A seasonally appropriate project: Icicles. During this stream I will create an icicle render from scratch.
The goal is realistic lighting and shading with a macro camera angle. Meaning up-close and strong depth
of field.
Note that these images are photos and not a preview of the final render. But we'll be creating something along these lines.

UPDATE: Here's the render we'll be creating:

"I don't need the world right now" phrase only said by people who own the lottery and on this live stream
@charmn-one "resting mind"...I like that. I'm going to run with it.
Need to do stuff like this more often, simple but striking. My projects are typically way too ambitious and they take forever.
i will Matthew
Me too Kent
Take this man's advice, I know I should.
yyukinoh1989 just don't forget to unlock the camera once you have it where you want it. ;-)
QUESTION: Is there a rule of thumb when choosing an object for Depth-of-field?
thanks Jake