A few more toy cars, possible for FM WA

rutt

rutt

An interesting thing I discovered but don't really understand had to do with the nice color shadows/reflections in these shots. They were shot in daylight with 3 bounced flashes (2 umbrellas, one ceiling bounce). Nice reflections. But without window light, only shadows, no colors. Why? Anyone know?

spockling

FWIW, #1, my only concern for that photo is the focus point. The front row is in focus but the back row isn't. Was that intentional? Would it be better to go have the cement truck in focus? How about getting down lower and trying to focus in on a car two or three rows back?

rutt

spockling wrote:

FWIW, #1, my only concern for that photo is the focus point. The front row is in focus but the back row isn't. Was that intentional? Would it be better to go have the cement truck in focus? How about getting down lower and trying to focus in on a car two or three rows back?

DOF is a real issue for this shot. I'm using the 100mm macro and it's stopped down to f32. Possibly if I focus back just a little, I'll not lose the focuse in front and gain some in back.

I know why peole like to shoot coins.

TristanP

rutt wrote:

But without window light, only shadows, no colors. Why? Anyone know?

I don't know, either, but they're neat shots. For the first, could you try a different lens and get further back from the setup? That may put them all in focus.