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Thanks Pekka!

Thank Mike!

old drills

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2ovS​2Cp

Dad had some drills like those and in my young foolishness I donated them one cleaning session. Years later I recalled them and thought About having donated them.

My grandfather had a couple drills like these too, but for some reason I don't have them. These are just some that I picked up at a local flea market. They aren't really functional, but could easily be brought back to life with a cleaning and lubrication. I'll be selling these soon since my prop storage is getting crowded.

Garlic, shallot, and natural light.

mberger3 wrote in post #19518489
Garlic, shallot, and natural light.

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This is a beautiful shot. I love the light, the composition and the processing. Really great!

ptcanon3ti wrote in post #19518573
This is a beautiful shot. I love the light, the composition and the processing. Really great!

Thanks Paul, much appreciated.

Some years ago I bought a Soligor 135mm f/1.5 lens to add a little flavour to my portrait shots, but I never really fell in love with the results. The colours were wrong, and the colours and bokeh was just a little distracting. The fact it was 2.8kg (over 6 pounds) meant it mostly stayed at home as an effective, (but expensive) paperweight.

A while ago I took it for a walk through the garden and found that it liked flowers and the recent mother's day reminded me of this lens so I dusted it off and gave it a run and the strange colours, weird bokeh and general softness that doesn't work for portrait work makes it perfect for still life.

3 things from the sea

ptcanon3ti wrote in post #19520950

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2oBE​7iG onion and shallot...5458 by Paul, on Flickr

Another great one, as always. I guess it's the curved leaves and the fibrous roots that make me wonder whether you have done or might do something with string, twine, rope.

OhLook wrote in post #19520952
Another great one, as always. I guess it's the curved leaves and the fibrous roots that make me wonder whether you have done or might do something with string, twine, rope.

Thank you.

No I did nothing to these items other than sprout them in some water. The leaves and roots sprouted and grew as you see them. All I did was drape the leaves of the onion around the shallot in order to get them in the frame and for composition purposes.

ptcanon3ti wrote in post #19520962
No I did nothing to these items other than sprout them in some water. The leaves and roots sprouted and grew as you see them. All I did was drape the leaves of the onion around the shallot in order to get them in the frame and for composition purposes.

We have a misunderstanding here. To clarify: I was asking about string and so forth as a subject you might use in the future or may have used for a photo I missed.