eggs after dark

I have been learning about soft lighting this week, and I wanted to see if I could capture maximum 'roundness' with these beautiful fresh eggs.

[☠northy]

The lighting is indeed spectacular....

[Mike Gifford]

I like this! Fav!

[katy]

I would say you achieved your goal magnificently. FAV

[Debbie]

Nailed it...

[Jane Pittenger]

awesome! Such depth and sense of magic...which fresh eggs have in abundance. How did you light this, may I ask?

[Lyn Todd]

@jgpittenger - lightpainting with a tiny LED pulsed on& off over the front 4 eggs. In the dark with a 4 second exposure f9 ISO 100. I was about 8 inches above & changed the angle of 'impact' each time & with a tiny, tiny 'flourish' around each egg so as not to burn out the centre. The aim is to effectively have 4 different light sources. The hardest part was actually getting the composition & egg balancing just right so the light would 'wrap' around the eggs, but still have enough shadows to get a sense of 3D depth. It is equally important to shape the shadows AND the light for maximum impact. the pears yesterday just had close pulse lighting to make dramatic 'spotlights', where this is more 'old master' style lighting.

[John Falconer]

Lovel simple subject beautifully shot.

[Mona]

Wow Lyn this is great. I love those eggs. And thanks for your explanation , this is very inspiring. Fav.

[Helen Sanderson]

So impressive....thank you for explaining how you did it... still life is such a great genre and you have done a great job with these eggs. fav

[cynce frantz]

classic image.

[Jane Pittenger]

Thanks much Lyn. You are always so inspiring.

[Lyn Todd]

@jgpittenger always happy to try & explain, even if I don't know exactly what I am doing ( LOL!) If you watch https://haroldrossfineart.wordpress.com/2011/12/05/light-painting-tips-and-technique-the-shape-of-things/ it probably gives a more elegant explanation of my goal for the pic ... :) He really does a lot of multiple image blending & masking in PS to get his 'pefectly exposed' pictures, but they look amazing..

[Jane Pittenger]

I watched the light rays video and will post my first attempt tomorrow

[aurorajane]

Handled beautifully - Great job.

[Skip Tribby - ​🖖]

Great lighting Lyn!

[Joyce]

Wow Lynn. You have made a very ordinary subject look so beautiful Fav

[Karen Mitchell]

mmm nice light!

[Caroline]

I love eggs to begin with, but this is beautiful Lyn. Superb lighting!

[Call me Joe]

Eggcellent---fav!!

[Maggiemae]

Well composed with light and arrangement! fav

[Trish]

Gorgeous Lyn. Looks so simple but so technical to achieve this beautiful result.

[Granagringa]

Beautiful...and I really appreciate the explanation you gave above (not sure I understand it yet, but I will definitely look into this).

[👑 AnaZad]

Fabulous capture with amazing lighting. Fav

[Ethel]

You don't need any new followers, but I enjoy your work and like seeing what's going on in Canberra. Fav

[Lyn Todd]

@ethelperry Thankyou Ethel - the interactions with everyone on 365 are what make this place so special. I am not really very good with 'social media', but feel free to ask me anything, especially photo editing which I really love.

[David]

Yep! You have succeeded. Lovely shot.