After "A day in a minute" time lapse, I wanted to something different and striking. Thats when I decided to do Kidney bean germination ... I knew it was tough.. but that was the fun part ...
People only notice your works and stuffs, when they find your works different and unusual from the rest of the photographer's clan.
I didnt have any idea as to how many days would be needed to do this experiment. But I decided to go with the flow.
Got my tripod arranged. Found a perfect spot to keep a watch and shoot the germination procedure. I made sure that the place I chose had enough of sunlight , so basically the subject was kept on a table next to the window.
I started of this experiment on January 31st. Soaked the kidney beans and kept it in a plastic container. The climate being unpredictable, I found the beans weren't sprouting even after 1-2 days. Soon, half of the kidney beans that weren't sprouting started to decay, I had to throw them off. In place, I soaked a few black eyed beans too to fill the gap
I had no intervalometer, so basically this stuff was tough to do. Cos, I needed to be alert and take an image at a fixed time interval. Occasionally I had to wake up in the middle of night to take few shots and then go back to sleep.
Shots - 1323 images
Photography and editing - Aleena Merin Saju (Merin Christy Photography)
Special Thanks - My brother (Alwyn Christy Saju) and my parents
Hope you guys liked the video.
Here's the vimeo link to it - Life
Don't forget to visit my facebook page - Merin Christy Photography
After shooting the time lapse, I decided to replant it in a bigger pot ....
So guys.. thats all for now :)
Until we meet next time.. more experiments to try on ...
More posts to come , hopefully :)
Takecare,
Aleena
People only notice your works and stuffs, when they find your works different and unusual from the rest of the photographer's clan.
I didnt have any idea as to how many days would be needed to do this experiment. But I decided to go with the flow.
Got my tripod arranged. Found a perfect spot to keep a watch and shoot the germination procedure. I made sure that the place I chose had enough of sunlight , so basically the subject was kept on a table next to the window.
I started of this experiment on January 31st. Soaked the kidney beans and kept it in a plastic container. The climate being unpredictable, I found the beans weren't sprouting even after 1-2 days. Soon, half of the kidney beans that weren't sprouting started to decay, I had to throw them off. In place, I soaked a few black eyed beans too to fill the gap
I had no intervalometer, so basically this stuff was tough to do. Cos, I needed to be alert and take an image at a fixed time interval. Occasionally I had to wake up in the middle of night to take few shots and then go back to sleep.
Please excuse the set up... the background may seem horrible. Gradually
while experimenting with this germination process, I could relate to my
Grade 6 Science lessons, at the end of the day I was more concerned in
the growth not for photography purpose... but I could see life in front
of my eyes.... Right from the sprouts ... the the roots growing
underneath ... to the stem standing tall... I felt blessed ...!!! It was
all about life ...from a mere bean to an upright stem .....
Merin Christy Photography presents - "Life" ... a 2 minute journey from a sprouting bean to a plant ....
Music Courtesy - Late Pt. Ravi Shankar (Raga Kedara)Shots - 1323 images
Photography and editing - Aleena Merin Saju (Merin Christy Photography)
Special Thanks - My brother (Alwyn Christy Saju) and my parents
Here's the vimeo link to it - Life
Don't forget to visit my facebook page - Merin Christy Photography
After shooting the time lapse, I decided to replant it in a bigger pot ....
So guys.. thats all for now :)
Until we meet next time.. more experiments to try on ...
More posts to come , hopefully :)
Takecare,
Aleena
