Lampe de Méduse
Bottle from the Lampe de Méduse vintage from Sainte Roseline vineyard in Provence. I also have a more high-key one with a slightly different lighting. All in all, these attempts at macro shots of a bottle were not too successful, because the obligation to keep it macro constrains whatever “vision” I may have. I don’t have much of one to begin with, and having to keep it macro makes it even more difficult.
Shot taken for the Macro Mondays group, theme: “Bottle(s)”.
Strobist and technical info: One Phottix Pro Mitros+ cobra flash on a Manfrotto Nano light stand and MagMod Magshoe flash attachment in backlit Rembrandt position to camera left, 1.5 meters from subject and 1 meter above it, firing at ½ power through a 22 × 22-cm Lastolite “Joe McNally” Ezybox 2 softbox with double diffuser; and another Mitros+ cobra flash on a Neewer tabletop stand in backlit Rembrandt position to camera right, 1.2 meters from subject and at the same height, firing at ¼ power through a gridded Andoer snoot.
Strobes set and triggered via Phottix Pro Odin II radio controller on the Nikon Z7 hotshoe, manual mode. Sekonic L–858D light meter used to balance light sources. Gitzo GR3543XLS tripod with Arca–Swiss Cube C1 geared head. Nikon Z7 camera body, Micro-Nikkor Z MC 105mm ƒ/2.8 S macro lens. Flashes powered by Godox Propac PB960 battery pack.
Lampe de Méduse
Bottle from the Lampe de Méduse vintage from Sainte Roseline vineyard in Provence. I also have a more high-key one with a slightly different lighting. All in all, these attempts at macro shots of a bottle were not too successful, because the obligation to keep it macro constrains whatever “vision” I may have. I don’t have much of one to begin with, and having to keep it macro makes it even more difficult.
Shot taken for the Macro Mondays group, theme: “Bottle(s)”.
Strobist and technical info: One Phottix Pro Mitros+ cobra flash on a Manfrotto Nano light stand and MagMod Magshoe flash attachment in backlit Rembrandt position to camera left, 1.5 meters from subject and 1 meter above it, firing at ½ power through a 22 × 22-cm Lastolite “Joe McNally” Ezybox 2 softbox with double diffuser; and another Mitros+ cobra flash on a Neewer tabletop stand in backlit Rembrandt position to camera right, 1.2 meters from subject and at the same height, firing at ¼ power through a gridded Andoer snoot.
Strobes set and triggered via Phottix Pro Odin II radio controller on the Nikon Z7 hotshoe, manual mode. Sekonic L–858D light meter used to balance light sources. Gitzo GR3543XLS tripod with Arca–Swiss Cube C1 geared head. Nikon Z7 camera body, Micro-Nikkor Z MC 105mm ƒ/2.8 S macro lens. Flashes powered by Godox Propac PB960 battery pack.