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I wanted to photograph the inside of a bell pepper. I bought a green pepper, because I figured the color green would give an extraterrestrial look to this nebulous interpretation of a green pepper. Maybe you could use your imagination and picture the seeds here as eggs inside an extraterrestrial nursery or womb.

To photograph this image I used a Nikon D7200 with a Nikkor 60mm f/2.8 macro lens. For lighting, my main light was a LED light box balanced for daylight that was used as a back-light which was transmitted through the translucent skin of the pepper. The other light was a daylight balanced flood placed in front but at an angle even with the pepper. The exposure was at ISO 100, 1/4sec at f/13 and a tripod with cable release was used. I further enhanced the green color in Photoshop.

Photography has been my life. I was always curious about what went on inside the camera and in the darkroom. Photography was something mysterious--a little bit of magic plus a little bit of science. It was alchemy. I ventured forth to turn silver halide crystals into gold. Like all photographers I started out as a hobbyist. From home darkrooms to industrial photo labs and in various studios and on-location as a commercial photographer. I have assisted many professional photographers, worked in various labs and studios. My education was from Hawkeye Community College in Waterloo,Iowa. There I received my associate of applied arts degree in photography. I am an alumni of the Winona School of Professional Photography, formally sponsored...