Chihuly in Space I know you guys don't get tired of the Chihuly pieces, and neither do I!  In fact, I like this one so much that I use it as my desktop wallpaper. Just as much thought goes into lighting these as it does the creation.  I always wonder if he has the "lighting scenario" in mind when forming the piece and its colors.  Or maybe, it's just so awesome and naturally formed that it looks good under any kind of light.  Heck, it would probably even look good in a 7-11 at 1 AM when all the pasty-lonely people stumble in for a Big Gulp and a Snickers.  I can say this because I am often one of those people.By the way, you all are free to use my images as desktop wallpaper, for fun, on your blogs, etc.  That is the beauty of the Creative Commons license.  If you are going to use them for any commercial purposes whatsoever, contact licensing at stuckincustoms.com -- the team there will take care of you.- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
Another Chihuly Masterpiece Isn't there some point when you can just stop saying "masterpiece"?  I mean, isn't everything he does considered a masterpiece?  It's like there should be a whole new elite lexicon - special words for descriptions, all of which mean "masterpiece" or better.This gem is at his new gallery in Las Vegas.  You just have to go see that place.  The people inside were very nice and let me take my time to set up and properly get the light as it truly was.  I'm not sure they could figure out what the heck I was doing with my camera and the process!  But that's okay.  We kept up good conversation while I was going through my motions... and most of our conversation centered around how much we admire Dale!- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
A Sea of Glass - The Chihuly Exhibit at the Bellagio in Vegas I've always thought the Dale Chihuly glass sculptures are some of the coolest things in the world.  I'd love to learn how to blow glass.  It always looks dangerous and exotic.  I remember when I got my HDTV a few years ago, one of the first shows I saw was when Chihuly was doing this exhibit in Venice.  He spent some time in Murano, which is near Venice and a famous place for glass blowing.  They made these amazing sculptures then hung them all over Venice.  I wish I could have gone there to take photographs of the event!In other news, I was interviewed yesterday by an extremely nice guy named Victor Cajiao who hosts a podcast called "Typical Shutterbug".  Click there and you can hear my interview.  We talk a little about the upcoming book, HDR, do's and don't, and this sort of thing.  If you enjoyed the show, leave him a comment there -- I'm sure he'd appreciate it!- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.

Chihuly in Space


I know you guys don't get tired of the Chihuly pieces, and neither do I! In fact, I like this one so much that I use it as my desktop wallpaper.

Just as much thought goes into lighting these as it does the creation. I always wonder if he has the "lighting scenario" in mind when forming the piece and its colors. Or maybe, it's just so awesome and naturally formed that it looks good under any kind of light. Heck, it would probably even look good in a 7-11 at 1 AM when all the pasty-lonely people stumble in for a Big Gulp and a Snickers. I can say this because I am often one of those people.

By the way, you all are free to use my images as desktop wallpaper, for fun, on your blogs, etc. That is the beauty of the Creative Commons license. If you are going to use them for any commercial purposes whatsoever, contact licensing at stuckincustoms.com -- the team there will take care of you.

- Trey Ratcliff

Click here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.

Chihuly in Space


I know you guys don't get tired of the Chihuly pieces, and neither do I! In fact, I like this one so much that I use it as my desktop wallpaper.

Just as much thought goes into lighting these as it does the creation. I always wonder if he has the "lighting scenario" in mind when forming the piece and its colors. Or maybe, it's just so awesome and naturally formed that it looks good under any kind of light. Heck, it would probably even look good in a 7-11 at 1 AM when all the pasty-lonely people stumble in for a Big Gulp and a Snickers. I can say this because I am often one of those people.

By the way, you all are free to use my images as desktop wallpaper, for fun, on your blogs, etc. That is the beauty of the Creative Commons license. If you are going to use them for any commercial purposes whatsoever, contact licensing at stuckincustoms.com -- the team there will take care of you.

- Trey Ratcliff

Click here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
See photo in original gallery.