I was stuck for something to shoot today until I remembered the stones I brought back with me from my trip to Brighton beach last October. I’ve actually used this one before but it’s definitely the most photogenic of the lot. Last time I shot this while it was wet, under artificial light, however today I used natural light and left it dry. Unusually for me I used a very small aperture (f22) as I liked the way this brought out both the texture of the stone and the rough paintwork on my windowsill.

very , very nice. MoMac · 2010-03-22: 10:24

Superb work! soum17 · 2010-03-22: 10:29

Excellent detail. lgnelson · 2010-03-22: 10:55

Nice shots. theer was a neil Simon film Brighton Beach Memoirs. Lynda · 2010-03-22: 11:08

Very minimalist - I like it davids · 2010-03-22: 12:11

I like the background texture (Whatever it is?) and the slight shadow cruisingcomet · 2010-03-22: 12:40

nice composition and i like the subtlety of the texture ????? · 2010-03-22: 13:34

lovely! Eiram · 2010-03-22: 16:22

If you have a tripod and PS, Helen, think about focus stacking. You get an immediacy that a macro lens stopped all the way down doesn't achieve and without diffraction effects to boot. revenant · 2010-03-22: 16:27

I like the idea and the texture very much. Wasichseh · 2010-03-22: 16:51

The texture and the composition are very nice. matteahmb · 2010-03-22: 23:31

This is excellent. I like the high keying done! soubhagya · 2010-03-23: 01:49

Great! :) ????? · 2010-03-23: 04:12

well done!!!!!!!! urmysunshine · 2010-03-23: 10:09

Wonderful! great texture and framing thebronzebow · 2010-03-23: 11:42

So simple, yet effective. Jarvo · 2010-03-23: 19:58

Simple and lovely. :) kellybee322 · 2010-03-23: 20:47

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