Spinning a Yarn

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Spinning a Yarn

Postby Geoff M on Wed Oct 03, 2012 5:41 pm

The mother in law spins and weaves all sorts of garments/blankets. I took the opportunity to make some images.

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Re: Spinning a Yarn

Postby Reschsmooth on Thu Oct 04, 2012 7:33 am

Great images Geoff. I love the use of light.
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Re: Spinning a Yarn

Postby Remorhaz on Thu Oct 04, 2012 9:04 am

Hi Geoff - I like the idea of the first but I'm not so keen on the oof wing nut at the front and the large patch of white top left. Perhaps a squarer crop starting just above the nut?

The second is my favourite of the set, the third not so much - perhaps it needed a little more DoF or to be sharper on all the twine?
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Re: Spinning a Yarn

Postby Matt. K on Thu Oct 04, 2012 3:45 pm

Hi Geoff
I hear she's spinning you a parrachute? :D :D :D
Seriously, what a great subject! How about some shots of her hands as she is weaving? I think you have a great subject there and you should push it as far as you can. Nice work.
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Re: Spinning a Yarn

Postby Geoff M on Thu Oct 04, 2012 4:38 pm

Reschsmooth wrote:Great images Geoff. I love the use of light.


Thank you - natural daylight - same set up as my recent thread on Studio Flora.

Remorhaz wrote: I like the idea of the first but I'm not so keen on the oof wing nut at the front


Me too. I have another with the nut in focus but the other elements of the loom are OOF. Light was not good enough to stop down for greater depth of field.

Matt. K wrote:Hi Geoff
I hear she's spinning you a parrachute? :D :D :D


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Matt. K wrote:
Seriously, what a great subject! How about some shots of her hands as she is weaving? I think you have a great subject there and you should push it as far as you can. Nice work.


Had not thought of doing a series, what a great idea. She does all the process from working the raw fibre including, carding, spinning, weaving etc.
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Re: Spinning a Yarn

Postby stubbsy on Thu Oct 04, 2012 7:08 pm

Great work Geoff. Good textures and colours and nice controlled use of DOF. The weakest image is the last one IMHO, but the group as a whole is stellar.
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