Sunday, July 12, 2009

Ellipsis Monday Photo Shoot #45: Black and Blue

Carly wants some black and blue things this week. Unfortunately, or fortunately depending on how you look at it, I don't have a have bruise to show you. Those are always fun to share.

Here's what I do have for you this week:

I had a little trouble finding some things with the correct colors at first. Then I remembered some wine bottles we had in the house. The wine bottle pops up a few times.

On this first try, I tried to focus through the bottle. It turned out okay, not great.



Next, I tried to get more of the lettering, the lighting wasn't great, as you can see:


It was more of a flash problem than anything else.

Then, I took a picture of my new baby in it's protective case.




You didn't think it was going to be an actual baby, did you?

Lastly, the wine bottle came back and I tried to work with some sunlight coming through a window.





Like I said, I tried.

For the extra credit Carly wanted to know something about or favorite colors and favorite color choices for photography. Well, my favorite color is red, but I don't find it easy to photograph. I find some shades of green easier. Maybe it's just because I like nature shots.

That's all for today. Go check out the other shots now.

5 comments:

Carly said...

Hi Mike :)

Thanks for the birthday wishes. Don't worry about it not being on my official birthday, I celebrate the birthday season, and gratefully accept wishes well into the fall!

:)

Great ideas with the bottles! I really like what you did, and I want to encourage you to keep working with different lighting opportunities. I loved the bottle behind the shade, that is a wonderful approach! The blue with the black and white stripes is striking!! Good job!

-Carly

Shannon said...

Love your black and blue shots... and I'm with you my favorite color is red! :) I guess I was too late to participate this week.. darn!

Suzanne R said...

Neat shots as you experimented with the wine bottle. Perfect for the theme, too!

Mike said...

Thanks everyone!

Martha said...

I think you did a fine job! Thanks for stopping by :-)