This is the first week of class at Frugal Still Life with Cheryl McCain. I wasn't sure I'd be able to keep up on the road, but it wasn't at all difficult.
The weather in Florida is certainly a big improvement over the weather at home, but it's been overcast and cool. Nonetheless, we've been able to get in a good walk on the beach both mornings we've been here. Today as we walked back, I stopped and picked up a piece of driftwood, some seaweed, and some shells to create a still life. I had a picture in my mind, and for once, it turned out pretty much as I imagined it.
Here's the set up. I used a piece of particle board my mother-in-law had in the condo and set it on the screened porch. There was nice indirect light so I didn't need to do anything special. (Good thing, since all my "tools" are at home.)
This was shot with my Tamron 18-270 lens at 54mm. I wanted the focus to be sharp throught the whole image so I shot it at f/18 and needed to bump up the ISO to 800. The shutter speed was 1/40.
