DSLR Shots and Discussions

onzedge · 05-20-2012, 10:03 PM

Eclipse light filtered through our trees.

onzedge · 05-20-2012, 10:03 PM

SailFree · 05-21-2012, 10:34 PM

Those are remarkable shadow patterns! Thanks much for posting. Few would have thought to shoot them.

onzedge · 05-21-2012, 10:37 PM

Thanks -- i was too lazy to go out and get a solar filter Saturday.

Here is another. I really like them.

SailFree · 05-21-2012, 10:41 PM

http://www.the370z.com/attachment.ph...1&d=1337654422

onzedge · 05-21-2012, 10:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SailFree

http://www.the370z.com/attachment.ph...1&d=1337654422

I like that very much. Nice color saturation and clarity.

SailFree · 05-21-2012, 10:52 PM

Strobe lights, especially the better ones you are using, are fast enough to stop action such as the cartridge falling through the water. Could some be the disturbance of the water distorting the image? Are all strobes firing simultaneously? What happens if just one strobe light is used? Is focus exact on the object once dropped? Camera shutter speed has nothing to do with stopping this action--it's all the strobe light. You just have to chose a shutter speed that allows the strobes to sync properly with your camera.

98intrigue · 05-21-2012, 10:53 PM

Get low

SailFree · 05-21-2012, 11:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LunaZ

Lighting is a little tricky for me. I'm not working with strobes and my hours never coincide with natural light, so I'm rocking Home Depot shop lights, a reflector and a camera mounted speedlite with a Gary Fong diffuser.
I got really creative this weekend and balanced a reflector on top of my backdrop frame to create the effect of a hair light. It actually worked quite well.
I think the different temperatures of the all the lights I'm using is throwing things off. I've turned my white balance down to a cooler temperature to try to compensate.
I'd like to add strobes with softboxes to my kit, but I want to make sure I understand what I'm doing with them before I write that check.

You just reminded me I need to check that this new monitor is calibrated correctly!

Lovely woman, interesting pose, no clutter, but I think your light is the problem as the skin tone is off a little. Has that faintly space-alien look...

When mixing types of lights, it's tough to get skin tones right.

SailFree · 05-21-2012, 11:10 PM

http://www.the370z.com/attachment.ph...1&d=1337656200

SailFree · 05-21-2012, 11:14 PM

Thanks much, Onzedge!

onzedge · 05-21-2012, 11:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SailFree

Thanks much, Onzedge!

Alchemy · 05-22-2012, 12:23 AM

Couple from ZDAYZ

Cmike2780 · 05-22-2012, 12:38 AM

Nice! Damn that's low!

onzedge · 05-22-2012, 09:02 AM

Nice work, Mr. Alchemy!!!

05-20-2012, 10:03 PM	#796 (permalink)
onzedge A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Battle Lake MN Age: 64 Posts: 183,964 Drives: 370Z 240Z Rep Power: 2684736	Eclipse light filtered through our trees. __________________ Koni\|Swift\|Michelin\|Motordyne\|Berk\|RJM Performance\|Gates\|SPL\|Motul\|Technafit\|Ate Super Blue\|Hawk Tommy Kaira\|Momo\|Optima\|Hella\|Hotchkis\|Red Line\|ZSpeed\|Stillen\|B&M\|H&R

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onzedge A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Battle Lake MN Age: 64 Posts: 183,964 Drives: 370Z 240Z Rep Power: 2684736	__________________ Koni\|Swift\|Michelin\|Motordyne\|Berk\|RJM Performance\|Gates\|SPL\|Motul\|Technafit\|Ate Super Blue\|Hawk Tommy Kaira\|Momo\|Optima\|Hella\|Hotchkis\|Red Line\|ZSpeed\|Stillen\|B&M\|H&R

05-21-2012, 10:34 PM	#798 (permalink)
SailFree Base Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Yorktown, VA Posts: 173 Drives: 12 370Z GM 7ATS NavS Rep Power: 13	Eclipse Light Those are remarkable shadow patterns! Thanks much for posting. Few would have thought to shoot them.

05-21-2012, 10:37 PM	#799 (permalink)
onzedge A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Battle Lake MN Age: 64 Posts: 183,964 Drives: 370Z 240Z Rep Power: 2684736	Thanks -- i was too lazy to go out and get a solar filter Saturday. Here is another. I really like them. __________________ Koni\|Swift\|Michelin\|Motordyne\|Berk\|RJM Performance\|Gates\|SPL\|Motul\|Technafit\|Ate Super Blue\|Hawk Tommy Kaira\|Momo\|Optima\|Hella\|Hotchkis\|Red Line\|ZSpeed\|Stillen\|B&M\|H&R

05-21-2012, 10:53 PM	#803 (permalink)
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05-21-2012, 10:52 PM	#802 (permalink)
SailFree Base Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Yorktown, VA Posts: 173 Drives: 12 370Z GM 7ATS NavS Rep Power: 13	Strobe lights, especially the better ones you are using, are fast enough to stop action such as the cartridge falling through the water. Could some be the disturbance of the water distorting the image? Are all strobes firing simultaneously? What happens if just one strobe light is used? Is focus exact on the object once dropped? Camera shutter speed has nothing to do with stopping this action--it's all the strobe light. You just have to chose a shutter speed that allows the strobes to sync properly with your camera.

05-21-2012, 11:14 PM	#806 (permalink)
SailFree Base Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Yorktown, VA Posts: 173 Drives: 12 370Z GM 7ATS NavS Rep Power: 13	Thanks much, Onzedge!

05-22-2012, 12:23 AM	#808 (permalink)
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05-22-2012, 12:38 AM	#809 (permalink)
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05-22-2012, 09:02 AM	#810 (permalink)
onzedge A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Battle Lake MN Age: 64 Posts: 183,964 Drives: 370Z 240Z Rep Power: 2684736	Nice work, Mr. Alchemy!!! __________________ Koni\|Swift\|Michelin\|Motordyne\|Berk\|RJM Performance\|Gates\|SPL\|Motul\|Technafit\|Ate Super Blue\|Hawk Tommy Kaira\|Momo\|Optima\|Hella\|Hotchkis\|Red Line\|ZSpeed\|Stillen\|B&M\|H&R

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