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This is the view of the field close to our house. This was part of a 3 bracket to make into an HDR but it was hand held and the +2 image was too shaky. So I decided to work with -2 image and play around with it in Lr, where I knocked back the contrast and brought up the clarity and also flipped it to improve the composition. It was tempting to make it into a silhouette but then I thought a lot of that foreground wildness looked quite good and the silhouette would have resulted in a large crop..
Best viewed on black press (L)
85 shots
Magnification around : 22x
Lens : Nikon LU Plan 20x + Raynox DCR150
Lights: 1 flash with DIY diffuser
Cut from a plastic binder and made to fit in the camera's hot shoe, in this case on a D80.
Full instructions are on instructables.com.
Strobist blurb: OK, so it's still an on-camera flash but it is improving on what's provided. Besides, it could be used for Nikon's off-camera CLS.
The spring field at the edge of the city, Full of fresh life and colors
May,2015
The rig on the field |
Sony A7
Sony RM-VPR1 Cable shutter
Metabones Canon EF to Sony E Smart Adapter (Mark IV)
Canon mp-e 65mm/f2.8 1-5x macro lens
Newport 433 ball-bearing linear stage with Starret Micrometer 50
Manfrotto 357 QR Adapter and plate
Manfrotto 410 Junior tripod head
Nikon SW-12 Diffuser
Friction arm on a Slik Mini Tripod as a subject holder
Friction arm on a Mini Tripod as a diffuser holder
Berlebach Mulda Wooden tripod
Iphone 5s panorama
Experimenting with window light and a flowering cactus. This one always reminds me of Callum even though it is grown from a leaf of Mike's plant. I remember Callum saying his one always flowered in June. Two years since he left us. Still thinking of you my dear old mate.
It is however a pity I forgot to remove the makeshift base of cardboard before photographing. A timely reminder to pay great attention to detail :)
Fun though seeing how much light could be cut out and still have the flowers pop. Hopefully this is just the beginning, once I have myself a black box I shall be taking many more.
Re the segue I thought the pinks matched nicely :) Next up railway tracks at the delightful Paekakariki station in golden hour. Woo hoo!
Description
This is much the same shot as Gone Forever, but a landscape version. Which do you prefer?
Wallpaper
I thought I would give away a desktop wallpaper download of this shot, so click HERE and click the 'Download Wallpaper\ button and enjoy! Let me know if you're using it as a wallpaper too!
Update
Since i have a new website, the link to the wallpaper download doesn't work, but don't worry! Check back soon and a new link will be up!
Location: Porec, Croatia
Do not post this the wallpaper version of this photo on any site, it is strictly for personal use only.
Slight revisit to an older shot seeing as the rain is refusing to let up...
Diffused slightly in Photoshop then soft brush and quick mask to bring back the centre, Upped the saturation probably about 30-40 points cranked up the contrast slightly, Raised gamma and tone a little unsharp mask and to finish neat image noise reduction.
Viola over cooked but i like it :o)
Trying a different way of using an external camera mounted flash gun for macro shots. Just a sheet of A4 paper folded in half and then two slots about 3cms long cut on both the long sides about halfway down and the paper is bent and stuck at these slot pints to make a slight curve. The paper is mounted on the flash gun as shown using a length of a sticky tape stuck to itself as a strap which is held round the flash and stuck to the paper on both sides. The flash is then used with the head swung away from the lens at an angle of about 30' to 45'
Main reason for trying this was to get more side lighting and hopefully reduce reflections.
This pic was taken using it
A pullback from today's product shoot. To test this set up I took a photo of my trusty SB-24. Even though I'm a Canon guy, I use Nikon strobes when I'm using radio remotes.
Strobist: SB-26s on umbrellas lighting the background. SB-28 on top through diffuser.
View the test photo below.
This is my final upload of Magnolia Stellata photographs taken late evening after a rain shower, using diffused flash to illuminate the flowers.
The previous two are in the first comment box below.
I always wanted a diffusor that would give me nice roundish reflections in jumping spider eyes but I couldn't think of a practicable solution. Then I stumbled over this instruction:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-f1KLrBADk
I basically created the front of my diffusor as shown in the video. I used a white, transparent plastic place mat (the thin sheets you use for your breakfast table to place your dishes on) for the diffusing surface in the front of the construction. I just didn't use liquid glue for the surface itself since it creates parts on the surface where the light doesn't pass as well resulting in dark spots (see the example below of my first attempt, viewable large by clicking). Instead I used transparent sticky tape to tape the white sheet of paper to the plastic cover. The plastic is exterior and the paper interior. I just folded the edges of the paper around the plastic and taped it there.
Then I used a short part of a Pringles can as kind of an adapter for the flash head. Now I only had to bridge the gap between the Pringles can part and the frontal diffusor surface which was already in place at the front of the lens. For this purpose I just cut milk boxes that are covered with reflective material on the inside into thin stripes which I then attached with duct tape to the Pringles can and the frontal diffusor surface. To make everything a bit more robust and rigid I then covered the whole construction with another layer of thicker duct tape (the silver stuff). It makes the whole thing more stable but also more resilient against water. I already got caught in a rain shower with this diffusor and only had place for my cameras in my backpack. The diffusor survived very well.
I also added a second layer of diffusion already at the end of the Pringles can. I taped a piece of transparent paper at the end of the can. I don't know if it actually really helps in diffusing the light even more, though.
Also I attached a string at the end that faces the flash head, so that the whole thing will be held in place. I really don't have to worry how I carry this thing. I can hold the camera with the diffusor attached vertically or horizontally in one hand... nothing slips off or falls down.
Having the plastic sheet as your first layer in the front also makes it very sturdy against vegetation that might otherwise poke holes in your surface.
The curved surface allows light from different directions to hit your subject which eliminates harsh shadows!
I hope that was slightly comprehensible. You can also always ask if something is unclear or when I forgot to mention something.
An Azure Damselfly very early in the morning.
Tech specs: Canon 40D (F10, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon MPE-65mm macro lens (@5x) + a diffused MT-24EX macro twin flash (-1 FEC).
Stan Laurel.
Just look at this blokes face.. :-)
A small tribute to these two amazing fellows...like them or loave them they made millions laugh, including me and to this day they still have me in stitches lol..
The Music Box won them an Oscar in 1932 for their 30 minute.
Yonguo flash camera left @ 1/8 power through soft box. second yonguo 1/4 power camera right, with diffuser/bare.