Friday, June 13, 2008

Still Life Day!

Hockey has kinda always been a pretty big part of my life although I stopped playing it for awhile. I've been wanted to do so nice macro shots of some of my equiptment so I figured why not start with my skates: At Rest Lomo
When I was a kid my dad found this goat skull at his work it was sunbleached and just sitting idle in a field. Due to the fact that I have never been a truly "normal" kid he found it a good idea to grab it and bring it home to me. Since then I've taken the liberty of making the skull into a psuedo-art project by pouring melted wax all over it, making it appear as if the candle were melted on it: Candles in the Night
Here's the shot of my Skates that I think is the best: Airing Out (if anyone knows hockey equiptment they'll understand the title)
Here's a shot of the palate of the Goat skull, this was shot with flash, and candle light under a long exposure which gives the color differences between the warm and cold colours: Grazing