Balance

Here are my images for the Balance theme. The first image is just a fun image of my son balancing some china. This china set has been handed down several generations in my family. Luckily Logan didn’t break any of the cups, regretfully I broke one after the shoot when I moved my step stool. Anybody want to guess how Logan pulled this off?

The next shot is an image of my wife balancing a knife on her finger. I always love taking images of items in a way that contradicts their utilitarian aspects. With doing so you can create an image that makes people think and study the composition more then if it was a straight forward image. For instance, with this image of the knife logic makes you think that the point should be piercing the skin of the finger. When it doesn’t you become intrigued and look into the image more. Well this is just my interpretation that is. Let me know what you think.

The last image is more of an interpretive imagery of balance. This image is of my wife. I include an image of her because she is the center of my universe. Whenever am down are having a hard time she is the first to pick me up. Whenever I need encouragement or a muse to get my creative juices flowing she is always there to inspire me. Whenever I succeed it is only because of her undying support and encouragement. Without her in my life everything would be out of whack. She is the one I go to when everything is out of kilter and I need focus. For me my wife is my balance :o)

My take on Balance

I interpreted the "balance" theme for this month to relate to composition (e.g. a balanced compostioon). As such, here is my contribution to the blog . . .

I took this shot off the coast of Sarasota, FL a couple of weeks ago. After I got back and began to look at my images, I was at first disappointed with this shot. I felt the two Egrets on the left were the main subject matter and the lone guy on the right was a distraction - kind of a "third wheel". However, after spending some time with it and considering the composition, the image began to grow on me. As it turns out, it is now my 2nd favorite shot of the trip.

I continue to view the pair as the main subject matter but I think the one on the right actually adds interest and "balance", if you will, to the composition. I believe groupings of three are typically more pleasing than groupings of 2 or 4 - there is an inherent balance to groups of three.

The egret on the right certainly fills some space, but more than that, he adds depth to the image and maybe even a story line. To me, the pair appear to be kissing (I know they are not really engaged in human-like activity) - their heads and neck form a heart shape. I can imagine these two "lovers" annoyed by the "third wheel" on the right who will not give them any privacy. Ok, ok, I know this is kinda weird.

Any way, "Three's Company" is my contribution for February. I'm interested in your comments and C&C.

February's Theme

The theme for February is...

Balance

I believe balance is one of the most important aspects of life and manifests itself in many ways.  Have fun with this one!

-Micah

Bright Colors from Light Spinning Globes

For colors, I experimented with lighted spinning globe gadgets. I used mirrors attached to inside of a box with blue tinted transparent paper taped to mirrors.In complete darkness,I experimented with shutter speed until I was able to get the images. The gadgets were hung close to where the corners of the mirrors met. Tap was wrapped over the trigger buttons of the gadgets so there was continuos spinning. Of course, the camera with 100 macro lense was mounted on a tripod.You get the reflection from the mirrors for the single gadget.