Rose in winter
Posted 14/12/2015 - 16:13
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A fine lens, I’m sure it will give you a lot of pleasure.
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Posted 14/12/2015 - 16:15
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I'm glad you're enjoying the lens already...
Keen as mustard. ...
Good shot in low light.
Keen as mustard. ...
Good shot in low light.
Cheers,
Bruce
Bruce
Posted 14/12/2015 - 16:34
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Thanks both
From RAW I darkened the exposure by a little and then sharpened it every so slightly and that was it. Given that it was overcast and and required on board flash for this handheld image I'm more than pleased with how it turned out.
From RAW I darkened the exposure by a little and then sharpened it every so slightly and that was it. Given that it was overcast and and required on board flash for this handheld image I'm more than pleased with how it turned out.
Posted 14/12/2015 - 20:31
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It's a rather nice result from 'on-board' flash, which after all is supposed to be so harsh and blunt as to be practicality unusable!
There's nice natural colour and good exposure control. There doesn't really seem to be much ambient exposure at all, mostly only flash exposure. I'm curious to know which camera mode did you use, and did you specifically reduce ambient exposure and flash compensation settings .... ?
The truth is, it's extremely rare to see a shot taken in this particular technical manner on the forum.
There's nice natural colour and good exposure control. There doesn't really seem to be much ambient exposure at all, mostly only flash exposure. I'm curious to know which camera mode did you use, and did you specifically reduce ambient exposure and flash compensation settings .... ?
The truth is, it's extremely rare to see a shot taken in this particular technical manner on the forum.
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Posted 15/12/2015 - 10:07
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McGregNi wrote:
It's a rather nice result from 'on-board' flash, which after all is supposed to be so harsh and blunt as to be practicality unusable!
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Are these any use for dealing with that 'problem'?
It's a rather nice result from 'on-board' flash, which after all is supposed to be so harsh and blunt as to be practicality unusable!
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SteveH!
Some people call me 'strange'.
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But I'm willing to compromise and accept 'eccentric'.
Some people call me 'strange'.
I prefer 'unconventional'.
But I'm willing to compromise and accept 'eccentric'.
Posted 15/12/2015 - 10:23
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I'm sure it would help, although it doesn't turn it into a much larger light source, so you're still getting hard direct flash which will have the same issues as the un - diffused pop-up. It would probably reduce some of the highlight reflections though which could be useful. Nothing is going to replace the effectiveness of off -camera diffused flash coming from an angle, but where direct on -camera is the only option then a modifier like that JJB one is worthwhile I'd guess.
It works ok with the rose here because there's nothing behind it to show any dark outline shadows, which never look good. Fill lit portraits outdoors can work well with the pop-up also for the same reason. So its best when the subject stands well apart from the background.
It works ok with the rose here because there's nothing behind it to show any dark outline shadows, which never look good. Fill lit portraits outdoors can work well with the pop-up also for the same reason. So its best when the subject stands well apart from the background.
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Posted 15/12/2015 - 15:44
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Nicely isolated against that dark background: makes such a difference.
Best wishes,
Andrew
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Andrew
"These places mean something and it's the job of a photographer to figure-out what the hell it is."
Robert Adams
"The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But, you have to SEE."
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Posted 19/12/2015 - 23:30
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McGregNi wrote:
It's a rather nice result from 'on-board' flash, which after all is supposed to be so harsh and blunt as to be practicality unusable!
There's nice natural colour and good exposure control. There doesn't really seem to be much ambient exposure at all, mostly only flash exposure. I'm curious to know which camera mode did you use, and did you specifically reduce ambient exposure and flash compensation settings .... ?
The truth is, it's extremely rare to see a shot taken in this particular technical manner on the forum.
I always shoot RAW and AV mode. Settings used were RAW, AV, f4, 45mm, ISO 200 & 1/30th sec exposure. I use flash only when I need to as I nearly always shoot handheld. It was a little after 8am on a dark and overcast morning. I didn't alter ambient exposure and my flash was set for zero (so no compensation reduction) and it worked perfectly. I find the flash on my K-30 works very well for me and I usually find I need to turn it down to -0.7 for best results. By comparison I'm not so lucky with the built in flash on my Panasonic TZ compact. That is virtually unusable.
It's a rather nice result from 'on-board' flash, which after all is supposed to be so harsh and blunt as to be practicality unusable!
There's nice natural colour and good exposure control. There doesn't really seem to be much ambient exposure at all, mostly only flash exposure. I'm curious to know which camera mode did you use, and did you specifically reduce ambient exposure and flash compensation settings .... ?
The truth is, it's extremely rare to see a shot taken in this particular technical manner on the forum.
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