Boredom with Legos

Sometimes all you need is opportunity. Boredom is a good lubricant for creativity. Despite spending an afternoon walking on the beach, complete with sailboats, brooding clouds, and scores of windblown sea oats, it was a stack of Legos and the need to escape from holiday festivities that brought inspiration tonight.

I've always thought that photography should tell a story or convey an emotion. Seeking a unique composition and creative lighting turn a snapshot into something more significant. Composition doesn't always come easy to some, but Nikon's creative lighting system makes putting speedlights in the right place and controlling them with ease.

So one D610, one 105mm macro, two SB800s, one eleven year old pretending to be a light stand, one Christmas tree, one foil wrapped package, and a pile of Star Wars Legos later, you've managed to avoid meaningful conversation and create an interesting shot. For you camera nerds out there, it's f2.8 @ 1/80th, 105mm, ISO 400.