bran. The best part – the kids didn’t find it and they seemed to like it.
It took me quite a while to come up with this shot. A bread is a bread and I found it hard to come up with an interesting composition. Then I struggled with using the available lighting for this foodie shot.
Finally thought I should arrange it in such a way to reveal the texture. Then I had this shot with full sunlight to show the texture.
Brachiosaurus
Shot this Brachiosaurus sculpture outside the Field Museum in Chicago during my recent visit there.
With the blue sky in the background, I thought this turned out real nice.
Evolution
Evolution…as seen in Chicago Field Museum.
Bird’s view
Another shot from last spring. Spotted this seagull perched on a wall across from Field Museum in Chicago.
Jogger
Spotted this jogger in a park along Michigan Ave during my visit to Chicago last year.
Firecracker Flower/Bud
Firecracker Flower – another ‘babied’ tropical plant that has survived this winter. This has survived 3 winters now – as it’s grown in a flower pot, it’s easy to move around with the change in season.
Used Sigma 150mm macro lens @f/9.0 for this shot.
If you love macro and got some cash to invest in photography hobby, this is one of the best lens I would suggest.
Arabian Jasmine
That’s one of the bud on our ‘babied’ Arabian Jasmine plants that has survived this harsh winter as it gets to grow comfortably at 60° F indoors 😉
Stir Fry
It’s been a while since I last posted a foodie shot…
It’s not that we aren’t cooking anymore, it just takes quite a bit of time for food shots – from the time it takes to set the table for the food to get everything right. Further I still rely on natural window lighting for my food shots and it has to be done just before the Sun sets. That being said, only weekend seems to be a good time for my food photography.
Had this tofu/veggie stir fry shot using window lighting and used a couple of home made aluminum foil wrapped reflectors to brighten up shaded spots. Used 50mm @f/5.6 prime lens for this foodie shot.