White Lady by Candlelight

by davidstorm

I love to shoot subjects in soft light. I hope this one has turned out OK.

Pentax DA L 55-300mm, K-x.
Uploaded03/12/2011 - 21:11
CategoryStill Life
Shutter Speed4/5
Aperturef/5.6
LensN/A
ISO100
Focal Length135mm
Views/Likes141/0

Posted 03/12/2011 - 22:52 Link
Superb figure, lovely lighting and a very tasteful photo
Regards David
bwlchmawr
Posted 04/12/2011 - 07:20 Link
Lovely light and shadows.
Best wishes,

Andrew

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GIULIO57
Posted 04/12/2011 - 07:40 Link
Nice playing with real and shadow. I like soft light.
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senn
Posted 04/12/2011 - 09:15 Link
Hi david, .. you've got excellent idea to catch this statuette with idealised shapes in this way, .. I mean putting stress not only on it but also on its shadows; .. it calls attention as it's shot with "real" model . Well lit and coloured. However I'de give smaller part to the candle.

regards,
senn
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Edited by senn: 04/12/2011 - 09:19
puma
Posted 04/12/2011 - 09:30 Link
The way you got the light and the shadow, on this is great well done.
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autumnlight
Posted 04/12/2011 - 12:51 Link
It is lovely David, the candle gives such a lovely warm light, did you use any other form of lighting ?
davidstorm
Posted 04/12/2011 - 15:08 Link
autumnlight wrote:
It is lovely David, the candle gives such a lovely warm light, did you use any other form of lighting ?

Maria, there was some dim ambient lighting in the room, without this I think the shadows cast by the candle would have been too harsh. I did make an error though - I think I shot this with the wrong lens. My SMC Takumar 135 F3.5 would have produced a better result as it is sharper and has better out-of-focus effects than the 55-300mm.

Thank you for your comment and to everyone else that has commented on this picture.

Regards
David
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szgabor
Posted 04/12/2011 - 15:16 Link
This is a really stylish shot. I like the nice lights and fine shadows.
Regards,
Gábor
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pauljay
Posted 06/12/2011 - 07:42 Link
Love it but, the Christmas candle somewhat reduces the seriousness of the shot. Plain candle would have been better I feel. How's that for being fussy?
Paul.

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davidstorm
Posted 06/12/2011 - 19:59 Link
pauljay wrote:
Love it but, the Christmas candle somewhat reduces the seriousness of the shot. Plain candle would have been better I feel. How's that for being fussy?

I thought the christmas candle would add a seasonal feel to the shot - however I tend to agree having read your comment. Thanks very much for taking the trouble to add your thoughts.

Regards
David
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