Marble Strike
Jun 10, 2019 00:10:03 #
carlysue wrote:
Wondering what you all thought and if you would, post your work and let me know what you did. Thanks!
Wondering what you all thought and if you would, post your work and let me know what you did. Thanks!
Sorry to hear about your father, but glad he's out of the hospital and hope he keeps improving.
I had a little different response to your experiment. I had a sense that you'd taken a bag of color and dumped it on the ground, with some of it congealing into marbles while some of it was still "runny". So I boosted the colors a little bit and played with contrast and saturation, coming up with a somewhat more overstated version of your #3.
Jun 10, 2019 09:48:16 #
I like this, Jb. You are right. I did just dump several colorful marbles that I thought would stand out and try to capture the action blur. Boosting the color is definitely a must. I took MANY shots trying to accomplish trying to get blur action. Quite tedious trying to get just the nanosecond that the striker hit the group. Some images I used "liquify" and "motion blur" to get the effect and then copied/pasted it into another image. I need to find a cleaner, harder ground to make a new circle and reshoot. Thank you for your interest and responding. I truly appreciate it!
Jun 10, 2019 10:20:45 #
I’ve been watching this thread with interest, it’s an intriguing thought puzzle.
What about mounting camera on tripod and using 1/4 second ss w/rear curtain sync and flash.
Then experiment with flash power and aperture to control brightness of ambient and flash illumination.
(I skimmed through the thread and didn’t see this yet) hopefully this would give you “ghost” trails and then sharp images of marbles.
Drive on!
What about mounting camera on tripod and using 1/4 second ss w/rear curtain sync and flash.
Then experiment with flash power and aperture to control brightness of ambient and flash illumination.
(I skimmed through the thread and didn’t see this yet) hopefully this would give you “ghost” trails and then sharp images of marbles.
Drive on!
Jun 10, 2019 20:55:00 #
It will take time and experimentation. How far up into Michigan are you? A game of Marbles could be fun?
Someone suggested a trigger thing like you use to capture lightning. I didn't want to put that much money into this.
Someone suggested a trigger thing like you use to capture lightning. I didn't want to put that much money into this.
Jun 10, 2019 21:47:13 #
carlysue wrote:
Someone suggested a trigger thing like you use to capture lightning. I didn't want to put that much money into this.
Someone suggested a trigger thing like you use to capture lightning. I didn't want to put that much money into this.
No trigger or money needed, just a flash and set camera to long exposure with flash firing just before shutter closes. A wide aperture would show moving marbles and flash would freeze an instant of time in place. Adjusting the two and experimenting would let you choose brightness balance of each. Might be a big pain but you never know?
I’ve long since lost all my marbles!
Dec 20, 2019 01:50:07 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
What a delightful exercise - as viewed from my recliner 
What is it you don't care for in the original of #3? That could help direct any pp advice.
Thanks for posting, Carla!
What is it you don't care for in the original of #3? That could help direct any pp advice.Thanks for posting, Carla!
I reckon what you have done here is an excellent exercise too.
It's "experimentation" like this that makes a stronger photographer.
I did an exercise like this, I used a golf ball though... shot with
long shutter duration and rear curtain flash.
Your marbles being glass provides more dimension and colour
however, and I think will/is a more interesting picture.
It may be an idea that the marble shot, is the same size as the target
marble... that way the shot marble stops at the moment of impact and
the target marble inherits the motion of the shot marble?
Anyway when you get your "ducks in a line", this is the effect that will be created... in camera
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Dec 20, 2019 18:56:17 #
Abo wrote:
I reckon what you have done here is an excellent e... (show quote)
Abo, I really appreciate you checking this out in the archives. Thank you for your interest. I did a reshoot during the summer, found a better, less cluttered dirt ground background and came up with a shot which I found to be acceptable to enter into our photo competition. Practicing with golf balls was a good suggestion...my father suggested I practice with croquet balls.
Anyway, your ideas, as well as Bassman Bruce's suggestions are well stated and when we get warm weather again I will continue the exercise. Dec 21, 2019 07:51:29 #
carlysue wrote:
Abo, I really appreciate you checking this out in ... (show quote)
I reckon your marbles are a great idea.
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