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Hello, Jono.

Yes, my "block" is gone. Thank you for asking.

I'm so glad you like these. The second is my favorite view, although the first may be the best technically. I think that the glassblower is an amazing artist.

Thank you for your very nice comments, and for visiting my site, as well.

With respect,

adrienne
Jono Slack said:
Has your 'photographer's block' gone away!

I really like these, the second one better than the first (I
think). It's a lovely sculpture as well - I've seen so much tacky
glass sculpture in my time!

I've also been browsing around your website - there are some lovely
shots - I think I like the framed grasses best, but there are many
more.

kind regards
jono slack
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--www.naturalsights.com
 
Hi AC budette, I love these.... Really cool glass to shoot too. As always you do great work.
your bud,
Larry
adrienne said:
I was suffering a case of "photographer's block" a couple of weeks
ago, and to get myself out of it I gave myself an assignment:
photograph a glass sculpture. It's an interesting piece : if you
hold it up to a window and look through it, it looks completely
different than with other lighting, so I decided to capture both
looks.

By the way, the glassblower's name is Richard Satava.

Adrienne
(D30, 300mm)

Note: my web host has been having some intermittent trouble, so if
the pictures don't show, please try a Refresh or two, or try again
later. You have my sincere apologies for this. I've reported the
problem...

First, the easy one: backlit:



Now, the hard one. I had a terrible struggle with reflections and
refractions, and it took me a lot of trial and error to get it this
good. There are still a few reflections, but I think they're
tolerable.



--
http://www.naturalsights.com
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I think they're both beautiful. Good job!
adrienne said:
I was suffering a case of "photographer's block" a couple of weeks
ago, and to get myself out of it I gave myself an assignment:
photograph a glass sculpture. It's an interesting piece : if you
hold it up to a window and look through it, it looks completely
different than with other lighting, so I decided to capture both
looks.

By the way, the glassblower's name is Richard Satava.

Adrienne
(D30, 300mm)

Note: my web host has been having some intermittent trouble, so if
the pictures don't show, please try a Refresh or two, or try again
later. You have my sincere apologies for this. I've reported the
problem...

First, the easy one: backlit:



Now, the hard one. I had a terrible struggle with reflections and
refractions, and it took me a lot of trial and error to get it this
good. There are still a few reflections, but I think they're
tolerable.



--
http://www.naturalsights.com
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--Faye
 
Jan,

Thank you for your comments. Yes, it was a struggle, but it did get me working with the camera again :) And I think the first is best technically, and that's probably because it was easy. The second view, while not as good technically, is my favorite.

Thanks again, Jan.

With respect,

adrienne

--www.naturalsights.com
 
adrienne,

I'd have to say that you work extemely well with Richard Satava. This is truly beautiful work on both your parts. :^)

And I'm certainly impressed on how well you controlled the ambient light artifacts. I can imagine that with some views and illumination about all that could be seen would be reflections and refractions. Truly nicely done. Perhaps he should take you on to capture his pieces, seems to me that would do nothing but increase people's desire for his work. Well, I suppose there's a possibility they might want to commision you to produce works for them. Would that draw patrons from him?

adrienne, I don't know how frequently you suffer "photographer's block", but if you typically produce photography like this coming out of it, umm, well I hope it's often...

My very best,

Ed
 
Hello!

Where did you get that glass-thing from? It looks really beautiful!

Thanks in advance!--with regards anders lundholm · [email protected] the sphereworx / monoliner experience
 
Good morning, Ed!

Your comments have certainly made me feel good this morning! It was a challenging task, and I can still see things I'd like to improve, but I'm pretty happy with the results (and especially happy that I'm out of my slump).

I agree that Richard Satava is a wonderful glassblower. Maybe I could shoot his work in return for getting to keep the samples... :-) Well, I'm afraid I would be way too highly paid that way, but I can dream.

Thank you, Ed.

With respect,

adrienne

--www.naturalsights.com
 
Hi, Anders.

It is * a beautiful piece, isn't it? The glassblower's web site is:
http://www.satava.com

In addition, a web search of "richard satava glass jellyfish" will get you a list of sources.

Best wishes,

adrienne
Anders Lundholm said:
Hello!

Where did you get that glass-thing from? It looks really beautiful!

Thanks in advance!
--
with regards
anders lundholm · [email protected]
the sphereworx / monoliner experience
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--www.naturalsights.com
 
Hi Adrienne,

I'm so behind on seeing all of the wonderful posts of the last few days but I am really taken with these photos. I don't see one thing that is "intolerable" about anything in either of these photos and I can imagine how difficult they were to photograph.

Adrienne they are both simply beautiful. The second one, with the colors as they are would have to be my favorite but I think that both are really excellently captured and the detail is amazing. Both look as if the Jellyfish is actually floating there.--Suzn http://www.outof-focus.com
 
Suzn,

It's so good to hear from you. I know what you mean about getting behind -- it's really hard to keep up with the forum these days.

I am very pleased that you like these shots, and grateful that you wrote such a lovely comment. Thank you.

It seems that I haven't seen you post anything for a while (or I somehow missed it). I hope that you are still shooting and will post something soon.

With gratitude and respect,

adrienne
Suzn said:
Hi Adrienne,

I'm so behind on seeing all of the wonderful posts of the last few
days but I am really taken with these photos. I don't see one thing
that is "intolerable" about anything in either of these photos and
I can imagine how difficult they were to photograph.

Adrienne they are both simply beautiful. The second one, with the
colors as they are would have to be my favorite but I think that
both are really excellently captured and the detail is amazing.
Both look as if the Jellyfish is actually floating there.
--
Suzn
http://www.outof-focus.com
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--www.naturalsights.com
 
Adrienne,

I guess we all suffer from 'the block' you mentioned every now and then, but the good news is that when it's over, you're so happy it's over! Good work
--Jouko http://www.pbase.com/ruuskan
 
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