stine's personal playground

[stine]

wow, i was checking in here, to see what you guys have been up to and *bam!* a whole new site! i'm thrilled!
good to be back, sorry for being absent for quite some time.

the a-photo-a-day-idea is great, i really enjoy doing this on my website, but putting it in "the open" for a community like CA is way better than just posting on your own website.

as always: crits and comments more than welcome!


http://stine-wiemann.com//2008-02/images/2008-02-19.jpg

[alucard]

so you cammed back from your 'disappear until you're asked about' adventure.
good.
now start posting. or else ... uhmm ...I will... aaaa ...you know, stuf.
so yeah, it's like that, ok.
kisses and hugs.

very good photo. but i don't like the ''branch'' that's devideing the picture in 2. the colors are great. and good light.
cheers.

[Mr. Mu]

on my website

aha! Where exactly would that be?

Great to see you back!

*subscribes*

[klips]

What did I say? They don't come back until you ask them to!

*can't wait*

[purplerose]

lol

I like the DOF in that one. :)

[stine]

thanks so much for the warm words, everyone! i'm flattered!

alucard - i see what you mean with the "branch" - i hadn't noticed it so far, but you're right, it's a bit distracting... i didn't get the "disappear until you're talked about" thing at first, but then i saw someone's thread in the lounge. so, here i am. it's been a pretty busy year, but i hope to be on these boards more regularly now... thanks!

mr mu: thanks for the nice words here and in your thread. my website is www.stine-wiemann.com
that's where i post a photo or a drawing/painting every day (or at least i try to do so).

klips - ha, i get it now. :) thanks a lot!

purplerose - thank you, glad you like it.

so here's today's photo. i haven't been able to work on it in photoshop so far, since my computer isn't really working right now. so excuse the slight shift to the left, i'll work on that the moment photoshop is up and running again...


http://stine-wiemann.com/2008-02/images/2008-02-20.jpg

"coming up against a brick wall"

[Morbid]

Welcome back Stine, nice pictures!

[Le Gab]

Is this really happening? :)

[stine]

haha, thanks for your nice comments, guys.
gabriel, i can asure you, this is really, really happening... :)

okay, here's today's photo: my dear friend iwan asked me to take his application photos. his goal was: "i want to look like a really nice IT person." i think we got there... :)

http://stine-wiemann.com/2008-02/images/2008-02-21.jpg

[Mr. Mu]

jpg doesnt work

[stine]

sorry about that. should be fine now...

[Mr. Mu]

the look is really nice and amiable. Skin looks really pale, though... too much time spent in basements in front of a monitor or deliberate lighting decision?

^^

[stine]

thanks for stopping by, mr. mu! it was a combination of both with the light: i wanted to create a sense of depht with the darker background and he really is sort of pale right now... :)


so, here's today's photo: "sun-bathed"



http://stine-wiemann.com/2008-02/images/2008-02-23.jpg

[scientuslatens]

Very cool. This seems 'graphic' enough to be wallpaper friendly. If only the center bottom "nodule" was in focus.... :)

[purplerose]

I like the soft focus. :) I think the color cast in the bottom left corner is a bit distracting though. Would look great as a B/W after a bit of contrast tweaking.

[eazym]

nice, but what's going on exactly? backlight and flare (on the left?) or is that just a gradient applied in PS? Really tack-sharp in the center with strong contrast, and then it kind of bleeds out towards the edges...is it one of the above? or something else entirely?

[stine]

thank you all for having a look!
scientuslatens: yup, you're right, but it was kind of difficult to focus on a tiny bit like that at 200mm. have to work on my stability... :)

purplerose: thank you! i tried it as a b/w version, thanks for the tipp.

eazym: i shot the berries against bright sunlight, shielding the lens with my hand. so no ps-work done here. the color cast is a very weird lens flare that created a kind of edgy ring through the whole photo... thanks for asking. i'll make sure to give a little more information on the photos in the future.


so, here's today's photo, a dried up daffodil. shot against a lamp with green transparent paper: "standing high & dry"


http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-02/images/2008-02-24.jpg

[stine]

so, here's an early one. sorry, gotta hurry...



http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-02/images/2008-02-25.jpg

"sunwheel"

[Mr. Mu]

standing high and dry: that's a nice shot pointing out an unusual area of interest about petals. Beautiful.

sunwheel: this is otherworldly. It's a shot of the spirit of flowerness rather than merely a shot of a flower. It's full of movement and delicate transitions. The light makes some of the petals transparent and some opaque - that's confusing and beautiful. Also, it's bathing the foreground in an even tranquility while falling off rapidly to the background. The light source must therefore have been rather close, I guess?
I need all the setup information I can get for this one, before my envy eats me up...!

°.0

but it was kind of difficult to focus on a tiny bit like that at 200mm

Question: do you have a DOF preview on your camera? I quite frequently use mine to get a clear impression of the shot.
Or was that remark rather about keeping the camera shake down with a big lense like that?

(in that case...

[]°
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...I'd like to point out my ASCII tripod...:D
)

[scientuslatens]

sunwheel is def. a winner. man i need to get something living in my room so i can shoot (blame my shooting buddies for shaming me out of my nothing but still life/flower shots phase...) Despite the great range from the ethereal white to the black in this image, the whole is surprisingly quite easy on the eye. That one petal pointing towards the center of the flower is really a nice touch, almost telling you " Hey. Look right here, don't worry about what's going on to the right..."

[eazym]

i usually don't care for pics of flowers, but the last two are solid. Good choice of color, feels very harmonious.

[stine]

thank you all!
mr mu - haha, what a great tripod! need to remember that one, made me laugh really hard! you're right, i should carry it around more often, but mostly i'm too lazy to do so. :)
and thanks so much for your kind words on "sun wheel" - i made this one with a cheap macro lense that i love a lot. one of those that you can put in front of your "normal" lense... it was an overcast day so i didn't get a lot of shadows and reflections and the drop-off was a combination of a dark piece of paper put next to the flower. i increased the effect in photoshop then. that's all. when you don't have dark paper around, you can achieve a very similar effect in photoshop with the lighting effects. they're a great tool to enhance photos and put the focus on a subject.
again, thanks a lot for your kind words...

scientuslatens - thanks so much! i'll never get why people find still lifes, macros and flower shots boring. they're a wonderful way to get to know your gear and composition etc. plus: they don't run away. :) glad you liked it!

eazym - thanks, mike!

so, here's today's photo, just a quick one, been busy all day.
it's a shot of water droplets on a piece of lambswool fabric. since i don't own a steam iron, i always have to spill water on them to press them. and that caught my eye... nothing too special...


http://stine-wiemann.com/2008-02/images/2008-02-26-blip.jpg

"drop dead gorgeous"

[Mr. Mu]

great title again, Stine... because that sums it up for me!

BTW, I bought flowers for my beloved today and when she had put them in a vase I had to think of your flower shots (it were similar flowers) and gave them a try with b/w film... we'll see... I consider this a mastercopy so I can learn a bit.

:)

[purplerose]

Nice tones in the last one. Could use some tighter cropping though and perhaps a boost in contrast.

[stine]

thanks a lot for having a look!
mr mu - yay, have fun with the flowers. looking forward to seeing the results, bet it looks great!

purplerose - thanks for stopping by again!

sorry for not posting yesterday, it's not that easy to come up with a photo every day... especially since i'm quite busy right now and don't leave the house that much. so it's another flower shot... very simple set-up: yellow flower, desk-lamp and light blue paper.



http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-02/images/2008-02-27.jpg

[purplerose]

Nice yellow flower and color contrast with the blue/yellow colors. I'm thinking the shadows could be a bit darker to give you more tonal contrast.

[eazym]

very soft feel from the last one (I don't mean the focus, that's pretty sharp)

[stine]

thanks so much for stopping by, mike & jerrica!

sorry, again a very quick one - here's yesterday's and today's picture - we spent a lot of time on the train yesterday visiting some friends in wiesbaden, germany. due to the heavy storm our train had to stop mid-way, so we arrived home quite late. didn't post yesterday because of that.
so here's the shot from wiesbaden and another flowershot from today:


http://stine-wiemann.com/2008-03/images/2008-03-01.jpg

"all along the line"


http://stine-wiemann.com/2008-03/images/2008-03-02.jpg

"two flowers watching back, one observing the sky"

[Mr. Mu]

"two flowers watching back, one observing the sky"

great title again! I always loved (and still do) the interaction between your photos and the titles.

[purplerose]

I really love the colors in the flower one. :) Your flowers are forcing me to take more flower photos, lol.

[stine]

murat & jerrica - thanks a lot for having another look!

mr mu - gald you like my titles, it's half the fun thinking about a title to sum up the picture or maybe give it a little twist. funny enough, it's sometimes easier in english than in german... :)

purplerose - thanks a lot for stopping by, looking forward to see some more makros from you, you have a wonderful thread over there!

oookay, another "two days in a row" post - just couldn't find the time to post yesterday...

http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-03/images/2008-03-05.jpg

"spring stroll"




http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-03/images/2008-03-06.jpg

"wheel of fortune (i'll buy an 'e')"





sorry to bother you again with those dreadful flowers - hope it's okay...

[Nike]

Your work is amazing - please keep bothering us with flowers! :)
And I agree on the titles - they really add to the photos.

[stine]

thanks so much for your kind words, nike. much appreciated!
another spring shot, this season simply gets to me. :)


http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-03/images/2008-03-07.jpg

"jumping one side of the fence (the grass is pretty green on my side...)"

[stine]

another "two days in a row" post...

http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-03/images/2008-03-08.jpg

"pointy plant"




http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-03/images/2008-03-09.jpg

"we build this city (on rock'n roll)"

[purplerose]

I like the lighting of "pointy plant"

[stine]

thanks, jerrica! very kind of you to stop by again!

so here's today's shot: "silke" - i know it's far from being technically good, but i really like it anyway... :)


http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-03/images/2008-03-11.jpg

[stine]

got the news that a dear friend of mine is pregnant - got my sewing machine out and made her some tiny boots. don't know yet whether it's a boy or a girl, so: green it was... :)


http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-03/images/2008-03-12.jpg

"these boots ain't made for walking"

[purplerose]

Yepp, that portrait has some nice tones in it.

The booties are so cute. :)

[stine]

thanks, rose! those boots were a bit tricky in the making, but a lot of fun. hope she'll like it...

today's shot called "instant enlightenment (yeah, we wish)"


http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-03/images/2008-03-14.jpg

[eazym]

the last one is clever, like that.

[purplerose]

lol, yepp . :)

[stine]

mike, jerrica - thanks for having another look!

here's a quick post of today's shot:


http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-03/images/2008-03-15.jpg


"embedded flower"

[purplerose]

I like the colors in that one. I think it could have a bit more contrast without losing the soft, pastel look it has.

[stine]

thanks, jerrica. i'll keep the contrast in mind, seems to be a general habit of mine to go a little low on it. fear of losing detail, i guess. but you're right about it, so thanks for the tip, much appreciated.

just a quick stop here to post my photo for today. sorry, but life's been a little hectic...

http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-03/images/2008-03-16.jpg


"grape grace (spring in little blue cups)"

[purplerose]

Awesomeness. :)

[Morbid]

I like how the background are always single-colored, it really gives a clean look. Do you carry backgrounds with you or are they all staged?

[Valadilene]

I think its tissue paper, am I right? or do you use various stuffs?

also.. can I have your garden? ;)

Love this shot.. the blue and the green work very well together, and I like the DOF.. and the intertwining on the leaves of the two flowers. What kind of flower is that?

[stine]

thank you all for stopping by! the moment i have a little time at my hand i will visit your threads, i promise. so sorry for just coming here to post my own...

jerrica - thanks so much! :)

morbid - thanks! 'clean' is exactly what i'm going for, so glad it gets visible in the photos... i carry a stack of different toned papers with me usually. plus: i normally work with an extreme DoF (1.8-5.6) so that in outdorr-situations like "pointed plant" the background mostly gets blurry and more homogen. when i shoot indoors (like in the last 2) i have several colored A2 papers floating around, since i'm a little into bookbinding. sometimes i use colored transparent paper, too. so usually a very simplistic setup...

valadilene - thanks for having a look, glad you like it. wish i had a garden, but we've got a good florist round the corner and a forest up the hill, that's all. :) i got the "grape hyacinth" (that's the one in the last picture) on the farmer's market, though. :)

so, here's the shot for today. haven't left the house much, so it's an indoor plant. eh, got to get more outside...

http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-03/images/2008-03-19.jpg


"welcome to the jungle"

[stine]

hey there, hope you all had some "eggcelent" easter holidays.

so, here's a "three-day-update", hope you all like it.


http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-03/images/2008-03-21.jpg

"beam me up, scottie!"


http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-03/images/2008-03-24.jpg

"solid line"


http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-03/images/2008-03-25.jpg

"felt-tip trees"

[klips]

Ah, Stine. You produce such amazing work so often. Felt-Tip Trees is just beautiful, as is embedded flower.

[purplerose]

"solid line" really speaks to me. :)

[stine]

klips & rose - thanks for having another look and for the kind words!

so here's a multiple-day-upload, since i was slightly under the weather and so busy that i shot pictures, but didn't have the time to post-process them...

hope you like it anyway...


http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-03/images/2008-03-28.jpg

"zerberus (well, maybe his apprentice)"





http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-03/images/2008-03-30.jpg

"mini-tree"





http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-04/images/2008-04-01.jpg

skyscrapers

[Morbid]

Very nice work Stine.

[purplerose]

"zerberus (well, maybe his apprentice)" is really cute. :)

I really like the colors in "mini-tree" I think the blurred section that's front and center may be a bit distracting though.

"skyscrapers" is really nice as well. Maybe a slight boost in highlights and a B/W conversion?

[stine]

thanks for stopping by, daniel!

rose - you're right about the blurry part. it was really windy and i had difficulties getting the mosses in focus. ah, that's the tough part about the "daily" concept. sometimes i just can't get a good picture a day. again, thanks for your support, always appreciated!


another multiple-day-upload... again: the photos don't turn out well every day, but that's part of the learning curve i guess...


http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-04/images/2008-04-04.jpg

"wait, please"



http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-04/images/2008-04-05.jpg

"outnumbered"



http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-04/images/2008-04-07.jpg

"craning its neck"


p.s.: i re-designed my portfolio, in case you're interested. it's not only photographs, but sketches and paintings also. but maybe you would like to have a look. you can find it here (http://www.stine-wiemann.com/portfolio2008/portfolio.html)

[carolupus]

I really like your homepage - it's as clean and perfectly working as your flower shots ;)
I love the photo 'page turner'. the portrait drawings are amazing!

of the new pics here I like the cow best, nice composition! maybe the highlights are a bit too bright though.

[purplerose]

Another venture into Stineland. :)

I like "outnumbered" makes me feel sad though. I've been to fairs and stuff where they use electric sting sticks (can't remember what they're called) to corral the pigs together. I think a B/W version of this photo would definitely work for the causes of an animal rights group. Other than that, highlights feel a bit bright to me as well.

My University planted new flowers for this Spring, so I'm going on a Stineland inspired expedition this week-end. :)

[stine]

thanks so much for dropping by!

@carolupus -- thanks a lot, really glad you liked my website. the portfolio needs some work (obviously the 3d section isn't finished), but it's a starting point... :)
perfectly right about the highlights on the cow, i'll re-do that. thanks a lot for the hint!

purplerose -- haha, "stineland"... thanks a lot for the kind words, jerrica. much appreciated, as always. looking forward to your flower shots!

quick update, again a couple of days at once. i've been busy with science-stuff the last couple of days so the photos were a bit neglected. well, gotta have those kind of days, too i guess...


http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-04/images/2008-04-08.jpg

"resistance"



http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-04/images/2008-04-09.jpg

"star-struck"



http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-04/images/2008-04-11.jpg

"stone age electronics"

[eazym]

"craning its neck" is simply juicy. makes me want to drink smoothies for some reason.

[stine]

thanks, mike! glad you like my "floral smoothie" :)

my goodness, don't know why i didn't update here more often, as i did my usual "one photo a day" on my website. so, here's a huge catch-up, before this months ends...

http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-04/images/2008-04-12.jpg

"soon to be"




http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-04/images/2008-04-13.jpg

"fractal"




http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-04/images/2008-04-14.jpg

"fade"




http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-04/images/2008-04-15.jpg

"melancholia"




http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-04/images/2008-04-16.jpg

"abloom"





http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-04/images/2008-04-19.jpg

"in 'vein'"




http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-04/images/2008-04-20.jpg

"woven perspective"




http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-04/images/2008-04-21.jpg

"fragile"




http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-04/images/2008-04-22.jpg

"singing bowl"




http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-04/images/2008-04-24.jpg

"see-through"




http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-04/images/2008-04-26.jpg

"pin-hole sp"
"made myself a diy-digital-pinhole camera...)




http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-04/images/2008-04-29.jpg

"putting out the feelers"




http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-04/images/2008-04-30.jpg

"inflagranti"

[Mr. Mu]

totally overwhelmed with the clarity and tranquil serenity of each of these shots.

All bowdown to the master...


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[purplerose]

Really love "soon to be" "abloom" "woven perspective" "singing bowl" and "see-through" Really great colors and composition in those. Would play around more with cropping and rotating in "abloom" though.


Mr. Mu is funny. :D

[stine]

haha, thanks so much, mr. mu! i'm flattered and glad you like the latest pics!

and of course: thanks jerrica for having another look. your crit regarding "soon to be" is exactly what i thought when i looked at it a little later - will do as you suggested. thanks!


quick update - last couple of days have been dominated by the colors green and yellow. everything is really bright those days. i guess, summer is coming! so i unpacked my analog f1.8 lens from the sixties and had some fun outside...


http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-05/images/2008-05-01.jpg

"soft splash"





http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-05/images/2008-05-02.jpg

"man's mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its old dimensions." (oliver wnedell holmes)





http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-05/images/2008-05-03.jpg

"natural fireworks"

[purplerose]

Really love the first two! The softness gives them a surreal feeling. :) The second one would make an awesome desktop wallpaper. :D

[stine]

thanks, jerrica! glad you like them - i slowly get a hang of my old analog lens from the sixties that i like to use on my eos 350d. it has this "insane" f1.8 that is a lot of fun to shoot with.

here are some more shots i took with it: today's and yesterday's photo:


http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-05/images/2008-05-04.jpg

"group hug"





http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-05/images/2008-05-05.jpg

"younglings"

[purplerose]

Really love the DOF in "younglings" Seems it would be perfect for a square crop though, or maybe a collage?

[Ment]

In two words: great photo's :)
I like your fireworks and splashes, great dof and really nice summer colors.
For the last one, check what purplerose said, I absolutely agree with her ;)

[stine]

thanks so much for the kind words and the tipps, you two!
perfectly right about the crop of "younglings" - i already used it for a collection of photos i put together from time to time. the photo you see here isn't cropped because i load all pictures of this thread directly from my website and i use a fixed format there.
anyway, great suggestion. much appreciated!


so, here's a quick update before i need to get back to work:


http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-05/images/2008-05-07.jpg

"red alert"




http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-05/images/2008-05-08.jpg

"back to green(ish)"




http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-05/images/2008-05-09.jpg

"open hearted"




http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-05/images/2008-05-10.jpg

"helicopter landing platform"




http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-05/images/2008-05-11.jpg

"elwood"




http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-05/images/2008-05-12.jpg

"unforgettable"

[DorianNagel]

Hi Stine, very nice photos, moody colours and good titles!

Gruß,
Dorian

[born_stubborn]

nice pics, i really like your dof :) the dandelion is my favourite :D

[purplerose]

I like the red tones in "red alert." I feel it could be sharper though and possibly some better contrast and tighter cropping as well.

I like the green/blue contrast in "back to green(ish)." i wonder if it was possible to include the all of the flowers with minimal cut offs on the left side and the bottom?

Love the contrast and colors in "helicopter landing platform."

"elwood" is a sweet photo. :)

Love the DOF in "unforgettable." I'm thinking it could use some playful cropping though.

[stine]

thanks so much for stopping by, everyone.
and of course "thanks!" to rose for another set of great tips!
much appreciated!

just a quick stop here on the boards, on my way out again...
so here's a bunch of photos for the last couple of days:



http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-05/images/2008-05-13.jpg

"yellow fever"




http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-05/images/2008-05-14.jpg

"woodruff punch"





http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-05/images/2008-05-15.jpg
"the 'eagle' has landed"





http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-05/images/2008-05-16.jpg

"pretty in pink"
(a digital painting i started, hope it's alright to post this here...)




http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-05/images/2008-05-17.jpg
"red renegade"





http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-05/images/2008-05-18.jpg

"don't let the bed bugs bite"

[MLlanes]

amazing. i love yellow fever.

[purplerose]

Really love the last two. :)

and NO stine... you are not allowed to post digital paintings... ;) :D

[Ment]

The last one really looks cute, good work.
For me 'Yellow fever' is to yellow, but that's a matter of taste ;)

[stine]

thanks, guys!
ment - yeah, you're right, that's a bright, bright yellow. but the reality was even more mindblowing. felt like it got burned in my retina. and the camera chip. :) i actually toned it down a little in photoshop, because otherwise it would've been way too much. maybe i should've desaturated it a bit more. thanks for the tipp!


sorry for the lack of updates, load of work to do and we're looking for an apartment in a new city right now etc.etc.
but here we go:


http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-05/images/2008-05-19.jpg

"simple patterns (life's complexity gets way overrated)"




http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-05/images/2008-05-28.jpg

"a bug's life"




http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-06/images/2008-06-02.jpg

"sparkly road"

[stine]

okay, here's another bunch. it has been quite busy lately, looking for a new apartment in another town, handing in my thesis, working, etc... so, sorry for the absence. just couldn't find the time to post besides my own little photoblog. but here we go:

http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-06/images/2008-06-05.jpg

"street still life"





http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-06/images/2008-06-12.jpg

"blue sky & sunshine"





http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-06/images/2008-06-13.jpg

"signed, sealed, delivered" (our new apartment)





http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-06/images/2008-06-14.jpg

"chandeliers"






http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-06/images/2008-06-15.jpg

"lady and the tramp"






http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-06/images/2008-06-17.jpg

"when hairy met sally" (baby tomatoes)





http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-06/images/2008-06-18.jpg

"bright"






http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-06/images/2008-06-19.jpg

"baby blossoms"







http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-06/images/2008-06-21.jpg

"happy crowd"





http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-06/images/2008-06-22.jpg

"loveliest can opener ever / those 3 teeth surely come in handy"





http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-06/images/2008-06-23.jpg

"stop and smell the...uhm...don't know their name"

[stine]

quick update, then back to work... *sigh*


http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-06/images/2008-06-24.jpg

"the sky is the limit"





http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-06/images/2008-06-25.jpg

"color drops"




http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-06/images/2008-06-26.jpg

"bon appetit"





http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-06/images/2008-06-27.jpg

"blue bells"

[purplerose]

Really nice work in "color drops" and "bon appetit."I think the contrast could be improved in both of them though; darker shadows/mid-tones ("color drops") and brighter highlights ("bon appetit"). The color contrast is excellent, but I think the tonal contrast could be better.

How close were you to that bee(?)? I'm afraid to get close because I've never been stung before. I wonder if some extension tubes would help? It'll be just my luck if I'm allergic... =/

[purplerose]

Really nice work in "color drops" and "bon appetit."I think the contrast could be improved in both of them though; darker shadows/mid-tones ("color drops") and brighter highlights ("bon appetit"). The color contrast is excellent, but I think the tonal contrast could be better.

How close were you to that bee(?)? I'm afraid to get close because I've never been stung before. I wonder if some extension tubes would help? It'll be just my luck if I'm allergic... =/

[stine]

thanks for the tips, rose! oh, and the bee is actually a hover fly, so it was totally harmless. this shot was done with some extension tubes, but i found that i prefer my extension lenses - they are way easier to handle...

so here's an update - those are pictures i took before i moved. we had loads of work moving to another city and inbetween internet wasn't working. i'll try and take more pictures soon, in the meantime some "oldies"...


http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-06/images/2008-06-28.jpg

"professional"




http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-06/images/2008-06-29.jpg

"crossroads"



http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-07/images/2008-07-04.jpg

"docking station"




http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-07/images/2008-07-10.jpg

"here's looking at you, kid"



http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-07/images/2008-07-16.jpg

"application"




http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-07/images/2008-07-18.jpg

"color scheme"




http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-07/images/2008-07-22.jpg

"ming"




http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-07/images/2008-07-24.jpg

"private practice" (ana practicing to walk on heels...)




http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-08/images/2008-08-13.jpg

"bloom"

[purplerose]

Cool. I like "here's looking at you, kid" The composition is really great and the DOF is spot on. The diagonal line is a tad distracting, minor problem though.

[stine]

thanks a lot for the input, jerrica! much appreciated!
here's my latest picture - this time it wasn't a hoverfly but a real wasp - it was busy getting off the sugar after it fell into the plum jam, so it didn't mind me getting its picture taken... but i have to admit that it was a bit alarming since i got really, really close to it...

http://stine-wiemann.com/2008-08/images/2008-08-28.jpg

"wasp bath"

[stine]

well, "not-so-daily-photo" would probably fit better right now, but the last weeks have been absolutely busy with work etc.
but i took some photos during that time and posted them over at my blog - just didn't want to post here while knowing i couldn't respond in other threads or participate in the challenge. anyway, here are some of the shots...

trying to get a grip at textures, small series of 3:


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3209/2917354745_1dfaa80417_o.jpg



http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3036/2917354563_da3c5642f8_o.jpg




http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3012/2917354397_de71069025_o.jpg




http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3260/2917328811_1e1db92476_o.jpg

"memory maelstrom"




http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3118/2918173838_f3f4f7e59f_o.jpg

"flower to the people"




http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3241/2917329101_eb74d35843_o.jpg

"drippy line"




http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3050/2918174232_8d4cf51f21_o.jpg

"monochrome worship"




http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3207/2917339099_c7bb8b4384_o.jpg

"complementary colors"




http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3203/2918184124_1c54d43244_o.jpg

"montagues vs. capulets"




http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3158/2918184246_fdefbe6598_o.jpg

"moth"




http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3085/2917342301_0b98ed3e78_o.jpg

"eternal sunrise of the spotless mind"




http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3267/2918187292_2081557fd9_o.jpg

"trooper"




okay, that's it for now. i have some more and may post it later today or tomorrow, if you like...

[stine]

oh, man. there are more spam bots than users on these boards these days... shame.
though i'd update quickly.


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3277/2943084159_39dd0a79a3_o.jpg

"emil"




http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3037/2943942740_bd0d2a699f_o.jpg

"last resort"




http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3063/2943942888_a4e8d455d3_o.jpg

"abyss"




http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3199/2943943030_5c4b59b718_o.jpg

"neither lady nor bird"

[Jjod27]

Great macros,love the compositions. Great eye for the small stuff. I loved the pinhole digital. We do paper pinholes in the class I teach. What did you use to make the digital pinhole? I would like to try!

[stine]

thanks a lot for stopping by, jjod27!
to answer your question: i simply drilled a whole in my camera's body cap, then pierced a needle through a small piece of tetra pack (i think it was an orange juice carton) and taped that inside the cap. this helps getting the hole very small and tidy.

and that's it. shoot away!
make sure to keep us posted when you or your students have tried it!


sooo, here are some recent pics. thought i should add some "real" posts after the forum is once again flooded with spam...



http://stine-wiemann.com/2008-10/images/2008-10-21.jpg

"theatrical"



http://stine-wiemann.com/2008-10/images/2008-10-25.jpg

"red wine"



http://stine-wiemann.com/2008-10/images/2008-10-26.jpg

"wet'n woolen"




http://stine-wiemann.com/2008-10/images/2008-10-29.jpg

"flower to the people II"




http://stine-wiemann.com/2008-11/images/2008-11-01.jpg

"sacred duties"




http://stine-wiemann.com/2008-11/images/2008-11-06.jpg

"calm morning after a big night"




http://stine-wiemann.com/2008-11/images/2008-11-08.jpg

"wall flower"




http://stine-wiemann.com/2008-11/images/2008-11-13.jpg

"fern fan"

[Jjod27]

Thanks Stine, I will have to give it a try. Awesome stuff.

[stine]

thanks, jjod!
thought i should keep posting - these forums feel kind of deserted right now. all the spam makes it really hard to see posts of "real" members. so if you have updated your threads, feel free to pm me... we should seriously try to get some more life in here again!

so here are two more shots from me:


http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-11/images/2008-11-28.jpg

"frosty flower"




http://www.stine-wiemann.com/2008-12/images/2008-12-01.jpg


"you reap what you sew III"

[Nike]

stine, it's wonderful to see someone's still active around here despite all the spam!

I've missed a lot of great updates in your thread. I absolutely love the textures series, fern fan, frosty flowers etc. - your photos are like paintings, they have so much depth, beautiful compositions and colorschemes. Most of them have a very soft feel that I like a lot.

cheers!