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Jan 21, 2018 07:40:31   #
mrova Loc: Chesterfield, VA
 
Yup, a hummingbird and a butterfly in the middle of winter in Central Virginia!
My woodworking hobby fed my need to improve my photography skills and equipment a few years back because I needed better photos to post on my FB pages. These potpourri bowls are from African Mahogany with the pewter lids.

I photograph most of my work against a black background with post work in LR6. These were shot with my Canon 7dii with two flashes mounted on stands at about 45 degrees to the piece to my left and right.


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Jan 21, 2018 08:28:42   #
Swamp-Cork Loc: Lanexa, Virginia
 
Fantastic work and images, mrova and know that much skill and love went into that beautiful creation!

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Jan 21, 2018 08:30:49   #
DragonsLady Loc: Los Alamos, NM
 
Nice work. How long did they take to make?

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Jan 21, 2018 08:36:26   #
mrova Loc: Chesterfield, VA
 
Swamp-Cork wrote:
Fantastic work and images, mrova and know that much skill and love went into that beautiful creation!


Thanks SwampCork for the good comment!

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Jan 21, 2018 08:38:59   #
mrova Loc: Chesterfield, VA
 
DragonsLady wrote:
Nice work. How long did they take to make?



Thanks for looking and commenting! Probably an hour and a half I'd guess total. Of course, you don't get to this in that time because of the steps involved in the finishing process, but probably that if you put all the time together.

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Jan 21, 2018 09:08:06   #
Swamp-Cork Loc: Lanexa, Virginia
 
mrova wrote:
Thanks SwampCork for the good comment!


I think maybe next you should do one featuring the crows, and still have a few hanging around if you need a model! Great Work and take care!

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Jan 21, 2018 10:14:14   #
pesfls Loc: Oregon, USA
 
Mahogany? Nice work on both ends.

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Jan 21, 2018 11:45:17   #
davefales Loc: Virginia
 
I like No 3 particularly. Did you intentionally want the reflections?

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Jan 21, 2018 19:19:01   #
mrova Loc: Chesterfield, VA
 
Swamp-Cork wrote:
I think maybe next you should do one featuring the crows, and still have a few hanging around if you need a model! Great Work and take care!


If they ever come up with a pewter top with crows, I'll sure make you one! But I have plenty of 'em hanging around my feeders!

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Jan 21, 2018 19:19:26   #
mrova Loc: Chesterfield, VA
 
pesfls wrote:
Mahogany? Nice work on both ends.


Thank you for looking! And commenting!

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Jan 21, 2018 19:23:19   #
mrova Loc: Chesterfield, VA
 
davefales wrote:
I like No 3 particularly. Did you intentionally want the reflections?


Thanks Dave! I didn't intentionally leave the reflections, and couldn't remove them, or, at least don't know how in LR. I also had whiteboards as reflectors off to the sides of the piece...and I didn't realize how much they would show up...probably won't do that again on these darker pieces. I was trying to get a little bit of light onto the sides.

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Jan 21, 2018 20:31:53   #
Cwilson341 Loc: Central Florida
 
Beautiful work and an excellent job of capturing the beauty!

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Jan 21, 2018 22:02:46   #
mrova Loc: Chesterfield, VA
 
Cwilson341 wrote:
Beautiful work and an excellent job of capturing the beauty!


Thank you for looking and for those kind words Cwilson!

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Jan 22, 2018 21:20:21   #
MTG44 Loc: Corryton, Tennessee
 
Nice work ! Did you carve the top also?

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Jan 22, 2018 21:57:37   #
mrova Loc: Chesterfield, VA
 
MTG44 wrote:
Nice work ! Did you carve the top also?


Thanks MTG for the comment. No, didn't carve the tops, they are ordered separately.

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