Dan Stefancik

Not only does it sparkle, it was the winning piece in the speed carving competition at IceFest 2014 at The University of Akron (Ohio, USA)

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@dobra, that is definitely something to consider next time. When I do subjects like this, I’ll try shots from varying distances to leave some wiggle room for adjustments. I normally fiddle with basic settings while shooting, but hadn’t thought of something like that. Thanks for your insight.
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@fredf, I see your point, but please understand that I’m not in love with vignettes either. My other responses should clarify my rationale for using it in white in this particular instance. However, since I don’t have much experience using them, I’ll go back to try again. Perhaps I can find an acceptable image in there w/o the vig. Thanks for your…[Read more]

@pmarione, that’s a fair question. I felt the original shot was a little dark and bulky around all the edges, but I couldn’t crop it much without losing too much of the glass. Contrary to commonly popular thought on this forum, I felt that the roundness of a vignette would work well to compliment the lines of this glassware. Black was the first…[Read more]

@somebloke, Fair enough. I tried lower iso’s but couldn’t get a fast enough exposure to overcome the lack of IS in this lens. Handheld shots while squatting down are not my forte, but I’ll keep trying. Took this as I was leaving work so I didn’t have the opportunity to set up a stable shooting base. Used 2.8 as a starting point because all I’ve…[Read more]

My offering is a little different:

window shadow.jpg by Dan Stefancik on Light Stalking

Shadow cast on the wall behind me. The window is at ground level, screened, and has Virginia Creeper growing on it. I thought this was interesting because the light came in the window, across one room, through a door, and across another room to finally…[Read more]

A veteran remembered.

RIPveteran.jpg by Dan Stefancik on Light Stalking