Posts: DebAnn | Ugly Hedgehog

Adjustable Flash Brackets

What don't you like about the Stroboframe?

imagemeister wrote:

Here is another version - https://www.ebay.com/itm/Samigon-VH-Flip-SLR-Camera-Bracket/332750914828?hash=item4d7980050c:g:x-0AAOSwfaFbaMOZ

I have also used the Custom Brackets version - also un-impressed !

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Aug 26, 2018 14:02:08 #

Adjustable Flash Brackets

For some unknown reason, Canadian camera shops do not seem to carry adjustable Flash brackets - simple ones that allow the camera to be flipped from horizontal to vertical positions so that the flash light is always above the camera.

I think the Stroboframe Digital Pro-T Flash Bracket is what I'm looking for. It's about $75 from U.S. sources. Anyone tried this one with a Canon 6D MkII and Canon Flash (I have the 600EXII-RT and also a Profoto A1)? Just wondering if it's a good choice - don't want to spend a whole lot of cash.

Thanks.

Aug 26, 2018 11:15:48 #

Thanks for your feedback. I always shoot in RAW. I must admit I usually use the Auto white balance and check if one or the other WB options in LightRoom give me a better look. I too like a warmer look as a rule. The images I shot in the church were very warm due to the slight yellow tint in the windows. I kept the look in my images because I really liked the ambiance created. I've attached one of the shots.

Beercat wrote:

I usually preset the WB when it is cloudy. As long as your in RAW you can change but I find the camera presets are usually d close though I will push the temp to the high side. Another words in your set I would of set to cloudy and taken a good look at what I was getting. Does it match the actual scene? Sometimes it may appear a bit blue in which case I'll set the temp manually to be 250 - 500 above the cloudy preset. I prefer things to be a bit warmer thatn the camera wants to give sometimes,

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Aug 26, 2018 11:00:29 #

Thanks so much Beercat! I've been wrestling with the calibration system on my screen but the controls don't allow me to get it as exact as Spyder4Elite suggests. Hopefully then, I can stop worrying too much. Blues seem to be the most problematic.

Beercat wrote:

Nice set Deb .....

Solid exposures, good composition .... color is near perfect.

Aug 25, 2018 17:38:13 #

Picture Rocks National Lakeshore

That's a beautiful shot Russ.

russjc001 wrote:

We recently completed our trip to Michigan starting at the UP then working our way down the western shore. Here is a shot taken at Pictured Rocks. We took the sunset cruise the day before. I caught the boats returning the following evening while photographing miners castle.

Aug 25, 2018 08:50:20 #

Thanks for commenting Dannj - much appreciated. I don't think many people look at this section so I'm very glad you did.

Aug 24, 2018 17:59:13 #

An Old Barn and An Approaching Storm

I like it!

Cotondog wrote:

Canon 6D
Lens: 24-105 f/4L @ 80 mm.
ISO-100; f/9; ss=1/320

RAW to Jpeg conversion with On1 2018.5

Thanks for looking. C&C welcome and appreciated.

Aug 18, 2018 12:14:25 #

Thanks all of you who chatted with me about family wedding shoot in Cape Breton. The date has come and gone and, all-in-all, the couple and the photogs are happy with the results. The weather was really hot and humid with blazing sun which wasn't what we would have liked. But, a kindly neighbour contacted us the day before the wedding and offered us his beautiful piece of land overlooking the see - great vistas in every direction. We gratefully took advantage of his offer. Here a few of the photos.

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Aug 18, 2018 09:38:47 #

Don Corleone

Actually, one bell is more than enough. How would you like to walk around chinking with every move you make? Be a sport and take them off.

Treepusher wrote:

For most cats, kittenhood is a time of fun and frolic, as they learn the skills they'll need to survive. But for a rare few, fun and frolic are pushed aside in order to begin a partnership with a Dark Lady, a life of command and fearless implacability in the face of danger, magic, and mayhem.

No mafioso ever wielded such power, and adequate warning of their presence must be given to bystanders, lest they fall prey to the depredations of such kittens. One bell is not enough.

Aug 18, 2018 09:37:09 #

India - A mix

I love all your images but especially the green bee eater.

Indrajeet Singh wrote:

Its pouring cats and dogs, we are in the midst of our monsoon, everything is grey. A few images to brighten things up!!

Images - most taken with the D500 + 300 f/4E + TC 1.4E III and some with the D850 with the 200~500.

Aug 14, 2018 12:52:31 #

Sunset in a Field of Sunflowers

What a wonderful image!

Thomas H. wrote:

Started out overcast and even some light rain but then shortly before sunset the western sky opened just enough to light it up. Glad I went ! Thank you for looking and for your nice comments !

Aug 14, 2018 12:51:14 #

Tomato Frog

Great set!

Jolly Roger wrote:

From Madagascar.
So called because the skin can become very bright red.
If captured it secrets a toxin in the mouth of the predator, that numbs its mouth and eyes, which promptly causes it to release it.

Best viewed in Download.

Roger

Aug 14, 2018 12:50:22 #

Ten of my favourite small bird photos..

Wonderful set of pretty little birds.

angler wrote:

...photographed over the last several years.

Aug 14, 2018 12:48:38 #

Making hard copy photo album

I always use Blurb. Excellent every time.

toxdoc42 wrote:

What is experience with on line or in store album making? Any suggestions? I tried search in that subject here and found nothing. Price isvceratinly an issue, but quality and service as well.

Aug 14, 2018 12:47:20 #

Corel warning

I doubt that this was a Corel-initiated issue. I have used their products for many, many years. Excellent - especially Paintshop Pro. I'm now using the latest version - still excellent, still my favourite. Always beware of freebies.

stanperry wrote:

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