Rain, originally uploaded by James Milstid.
Raining in Seattle
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Jan 13
Accoutrements – Project Flickr 2013: 03/52 – Body Parts
Accoutrements – Project Flickr: 03/52 – Body Parts, originally uploaded by James Milstid, aka PapaJames.
The ear is a popular place for fastening different objects… this is a look at my own ear bling!
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Jan 13
Ovum – Project Flickr 2013: 02/52 – Back Light
[Explored] Ovum – Project Flickr 2013: 02/52 – Back Light, originally uploaded by James Milstid, aka PapaJames.
Eggs are one of my absolute favorite subjects. They are so plain and common; perhaps that is the challenge of photographing them.
They just intrigue me in so many ways. The shape, the hard shell, the contents, and the consistent sameness are fascinating. And the life that can spring from them is totally miraculous!
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Dec 12
Bartlett Pear – Project Flickr: 50/52 Still Life
Bartlett Pear – Project Flickr: 50/52 Still Life, originally uploaded by James Milstid, aka PapaJames.
I love to photograph pears! For whatever reason, I think they’re one of the most sensual foods on earth. And I get to eat them after the photo session!
I shot this on a sheet of glass painted espresso brown on the back side. The backdrop is a simple piece of black fleece.
I lit it with a single 60W daylight LED lamp on a dimmer. I’d say its dimmed to more like 15 or 20 watts.
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Aug 12
Moon and Crows
Every evening at sunset, several flocks of hundreds of crows fly by my house on their way to their evening roost.
The five in this photo were in a murder of about 50 or so. I know where they’re headed. I want to go there in the next few evenings and catch photos of them.
250mm handheld… had to hurry!