the excitement builds

i recently purchased a lamp to play around with in my pictures, and look at the results below:


i had to put my 20d on the tripod, while i used a slow shutter speed (2 secs). with the shutter open for a while, i moved the lamp in a half arch manner over the lamp. i didn't buy a hood for the lamp, so i wrapped my black scraf around the buld, to dim the light. notice how nice a warm this photo looks. ahhhhhh.....


this photo in comparison used the camera's flash. i'll write down the settings when i have more time. i think 1/160, f/5.6. this photo has more of a cold, hard feeling to it.