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The symmetry inspired me, as well as the muted earth tones and the lines, both linear and curved.
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Studio shot, using a Canon EOS R50, 18-45mm lens at 31mm, ISO 400, f/29, 1/20s on tripod, used timer to reduce movement. This was difficult to light, really needed a ring light but made do with two 85W bulbs on either side. About a 20% crop too.
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This is pretty cool, Jim. I do like ht e symmetry and patterns in the cone. I’m not sure what’s causing it, but there appears to be some haze on the tips of some of the scales at the 9-o’clock position-maybe lighting? The plain white background works well for this.
Thanks for your response Dennis. Yes, the haze was a mystery…had cleaned my glass too so it wasn’t that, so maybe the light.
Thank you for your kind comments Sandy. The BG is just a sheet of printer paper. Hardest part was supporting the cone; used an old olive jar filled with assorted nuts and washers from my workbench. Yeah, thought it was borderline abstract but if I hadn’t noticed it myself I would have initially wondered what it was because I usually view side pine cones lying on the ground. In Sarah Marino’s Continuum of Abstraction, it’s probably only a 1 or 2 out of 5.
