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This is a little storage shed and water tower I just finished building for my parents. The louvered facade allows in light and ventilation while still being private and secure. All the wood and steel roofing for this project was recycled. Built-in shelving and a workbench has been installed, photos to follow....
Inspiration for the louvered facade came form the numerous industrial buildings I saw around India.
Mine diffuser for canon macro flash MT-24EX represent combinacion of diffuser's made by @Dalantech (www.flickr.com/photos/dalantech/), @SteB1 (www.flickr.com/photos/9578475@N02/) and @OrionMystery (www.flickr.com/photos/orionmystery/).
I used JJC-FC-26U Flash Diffuser + Gary Fong Puffer (hot glued them together), vellum paper - bubble wrap "sandwich" and plastic holder (cut from the 0,5l Coca Cola bottle).
This is a very simple, but very effective diffuser I have used for a most of the images taken with the 100mm macro lens you see on my Photostream this year. I was intending to write it up but haven't got round to it. These photos describe it.
No two waves are alike and that's what I like when I shoot the coast. You can never replicate a shot. You will have a completely different picture whether it is a rising, crashing, advancing or receding wave. Add low, rising, high tide, day time, night time, blue hour, golden hour, long exposure, frozen frame ... well you get the picture why I like to hang around the same spot.
mk1 beauty dish - foil lining and shallow cone reflector.
mk1a beauty dish foil lining and deep cone reflector
mk2 beauty dish white painted lining and semi reflective shallow cone.
Normal diffuser- my coke can diffuser with 2 layers of diffusion gel over the front.
Objective was to get a diffuser which gave slightly more shadow than my normal diffuser but avoided the harsh small glare seen in the bare flash. I wanted this mainly for flower shots. Looks like beauty dish mk2 should be ok.
Will post a shot of the mk2 diffuser later
Beautiful morning to be out and about...I was on the mountain at 6am this morning.
Heaven up there:)
Saw these doors in a gloomy part of the building and had to shoot this. It reminded me immediately of my regular UE partners awesome shot from GT. www.flickr.com/photos/47386156@N02/7515751554/in/set-7215...
MT-24EX flash diffuser test
Ladybird have shiny wings so it's a perfect specimen for diffuser test. I think diffusing flash light came out well :)
Inexpensive diffuser. Made from an 8.5 x 11 piece of cover stock (67 lb white paper). Two cuts allow me to wrap the bottom of the card around the SB800 flash head and secure it with rubber bands. I can bend the paper to catch more of the light if needed.
This acts as a large area light source so the shadows it produces are softer. In Landscape orientation you get shadows below the subject, just like the SB800 with the white pop-up card, but softer. In Portrait orientation the shadows are to one side.
The card directs the light forward, not like plastic diffusers which send the light in all directions. If you don't bend the card to catch most of the light you can also have some bounce light from the ceiling (if it's low enough) which will help moderate shadows.
Female Promachus sp., I believe. Found at Madera Canyon in Santa Rita Mountains. Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA.
Single exposure, uncropped, handheld, in situ. Canon MT-24EX flash unit, Ian McConnachie diffuser.
Taken with an old Box camera without a name. I used Kodak Porta 400 BW film. This is the best negative from that roll... :) Anyway, I kind of like this photo, despite the crappy quality.
The first modification I made was to cover the outer faces of the box with black sugar paper. This made it light tight. I still have to light tight the hole in the side.
Kudos to Lord V for the design and prototyping, thanks to Tescos for the duct tape and coke for the raw materials
21/09/2013
Day 264 - September = Orange.
Spent far too much money today. This mug accounted for a tiny part of the spend!
Elinchrom D-Lite 4 IT baffled on white paper backdrop, lowest power. Sigma 500 DG Super with diffuser front 1/16 power.
This is a diffuser for placing between a gas hob and saucepan. It both spreads the heat more evenly and reduces the amount of heat that gets through to the saucepan base, allowing for very slow cooking. Over eight years of use it has acquired patterning from corrosion and burnt-on spillages.
** October 2010: This rig is very outdated but remains to show the progression of my setups through my Camera Gear set. You can view my most current and often-used setup here.**
Flash on, next picture is flash off.
Flash diffuser mounted (with tape, for now...I spent a long time making an elaborate wire support, and it didn't work out. Oh well.) Looks rough, works great. I actually have to diffuse it further with paper for many subjects, it is so bright.
Can also see my rig with the kit lens (18-55) mounted in reverse in front of my 60mm macro with a 62-52mm step-down ring and a 52mm male-male reversing ring. I have to hold the aperture on the front lens open manually; ten staples happen to be the perfect size to do so (older SLR lenses had a ring, which made it much easier).
It's a crappy shot, just uploaded for the tech aspect. Sorry for the poor quality, taken with old point-and-shoot.
since i have no speedlites... i use an onboard flash, and in the past, have used various diffusers to avoid that crappy washed out look. I have a new secret weapon... this was my first experience with it. I will get better :)
My newest DIY macro flash diffuser: snootfusser. Been using it since June 13, 2008. Some images taken with this DIY diffuser:
www.flickr.com/photos/orionmystery/2579203929/
www.flickr.com/photos/orionmystery/2582857237/
www.flickr.com/photos/orionmystery/2592591703/
Old diffuser here: www.flickr.com/photos/orionmystery/1456815382/in/set-7215...
My macro rig, then and now: orionmystery.blogspot.com/2009/03/my-macro-rig-then-and-n...
Iphiclides podalirius
Aniane - Hérault
France
Macro flash diffuser : D.N.P Diffuser
Insta - Macro diffuser : @dnp_macro_diffuser
Insta - Personnal : @dreamtime_nature_photography
Dreamtime Nature Photography
Stayed overnight at a friends house, and the neighbor complained the charge indicator was annoying. I diffused it promptly, they were not amused...... Quite possibly since I had the light diffuser on at the time. :)
Strobist: Quadra "A" head with 5" reflector/diffuser, camera right, f/7.1. Triggered by Skyport.
PP in LR5/CC
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We had a trip to Prague in January – for Jayne’s birthday - we don’t buy Christmas or birthday presents, we travel instead. We left snowy England for a very, very dull and grey Czech Republic. Yet again I was on a photographic downer looking at the weather forecast, grey is the colour that haunts me. Fortunately it was dull grey and not burnt highlight inducing bright grey.With the grey sky acting like a big diffuser I was going to have deep shadow and contrast to deal with. We had three very short spells of broken cloud which gave us a bit of sun and colour, which I managed to more or less anticipate so we managed to be in decent locations every time – generally somewhere high.
We had been upgraded to a five star hotel, apparently our original choice was flooded. We got compensation and five star hotel upgrade– a first for me. The Art Nouveau Palace has a beautiful interior, with beautiful rooms, the breakfast room was fantastic, as was the breakfast it has to be said. We were able to have an early breakfast so were out on foot just after eight. It was very cold – and dull! We spent the whole week well wrapped up. It drizzled for a day, but never really wet us, it snowed for a day, again we didn’t get wet and the snow didn’t settle. We walked 65 mile, spending plenty of time checking buildings and their interiors out – and coffee shop and bar interiors it has to be said. Although it was dull and sometimes wet I decided that the Camera was staying in my hands for the whole trip. Whenever I put it in my backpack for one reason or another I regret it.
Again, I didn’t look at any photographs of Prague before we got there, I like to just walk and discover, with the DK guidebook in my pocket (which is full of photos it has to be said). We like to get off the beaten track and see the grittier side of the places we visit – within reason! Prague has an incredible tram network, over 1000 trams – with many of them Tatra Eastern Bloc machines. The system seems chaotic but in reality it is incredible with one of the largest networks and highest usages in the world. The trams and cars frequently share the same road space with very little in the way of drama, none of the inexplicable and pathetic constant horn blowing one finds in many countries. Once it became apparent that buildings with a grey blanket as a background were going to be a bit un-inspirational I decided that the trams would be a good focal point instead. Where I have photographed one of the older trams against a background without clues it is easy to imagine that the photos were taken fifty years ago.
The train network also provided photo opportunities. The rolling stock ranges from old Eastern Bloc to very modern double decker’s and pendolinos. There are three stations although we visited the main station and Smichov. The main station interior is art deco and has been renovated by a private company. The exterior and the platforms are very rundown with a grim eastern bloc 1950’s feel –but it works! We discovered to our amusement that we could just walk across multiple lines, no health and safety, just keep your eyes open and don’t walk under a train – you’ll make a mess. Smichov station was grim, it didn’t help that it snowed all day and was grey and bitter. We felt like we were in a 50’s film set in Russia, broken concrete platforms and dereliction. With both stations there was another world underneath them. The underground Metro is running seamlessly and efficiently away beneath your feet. I didn’t have any problems taking photos anywhere but I was very open and obviously a tourist, I didn’t act covertly or suspiciously. There was only one occasion I was stopped and that was in a shopping centre – full of CCTV cameras filming everyone else!
We discovered old and beautiful- and very large- shopping centres hidden away in quite a few places. Brass framed windows and doors, shops thriving, there was a massive camera shop with thousands of second hand cameras, too much to look at. Many of the landmark buildings prevent photography, some make a small charge, some encourage it, the DK guide book gives a good indication regarding camera use. Nothing stops many people though, they just shoot away regardless, usually wanting a picture that includes their self. Prague is surrounded by low hills and has a fair few towers that you can pay a few pounds to go up, so viewpoints are plentiful. I think we visited most of them. I read about the Zizkov Tower, which looks like a Soviet rocket on the horizon and we headed straight for it - after crossing the rail lines! Set in a quiet residential area, there wasn’t a soul about. Two beautiful girls on reception and we parted with a few pounds, into the lift and were on the observation deck with no one else up there. There are fantastic views over the city, but! It is through two layers of not very clean glass so you go for the view rather than sharp panoramas. Still a fascinating place, with a nice café bar and very clean toilets – there are toilets everywhere, usually manned with a fee. Places are well staffed compared with home were three students are supposed to run a 20 screen multiplex cinema.
Graffiti was prominent, no matter how grand the monument, some moron would have daubed it. How do they get away with it in a 24 hour city centre with a strong police presence? The place is very clean, constantly being swept. What did surprise me, was that many buildings, that looked grand and built of stone, from a distance, were actually rendered with very low quality brickwork concealed. When restored the building look very impressive, others are missing the outer render from ground level to a fair height.
I need to cut this short really, I like to put a background story to the photos and although it would be better to individualise it to a specific photo or group of photos I don’t have the time to do that. I do try to give specific detail in the title bar after I have uploaded, this is time consuming enough although I’m pretty proficient at it by now. There are many things I would like to write that should be of interest to anyone thinking of going to Prague but I’ll have to let the pictures do the talking. As usual I am unlikely to be selective enough with my uploads, I’m not very good at leaving photos out so I just upload and be damned.