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Close up (April Challenge)

Close Up

This is a set of pictures I took for the April Challenge.
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  • Lite my fireThe grand-kids loved helping with this one.  Get some Play-Doh stick some patches in it and wait until Grandpa (me) tells you to light 'em up.This was done with nature daylight and shot with the high speed advance clicking away.

    Lite my fireThe grand-kids loved helping with this one. Get some Play-Doh stick some patches in it and wait until Grandpa (me) tells you to light 'em up.This was done with nature daylight and shot with the high speed advance clicking away.

  • But where is the soda?This was shot with two stobes.  The main light had a small softbox on it and the second was bare bulb at low power to fill in the shadows.

    But where is the soda?This was shot with two stobes. The main light had a small softbox on it and the second was bare bulb at low power to fill in the shadows.

  • Just add heatThese are sold as a kids craft item that you layout into a pattern and the run a hot iron of them to melt them together.This was shot with a single stobe with a small softbox attached.

    Just add heatThese are sold as a kids craft item that you layout into a pattern and the run a hot iron of them to melt them together.This was shot with a single stobe with a small softbox attached.

  • WisteriaI liked this as much the Photoshop effect as the flowers.  I used the Filter 'Dry Brush' to get this look.

    WisteriaI liked this as much the Photoshop effect as the flowers. I used the Filter 'Dry Brush' to get this look.

  • How slow can you goA very cooperative subject.

    How slow can you goA very cooperative subject.

  • Pin up

    Pin up

  • From the gardenThis is a very small flower that comes in bunches.  At the moment neither my wife or I can remember what it is called.This was taken with a single strobe with a soft box attached.

    From the gardenThis is a very small flower that comes in bunches. At the moment neither my wife or I can remember what it is called.This was taken with a single strobe with a soft box attached.

  • Simple YellowAnother flower from the garden that we can't remember the name.This was take with the flower lying on a dark background and a single strobe with a soft box attached.

    Simple YellowAnother flower from the garden that we can't remember the name.This was take with the flower lying on a dark background and a single strobe with a soft box attached.

  • Pick a color, any color.

    Pick a color, any color.

  • Tiifany RoseAnother flower from the garden.This was taken with a single strobe with a soft box attached.

    Tiifany RoseAnother flower from the garden.This was taken with a single strobe with a soft box attached.

  • CarnationI really liked the color of this flower.  I ended up taking many different pictures of it.This was taken with a single strobe with a soft box attached.

    CarnationI really liked the color of this flower. I ended up taking many different pictures of it.This was taken with a single strobe with a soft box attached.

  • Lying down on the job.The only thing I didn't like about this picture was that you could see the lint in some of the straws.

    Lying down on the job.The only thing I didn't like about this picture was that you could see the lint in some of the straws.

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