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Comment by aminstar posted on More water play but with wine glasses at 08/07/2009 - 22:10
Hi PentaxBabe
These are pretty good, For me too, 1 and 3 are superb.
These are pretty good, For me too, 1 and 3 are superb.
Comment by aminstar posted on Not Water Drops Amin Style! at 08/07/2009 - 22:06
Malo1961 wrote:
Nowhere near " Amin grade material " Actually.....it is the first time I tried it. And I must confess, I liked the exercise.
Martin.
Martin, that really will take some beating from me Nowhere near " Amin grade material " Actually.....it is the first time I tried it. And I must confess, I liked the exercise.
Martin.
You turned a simple droplet into a pure artistic form all over. Rather than just a drop you have made it look wonderfully attractive all over the frame
I like it, definitely a stunner
I like the way the brighter areas of the purple are just closer to the container and as you drift the view outwards it becomes darker.
I can see you have put a lot of thought into the whole composition, as usual with you when you do it you do it well to the minute detail
I better get into the shed, no need for AC today as its bleemingly cold. Will go and play a bit more with water.
Martin, have you got some more shots? Are you going to upload them? Am eager to see them
Unlocker wrote:
If you do that, we'd all have to come round and help!
Don't forget I live near the Lido. You would get someone calling the cops if they saw you all with DSLRs walking around . I think that is quite a deterrent for any of you who attempted to locate my shed . And don't forget the ladies with dogs who walk around here looking to spot anyone with a camera and a tripod specially, oh and a telephoto lens If you do that, we'd all have to come round and help!
Comment by aminstar posted on More water play but with wine glasses at 08/07/2009 - 13:42
shim wrote:
Main problem with spotlights is that they get very HOT
shim
That's why my shed has Air-Condition . Nice and cool in there, last week scorching days was just a a bliss in there. Thinking of putting a mini bar in there and stock with some drinks and sandwiches Main problem with spotlights is that they get very HOT
shim
Comment by aminstar posted on More water play but with wine glasses at 08/07/2009 - 13:24
shim wrote:
I think this would fit the bill, Amin
link
196 Dollars which is quite a good price. Can't find a UK supplier yet.
shim
I am already thinking about various possibilities I could put this to use Shim .I think this would fit the bill, Amin
link
196 Dollars which is quite a good price. Can't find a UK supplier yet.
shim
Comment by aminstar posted on More water play but with wine glasses at 08/07/2009 - 11:45
shim wrote:
Seems there's two types of Spotlight:
Ellipsoidal Reflector Spotlight
Hard Edge
and
Fresnel Lens Spotlight
Soft Edge
It's probably the Ellipsoidal that I saw used... getting complicated?
Somewhere I have a Cokin Prism I wonder if that would produce a similar effect?
Edit: Just found a spotlight video on youtube... you can see the edge effect.
shim
Shim, the lighting effect on that clip looks absolutely wonderful. I can only imagine the applications other than just in theatre for that more specifically for glass and water effects, droplets and smoke effect. That would save me having to colour the smoke Seems there's two types of Spotlight:
Ellipsoidal Reflector Spotlight
Hard Edge
and
Fresnel Lens Spotlight
Soft Edge
It's probably the Ellipsoidal that I saw used... getting complicated?
Somewhere I have a Cokin Prism I wonder if that would produce a similar effect?
Edit: Just found a spotlight video on youtube... you can see the edge effect.
shim
Comment by aminstar posted on More water play but with wine glasses at 08/07/2009 - 11:00
johnriley wrote:
Yes, upwards. I thought if you did that then it would make the line of the liquid look even more mysterious.
Oh yes I get it now, it accentuates the leaning liquid line . I get it now.Yes, upwards. I thought if you did that then it would make the line of the liquid look even more mysterious.
johnriley wrote:
This idea is so good I think I might try this for one of our club competitions...but don't tell anyone!
Where is the smilie for a zipped mouth . It will be our little forum secret John Make sure to let us see it too, well, after your club competition I mean This idea is so good I think I might try this for one of our club competitions...but don't tell anyone!
Comment by aminstar posted on More water play but with wine glasses at 08/07/2009 - 09:52
johnriley wrote:
This is a very nice idea, and it's working well.
I like the black background best as there is nothing to distract us from the subject. There's a slight problem with the direction of the smoke perhaps - should it be vertical rather than following the line of the liquid?
As for spot light, then why not make a snoot out of something? Into Blue Peter mode! A piece od cardboard and some selloptape should do the trick!
Hi John,This is a very nice idea, and it's working well.
I like the black background best as there is nothing to distract us from the subject. There's a slight problem with the direction of the smoke perhaps - should it be vertical rather than following the line of the liquid?
As for spot light, then why not make a snoot out of something? Into Blue Peter mode! A piece od cardboard and some selloptape should do the trick!
You just gave me a new idea about the line of the smoke. I hadn't thought about it actually but now you mention seems that might look more interesting if I force the smoke line to follow a certain trend.
Just a bit confused about your idea with the line as you mention. Did you mean that rather than making it flow along the line of the liquid I should try making it flow vertical? Upwards you mean?
Certainly can try that, it does get easier and easier to manipulate the smoke
Comment by aminstar posted on More water play but with wine glasses at 08/07/2009 - 09:34
shim wrote:
SPOTLIGHTS
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I tried my lighting suggestion last night with a 35mm projector and a few quartz torches, but they don't have the correct edge to the light cone. I think it's called penumbra.
I suppose I would need one of these ARRI 150w spots link but they cost over £200 and without seeing one I'm not sure it the edge effect is strong enough. Seems to be a cheaper alternative from China on ebay for £126 (plus import costs) link
A used car headlight seems the cheapest, but again I would need to see the edge effect first. It's usually the cut off line when the headlamps on dipped. It would also be difficult to handle and direct a car headlight.
shim
Shim, wouldn't the normal tungsten from a 200W or 300W bulb do from a floodlight? I am sure I could work a conical tube and stick around the casing and aim a small circular light at the edges of the glass .SPOTLIGHTS
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I tried my lighting suggestion last night with a 35mm projector and a few quartz torches, but they don't have the correct edge to the light cone. I think it's called penumbra.
I suppose I would need one of these ARRI 150w spots link but they cost over £200 and without seeing one I'm not sure it the edge effect is strong enough. Seems to be a cheaper alternative from China on ebay for £126 (plus import costs) link
A used car headlight seems the cheapest, but again I would need to see the edge effect first. It's usually the cut off line when the headlamps on dipped. It would also be difficult to handle and direct a car headlight.
shim
Failing that I have a car battery in the shed that I remove from my parked car as its not used frequently, so it would be a matter of buying a headlamp and finding a way of lighting it up .
Keep those ideas coming I have a few good hours to experiment today and the weather is awful out there, so good reason to lock myself into the shed .
Comment by aminstar posted on More water play but with wine glasses at 08/07/2009 - 09:28
You're over-reacting. There is no need to say how you did it if you'd rather not, but your reply was just way out of line.
Which is a shame, because I enjoyed the images, and thought you did very well.
G