Vessel (three impressions)

Earache

black mamba

I have no idea what I'm looking at but I know I like your work here. That first one is outstanding....it's also a great example of your conversion techniques that I like so much. The last shot grabs my attention and won't turn it loose.

Good stuff, Eric,

Tom

Jack'll do

Wow Eric very nice. #3 wins but #1 is very close behind.

Eia

Gee sh!!!! Clicked on this not knowing what to expect. In my face and it startled me. These are fantastic cool; especially the last. What in this world or other is it?

Richard

Beautiful work, Eric. I can't decide whether 1 or 3 is my favorite. Call it a tie.

Sam

#1 and #3............clapclap

Very nice and captivating.

Sam

Seefutlung

Hey a Milkweed Tree pod (aka Hairy Balls Tree). I just purchased one. All three are absolutely wonderful. Great work.

Gary

travelways

Wow!!! Fantastic and beautiful work!!!!

ian408

That was very cool! Loved the series.

redleash

Exceptional work, Eric! Tom is right about your conversion technique--superb!

Earache

Thanks very much y'all for your generous comments - I appreciate your feedback and support!

As Gary mentioned, this is the seed-pod from the Milkweed plant - there are around 140 varieties, and this is African Milkweed...
It has several colorful common names... Balloon Plant, Family Jewels, Bishop's Balls,,, and the one Gary mentioned that I hadn't heard yet ;-).
My wife cultivates in our yard and when I saw the pods in the various stages of growth and dessication, I knew they would make a great study in natural texture.

Thanks again folks and Happy Thanksgiving!

black mamba

I was at a friend/gallery owner's place today and I showed him this series. As I was, he was taken with them all, but especially #1. He commented, however, that if he were to display this in his gallery, he would show it as a vertical shot...with the little furry ball at the top.

I looked at it that way and got blown away with the image all over again. I'm not generally drawn to vertical presentations but this image seems to have a slight ( and I mean slight ) more balance when viewed vertically, as he pointed out. I really think it boils down to personal preference.

Either way you see it, I'd have that one blown up and on a wall el pronto. Or as my friend said, it would be up in his gallery just about as fast.

See you, buddy,

Tom

David_S85

#1, for its fibers.

Juano

Richard wrote: »

Beautiful work, Eric. I can't decide whether 1 or 3 is my favorite. Call it a tie.

I agree, the level of detail in #1 is outstanding.

rwells

I'm with most others here. 1 & 3, with #1 being extremely nice

Earache

black mamba wrote: »

...I'm not generally drawn to vertical presentations but this image seems to have a slight ( and I mean slight ) more balance when viewed vertically, as he pointed out. I really think it boils down to personal preference.

Thanks for the suggestion Tom... I'm like you, for some reason I prefer landscape orientation (probably to a fault) most of the time, but, I agree - this one
does look just as good either way, and it does give it a new perspective.

Earache

David_S85 wrote: »

#1, for its fibers.

Thanks for the feedback David!

Juano wrote: »

I agree, the level of detail in #1 is outstanding.

Hey Cristóbal, thanks... This body/lens combination does a great job capturing detail.

Technicals for #1:
5DMk3 ~ 70-200mm f4L IS
manual mode ~ ISO 100 ~ 170mm @ f/16 ~ 2.5sec exposure, w/10sec timer shutter release
tripod mount/IS off ~ live-view manual 10x focus

rwells wrote: »

I'm with most others here. 1 & 3, with #1 being extremely nice

Thanks for weighing-in Randy! It seems we have a consensus...

Stumblebum

All Wows!!! Could be hanging in a gallery!
Great job my friend!bow

Earache

Stumblebum wrote: »

All Wows!!! Could be hanging in a gallery!
Great job my friend!bow

Very kind of you Taz, thanks!