Sky light

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Sky light

Postby Slider on Sun Mar 05, 2006 4:51 pm

Experimenting again.

Used the light from the skylight in the dining room. Dark green background and had the flower suspended 150mm above a white card to give some reflected light to the underside.

Image

Focal length: 185.0mm (35mm equivalent: 277mm) Sigma 180 Macro
Exposure time: 0.400 s (1/2)
Aperture: f/11.0
Exposure bias: -0.33
Whitebalance: Auto
Metering Mode: center weight
Exposure: Manual
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Postby Alpha_7 on Sun Mar 05, 2006 6:01 pm

Looks nice Mark, I really like it.
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Postby Finch on Sun Mar 05, 2006 6:48 pm

Mark,

Your macro shots have been really good lately and this is no exception. Using natural and reflected light can do wonders for a photo as well as the combination of natural light and flash.

Keep experimenting with these combinations as well as trying a smaller aperture (i.e. f16-22) for more DOF and the results will amaze you.

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Postby shakey on Sun Mar 05, 2006 7:08 pm

Very nice...to be ultra picky I would have liked all of the bottom bits visible, a couple of the dangly bits have just been cut off a little bit....I'll refrain from turning this into a circumcision joke... :lol:
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Postby big pix on Sun Mar 05, 2006 8:35 pm

Soft overall even light is quite nice on some subjects and you have done a good job of this one........ but in general this style of lighting lacks modelling and shape for what is being photograph.........
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