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I wanted to do a self portrait today, but I don't dare set my camera on the chair like I would do with my old camera. I really need to get a tripod. Anyway, I'm not going to be on flickr for awhile. Our internet is being disconnected as we're moving. I'm going to miss everyone's streams so much. I'm sure I'm going to be having flickr withdrawals.
RF Masterfile Royalty Free, some people friend's cameras and a bit of Photoshop work.
(This shot is not mine: I just put these cameras as heads.)
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How is everything going with you guys?
Yesterday in the afternoon there was a present sharing with friends and I got this lovely, amazing, cute necklace.
Oh my Gosh, I am delighted. I want to say thank you very very very much for it, I really love it. <3
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Happy Birthday to the amazing man, Ian Somerhalder. <3
Equipment used: Nikon D90 with Really Right Stuff (RRF) right angle bracket, Nikkor AF-S 70-300 mm lens, Gitzo 2220 tripod, Acratech GV2 gimbal/ball head,
Lighting: One Elinchrome FX 400Ri with barn doors, homemade reflectors, Wimberly Plamp. Fired with Skyport radio trigger.
About the Nikon FM: The Nikon FM strangely was the first non professional Nikon body to bear the name “Nikon”. Till FM and its companion FE came, the name Nikon was only given to the pro bodies like Nikon F, F2 and the earlier rangefinder cameras. All others were given names like Nikkormat, NIkkorex, etc. The FM is a tough as nails camera with solid state electronics. This camera is a part of my collection. I bought it along with the lens shown for about Rs. 6,000 ($120). My friend Srinivas gifted me the MD-11 motor drive. The whole setup is in excellent shape and is a joy to behold (if you know what I mean :) !).
About the photograph: I am continuing my experiments with strobes. The latest ones are on low key photographs and specifically black subject against a black background with edges of the subject properly delineated against a black background.
First step was keep the black background (made of black paper) away from the foreground so that the light will not fall the background and spoil the effect.
The strobe with two barn doors was angled away from the background so that the light does not fall the on the background. I used a Wimberly Plamp to hold a crinkled aluminum foil on the top to provide light on the top controls (knobs) of FM so that they are separated from the black background.
The effect was ok but I had two problems. I was getting a hot spot on the motor grip and the right side was a bit dark. The first I solved by moving the strobe back a bit. The second problems was solved by holding a Styrofoam reflector by hand. This also threw some light on to the lens giving the colors (which came about due to lens coatings - I did nothing else to get the colors). Without this the lens was looking like a hollow tube! Note also the texture of the leather covering the body and the motor drive.
Exposure was set basically by using a gray card and then bracketing a bit. A flash meter would have been useful but no money for that now!
After listening to Shreesh Karrale in a workshop I decided to try as much as possible to use just one light plus reflectors and gobos.
One note: while a print looks more or less the same to everyone, an image on a monitor can look different because a monitor's contrast and brightness will be different from monitor to monitor. I had adjusted the exposure of the image to look on my calibrated monitor such that there is a proper delineation on the right side edges of the camera and at the same time there are no blown highlights anywhere. You may not be able to see exactly the same effect. I just wanted to highlight this. (You can of course adjust your monitor to get the same effect).
Sorry for the long story but I thought I will explain my thinking with the hope you will all comment to improve my skills. So, thanks in advance!
f/1.4, 1/2000 sec, focal 50mm, Nikkor 50mm f/1.4, ISO 200, Nikon D700
Michelle holding my first digital camera.
Another of my camera passions is macro photography.
Had a macro outing with other fellow members of the flickr group - Newcastle Sundance at the Botanic Gardens at Raymond Terrace (NSW; Australia) this morning.
I was fortunate to spot this tiny frog sitting in the middle of one of the pretty flowers there.
Hope you like this one - I have a few others to post in the coming week........
Have a wonderful weekend - and thanks for any comment, favorite or viewing you may wish to give this or other images in my photostream - much appreciated!!
Well, okay, not actual beers but beer labels. A brewery in Seattle is closing and had a stock of unused beer can labels that they were giving away. They're nice designs and very colorful but I wasn't sure what I would do with them. Then it hit me... .
By Charmed Labs, Carnegie Melon, NASA and Google
www.charmedlabs.com/index.php?option=com_content&task...
using FlickrFly
(Requires Google Earth)
Explored
Assassin's Creed: Unity
• Nvidia DSR for higher resolution
• HattiWatti's tools for free camera and FOV
• ReShade
• Photomerge (20 screenshots)
Camera - Canon T50
Lens - Ranger 28-70mm 1:3.5-4.5
Film - Samsung Prime Color Film 200 (Expired)
Processing - Boots