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Comment by K10D posted on The return of Ektachrome at 27/01/2017 - 22:04
A very good set with fine detail and colours to match.
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Comment by K10D posted on Butterflies at RHS Wisley at 22/01/2017 - 22:20
I took Mrs K10D over to The Brasserie at The Courtyard for lunch on Saturday. It's on the A65 near Settle. The food is excellent.
We then went on up to Kirkby Lonsdale. I took a few shots there of the Devils bridge. This one with the 17-28mm FE.
Overall, a good day out.
Today I was down near Spalding at the Springfields Bike Show. Lunch was a cheaper and simpler affair as I was alone on this outing.
Three hours drive there, two hours shooting bikes and three hours drive back. Home by 15:10.
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We then went on up to Kirkby Lonsdale. I took a few shots there of the Devils bridge. This one with the 17-28mm FE.
Overall, a good day out.
Today I was down near Spalding at the Springfields Bike Show. Lunch was a cheaper and simpler affair as I was alone on this outing.
Three hours drive there, two hours shooting bikes and three hours drive back. Home by 15:10.
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Comment by K10D posted on Long distance lunches at 22/01/2017 - 22:18
JAK wrote:
Why not daylight with a reflector is it helps?? By a window perhaps?
It's possible if the daylight here changes from dull grey to natural bright light.Why not daylight with a reflector is it helps?? By a window perhaps?
I'm looking into the full spectrum LED set up at the moment as it then allows any time of day/night shooting.
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Comment by K10D posted on Big P or a little P at 21/01/2017 - 08:45
Welcome back.
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Comment by K10D posted on Back at last after my heart operation. at 20/01/2017 - 22:15
pentaxian450 wrote:
If you light the subjects with LED or fluorescent lights, make sure they are full spectrum, otherwise you might end up with nasty colors you won't be able to correct.
Some LED lights are missing wide color bands in the spectrum. The manufacturer copes with these "missing links" by increasing or attenuating some other colors to fool the eye into perceiving the light as "neutral white" .
Unfortunately, there is no way to bring back the missing part of the spectrum.
A simpler alternative to light box is to use a frame holding stretched tracing paper. Using this alternative gives a lot of flexibility to the diffusion since you can increase or decrease the distance of the tracing paper frame from the subject at will to get just the right amount of diffusion needed for the subject.
Using a sheet of flat black tracing paper with this type of lighting allows very good contrast with metallic subjects while avoiding messy reflections.
Good luck with your project.
Extremely valid point about the LED lighting. Feel daft for forgetting about that stuff as it's an area I've worked in using LED light sources with analytical detectors.If you light the subjects with LED or fluorescent lights, make sure they are full spectrum, otherwise you might end up with nasty colors you won't be able to correct.
Some LED lights are missing wide color bands in the spectrum. The manufacturer copes with these "missing links" by increasing or attenuating some other colors to fool the eye into perceiving the light as "neutral white" .
Unfortunately, there is no way to bring back the missing part of the spectrum.
A simpler alternative to light box is to use a frame holding stretched tracing paper. Using this alternative gives a lot of flexibility to the diffusion since you can increase or decrease the distance of the tracing paper frame from the subject at will to get just the right amount of diffusion needed for the subject.
Using a sheet of flat black tracing paper with this type of lighting allows very good contrast with metallic subjects while avoiding messy reflections.
Good luck with your project.
I'm not focus stacking as there's close to one hundred engines to photograph.
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Comment by K10D posted on Big P or a little P at 20/01/2017 - 08:06
I have a small project coming up where I will be photographing various model aircraft engines. The DOF will need to be deep as all details need to be in focus. I'll need to make up a small light box studio (cardboard box approach) and set up some lighting. Do I consider two or three flashguns or do I use two or three cool white LED lamps and sort white balance later? Do I use a 50mm macro or the 35mm macro? Do I use a DSLR or a pocket rocket? The advantage of a pocket rocket is effectively endless DOF at f/8.
Small tripod or camera mount is taken as a must so is remote release.
I'm fairly certain of which route I'll take, what way would you approach the task?
Oh yes, Big P or a little P. Pentax APS-C or Q.
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Small tripod or camera mount is taken as a must so is remote release.
I'm fairly certain of which route I'll take, what way would you approach the task?
Oh yes, Big P or a little P. Pentax APS-C or Q.
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Comment by K10D posted on Big P or a little P at 19/01/2017 - 09:48
Well photographed. Detail and depth are faultless. The lens is yet another that is highly underestimated and at the prices they sell for should be a must have item.
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Comment by K10D posted on Trying out the Tamron 70-200mm SP. at 19/01/2017 - 09:37
A good set showing detail and period design. The Building is the London Terrace apartments.
Labour may have been cheap but read into the costs at the time.
Plenty of further info here: link
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Labour may have been cheap but read into the costs at the time.
Plenty of further info here: link
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Comment by K10D posted on A not-quite-so-mundane New York building at 19/01/2017 - 09:34
Well deserved Gareth.
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Comment by K10D posted on Another pointless thread at 18/01/2017 - 14:28
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