Iridescent Colors In An Abalone Shell
This is an abalone shell that's been hanging out in the garden, that I brought inside to photograph where it's easier to control the light. Forty years ago, or so, when they were more plentiful we used to dive for them off of the southern California coast. Now they're endangered, and diving for them is prohibited in Southern California. This shell is pretty weathered and doesn't have the full range of colors that it did back in the day. Down below in the first comment you can see a picture I took 10 years ago that was in better condition and more colorful than this one.
Lighting: I lit the shell with two Yongnuo strobes in 24 inch soft boxes placed on either side of the shell. The strobes, in manual mode, were triggered with a Yongnuo RF-603N.
Other shells that I have photographed over the years are in my creatively titled Shells album. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157626043932290
Iridescent Colors In An Abalone Shell
This is an abalone shell that's been hanging out in the garden, that I brought inside to photograph where it's easier to control the light. Forty years ago, or so, when they were more plentiful we used to dive for them off of the southern California coast. Now they're endangered, and diving for them is prohibited in Southern California. This shell is pretty weathered and doesn't have the full range of colors that it did back in the day. Down below in the first comment you can see a picture I took 10 years ago that was in better condition and more colorful than this one.
Lighting: I lit the shell with two Yongnuo strobes in 24 inch soft boxes placed on either side of the shell. The strobes, in manual mode, were triggered with a Yongnuo RF-603N.
Other shells that I have photographed over the years are in my creatively titled Shells album. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157626043932290