ZenCircles

Uploaded: October 03, 2011

Description

Last of the Zenscapes. All were photographed using a makeshift sand box (16x20) made of foamcore. Sand was purchased from a craft store and the rocks are from the backyard. Placed the sand box in a light tent and lit with a single strobe. Settings were f/22 at 1/160th with an ISO of 200. Some adjustment made using Topaz Adjust and Tiffen filers.

Comments

Antonio Amen October 03, 2011

Very good, love the perspective. #1412631

Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas level-classic October 03, 2011

Great geometry and lighting Dave!,
Amalia #9713515

Marijana Fajgl October 03, 2011

Simple and so beautiful, Dave. Your gallery is wonderful and very creative. I enjoyed it! #9713666

Robert R. Goodman October 03, 2011

Hi Dave,Zen circles can always calm the nerves.Beautiful capture my friend,Wonderful detail and clarity!!! #9713782

Mike Clime October 03, 2011

Great lines, comp and textures, Dave! #9713854

Carol Eade level-addict October 03, 2011

Beautiful image and setup! #9713980

Heather Loewenhardt level-classic October 03, 2011

Wonderful detail and EOD! Love the neutral tones. Thanks for the info Dave. Very cool. #9714341

Robert K. Bemus level-classic October 03, 2011

Beautiful lighting and comp, Dave!! The setup itself is very artistic...great series!! #9714762

Renee Doyle October 04, 2011

Brilliant - the whole series Monty!! #9714878

Robert Jensen October 04, 2011

Love the angle you chose for displaying this image. #9716091

Ray Thoms October 04, 2011

Great image Dave...nicely done!!! #9716911

Douglas Pignet October 05, 2011

nice capture w/great comp & pov...well done #9717358

R. J. Laudenbacher level-classic October 05, 2011

What a fabulous set up with outstanding comp and details, Dave. So well done. #9719073

Renata Gusciora October 06, 2011

Great shot,interesting composition and pov,Dave! #9719844

Terry Cervi level-deluxe October 07, 2011

Beautifully composed, Dave! Nice work! #9722774

Dayna Cain level-classic October 11, 2011

Love the composition and the detail in the sand. I can almost feel the texture! I love your gallery Dave. Just amazing! #9728969

Gina Cormier October 14, 2011

You are very clever as I have said before. ANother awesome image. Very appealing and calming images. #9735312

Alex T. Mizuno October 19, 2011

For a moment, I thought you photographed this in Japan. Looks very authentic Dave. I love the angle of this shot. I can see the universe as I look at this. You have a great series of Asian images! #9745890

Karen Celella October 22, 2011

Ohhhh, please don't say they're done, Dave!! I really love this series. And many thanks for explaining your set up. #9754722

ALLEN O. HOWARD October 23, 2011

Lots of imagination. A very wonderful image! #9757340

Stacey Williams October 24, 2011

Beautiful composition! Definitely has a zen like feel to it.
Stacey #9758052

Bill Johnson October 27, 2011

Dave. Great comp and very creative!! #9766496

Tiia Vissak October 27, 2011

great tones & shapes! #9766678

Mike F. Anderson October 30, 2011

Zen circles or variations on the planet Saturn. Either way it's a nice composition! #9772919

Lindley Johnson level-classic October 30, 2011

Love your zen images, Dave! I appreciate the explanation of the setup - thanks! #9773051

Chris Budny level-deluxe November 20, 2011

Terrific design elements in this... I missed your zen series, and will go look for it! #9821389

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