Another Orchid

RogersDA

Shot with the 17-40L @ 40mm + 12mm tube, f/22, 20 sec., ISO200, no flash, a bit of light painting with an LED flashlight.

Lord Vetinari

Sounds an interesting method of lighting- good result amyway
Brian V.

Skippy

RogersDA wrote:

Shot with the 17-40L @ 40mm + 12mm tube, f/22, 20 sec., ISO200, no flash, a bit of light painting with an LED flashlight.

Hi David,

Is that shot taken in the dark ?
There's no blown out areas on the Orchard from the LED flashlight,
you did good with that David smarty pants ... Skippy
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RogersDA

Lord Vetinari wrote:

Sounds an interesting method of lighting- good result amyway
Brian V.

Thanks for commenting, Brian.

RogersDA

Skippy wrote:

Hi David,

Is that shot taken in the dark ?
There's no blown out areas on the Orchard from the LED flashlight,
you did good with that David smarty pants ... Skippy
.

Dark? Not quite "dark" - but almost. Thanks for commenting, too, Skippy.

Glenn NK

RogersDA wrote:

Dark? Not quite "dark" - but almost. Thanks for commenting, too, Skippy.

I really like this one - the black BG really adds to the dramatic effect.

Do you have any more hints or tips on the lighting?

Nano

Nice photo indeed.




nano

RogersDA

Nano wrote:

Nice photo indeed.
nano

Thanks, Nano.

RogersDA

Glenn NK wrote:

I really like this one - the black BG really adds to the dramatic effect. Do you have any more hints or tips on the lighting?

Thanks for the comments, Glenn. As for lighting - I play around a lot with different lights and settings. Sometimes (most times) I do not feel like breaking out the SmithVictor lights and tent. So, I look for other ways to change the light. I find that hight intensity white LEDs are great for illuminating small areas when used right. They are small enough to carry in your pocket for indoor shots.

Glenn NK

RogersDA wrote:

Thanks for the comments, Glenn. As for lighting - I play around a lot with different lights and settings. Sometimes (most times) I do not feel like breaking out the SmithVictor lights and tent. So, I look for other ways to change the light. I find that hight intensity white LEDs are great for illuminating small areas when used right. They are small enough to carry in your pocket for indoor shots.

The LEDs are a good idea - I must look into that as the dark/black BGs really work for flowers IMO.

DonnaLu

Always fun to experiment! Nice result. I was thinking this method (hate his huge paragraphs lol) would be interesting to try on flowers & other macros.

http://daveblackphotography.com/workshop/05-2006.htm