red beads in window

[stew]

another shot from the same night as the suit. i tried a few different focal points, most notably on the back wall (like this one) and on the foremost set of beds. this one worked best imo. i liked the red tones, and it makes me feel like i'm at a party or something

[Charles Hess]

This could be a fun part of an abstract series, experimenting with the DOF. As you explained your focus point on this shot, I think you accomplished what you set out to do. My biggest issue with that is the closer beads being so out of focus(again, your intent), they've become distracting. Creative work.

[PuckJunkey]

This is pretty cool. To me it looks like beads are raining down rather than hanging. The only thing is that the more blurry ones on the left distract my eye a bit. Maybe a bit more DOF and I think it's the perfect abstract. I also agree this would be cool as a series or triptych.

[stew]

thanks for your positive comments. i will revisit and see what a different dof will accomplish. and i'm really interested now in the idea of a series or triptych. this particular shop had a number of different windows based on this theme, so it might be a good candidate for this idea. thanks for suggesting it!

[PuckJunkey]

You bet. I'm looking forward to seeing the results of your next journey to this particular store. Abstractions like this are one of my favorite subjects.

[stew]

went back to the store last night... they changed the displays ah, well... gotta find another subject for a series

[PuckJunkey]

Bummer dude; I guess these things happen. I wonder... if you have a lighting or glassworks / glass artwork shop nearby... they might have some chandalier type dealies where you can have a similar them to work on.