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I think I may have uncovered the point at which “shallow depth-of-field” becomes “too shallow depth-of-field.” Yow.

S’mores, originally uploaded by willbenton.

This is my entry for assignment 2 in Strobist Boot Camp 2. Click on the photo for the flickr page, with links to different sizes and lighting details.

One of the finest achievements of western art is Bach’s d minor Partita for solo violin (BWV 1004); in particular, the Chaconne is technically dazzling, emotionally loaded, and sublime. (For a fun middlebrow musicological excursus on the piece and its relation to German chorales, check out the Hilliard Ensemble’s amazing Morimur album — but be sure to get it on a physical disc; the liner notes explain the project and are spectacular.)

Below are a few beats of Antonio Sinopoli’s guitar transcription of the Chaconne. Unlike Segovia’s famous and idiosyncratic arrangement, Sinopoli eschews scordatura and transposes to e minor; he is otherwise far more faithful to the original. The score I have was published by Ricordi Buenos Aires; it identifies the piece as “Chacona” and the author as “Juan S. Bach” (!)

RIYL: Music for the rest of your life.

Today I had the chance to take another picture of a very small thing. I’m mostly happy with this even in spite of somewhat hazardous conditions. Most notably, WT was always trying to move the bug; you can see evidence of his interloping — little flecks of FieldTurf left over from this morning’s trip to Keva — if you view full-size. (You can also see that I’m front-focused by almost the width of the bug.)

The latter is cropped; I suppose that’s technically cheating. These were taken with the Canon 50/1.8 and the Canon 250D close-up lens. I diffused my flash through an Omni-Bounce and reflected it off of a paper plate.