Thursday, March 31, 2011

Sands of Time

Work by Nancy Dale "Sands of Time"



                           ISO 200 f/22 1/100th of a second 50mm lens Studio Lighting conditions

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Taste of Spring


                                        Both Photographs were taken with these settings
                                            ISO 400 f/7.1 1/15th of a second 18mm lens

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Purple



                                               ISO 200 f/3.5 1/180th of a second 45mm lens

Crystals


Took some photographs inside a bead store this afternoon this is an extreme close up of a section of the Crystal Rack


ISO 200 F/4.0 1/25th of a second 20mm lens

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Faces in Stone: Shadows of Victory

Sculpture by Augustus Saint Gaudens' "Victory"
Saint Gaudens National Historical Site Cornish NH




The statute of Saint Gaudens' "Victory" was lit by light sources from multiple angles and in-direct sun light which gave her this interesting shadow effect

ISO 400 f/2.2 1/60th of a second 55mm len lighting from interior and in-direct sun light

Faces in Stone: Angel of the Tomb

Sculpture by Augustus Saint Gaudens
Saint Gaudens National Historical Site Cornish NH



ISO 200 f/3.2 1/60th of a second 55mm len Existing Light

Faces in Stone: General William Tecumseh Sherman USA

Sculpture by Augustus Saint Gaudens
Saint Gaudens National Historical Site Cornish NH


My photograph of General Sherman's bust at the Saint Gaudens National Historical Site; I hope to emphasize the dark persona that this sculpture portrays. The bust itself is shaded from any direct light in the gallery and the shadows that fall on it make Saint Gaudens' piece look like it could speak to you. The voice I could hear was dark, raspy and gruff the voice of man that had been through hell and returned.


ISO 400 f/4.0 1/80th of a second 55 mm lens Existing light

Friday, March 25, 2011

Diana

Sculpture by Augustus Saint Gaudens
Saint Gaudens National Historical Site Cornish NH


ISO 200 f/2.0 1/30th of a second 35mm lens

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Faces in Stone: Mr. Lincoln

Sculpture by Augustus Saint Gaudens
Saint Gaudens National Historical Site Cornish NH



ISO 200 f/2.5 1/60th of a second 100mm lens

Face in Stone: Saint Gaudens' Lincoln

Sculpture by Augustus Saint Gaudens
Saint Gaudens National Historical Site Cornish NH


Saint Gaudens National Historic Site Cornish New Hampshire. This piece is displayed in a gallery dedicated to President Lincoln. The park is a must see for anyone interested in Art, Augustus Saint-Gauden was truly a brilliant artist. The National Park Service operates a website at http://www.nps.gov/saga/index.htm

ISO 200 f/22 1/60th of a second 100mm lens

Monday, March 21, 2011

Dark Heart


Nancy just completed this necklace tonight it is called "Dark Heart" I photographed it under studio lighting conditions

ISO 200 f/22 1/125th of a second 45mm lens

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Nancy's Rendition of a Met Innmon Design



The other day Nancy created a piece from a pattern designed by Met Innmon, I photographed the piece as I do with all of Nancy's work. The photographs I took just bugged me, it didn't represent the piece very well and was kind of flat. So yesterday Nancy and I were out shopping, we stopped at a Michaels store and I found these poster size pages in a polished black as well as a pearly white, I though they would make great photographic background material.

They worked really well: I re-shot the "Kudo Spirial" bangle


ISO 200 f/22 1/160th of a second 40mm lens under studio lighting conditions
and this is the result

Wonders of the Rock



This small rock I have been using for a few years as a set piece or prop in Nancy's Jewelry photographs, this morning I needed a stand in to for test shot in a new setup and there was the trusty rock. So the "rock" got it's own portrait today.


ISO 200 f/22 1/160th of a second 45mm lens under studio lights

At the Ready



Saratoga Battlefield National Historical Site


ISO 400 f/8.0 1/800th of a second 20mm lens

Watching the Visitors



While driving through the Saratoga Battlefield National Historical Park, in the fall of 2008 I noticed this lone deer walking toward the park access road. She didn't seemed to be phased by my presence I was driving very slow and pull up and stopped when I opened my car window she just looked at me. I was able to take three photographs of her before she became nervous and left.


ISO 400 f/5.6 1/250th of a second 40mm lens

Friday, March 18, 2011

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Forest Bangle

Nancy finished her "Forest Bangle" Bracelet and I photographed it this evening this is a sample of what the face of it looks like shot with a Tamron 100 mm 1:1 Macro lens under studio lighting conditions

ISO 200 f/22 1/125th of a second

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Madison



What is she thinking ????




ISO 1600 f/8 1/40th 55mm lens

Saturday, March 12, 2011

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Nancy's new piece

Nancy created this wonderful piece over the past week: I was looking for a different background to display it on and came up with the back of my leather coat which seems to set the piece off very nicely


ISO 200 f/ 8.0 1/125 of a second 40mm lens under studio lighting conditions

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

New Photography Blog Susan L. Stevenson

Just added a new photography blog to my favorites list she writes about and photographs Alaskan life.

The Blog URL is http://susanstevenson.com/blog/

Monday, March 7, 2011

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Spring Buds


Nancy's newest necklace creation. It truly feels like a breath of Spring

Photograph taken under Studio Lighting conditions

ISO 200 f/13 1/160th of a second 35mm lens