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T-1000 and a Rose
Day 135 of 365
"T-1000 and a Rose"
This evening my wife suggested I use one of her Mothers' Day roses as the subject for the day's posting. Brilliant woman!!! Not sure what to do with the rose, I decided on using liquid metal....just to liven things up a bit. Our key light here is my Light Blaster (a device connecting a lens and a speedlight), and it is positioned at about eleven o'clock. Our fill is a bare speedlight, directly camera-right of the tile on which the subjects rest. It is aimed straight up, and is bouncing off of a large piece of foamcore. When dealing with metal, the reflections tell the story. Without the board, the second light would appear as a specular highlight, just as the key does. The board creates a larger light source (the last thing the light hits or goes through becomes the source), thereby breaking up the almost black reflection in the metal. One can clearly see the light sources in the reflections. Given more time, I would have softened up the reflections a bit. I suspect we will be seeing more of this liquid in future posts. I assume I'll also supply more information as well. Thanks for dripping by!
#arosebyanyothernamewouldsmellasweet #rose #flower #liquidmetal #macro #floral #canon5dmarkIII #canon580exII #lightblaster #snoot
T-1000 and a Rose
Day 135 of 365
"T-1000 and a Rose"
This evening my wife suggested I use one of her Mothers' Day roses as the subject for the day's posting. Brilliant woman!!! Not sure what to do with the rose, I decided on using liquid metal....just to liven things up a bit. Our key light here is my Light Blaster (a device connecting a lens and a speedlight), and it is positioned at about eleven o'clock. Our fill is a bare speedlight, directly camera-right of the tile on which the subjects rest. It is aimed straight up, and is bouncing off of a large piece of foamcore. When dealing with metal, the reflections tell the story. Without the board, the second light would appear as a specular highlight, just as the key does. The board creates a larger light source (the last thing the light hits or goes through becomes the source), thereby breaking up the almost black reflection in the metal. One can clearly see the light sources in the reflections. Given more time, I would have softened up the reflections a bit. I suspect we will be seeing more of this liquid in future posts. I assume I'll also supply more information as well. Thanks for dripping by!
#arosebyanyothernamewouldsmellasweet #rose #flower #liquidmetal #macro #floral #canon5dmarkIII #canon580exII #lightblaster #snoot