Green bell pepper.

jirojiro Registered Users Posts: 1,865 Major grins
edited August 8, 2011 in Other Cool Shots
I took a shot of this green pepper before I mix it to the beef stew that I am cooking for lunch today. This was shot with my 12-inch softbox positioned 6 inches away from the center of the bell pepper with a white reflector at the opposite end 5 inches away. Thank you very much for viewing.

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Nikon D70, 70mm lens, ISO 200, f/16 at 1/400 second.
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  • redleashredleash Registered Users Posts: 3,840 Major grins
    edited August 7, 2011
    Nice lighting, jiro. I wish there was a little more space on the sides but the detail and colors are excellent. I'm enjoying your still life shots a lot!

    Lauren
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  • jirojiro Registered Users Posts: 1,865 Major grins
    edited August 7, 2011
    redleash wrote: »
    Nice lighting, jiro. I wish there was a little more space on the sides but the detail and colors are excellent. I'm enjoying your still life shots a lot!

    Lauren

    Thanks a lot for viewing, Lauren. I cropped it tight since the reflector and the side of the softbox are getting in the shot. I'm trying to learn how to control exposure using the camera's screen as my feedback control system since I don't have a flash meter. These test shots really does help me learn a lot. thumb.gif:D
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  • jirojiro Registered Users Posts: 1,865 Major grins
    edited August 7, 2011
    Here is another shot, Lauren:

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  • WernerGWernerG Registered Users Posts: 534 Major grins
    edited August 7, 2011
    I like the second one very much, Jiro. Concentrates on the "bumps".
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  • jirojiro Registered Users Posts: 1,865 Major grins
    edited August 7, 2011
    WernerG wrote: »
    I like the second one very much, Jiro. Concentrates on the "bumps".

    I'm glad you like it, Werner. Thanks for viewing! thumb.gif:D
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  • wave5wave5 Registered Users Posts: 42 Big grins
    edited August 7, 2011
    wow i love this !
    i love lighting on green pepper!
    how did u get the background crisp black?
  • jirojiro Registered Users Posts: 1,865 Major grins
    edited August 7, 2011
    wave5 wrote: »
    wow i love this !
    i love lighting on green pepper!
    how did u get the background crisp black?

    Thanks for viewing, wave5. I used a black velvet fabric as my backdrop. Since I placed my softbox really close to the subject the light fall-off is very abrupt making the black fabric much darker. On the post-processing, I added a copied layer and then change the mode to multiply and then add a layer mask to affect only the black areas. Hope this helps. thumb.gif:D
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  • DogdotsDogdots Registered Users Posts: 8,795 Major grins
    edited August 7, 2011
    I too like the 2nd one. Like the first too, but the second one really has that 'up close' feel too it. Like I can almost smell it .. and they do smell so good. Mine are almost ready for picking ... can't wait :D
    Mary
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  • jirojiro Registered Users Posts: 1,865 Major grins
    edited August 7, 2011
    Thanks for viewing, Mary. Once you picked it, take a shot first before eating! Hehehe.
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  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,979 moderator
    edited August 8, 2011
    Excellent contour and texture. clap.gif
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  • jirojiro Registered Users Posts: 1,865 Major grins
    edited August 8, 2011
    Richard wrote: »
    Excellent contour and texture. clap.gif

    Thank you very much, Richard. thumb.gif:D
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