Just a couple of bees
Jul 29, 2014 21:08:37 #
Trying to get over my fear of bees, while trying out a new flash modification I put together. On a side note about the flash I used, I dug out a small beauty dish 8-10" which was too small for what I ordered it for, it came with a diffuser lens covering the whole assembly. I used a couple of layers of a plastic bag to try and diffuse it even more because I was getting hot spots. It did eliminate the hot spots, but oddly there is a rainbowing/moire effect in the highlights, which I think is being caused by the plastic bags or the lens covering the dish. I think I will try some paper towel behind the diffuser and see if this eliminates the issue, otherwise I will scrap the new modifier and return to the softbox.
I do like the small size of the beauty dish though. I also went from using the onboard flash as a commander and went to a sync cable so I could gain more manual control over the flash output, but since I do not really know too much about flash this maybe asking for more issues than it solves but I figure the best way to learn is to just keep plugging away.
Focus is not the greatest but I included some photos I shot today at lunch, had an hour long lunch due to a safety promotion which I refused to attend.
I do like the small size of the beauty dish though. I also went from using the onboard flash as a commander and went to a sync cable so I could gain more manual control over the flash output, but since I do not really know too much about flash this maybe asking for more issues than it solves but I figure the best way to learn is to just keep plugging away.
Focus is not the greatest but I included some photos I shot today at lunch, had an hour long lunch due to a safety promotion which I refused to attend.
Jul 29, 2014 21:34:40 #
Upon enlargement, your leading eye in image #2 is quite nice. Dontcha just hate narrow DoF?
Exif info:
Camera Model: Nikon D800E
Lens: 200.0 mm f/4.0
Image Date: 2014-07-29
Focal Length: 200mm
Aperture: f/16.0
Exposure Time: 0.0063 s (1/160-sec)
ISO equiv: 100
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Spot
Exposure: Manual
Exposure Mode: Manual
White Balance: Auto
Flash Fired: Yes
Exif info:
Camera Model: Nikon D800E
Lens: 200.0 mm f/4.0
Image Date: 2014-07-29
Focal Length: 200mm
Aperture: f/16.0
Exposure Time: 0.0063 s (1/160-sec)
ISO equiv: 100
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Spot
Exposure: Manual
Exposure Mode: Manual
White Balance: Auto
Flash Fired: Yes
Jul 29, 2014 21:58:46 #
Honestly I love the bokeh but would love to get the whole critter in focus. I can tell I am beginning to get a bit better with control of focus. Over the past week I have spent my waking hours doing macro and the wee hours with astronomy till my mount went kaput. Slightly bothersome considering it is only a couple of months old. It is being replaced and should be here Thursday so no bigloss, other than I have been waiting months to try out backyardNikon ( http://forum.otelescope.com/post/backyardnikon-v1-beta-progress-grid-6857530?pid=1282424740 ) and now that it is released, my mount is down for repairs, but so is the story of my life.
If you want to reply, then register here. Registration is free and your account is created instantly, so you can post right away.