Yellow Daffodils from Lowes
Apr 15, 2018 20:36:40 #
It's been so drab, cold and grey that the cabin fever had set in hard. I had to do something so I went to Lowes and bought a few flowers just to be able to enjoy my camera. I took the photo in the basement with the lights out and painted the flowers with a small light on long exposures. Merged several shots for the final result. This was my first attempt so thanks for looking and comment if you care.
Apr 15, 2018 20:46:57 #
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Apr 15, 2018 22:20:25 #
Apr 15, 2018 22:38:49 #
sippyjug104 wrote:
Got cabin fever with so much cold and drab weather so I went to Lowes tonight and bought some Daffodils. Turned the lights out in the basement and set the camera on 30 second exposure at f22 and used a pen light to flash on the flowers. Took a series of photos and blended them into the final image. This is my first attempt, thanks to those that view it and comment as you care to.
Yes, yes, I like it. I take it, it was a lighting experiment. I might have tried similarly but at f/5.6 or f/8 at a much shorter shutter speed (yes, still on a tripod) and made a focus stack. I try to stay away from f/16 - 32 to avoid diffraction issues. In the film days I regularly shot macro stopped way down. A remnant of the old "Ansel Adams f-64 Club" philosophy.
On the positive or agreeing side. Have you noticed that the longer your exposures are (as you did painting with light), the better and more saturated the colors are? As well as tonal separation.
Apr 15, 2018 22:58:19 #
graphic1
Loc: Carbondale illinois area
very nice, such interesting shadow patterns for penlight painting. the color really popped to. was the penlight a daylight color balanced led or tweaked in post? great job on an experiment I would never have thought of.
Apr 16, 2018 06:54:35 #
Apr 16, 2018 07:38:27 #
Apr 16, 2018 09:31:43 #
Thanks to all of you that that viewed and commented. I truly appreciate helpful hints and advise. I'm recently retired so photography is a recent hobby for me. As the saying goes, "to know is to grow".
Apr 16, 2018 09:33:05 #
sippyjug104 wrote:
It's been so drab, cold and grey that the cabin fever had set in hard. I had to do something so I went to Lowes and bought a few flowers just to be able to enjoy my camera. I took the photo in the basement with the lights out and painted the flowers with a small light on long exposures. Merged several shots for the final result. This was my first attempt so thanks for looking and comment if you care.
Yes, Spring!
Apr 16, 2018 10:28:11 #
Apr 16, 2018 13:01:00 #
maryo
Loc: Santa fe
How beautiful! What a great job! Can you tell me what you did to photograph the flower? Did you use a backdrop or was the black done in PP?
Apr 16, 2018 16:35:43 #
Apr 16, 2018 17:27:11 #
Thanks for asking and here's how I did it.
I started by buying a $2.98 Yellow Daffodil plant at Lowe's. I set it on a table in the bedroom in the basement which has no windows. I set up the tripod and put my 28-200mm and zoomed to 200 and set it to f-6.3 lens on the camera, focused it and I set the shutter speed to 30 seconds.
Then I turned out the the light in the room and clicked the shutter. I had a small flashlight and shined it off and on to illuminate the peddles. The plant was set in the middle of the room so there was nothing for the light to shine on other than the plant. I learned from my first attempt not to move the flashlight with it on for it made light trails (weird effect). The end result produced a black background and a glow on the Daffodil.
I started by buying a $2.98 Yellow Daffodil plant at Lowe's. I set it on a table in the bedroom in the basement which has no windows. I set up the tripod and put my 28-200mm and zoomed to 200 and set it to f-6.3 lens on the camera, focused it and I set the shutter speed to 30 seconds.
Then I turned out the the light in the room and clicked the shutter. I had a small flashlight and shined it off and on to illuminate the peddles. The plant was set in the middle of the room so there was nothing for the light to shine on other than the plant. I learned from my first attempt not to move the flashlight with it on for it made light trails (weird effect). The end result produced a black background and a glow on the Daffodil.
Apr 16, 2018 20:19:46 #
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