Well Hello!

Today's photo is something that has already been photographed to death, but for reasons untold I decided to make my own interpretation of it. A very yellow interpretation that is. ;)

You may have seen these photos where the ring is standing in the mid crease of the book, and the backlight creates a shadow that looks like a heart. Well that's what I originally went for, but then, as the book didn't want to stay open, and the ring kept keeling over even with blue tack trying to hold it steady I eventually lost my patience and let it fall on its side. Also, I thought the detail on the ring was much more important than a heart shaped shadow.

Eventually the last photo I took (from a set of 10) was definitely the best of the set, so I did some post retouching, trying to not screw up the white balance (which I did), adding a bit contrast and nothing more. The result... Well let's say it's interesting, to say the least. So without further ado, here's the photo:

A ring on a book? What a cliché!

Camera body: Canon EOS 550D
Lens: Sigma ART 50 mm ƒ/1.4
Aperture: ƒ/4
Exposure: 1/20 s
ISO: Dual-ISO 100+200

It's actually my wedding ring. It has no text, only a laser sketch of a drawing of two Koalas, designed by my sister-in-law. The book is Seitsemän Veljestä by our national author Aleksis Kivi. (The links are to the English Wikipedia.)

I hope everyone liked it! I'll be back with a new photo tomorrow.

Cheers!

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