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Christmas Blooms
Dec 5, 2011 22:26:43 #
Dec 5, 2011 23:08:36 #
Kirby 2 wrote:
New blooms on my christmas catus!
Beautiful!! I'm jealous..mine doesn't know it's Christmas I guess!
Dec 5, 2011 23:12:44 #
Thank you, sometimes they just bloom when they get ready, I was shocked to see the blooms this morning. Happy Holidays to you and yours!
Dec 5, 2011 23:17:14 #
Great subject! Do you have a macro lens? You could get a lot more detail with a macro lens. Also you may want to put a diffuser on your flash #1 & #3 are blown out from the flash, a diffuser would help prevent that.
Dec 5, 2011 23:34:07 #
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Dec 6, 2011 00:35:15 #
harmon1
Loc: Balto., Md.
If you think they look good, imagine the results with the right equipment. You are a few car notes from greatness.
Dec 6, 2011 00:40:44 #
Dec 6, 2011 02:33:56 #
Kirby 2 wrote:
I am using a point and shoot.
You can still put a diffuser on your flash, which will help a lot more then you think.
You don't have to buy a special-made diffuser for your camera. Go to your local fabric store, buy a 4-6" piece of solid (not sheer) white satin (usually wedding-dress material) It'll cost you about a dollar. Then cut a square, enough to cover your flash and some overhang so that you can secure it over your flash with a rubber-band, making sure not to cover your lens! Then shoot away and see what happens.
FYI, This kind of fabric will frey, badly, so I use a liquid called 'frey-check' to 'glue' the edges so they don't unravel... or if you have sewing skills, you can do that too!
Here's an example of fill-flash with diffuser, before and after...
And I'm adding that none of the photos are post-processed.
No flash:
fill-flash with diffuser, even the grass in the background is greener, if this was not diffused the leaves would look like your flowers #1 & #3, way too bright with less detail
No flash: notice the fuzzy edges and lack of detail?
fill-flash with diffuser, Sharper, more detail and the dew sparkles... if this was a flash w/o diffuser you would only see 4 white spots and some leaves.
Dec 6, 2011 10:15:48 #
Thank you very much for the information, I will do that and put up the pics. Again thank you and Happy Holidays
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