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10/05/2007 12:49:06 AM · #101 |
Oct 5
I'm so far out of my comfort zone with these images that I'm really going to try to post once a day, no matter what. Bear with me as I learn all over again how to 'see'.
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10/05/2007 08:00:05 AM · #102 |
I'm trying to read as much of this thread as I can! Haven't had a chance to comment, though - apologies for that.
Subject matter is lacking, I know, but these were taken to show a comparison of natural light and the differences in the time of day. (Actually, I was in search of something for flora and decided that with this as my only choice, I'd best sit out the challenge.) The top shot was taken just after midday, sun obviously overhead, bright, and a bit to the right. in the bottom shot, it was getting close to sunset, sun was over my right shoulder and a bit behind me. Both shots were processed similarly with similar settings, though the levels varied a bit. The interesting thing to me is the difference in sharpness/softness due primarily to the light (though the top was shot at 7.1 and the bottom at 5.6 as far as aperture settings.) |
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10/05/2007 08:43:35 AM · #103 |
Day 4 - s h a r p
Drove into my drive-way at 10pm it had been stormy and my husband had left the front porch spotlight on.
I noticed how the light fell on these grass plants and took some shots.
It was lit by an outside floodlight mounted high a few meters away.
ISO 400
TV 1/50
AV 2
Focal distance 50mm
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10/05/2007 08:54:50 AM · #104 |
I haven't read any of the posts yet so if this is redundant, I apologize. A great resource to learn about lighting, which is very newbie friendly, is www.strobist.com
It's a blog done by a Baltimore Sun photog but it starts you at square one and teaches you how to mix off-camera strobes with ambient light to make awesome pictures with minimal gear and effort.
There's an archive of all the lessons and another section where the author reverse-engineers and walks you through how he made many of his images. I always used to shoot pretty much everything ambient but that site made me change my approach to photography.
Check it out and I guarantee it will become one of your favorite photography resources. |
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10/05/2007 09:13:47 AM · #105 |
hope to join in a little this month.
here is one
natural light from entry doors taken in hallway on his birthday, just converted to b&w with chanel mixer then very slight crop.
same as this one actually
they are twins |
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10/05/2007 09:26:46 AM · #106 |
| Glad you joined Nick, your stuff is always amazing! |
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10/05/2007 09:27:07 AM · #107 |
A few people have commented on how bright the light was in my son's bedroom in my Turning 5 image of Day 3.
I thought I'd share a photo which compares the original with the finished image to alleviate any concerns that I have pumped up on 'light' all night - GRIN!
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10/05/2007 09:41:59 AM · #108 |
Originally posted by alexhebert:
I haven't read any of the posts yet so if this is redundant, I apologize. A great resource to learn about lighting, which is very newbie friendly, is //www.strobist.com
It's a blog done by a Baltimore Sun photog but it starts you at square one and teaches you how to mix off-camera strobes with ambient light to make awesome pictures with minimal gear and effort. |
I wouldn't really say he starts you at square one. He assumes you already know the basics and intermediates of flash, and he makes that clear up front before you even start Lighting 101.
Originally posted by alexhebert:
Check it out and I guarantee it will become one of your favorite photography resources. |
That, I agree with. :) |
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10/05/2007 10:12:03 AM · #109 |
Didn't sign up... hope I can still play...
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10/05/2007 11:11:12 AM · #110 |
Morning Rays on the Savanna
October Light Day 5
Photo taken at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge on Sept. 29 2007. As the family was getting ready to go to breakfast we had the sliding glass door curtains open. At 7 a.m. we noticed fog on the ground. The sun began to peek up over the cloud cover at about 8 a.m. The Giraffes and the Kudus were out when I saw the absolutely GORGEOUS rays of light streaming in through the trees and clouds.
I can never be too sure what this will look like on other people's monitor's so hopefully the calibration is such on other monitor's that it shows the wonderful morning light rays streaming in. Further details can be found in the photo description.
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10/05/2007 11:21:14 AM · #111 |
Foggy here in south-central Pennsylvania.....I hate when that happens!......8>)
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10/05/2007 11:31:18 AM · #112 |
Yanko on my latest: Did you at all darken some of the shadows like the shirt and left side of the frame when you converted to b/w? No darkening in conversion, no. It's a black shirt, and a tightly controlled beam of light (using a grid).
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10/05/2007 02:44:06 PM · #113 |
 this was all nature. No edit other than overall saturation and sharpen -I about wet myself when I saw this scene (in fact I did manage to fall down the hill on my way to take these shots which got me a little moist). There's a few more from this morning bu I'm short on time today.
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10/05/2007 06:27:00 PM · #114 |
Sorry to post another cat picture. Probably will be my last one. I wanted to use my 12in gold reflector on this shot. You can see it in Chesters right eye. I used my picture from the last shot to show how I used the reflector.
No tripod
levels
shadow/highlight
warmth added
USM
Natural light coming in from front door.
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10/05/2007 07:34:59 PM · #115 |
i took some pics for my bosses twins birthday party.
Besided being very poor lighting because it was a disco party I wanted a slow shutter speed to show a little emotion and energy also using the second curtain flash because I still wanted to achieve the "moment" which I think is lost sometimes when the flash fires first.
I very rarely use a flash but I had no choice here.
17-40L lens @ 38mm
shutter 1/8
aperture 4
iso 640
second curtain flash -1 exposure compensation
580ex flash was bounced of the ceiling
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10/05/2007 08:16:59 PM · #116 |
I couldn't do day 4 but I did day 5: lighting on this one was tough
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10/05/2007 08:29:04 PM · #117 |
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10/05/2007 08:54:52 PM · #118 |
Day 5:
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10/05/2007 10:08:51 PM · #119 |
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10/05/2007 10:19:10 PM · #120 |
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10/05/2007 10:52:38 PM · #121 |
 
Two from the same morning. |
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10/06/2007 12:14:35 AM · #122 |
Day 6:
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10/06/2007 12:15:45 AM · #123 |
Oct 6
 and here's how I got it:  |
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10/06/2007 01:43:34 AM · #124 |
I'm not able to post every day but I hope to stay pretty current with commenting and following the thread. Here are my two contributions for the week.
This is one that made me decide I need to buy a GND Hard edge filter. I reversed my Cokin GND(soft edge) and placed the dark line right at the horizon to balance end of day light/dramatic clouds with sunlit grasses and fields(and Angus). I didn't hold it perfectly and the edge is too distinct but I like the overall idea. Exported from lightroom, resized, and USM. So... ordering a couple of filters this weekend!
Another one from today...To be used for a CD cover(gospel). This was my favorite one of the bunch. Natural light with a diffuser panel between the late day sun and her face. Exported from LR and USM only.
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10/06/2007 01:53:46 AM · #125 |
Day 5 - Cliche Sunset, was a bit too dark when I finally got home today.
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