Eggs, anyone?

FotoPhocusFotoPhocus Registered Users Posts: 28 Big grins
edited January 28, 2007 in Holy Macro
Here are some of my very first shots with my SB-600 flash. Any feedback is appreciated!

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  • RogersDARogersDA Registered Users Posts: 3,502 Major grins
    edited January 27, 2007
    These are well composed.thumb.gif The shiney spot on the upper egg in the 2nd photo is distracting from the rest of that one.
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  • FotoPhocusFotoPhocus Registered Users Posts: 28 Big grins
    edited January 27, 2007
    RogersDA wrote:
    These are well composed.thumb.gif The shiney spot on the upper egg in the 2nd photo is distracting from the rest of that one.
    Thanks for the quick feedback. I did some fixing, and re-uploaded. The new one looks a lot better to me.
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  • photocatphotocat Registered Users Posts: 1,334 Major grins
    edited January 27, 2007
    I like the first one a lot, very minimalistic, but pleasing for the eye. I would have put it a little bit more off center, but that is nitpicking.
    I like to look at this shot! A beautiful Egg...
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  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited January 27, 2007
    very nice i loved 1st one
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  • Van IsleVan Isle Registered Users Posts: 384 Major grins
    edited January 27, 2007
    after adjusting my monitor (pc laptop) I agree: #1 is sweet. I also like the one with the cheese! Adds some colour (duh!). Great focus and depth of field throughout.

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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited January 27, 2007
    FotoPhocus wrote:
    Here are some of my very first shots with my SB-600 flash. Any feedback is appreciated!


    I like all of them, even though the first shot has a bright spot at the top of the egg, I still like that one too :D

    Just a thought here....... to me cheese should not come in plastic wrap,
    I think it would look nicer if cheese was a cut from a block.

    I use that pre cut stuff too, but for a photo I would use cheese that was not wrapped in plastic.

    I'm sure your going to be very happy with you new flash clap.gif ... Skippy
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  • FotoPhocusFotoPhocus Registered Users Posts: 28 Big grins
    edited January 27, 2007
    Skippy wrote:
    cheese should not come in plastic wrap,
    I think it would look nicer if cheese was a cut from a block..

    You know, afterwards my wife said "You didn't take the cheese out of the wrapper at least?"

    Ah well, hindsight is 20/20 :)
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  • Red BullRed Bull Registered Users Posts: 719 Major grins
    edited January 28, 2007
    You did a good job at capturing the texture of the egg. Nicely done!
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  • TanukiTanuki Registered Users Posts: 184 Major grins
    edited January 28, 2007
    Very nice lighting and composition! Please share how you modified the SB600 (i.e., bounce, light box, umbrella, etc).
  • FotoPhocusFotoPhocus Registered Users Posts: 28 Big grins
    edited January 28, 2007
    Tanuki wrote:
    Very nice lighting and composition! Please share how you modified the SB600 (i.e., bounce, light box, umbrella, etc).

    I actually set up on the kitchen counter. I cleared off about a 3 foot area from the wall to the sink, and set the egg about a foot from the left wall, and a foot from the back wall (my kitchen walls are white).

    The flash was in TTL mode, no modifications. The head was one click to the left, and one click up. I hope that info helps.

    All the white in the kitchen really let me take advantage of bouncing the light, so I was able to get a nice DOF, and get the textures I wanted.
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  • TanukiTanuki Registered Users Posts: 184 Major grins
    edited January 28, 2007
    FotoPhocus wrote:
    I actually set up on the kitchen counter. I cleared off about a 3 foot area from the wall to the sink, and set the egg about a foot from the left wall, and a foot from the back wall (my kitchen walls are white).

    The flash was in TTL mode, no modifications. The head was one click to the left, and one click up. I hope that info helps.

    All the white in the kitchen really let me take advantage of bouncing the light, so I was able to get a nice DOF, and get the textures I wanted.

    Thanks for the info. Those white walls certainly did the trick. Your results look great! thumb.gif
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