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I spent my Sunday evening on the North Shore of Pittsburgh working to capture this 10-shot panoramic image.
It was so cold next to the river as the wind here was picking up slightly. (That, or I am simply showing my age!)
We had sun this morning and was hoping there would have been a more dramatic sunset, but with my recent slump of late, I wanted to capture something for my efforts.
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I took this macro shot of the detail in the carbon fibre on the spoiler of a high performance car at a car show.
Carbon fibers or carbon fibres (alternatively CF, graphite fiber or graphite fibre) are fibers about 5 to 10 micrometers (0.00020–0.00039 in) in diameter and composed mostly of carbon atoms.
Carbon fibers have several advantages: high stiffness, high tensile strength, high strength to weight ratio, high chemical resistance, high-temperature tolerance, and low thermal expansion.
These properties have made carbon fiber very popular in aerospace, civil engineering, military, motorsports, and other competition sports.
However, they are relatively expensive compared to similar fibers, such as glass fiber, basalt fibers, or plastic fibers.
To produce a carbon fiber, the carbon atoms are bonded together in crystals that are more or less aligned parallel to the fiber's long axis as the crystal alignment gives the fiber a high strength-to-volume ratio (in other words, it is strong for its size). Several thousand carbon fibers are bundled together to form a tow, which may be used by itself or woven into a fabric.
Carbon fibers are usually combined with other materials to form a composite. For example, when permeated with a plastic resin and baked, it forms carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer (often referred to as carbon fiber), which has a very high strength-to-weight ratio and is extremely rigid although somewhat brittle. Carbon fibers are also composited with other materials, such as graphite, to form reinforced carbon-carbon composites, which have a very high heat tolerance.
Carbon fiber-reinforced materials are used to make aircraft and spacecraft parts, racing car bodies, golf club shafts, bicycle frames, fishing rods, automobile springs, sailboat masts, and many other components where light weight and high strength are needed.
Sunrise in Chambersburg, PA. Thank you for looking and please do NOT use my images without my written permission.
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Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC.
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Not really a dock, but it is a bay, the Tampa Bay. First bike ride of the year. A nice 42km ride to start me on my goal of achieving 8,000km this year. After all, there is an extra day this year, to achieve it, and I'm starting now, and not July 23rd. No excuses!
This is my old (2003) bike that was driven down last year at the condo in Clearwater, ready for rides when I come here. I actually still like it a lot. Very responsive, and like the tactile feel of the shifter compared to my new electronic shifting. The only downside of riding in Florida, no hills. Yesterday total climbing was a whopping 85m
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Sunset over Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.
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Z 7II
Z-NIKKOR 50mm f/1.2
2x SB-5000 (more power)
Westcott Apollo Orb
WR-R10 CLS Radio Trigger
Manfrotto 055 CX Pro CarbonFiber
Acratech GP Ball Head w/locking lever
HQ Backdrops background
As my bride continues to explore and expand her prowess in the kitchen, I am trying to catch up on the photo side.
This week's lesson... shadows. Shadows can introduce drama... or so I'm told.
To introduce the shadows that seem to swallow the apples, I placed the Apollo very close to the subject. The inverse-square law lit the pie and tops of the apples while creating the rich dark shadowing a few inches later.
Another way I added shadowing was to disrupt the light as it glazed the top of the pie. For that, a home-made small V-Flat was used. The V-Flat was cut from scraps of black foam core. Placed near the edge of the pie, the V-Flat impeded the light's path to the pie. The small size of the V-Flat allowed some of the light to move around it and connect with the pie... but leaving a small faint shadow that breaks up the overall smooth light.
I'm still learning and this was a big step for me. I hadn't really appreciated how important adding shadows can be. I look forward to learning more about placement and controlling both light and shadow.
And yes. The pie was amazing!
Happy Pie Day... 3.14.2021
Walking through the mountains in Death Valley.
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Focu stack 47 images) Shot with two off camera strobes (godox AD200Pro/Godox XPro II trigger). Flas A bare bulb, mounted on overhead boom, above and behind subject, bounced of 32 inch white umbrella. Flash B round head aimed at white reflector camera right, beside and silightly in front of camera body.to provide fill and separation of bottom of subject and background. Subject elevated above background.
Shot for Macro Mondays - carbon
Subject size 70mm length x 32 mm dia.
Back to shooting models after such a long time!!!
I definitely enjoyed this shoot with the stunning AUTOart Veyron Sang Noir.
Here is the photo of how I setup these tripod photos, they were taken on my kitchen island. Click Here to see the results of this setup.
Lighting Setup: Lighting provided by two White Lighting X1600 strobes, one to camera right difused into a softbox the other difused into a beauty dish. Lights were placed at a 90 degree angle from the camera (mostly, I would move the camera a bit to the left for some shots, with the light on the left with the beauty dish then being the key light). Additional light bounced in with a 42" Westcott Silver reflector mounted to an arm and light stand (FWIW: DON'T Buy Interfit reflector arms, they break easily, spend more for a better arm), this was above for some shots and to camera right for others, depending on where I needed fill light. I also used my Lastolite Grey/White card to throw a bit of light into a few of the close up shots. Click Here to see this photo larger to give more detail...
The backdrop is simply black matte finish foam core (back and bottom) with some clear plexi to provide a reflective surface (that I didn't even end up using on these shots).
Other Stuff: Photos taken with a Canon 5D and either 24-70mm f/2.8L or 100mm f/2.8 macro lens (although this shot was taken with the Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L MkII ultrawide, since it's not a huge space). Lighting triggered by Pocket Wizard PlusII's, exposures checked with a Sekonic L-358 and I used a Lastolite Grey card to get my balance values (although I purposely toned these shots about 400 degrees cooler which I thought gave it a better look).
NOTE: This photo made it into Flickr's 'Explore" as one of the top five hundred most interesting photos on a particular day. You can see all of my photo's that have made it into the Flickr Explore pages here.
Capitol Theater on Main Street here in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. (Taken just down the street and on the right hand side from my previous posting).
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2026 Ford Mustang GTD
The Mustang GTD is a street-legal, track-ready supercar with a supercharged 5.2L V8 engine, carbon fiber body and aero, and a target of over 800 horsepower.
We're not sure anyone was asking for a $300,000-plus Ford Mustang with performance rivaling that of many supercars, but we're glad the Blue Oval greenlit the Mustang GTD anyway. The limited-run supercoupe packs a performance punch that's as wicked as the flared fenders and the racing-style, swan neck rear wing that adorns it. With 815 horsepower from a supercharged V-8 engine, the GTD can accelerate to 60 mph in less than three ticks of the second hand and top out at north of 200 mph.
In short, this six-figure Mustang hauls ass; however, it's not particularly adept at hauling asses. Or much else. The rear seats of lesser Mustangs are gone, meaning this Ford is a two-seat-only affair. In the back seat’s place sits a small window for observing the trick pushrod rear suspension. Similarly, the trunk's cargo-holding space goes the way of the dodo, with the space instead dedicated to the rear-mounted transaxle, cooler, and various vents. If you want some practicality with your performance, then buy a Mustang GT Dark Horse. If you want the ultimate iteration of Ford's pony car, then get a GTD. Even if that means sacrificing a couple of convenience items like back seats and a cargo hold.
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