Still Life/Tabletop Photography

We popped out to the shops yesterday and when we got back we found the fairies had been in the garden and done some washing :-)) Please view large, on black.

I have no idea what this is! It's made of very well turned and polished wood, about 2 inches (5cm) tall and very tactile. I can't think of any practical purpose for it, but it's very nice to look at. My wife found it whilst clearing about a box of bits and bobs but neither of us can remember where it came from :-)

I rescued some daisies growing in my lawn from my wife's attack with the lawn mower. In post-processing I decided to make them pink to match the background. I'm quite pleased with this one and hope you like it too.

Close up view - try it large, on black. Thanks.

You should try and read this in a 'Sir David Attenborough" voice: Yesterday I witnessed the birth of a Lego chick. Their eggs can occasionally be found in a shallow depression in grass lawns and I was lucky enough to find one. For something so light, the shell of a Lego egg is extremely strong. A hatching Lego chick has to work very hard to escape. To help, it has a protrusion on the top of it's head, which is uses over a period of a few hours to gradually head-but it's way out. The bump will remain with it for the rest of it's life but when fully grown it may be covered by some form of headgear depending on it's adult occupation. The hatchlings of some species are helpless and have to be fed and looked after by an adult, but Lego chicks are fully formed (including their bright plumage) on hatching and are able to fend for themselves immediately. This one disappeared by the time I went back to look for it. No one really knows where they go and what they during their very long lives, but a surprising number turn up in boxes under the bed in human beings spare bedrooms. Children are particularly fascinated by them of often join in their play but they can be aggressive towards adults, sometimes laying traps with pieces of sharp plastic which can be very painful when stood on with bare feet.

Coffee beans, a piece of card as a background, and a fancy frame! You have to pass the time indoors somehow :-))

Coffee beans, a large cup and saucer, two biscuits and a piece of black card. I used a cheap LCD panel as lighting.

I know the one on the left is a bit wonky.............I tried to get it to stand upright but got bored trying! "If at first you don't succeed - give up!"

Made by my wife. There were twelve but none left now. How did that happen?

Something really simple today and no puns! You used to be able to "go to work on an egg". If you have no idea what I'm talking about, you're obviously much younger than me but you can check out the link if you have nothing better to do: www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8h6YaF1JPY

I wish you all the best weekend you can have under these eggceptional circumstances

We found a packet of American Hard Gums at the back of a cupboard.........yay! (All gone now)!

Table-top photography in the garden yesterday. I'm reasonably happy with this one. I wish I'd left a bit more space at the bottom of the frame, but I can't shoot it again, 'cos I ate the pear :-))

Cheers! Please view large on black. Thank you.

Tabletop Photography.

Tabletop photography.

Tabletop Photography. I got the flower from my next door neighbour's garden.

This watch belonged to my Grandad. It was presented to him when he retired from his job as a Marine Engineer in 1962 after 25 years loyal service. It's seen a bit of wear and tear over the years, but it still works and keeps good time. As it's a "wind up" watch I only wear it occasionally, just to keep the movement going.