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75% crop of a fruit fly taken at 3:1 (ie 1/4 of the image) taken without my normal coke-can diffuser. See www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/2869278357/ for same shot with diffuser.
Playing with a diffuser - made a little beauty dish diffuser to try out on the flash. Focus stacked using zerene
The Royal Albert Hall was opened in 1871 and at the time of the first acoustic tests an echo was identified. Although various methods were used to try and muffle the echo that reverberated around the auditorium the issue was not addressed properly until 1968 when 'mushroom' acoustic diffusers were installed. Originally there were 135 mushrooms but in 2001 these were reduced and reconfigured to 85 following more advanced acoustic testing.
67 of 125 pictures in 2025 - On the ceiling
This photo is diffuse because we know that there is light in this picture but we dont know where it is coming from.
The Our Family Tree Alice In Wonderland 10'' doll by the Disney Store. She is photographed in natural diffused light, standing supported by a Kaiser doll stand. She can free stand, but is much more stable on a doll stand.
Alice in Wonderland Doll - Our Family Tree
A Holiday Celebration
The Disney Store
Received 10/23/2012
I just received this beatiful Alice In Wonderland doll, bought second hand but new in box, in near mint condition. She is in the Disney Store's Our Family Tree - A Holiday Celebration series of merchandise, and is long out of production.
She is a 10'' doll with poseable head, arms and legs. She has large flat feet with flat heeled shoes, so she can free stand. Although she is a little unsteady on her feet, since she is top heavy, with her large head and long hair. Her rubbery legs can bend at the knees, with internal joints that have a limited range of movement. Her arms cannot bend at the elbow or wrist, so her have fixed attitudes. Her left arm is straight, with a bent wrist, while her right arm is bent with a straight wrist. In construction, her body and limbs are similar to that of the Disney Parks Tinker Bell 11'' doll.
She is a faithful reproduction of the character from the 1951 Disney animated feature of the same name. She has a large head, with large wide open blue eyes glancing to her upper right, small open mouth and a little nose, and a nice amount of rouge on her cheeks. She has a very pleasant, happy expression on her face.
Her hair is long, straight, smooth and shiny. It is light blonde in color with some streaks of very light (almost white) blonde hair. Over her forehead are two long sideways bangs that are very stiff, and are sewn to the main body of her hair at their ends. The ends of her hair are a little frizzy. She has a black satin ribbon in her hair, helping to keep it neat, with a large bow on top.
She is wearing a light blue satin dress with white lace at the hemline. In front is a white satin apron, which is secured with white satin ribbon tied around her waist, with a large bow in the back. She is wearing long white stretchy leggings that go up to her waist. Finally she has shiny black shoes that mimic patent leather.
She is photographed in the box, during the deboxing, and fully deboxed, both alone and with other comparable dolls.
Late-day light, Mosquito Creek valley, Clearfield County, within the Quehanna Wild Area of Moshannon State Forest.
Direct flash has harsh contrasts and harsh shadows. The bounce off the ceiling has good tones but casts a shadow across the eyes. The diffused technique has less harsh contrasts and eliminated the eye shadowing, but still has some harsh shadowing around the ear.
New diffuser. Idea from SteB on juza forum. www.flickr.com/photos/9578475@N02/
A variation of SteB's cup diffuser.
Transparent PP material from a mineral water bottle with 2 layers of polystyrene sheet over it.
More info here: orionmystery.blogspot.com/2010/10/mt24ex-concave-diffuser...
My flash diffuser is a shampoo bottle.
Yes, I know it's ugly as hell but when I use it I always get a nice smile from people.
Hey, what ever works! Right? ;o)
You put a candle in the bottom and a few drops of sented oil in the top. I bought it at Whole Foods.
These diffusers are made in ABS plastic, by Ian McConnachie. He sells them on eBay for around £30. Here's the link.
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Canon-MT-24EX-Flash-Diffusers-/2711616...
They greatly improve the light from the crappy standard flash head of the Canon. Will put them through their paces, in the weeks to come. Used them on the recent woodlouse and springtail shots. I'm hoping that Ian will be able to construct a large one that will fit over the head of a Canon Speedlight and then I can do away with the Opteka mini-softbox.
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.