This is the last day of our acquiantance

This is the last day of our acquiantance

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I'm at home with a sick child today, and was awoken 6:20 by the boy wanting a drink of water. While in the kitchen I discovered that it had snowed. A lot. Well over a foot of snow has fallen in my garden since yesterday.

So after shoveling away some snow from my drive way, and making sure that my feverish six year old was settled in front of the TV, I took my camera and tripod outside to get this picture.

I've called it "The last day of our acquaintance" because all this snow for me means that there's a LONG time until I'll see flowers again in my garden.

8:53 AM is before sunrise, so the world was blue when I took the picture. So I worked with white balance and over exposure to bring out the whites. But I added some whiteness in Photoshop Elements afterwards to bring out the effect I really wanted.

Two second exposure time is obviously a lot: The wind (which I couldn't feel) have shaken a couple of the petals a little.

The flower is called poinsettia or "christmas star" ("julestjerne" in norwegian).

See also a simpler version, all snow, no background.

Update: If you happened to see this photo earlier, you will notice that it seems a litter darker now -- more detailed snow, so to speak. I've discovered that what looks good on my iMac monitor often doesn't look right when I look at it on PC laptops. So I've adjusted it so that details should be visible on my household's laptops too.

BFR Series: 2 of 20

Image by Jef Harris
I often take for granted the ease the working relationship is between Alexandra Rodionova and I. These pictures are a direct result of that comradery. If you where an onlooker on a shoot with Alex and I you would wonder why we hardly talk when we're right in the middle of taking pictures. Well, we don't need to communication, "stand this way, look that way, etc". We know each others every move. Thus is the benefit of working with a muse.
Alas, these days must come to an end. After 5 years of working together Alex is going her own way. So all I have now are there archived photo shoots to share. I'm sure once in awhile we'll team up again...
...in the mean time I guess I'm in the market for a new muse!
You can contact me at muse@chaosacademy.net.
Please include head shots and full body shots. hehe
Photo by Jef Harris.

BFR Series: 10 of 20

Image by Jef Harris
I often take for granted the ease the working relationship is between Alexandra Rodionova and I. These pictures are a direct result of that comradery. If you where an onlooker on a shoot with Alex and I you would wonder why we hardly talk when we're right in the middle of taking pictures. Well, we don't need to communication, "stand this way, look that way, etc". We know each others every move. Thus is the benefit of working with a muse.
Alas, these days must come to an end. After 5 years of working together Alex is going her own way. So all I have now are there archived photo shoots to share. I'm sure once in awhile we'll team up again...
...in the mean time I guess I'm in the market for a new muse!
You can contact me at muse@chaosacademy.net.
Please include head shots and full body shots. hehe
Photo by Jef Harris.

BFR Series: 20 of 20

Image by Jef Harris
I often take for granted the ease the working relationship is between Alexandra Rodionova and I. These pictures are a direct result of that comradery. If you where an onlooker on a shoot with Alex and I you would wonder why we hardly talk when we're right in the middle of taking pictures. Well, we don't need to communication, "stand this way, look that way, etc". We know each others every move. Thus is the benefit of working with a muse.
Alas, these days must come to an end. After 5 years of working together Alex is going her own way. So all I have now are there archived photo shoots to share. I'm sure once in awhile we'll team up again...
...in the mean time I guess I'm in the market for a new muse!
You can contact me at muse@chaosacademy.net.
Please include head shots and full body shots. hehe
Photo by Jef Harris.