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I was driving home from work and the light was pretty good so I decided to pull over and hike up the mountain on the other side of the highway.
I ran across the highway, jumped over a ditch, clawed through trees (there was no trail but there were power lines so I knew there was a clearing) and about 35 minutes later clouds moved in and covered the sun. I got sort of pissed off and through a huge dead stick. Thought it looked cool so I started taking pictures.

Kind of silly but I took about ten of these and was satisfied and went thrashing through the bush back to the car.

When I got home I sort of wanted to take some more stills of the plant. Not wanting to do the same thing though, I took this one.



You may think that this was photoshopped, but I actually took a long exposure on a rotating table and just sent it spinning with the shutter open. Could be sharper as the green areas twitched a little bit, but I had fun experimenting.
Then I grabbed a glass and experimented with these candle holders that were nearby. Focusing on this was really really difficult.

I'd like to hear your thoughts.

Doodles,

That stick is silly

The Plant / Bulb thing, if you Crop that above where the stones are so you see only plant, I think thats a Ripper.

The Glass , well hat makes me dizzy, I have had a few tonight
Drinks that is

Mic.

Dooda

Your drugs are better than mine

But seriously. The second one is great AND clever. I agree with mic, though a judicious crop. First one - next time get more angry and use a bigger stick. I think this would work much better as this one is too wimpy.

ANd it looks VERY cold there. I'm chilly and it's 19 degrees C

Thanks a lot for the comments guys.

I did try with a couple of bigger sticks but when you're holding cam in one hand and throwing the sticks with the other, it was tricky with the big ones and my shots ended up with the stick a few feet off the ground. THey look pretty funny as a series though especially. Thanks for the suggestion on the crop, I crop a little less frequently now, preferring to get it right in frame for printing and framing purposes. With this one I wasn't quite sure, though I think your advice seems sound. I'm not quite satisfied with the candle and glass. I took about three shots and arranged them everywhere and just couldn't figure out exactly what I wanted. Thanks again for the comments.