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My home-made diffuser/bouncer. These images have not been altered in any way whatsoever. Both shot at f3.5 @ 1/4000.
Another one from the garden. I don't like the focus here, but I think the background made it worth posting :-) Hand held without flash.
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.
My macro shots for the day.
Went over to AP this morning, met with the usual gang, (Sayyiam, James, and Wong and some other north shooters). In my view,today was quite a bad day for macro! Why~?! First thing, Alot of visitors at the park (as if hundreds!!) To stay away form the crowd, we decided to try our luck on hilltop and ended up trekking for an hr or two with little luck, (hardly any subjects to shoot)..tiring..lol
When we finally made our way down, we was caught totally offguard by heavy downpours, have to scurry for cover and ended up all drenched..haiz..
Well...Still managed some shots before the heavy rain! Sharing with all!
Happy viewing!! Cheers!
Taken with D700 + 105 VR f 2.8 + Raynox 250 + SB-R1 Diffused, 30% cropped.
All comments,critique for me to improve are most welcome!!! =D
This is why I love my diffuser so much.
Everyone loves natural light, but not everyone is able to shoot their subject at the 'prime time'.. you know, about an hour before sunset, when the sun is PERFECT. So that's why I bought a diffuser, so that I can shoot in harsh lighting and still get the perfect 'softness' that I look for : )
Yep I was bored, and actually shot these like this for the sole purpose of posting this. haha.
This is an updated video on how to clean the bottle for the ArOmis Aromatherapy Diffuser. www.aromis.co/
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An IKEA bendable chopping board (1.99 euros a couple)
I've read something similar in a strobist article and I've to try how it works.
The diffuser is only half illuminated to put the bowl with beans in a darker place...
Sample of a polypropylene frost look material for the diffuser. Smooth on one side, frosted on the other. Not sure how many layers will be required, but it looks good as far as I can tell.
Update: Ordered a sheet (1300x1000x1.2mm) of the same material really cheap. Enough for as many as 12 layers. Not that I would need that many.
Images of the first BMW M4 with full Akrapovic exhaust system complete with link pipes and carbon diffuser supplied and fitted at www.prestigewheelcentre.co.uk
So I read on the net about diffusing the light from the flash on a camera to create a softer light!
I found this white box, which is made from plastic. It's the lid off of one of the many wonderful potions on my wife's dressing table!
It fits perfectly over the flash on my 1000D and gives some nice results!
Eric Ekblad opens the chute on the bucket for the first concrete into the base of the foundation (about 900 thick). Offsider Bill Hunt waits with the vibrator.
Playing with a diffuser - made a little beauty dish diffuser to try out on the flash. Focus stacked using zerene