March project...the four elements

[Frog]

Borrowing from the ideas thread. Cara's suggestion.

Earth, air, fire, water!

Individually or together as pairs, trios, or all of them if you can do it.

Have fun!

[CaraRose]

Oooo... this should be fun.

[Nicci]

hmmmm.....

[CaraRose]

If anyone's interested, the Tarot representations of the four elements, might give some extra ideas:

Swords: Air, representation of intellect
Cups: Water, representation of emotion
Staves/Wands: Fire, representation of passions/energy
Coins/Disks/Pentacles: Earth, representation of the physical/material

Hrmmm....

Deer getting some good air--



Birds are typically a representation of air


Air meets water.. this shot is versatile, I used in last months too


Self explanatory I think


From the earth we come, to the earth we return...


Hrm... damselflies representing air, the water representing, well, water, mating representing the physical (earth).


Self explanatory

[CaraRose]

Borrowing from the ideas thread. Car's suggestion.

Earth, air, fire, water!

Individually or together as pairs, trios, or all of them if you can do it.

Have fun!

Who's this Car you speak of? *whistles*

[starriderrick]

Shot this 2 weeks ago...I do believe this has the four...elements.

Rick

[Alison]

Nice! I have a few.
I will also try to get some new one's taken. It'll help me with my yearly project :thumbsup:

Well ... "Red" is my interpretation of fire hehe




Earth, Water and Air




A water droplet. I plan to take more of these. I am determined to perfect it.




Can I say this is a model of the planet "Earth?" lol




Not exactly fire but ... make a wish!

[Frog]

Who's this Car you speak of? *whistles*

It is all your fault for which I will blame any disasters. If it turns out great then I'll take the credit. Share and share alike I always say.
I corrected the spelling in original post.

[Liz]

[QUOTE=CaraRose]
Self explanatory I think





Cara - all your images are very nice. But I LOVE this one! Absolutely stunning! What camera/lens did you use? The XSi and 55-250? Great job.

Liz

[CaraRose]

Thanks Liz I think I titled that one "Watch for Falling Nuthatches"

It was the XSi and the Canon 300mm f/4 L IS. It's definitely a lucky shot.I was taking shots of him on the feeder when he dropped like this and flew away. I'd say a split second before this shot he was still on the feeder, and a split second after this he was already spreading his wings.

[Liz]

Thanks Liz I think I titled that one "Watch for Falling Nuthatches"

It was the XSi and the Canon 300mm f/4 L IS. It's definitely a lucky shot.I was taking shots of him on the feeder when he dropped like this and flew away. I'd say a split second before this shot he was still on the feeder, and a split second after this he was already spreading his wings.

That's an awesome lens! No wonder the bokeh is so smooth - and the bird and feeder so sharp. Great capture!

Liz

[CaraRose]

LOL, okay, now I remember why I shoot wildlife... I suck at setting up shots...

Anyway, decided to play around with my two favorite tarot decks and try and make a shot for this. Threw my sheet over the and pillows and tried to arrange some cards, stuck the reading lamp on and put my nifty fifty on the the camera. Played around with some creative development in lightroom.

As I mentioned earlier, the each of the four minor arcana suits in Tarot represent one of the elements- Swords: Air, Circles: Earth, Cups: Water, Staves: Fire

1. Central part of this set up is one card from each minor arcana suit (Cups, Circles, Swords, and Staves), crossed in the center by The World.

2,3,4 and 5,- My other deck. Once again, central four cards from each suit. I tried to pick cards that represented the element in them well.

It was a better idea than it turned out I think, LOL. :P

[CaraRose]

That's an awesome lens! No wonder the bokeh is so smooth - and the bird and feeder so sharp. Great capture!

Liz

It really is. I rented it twice and then just decided I had to get it.

[Shebang]

...Hrm... damselflies ... mating representing the physical (earth).

.............mating representing...................................... ............fire? (the right mate, anyway) :blush2:

[Nicci]

ACK! That was what I was going to do.

hmm....I still might. I have a Crowley deck that I love.

LOL, okay, now I remember why I shoot wildlife... I suck at setting up shots...

Anyway, decided to play around with my two favorite tarot decks and try and make a shot for this. Threw my sheet over the and pillows and tried to arrange some cards, stuck the reading lamp on and put my nifty fifty on the the camera. Played around with some creative development in lightroom.

As I mentioned earlier, the each of the four minor arcana suits in Tarot represent one of the elements- Swords: Air, Circles: Earth, Cups: Water, Staves: Fire

1. Central part of this set up is one card from each minor arcana suit (Cups, Circles, Swords, and Staves), crossed in the center by The World.

2,3,4 and 5,- My other deck. Once again, central four cards from each suit. I tried to pick cards that represented the element in them well.

It was a better idea than it turned out I think, LOL. :P

[CaraRose]

ACK! That was what I was going to do.

hmm....I still might. I have a Crowley deck that I love.

LOL, Tarot folks think alike.

Definitely do it, you're shots will be a lot better than mine I'm sure!

[SmartWombat]

Hmm, somewhere I have an Amber Tarot deck.

[CaraRose]

Hmm, somewhere I have an Amber Tarot deck.

Is that a French deck? It sounds familiar.

[CaraRose]

.............mating representing...................................... ............fire? (the right mate, anyway) :blush2:

LOL, I guess I'm not a passionate soul . My thought with mating was physical world/reproduction. What can I say? I think like an engineer.

[Flybye]

Here is my attempt at all 4 elements

[Liz]

A mix...........

Liz

[BlueRob]

Here is my attempt at all 4 elements

Killer shot!

[SmartWombat]

Yes, bought it in France - it's based on the Roger Zelazny Amber series of 9 books.

[Flybye]

Killer shot!

Thank You!

[daq7]

This sounds like a fun one. I will try to get a shot in the next couple of weeks.