first time colour gels shot

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first time colour gels shot

Postby Oz_Beachside on Sun Feb 04, 2007 1:20 pm

This is the first time I have experimented with Color Gels, and had lots of interesting results. I particularly like the use for direct backlight/rimlight onto back of subject. This set up is as posted, with a gel over the back light.

What do you think for a first go?
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Capture of setup (I find it useful to capture setups and leave them in the folder with the shots :D )
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Postby Oz_Beachside on Sun Feb 04, 2007 5:34 pm

here is another variation...
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Postby Mr Darcy on Sun Feb 04, 2007 5:52 pm

I like the effect in #1, but the focus bothers me some.
I find the colour in #3 off putting. It reminds me of colour fringing on a badly ghosted TV
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Postby Oz_Beachside on Sun Feb 04, 2007 8:47 pm

Mr Darcy wrote:I like the effect in #1, but the focus bothers me some.
I find the colour in #3 off putting. It reminds me of colour fringing on a badly ghosted TV


thanks, yeah I agree with the blue, I like where the blue is, but definitely the wrong color...

having trouble with each shot out of focus from yesterday, I'll have to see whats going on...
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Postby Oz_Beachside on Sun Feb 04, 2007 9:05 pm

how about this one, how's the focus? I like this color better than the blue, but we were just having fun with colour...

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Postby Mr Darcy on Sun Feb 04, 2007 10:23 pm

Much better. Focus is still not quite there, but it looks more like SoftFocus rather than OOF in this one.
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Postby Oz_Beachside on Sun Feb 04, 2007 10:48 pm

thank you, I appreciate the feedback.
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