Highlights and Shadows One | ©2013 David Allio
Happy New Years 2014!
This is not a Rorschach test. Instead, this is the first in a series of fourteen still life photographs presenting Highlights and Shadows on a textured hallway wall.
People may search for new objects and representations to hang on the walls – to fill their space and possibly to promote memories. This mixture of Highlights and Shadows appeared on the wall one autumn/winter morning (10:26am) and was gone a few moments later. The only lasting memory is the representation to be presented here over the next two weeks.
This is not a Rorschach test. But out of curiosity, what does this photograph look like to you?
Camera: Nikon D60 | Lens: AF VR Nikkor Zoom 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED | Focal Length: 68mm | Exposure: f/4.5 – 1/2000th – ISO 400
Mamaw on Christmas Night | ©2013 David Allio
Mamaw awaits her grandchildren on Christmas night.
The lighting in this scene demanded an exposure. Quietly, I set up the camera and tripod in hopes of capturing the scene from several perspectives, but it only took a moment after the camera shutter opened and closed the first time for her to move. Mamaw explained that she didn’t want to get in the way of a picture of her pretty Christmas tree. It was only after the camera was put away that she sat back down to await her grandchildren.
Camera: Nikon D3 | Lens: AF-S Nikkor Zoom 24-70mm f/2.8G | Focal Length: 24mm | Exposure: f/8 – 3 seconds – ISO 250
Ilex opaca – American Holly | ©2013 David Allio
Red berries of the Ilex opaca – American Holly – in front of my mother’s house in Southwest Virginia.
Read more about the history and folklore of holly.
Happy Holly Day and Happy Holidays!
Merry Christmas or Mele Kalikimaka!
Camera: Nikon D3 | Lens: AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED | Focal Length: 105mm | Exposure: f/22 – 1/200th – ISO 400
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