Dirty Disgusting Dead Spider
Dec 21, 2015 21:04:38 #
But, I DID put him in a glass jar, and circled it with paper towels about two inches away from him and shot him under my concave diffuser -- so it's Double-Diffused.
I have to get another hole cut into my diffuser box, so that I can put another flash into it. I need about double the light that I am getting.
Another problem is that about one shot out of five or six, my flash fires hot. It's on manual, so I have no idea why it does that...
I have to get another hole cut into my diffuser box, so that I can put another flash into it. I need about double the light that I am getting.
Another problem is that about one shot out of five or six, my flash fires hot. It's on manual, so I have no idea why it does that...
Dec 21, 2015 23:36:34 #
Yeah, the spider's seen better days, but the lighting is really nice! Dead spider at sunset.
Dec 22, 2015 01:38:46 #
Dec 22, 2015 02:31:25 #
Lighting is dark but, nice and seems to suit the mood. R.I.P. Wolfie :|
Dec 22, 2015 09:30:49 #
Dec 22, 2015 09:37:18 #
On download the lighting seems really good except it could do with a little more on the face. The detail is nice too but I wouldn't want to meet this critter up a dark alley on a dark night. eek. Happy Christmas Piet.
Dec 22, 2015 10:45:51 #
Ahhhh. So that's the secret: they don't move when they're dead. ;-)
This is well done. Don't know why the flash is acting up. I notice that I get more "slight" variation as I move toward full power Manual. When I stay at 1/8 and below--much less. I guess it's the tradeoff: Diffusion v. power. How many in this stack?
This is well done. Don't know why the flash is acting up. I notice that I get more "slight" variation as I move toward full power Manual. When I stay at 1/8 and below--much less. I guess it's the tradeoff: Diffusion v. power. How many in this stack?
Dec 22, 2015 12:21:59 #
Muddyvalley wrote:
Hi Muddy, It needs John Wayne with a smoking gun riding into the sunset! Yeah, the spider's seen better days, but the lighting is really nice! Dead spider at sunset.
tinusbum wrote:
Very lightly with my foot! LOLa little dark but nice,i hope you did CPR on it :-)
Dec 22, 2015 12:23:17 #
Macronaut wrote:
Hi Bill -- it was a small Wolfie.. Some of them get pretty big. Lighting is dark but, nice and seems to suit the mood. R.I.P. Wolfie :|
Photog21 wrote:
Thanks Wally!nicely shot :thumbup:
Dec 22, 2015 12:25:37 #
EnglishBrenda wrote:
Have a great Christmas Brenda! I am going to figure how to get better light to the front, but it will be a better subject.On download the lighting seems really good except it could do with a little more on the face. The detail is nice too but I wouldn't want to meet this critter up a dark alley on a dark night. eek. Happy Christmas Piet.
Dec 22, 2015 12:34:16 #
LoneRangeFinder wrote:
I might try a different flash. And want to try different type of diffusion set up for "still" life shots. Am wondering if a framework that holds tissue paper might be a good idea. With multiple layers separated by air. And then flash or flashes hitting the outermost layers of the tissue paper.Ahhhh. So that's the secret: they don't move when they're dead. ;-)
This is well done. Don't know why the flash is acting up. I notice that I get more "slight" variation as I move toward full power Manual. When I stay at 1/8 and below--much less. I guess it's the tradeoff: Diffusion v. power. How many in this stack?
This is well done. Don't know why the flash is acting up. I notice that I get more "slight" variation as I move toward full power Manual. When I stay at 1/8 and below--much less. I guess it's the tradeoff: Diffusion v. power. How many in this stack?
For an ugly old spider I thought it looked pretty good - biggest problem was that the light is too low. I agree, diffusion, distance, light. Only 15 frames focused-stacked.
Dec 22, 2015 14:27:00 #
pfrancke wrote:
I like the "only" part. When I first began stacking several years ago, my typically number was rarely above 15. I might try a different flash. And want to try different type of diffusion set up for "still" life shots. Am wondering if a framework that holds tissue paper might be a good idea. With multiple layers separated by air. And then flash or flashes hitting the outermost layers of the tissue paper.
For an ugly old spider I thought it looked pretty good - biggest problem was that the light is too low. I agree, diffusion, distance, light. Only 15 frames focused-stacked.
For an ugly old spider I thought it looked pretty good - biggest problem was that the light is too low. I agree, diffusion, distance, light. Only 15 frames focused-stacked.
What flash are you using? My last stack was using my Yongnuo on manual with the power set at Manual 1/64th power. This was a 1:1 and the flash was on the hotshoe as Martin does. Next time, I would add more diffusion, increase the flash power and move the flash off the shoe. I just like a little more modeling. When I use my macro lighting kit, I set the second flash at 1/4 of the first flash.
Appreciate your thoughts on this.
Dec 22, 2015 14:38:13 #
LoneRangeFinder wrote:
An off camera Canon 430EX plugged into a home made concave diffuser about 15 inches above subject. And then a glass jar around subject - the glass was supporting rolled paper towel on inside (perhaps 3 layers - certainly 2) that was around the spider about an inch and half away. Appreciate your thoughts on this.
Too much for the light to travel through I think. I am going to drill pencil size holes into a block of wood in a spiral shape. And then place pencils into the holes and use the pencils to support/hold up a long length of TP effectively wrapped around the subject.
Dec 22, 2015 15:34:50 #
pfrancke wrote:
I love a good DIY. Sounds like a solution I can add to my bag of tricks. :thumbup:I am going to drill pencil size holes into a block of wood in a spiral shape. And then place pencils into the holes and use the pencils to support/hold up a long length of TP effectively wrapped around the subject.
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