My project for the day!
Jan 28, 2013 00:33:16 #
LoneRangeFinder wrote:
How about a refraction of that ant in the drop?!
clicktime wrote:
It would have to be upside-down.Now you are going to make me work!!
Jan 28, 2013 08:19:42 #
Interesting and good shots! What was your 580EX2 setting?
Richard
Richard
Jan 28, 2013 09:20:06 #
richardh76 wrote:
I was all over the place with flash settings. It went from 1/1 to 1/32. This is were I need to experiment for some reason the exposures would be good on one shot, but not the next. It had to do with where the flash was located on the cup. I mostly settled on holding the lens and cup with one hand while focusing with the other. The ant kept running around in the cup so I would focus in front of him and wait for him to walk into the focus plane, then take the shot. Instead of changing the flash setting when I got too bright, I would close down the aperture. I was amazed I could go to f/32 with 1/8 flash.What was your 580EX2 setting?
Jan 28, 2013 10:03:31 #
clicktime wrote:
Thanks for the info, any ideas how this might work with a ring light pointed into the cup? I haven't made a diffuser yet for my 580, but thinking about it.I was all over the place with flash settings. It went from 1/1 to 1/32.
Richard
Jan 28, 2013 10:30:01 #
richardh76 wrote:
I'm thinking of a cup on the outside of another cup. The bigger cup on the outside has reflective material on the inside of it and the ring flash on the end. What do you think? Then the ring flash illuminates all sides at once.Thanks for the info, any ideas how this might work with a ring light pointed into the cup? I haven't made a diffuser yet for my 580, but thinking about it.
Jan 28, 2013 11:44:24 #
I didn't know that ants had hairy butts. LOL I really enjoyed the shots and actually like seeing the seams in the background as it adds to the composition. Thanks for a good laugh. Nice work.
Jan 28, 2013 12:48:03 #
clicktime wrote:
Sounds good! I will have to experiment with that. Just need to find the right large cup. However, if I'm using a ring light and the ring light fits inside of a large cup, a smaller cup inside the large cup would block the light I would think. Plus, I would have to have the lowest light the ring light will allow with all the reflection from inside the cup. Whatever the case, it certainly bodes well to experiment. We'll see.I'm thinking of a cup on the outside of another cup. The bigger cup on the outside has reflective material on the inside of it and the ring flash on the end. What do you think? Then the ring flash illuminates all sides at once.
Richard
Jan 28, 2013 13:14:25 #
Jan 28, 2013 14:23:24 #
This is brilliant! why have I never heard of it before or even worse still, thought of it myself. This really opens up a few channels of thought for me..thanks for posting and the other views offered by members..:-)
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