Tidying my sewing box

The idea for this shot came to me after the strawberries pic last month http://365project.org/helenm2016/365/2016-04-22 But this shot was SO much more difficult to do.

At the concept stage, I hadn't accounted for the fact that the ends of the reels on left and right would curve outwards due to perspective nor that, unlike the strawberries, the items being in a regular array would mean that they need a frame of some sort around them. I.e. the reels can't just flow out of the picture frame as the strawberries did.

I minimised the curvature of the ends of the reels as much as I could by zooming in but still they are not satisfactory.

I also learnt a lot about lighting: how harsh direct light is (not this shot but one of the failures) and how a dark background sets off the bright colours better than a white background did.

[sally agnew]

A beautiful palette of colours, love the pov. I wish my threads were as neat as this :)

[GaryW]

Very lovely image. Love all the colors.

[Helen Jane]

They look wonderful. And you also have a very tidy set of cotton reels now. Strange how unexpectedly difficult some shots are.

[Diane]

Wonderful idea, great colourful composition.

[Brett]

Very nice study in color!

[Shy Abel]

what a neat concept! great colors

[Gayle]

Terrific colorful image! Wonderful photography lessons all in one shot! :-)

[Paula]

Love all the colors!

[HelenM]

@hermann @thewatersphotos @helenhall @dianeburns @brett101 @shylaine3304 @gaylewood @paulavdmerwe Thank you very much for viewing and commenting

[ruth]

interesting to read how much thought and experiment went into the shot, which looks deceptively simple. like the needle!