{"id":94,"date":"2011-04-18T00:25:57","date_gmt":"2011-04-18T00:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stacy.awegallery.com\/?p=94"},"modified":"2011-04-18T00:25:57","modified_gmt":"2011-04-18T00:25:57","slug":"april-week-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stacy.awegallery.com\/?p=94","title":{"rendered":"April week 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Up until this point I have had no Calla Lilies in my portfolios.\u00c2\u00a0 Maybe it is because once you have seen the Robert Mapplethorpe<\/a> collection you begin to wonder if you can produce anything as original and as beautiful as his images.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Yet every year I see the islands of calla lilies throughout Golden Gate Park, along the costal roads, near the farm lands and in my neighbors\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 backyards.\u00c2\u00a0 \u00e2\u20ac\u0153This is the year,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d I say.<\/p>\n

I love my subjects outside so I am not going to do studio set ups at this point in life.\u00c2\u00a0 But that would provide a better lighting system to capture the pure white of these dazzling monoliths. \u00c2\u00a0Each edge is like a new dance that moves one erotically into the subject.\u00c2\u00a0 No wonder Mapplethorpe photographed both the human figure nude and the calla lily \u00e2\u20ac\u201c they share a common soul.<\/p>\n

Thursday morning, past, was very calm from 7 AM \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 9:30 so it was possible to work among the Callas. (Golden Gate Park).\u00c2\u00a0 The overcast day made for a nice muted light. I chose natural lighting and to allow the slight reflection of green from the large leaves to be a part of the image.<\/p>\n

Using a 400mm lens with extension tubes (allowing for a closer focus) I was able to isolate parts of the flower and the background.\u00c2\u00a0 Without a breeze I could shoot with my aperture at f\/32 for as much depth of field as possible at 400mm.\u00c2\u00a0 Another time I will check out the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Photoshop technique for \u00e2\u20ac\u0153multiple focus stacking.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00c2\u00a0 But capture and convey the image in camera if you can!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>This is Holy Week in the Christian Calendar which provides an apposite time to think about the Calla Lilies and their role as a symbol of the coming Easter\/resurrection\/rebirth or the Lily of\/as the Goddess and her incarnation, in say \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Mary Magdalene!<\/p>\n

Along the Sonoma Coast the invasive non-native ice plant is very prolific and coming into full bloom.\u00c2\u00a0 Despite the fact they conquer the lands and dunes of natives and choke them out \u00e2\u20ac\u201c they are so beautiful.<\/p>\n

Go WIDE!\u00c2\u00a0 You can get the flowers in the foreground and the whole coastline in the background.\u00c2\u00a0 Late in the afternoon or early evening provides great light.\u00c2\u00a0 But I was there more towards high noon and it still worked.\u00c2\u00a0 At this time of day you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have to worry too much about getting your own shadow in the image.\u00c2\u00a0 If you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know what hyper-focal-distance is \u00e2\u20ac\u201c it is time to learn.\u00c2\u00a0 Sign up for my next class.\u00c2\u00a0 See:\u00c2\u00a0 AWEgallery EVENTS.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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