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Low tide was at noon in Portugal when we were there, the worst time for photography. However, I promised myself to go for these great waders. An alternative title could be "please, some water.. "
I got a question from someone about the blurred background: Trust me, no artificial blurring or whatsoever. Just some sharpening and colorcorrection.
Flash, diffuser, hand held.
Siquirres, Costa Rica
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The Flameveil Special Racing Project 9 (SRP9) is a GTE race car. It has a supercharged 800 horsepower V8, a 0-60 time of 2.9 seconds and on to a top speed of 210 MPH. The V8 also sits closer to the center of the car giving it a better weight distribution, allowing it to corner at much higher speeds than it's predicessor the SRP8.
Apparently a Robber Fly in my garden. About 2 inches long and scary looking! Taken with Venus Optics Laowa 60mm lens, flash and diffuser.
(Myxomycetes)
OM SYSTEM OM-1 Mark II
OM SYSTEM M.Zuiko Digital ED 90mm F3.5 Macro IS PRO
TCx2 MC-20
Flash Godox V860o III
Cygnustech diffuser
- Handheld focus stacking 85 pics (Stacked with Zerene Stacker) -
Photo composition was created for the Our Daily Challenge topic:
BEATLES YELLOW SUBMARINE
And
Monday Music Mania:
The Beatles Yellow Submarine:
HMMM!
This post describes a simple flash diffuser solution I've been using a lot lately as a complement to my regular beauty dish style diffuser. The basic concept is nothing new: the diffuser is attached to the front end of the lens and wraps around the subject creating the equivalent of a small light tent.
This type of diffuser is sometimes referred to as "cup diffuser" since the main component is usually some sort of white plastic cup (Stephen was the first I saw describing this idea so I consider him to be the inventor).
Besides giving an extremely even and soft light this type of diffuser has another benefit since it makes it easier to get a well exposed background. A common problem with flash macro photography is that while the main subject is easy to expose properly, the background – being far away from the light source in relation to the foreground – becomes relatively dark or black (and if you expose for the background the main subject is over exposed or blown out). This becomes less of a problem with cup diffusers since the diffuser also acts as a shade, reducing the intensity of light hitting the main subject and thereby compensating for the fact that it's much closer to the light source than the background (which is lit by light coming from the flash directly).
I've been using this type of diffuser for at least a year or so but there are a couple of things that I've found inconvenient:
• Different lenses need different ways of mounting the diffuser. If it has a good fit on one lens, chances are it will fit badly on other lenses.
• Switching between diffusers is fiddly. I often want to be able to quickly switch between this type of diffuser and a beautydish style diffuser attached to the flash (better for skittish bugs and sometimes gives a more dynamic (less flat) light).
• Closely related to the previous point: mounting/unmounting the diffuser takes time. You either have to pack the gear with the diffuser attached (which often takes a lot of room in the camera bag) or spend precious time in the field mounting/unmounting it. And of course moving the diffuser from one lens to another becomes troublesome to the point where it might even put you off switching lenses.
• As you use this type of diffuser in the field they are often subject to quite rough treatment. Some solutions I've tried has worn out in a few hours.
The solution I've arrived at works by using several different small mounts, customized for each lens but with a standard fit for the protruding "light tent" part (referred to as the tent from now on). The mounts can be left permanently on the lens without interfering with different types of diffusers or making packing the equipment difficult. With the mount in place the tents can be mounted/unmounted using one hand in the matter of seconds. It's also very easy to make new tents if the old get worn or if you want a smaller/larger or differently shaped one.
Obviously this idea can be implemented in many different ways and the one I'm showing here is just one that happened to suit my needs in terms of size, diffuser material properties and availability.
A couple of weeks ago I went on a photowalk in Barcelona with a Lensbaby 45mm. It is a difficult lens to focus but the results are surprising. One part in focus and the rest soft and diffused. It's a fun lens.
Camera : Nikon D700
Lens : Nikkor AFS-105mm Micro
Conversion Lens : Raynox DCR 250
Flash : Nikon SB700
Diffuser : Macro Diffuser
Diffuser dirt detail on raceday morning warmup, Here the Magnus Racing Lamborghini dropping into the Esses. Big lens, teleconverter and crop sensor body to get right in there where aero is lifting the dust off the pavement. The image is only cropped at the bottom edge.
#44 Magnus Racing Lamborghini Huracan GT3, GTD: John Potter, Andy Lally, Spencer Pumpelly
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
Motul Petit Le Mans
Road Atlanta, Braselton, GA, USA
Saturday October 12, 2019
World Copyright: Peter Burke
LAT Images
Penthimiin Leafhopper - Neovulturnus vanduzeei
Olympus OM-D em1ii with m.zuiko 60mm macrolens PLUS 10mm and 16mm Mieke macro extension tubes. Godox tt350o flash with Cygnustech v2 diffusers.
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
Taken from a mountain top near Udaipur. Due to the haze in India the sunsets tended to always be quite diffuse, but beautiful in their own way.
||Rebel XTi || 10-22 ||
Strobist:
2x B800 camera right, full power
V4 triggered
Some specs on this BMW 5 series:
M-tech Body Kit
M5 front fenders
Carbon front lip & rear diffuser
Lowered on Eibach... See More
Strasse Forged S5 Wheels
Finished in Gloss black face, Brushed ring detail, black hardware, and chrome lips. Center caps also finished in brushed aluminum.
20x9 front (3" lip)
20x11 rear (4.5" lip)
Heading into sunset, mostly cloudy skies create soft diffuse light that reflects in the terminus of a stream, making it look like it was a stream of liquid glass. This view is from Lone Ranch Beach along Oregon’s scenic coast.
Cloudy sunrise seascape with waves and rocks at Killcare Beach on the Central Coast, NSW, Australia.
As the sun dipped further close to the horizon, the glow in the hazy sky started illuminating in deep orange. The diffused glow cast on every surface was quite muted, as if it was already twilight. This is my favorite time of the day. Right before the sun sinks below the horizon. Another day was ending. Regardless of the fact that there was no clouds whatsoever, it was a good reminder that every sunset was beautiful and that it was worth waiting for another.
Port Willunga Jetty
South Australia
This weekend, I took the camera out for the first time for landscapes since returning from Eyre Peninsula. I still have many images to go through from that trip and after last night's amazing smoke induced sunset , I have even more to go through now! There were fires out west responsible for the sun being diffused like this. A familiar location always yields something different :)
If you're curious as to what Charlotte got up to during the trip, watch this video here!