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Post by byuphoto on Mar 8, 2006 16:49:17 GMT -5
The iris is in the yard with the Canon EF and a V ivitar Series 1 90 macro and the rose is inside with the Kowa Super 66 and a 150
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Post by John Parry on Mar 8, 2006 17:08:23 GMT -5
I like the rose of course - obviously not the correct colour, but you can't have everything!!
Very interested in the iris. Did you put up a screen behind it Rick? Where did the twinkly effect come from, or was that just the incident light on the iridescent petals?
Both very nice indeed - you should be proud.
Regards - John
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Post by byuphoto on Mar 8, 2006 17:12:06 GMT -5
The iris was shot outside with left hand side light and a silver reflector to the right. The background is black foam core about three feet back. The ros was shot inside with a light box and natural window light
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Post by John Parry on Mar 8, 2006 17:25:43 GMT -5
Ah!
Right about the screen, but would never have thought about the reflector.
Maybe you thought I was unkind about the rose - check out my Location, then go into Google. Select images, then search for 'Lancashire Rose'. Then go back and search for 'Yorkshire Rose' See what I mean?
The rose is beautiful.
Regards John
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Post by byuphoto on Mar 8, 2006 18:04:05 GMT -5
ah yes. Being of Anglo-Saxon heritage and a bit of an anglo/scottish history buff I knew this quite well. My maternal great- grandfather was a Morrison my grandfather was an Otwell and my paternal grandmother was a Hardison. Brown is a derivitive of the saxon name bruan or broon, I believe
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Post by vintageslrs on Mar 8, 2006 20:30:39 GMT -5
Rick
incredibly beautiful!!!!
I never quite got the hang of working with macros....
maybe someday I will.
nice job!!
Bob
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Post by byuphoto on Mar 8, 2006 20:42:22 GMT -5
the whole thing is control. When I am outside I use PLAMPS to hold them still and lightweight styrofoam for wind breaks and reflectors. This is because of the very slow shutter speeds due to the snall apertures I use to get DOF
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Post by herron on Mar 9, 2006 9:38:21 GMT -5
Rick: I learned something, so you made my day! I had honestly never heard the term PLAMPS before, so I did a little Google search, and learned that some of the jury-rigged contraptions I used to make for myself have been patented and produced (another money-making idea lost because I wasn't quick enough to see the potential...about 30 years too slow! LOL) It was a quick search, but this was an interesting site: www.tripodhead.com/index.cfmI have no idea if that's a good price, so I'll look into it a bit deeper tonight!
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Post by herron on Mar 9, 2006 9:46:11 GMT -5
Being of Anglo-Saxon heritage and a bit of an anglo/scottish history buff I knew this quite well. My maternal great- grandfather was a Morrison my grandfather was an Otwell and my paternal grandmother was a Hardison. Brown is a derivitive of the saxon name bruan or broon, I believe My father has really been into his geneology since his retirement...particularly so after he fell and broke his hip, and spent a great deal of time unable to get out and about. He has traced his own family back to a "Herren" that came to Putnam County, Tennesse from North Carolina in 1740. Not sure yet if it is the Irish "Herren" or the Germanic one. The ancestors of my mother's father have been traced back to one who landed in Philadelphia in 1736...a "Schlieger" -- definitely Germanic! Not photo related, but fascinating stuff!
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Post by byuphoto on Mar 9, 2006 9:47:07 GMT -5
That is kinda high for what I paid. I don't remember where I got them. I do know i saw the ad in a photo mag. Mine have a sharp point for sticking in the ground I am thinking I paid $15 I took some stiff wire and attached a plastic spring clamp to the top. They are about 3 feet tall and two of then, stuck in the ground, hold my backgrounds, reflectors and windscreens. I have about a dozen. For my backgroundI use squares of 1/2"styrofoan building insulation, the kind that is white on one side and silver foil on the back I keep several pieces. the white/foil is good for a reflector and the white makes a good high key background. I spray paint one black for a drak background I can also use it for a windscreen. I also have a square wire frame with parachute silk on it for a diffuser. It also helps that my sister has a green thumb to raise all these treasures for me to shoot
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Post by herron on Mar 9, 2006 9:48:00 GMT -5
That is kinda high for what I paid. I don't remember where I got them. I do know i saw the ad in a photo mag. Mine have a sharp point for sticking in the ground I am thinking I paid $15 I'll do a little more research. Thanks for planting the idea! ;D
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Post by kiev4a on Mar 9, 2006 12:18:52 GMT -5
I REALLY like the black and white rose shot!! Funny, the all the cameras and lenses I've owned, I've never had a prime macro lens.
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Post by byuphoto on Mar 9, 2006 14:11:21 GMT -5
My mothers fathers people came into Bandera, Ga. durin the early 19th century from Wales. They then changed the name Otwell to Atwell. My Mothers mothers ppeople were Irish Morrisons and came over during the 18th century to SC. My fathers people, the browns came into Paduca, Ky during the early 19th century, then to Mo. I don't know much about the Hardison side of my family.
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Post by John Parry on Mar 9, 2006 16:49:50 GMT -5
How about that gardener's string with the metal wire core (to retain shape) and a couple of meat-skewers? This is all new to me - I sit there and wait for a lull in the wind. Have been known to nudge intervening plants to one side with my foot though!
Regards - John
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Post by byuphoto on Mar 9, 2006 17:30:21 GMT -5
How about that gardener's string with the metal wire core (to retain shape) and a couple of meat-skewers? This is all new to me - I sit there and wait for a lull in the wind. Have been known to nudge intervening plants to one side with my foot though! Regards - John Hey, that may work. I use anything at hand as long as I can get awat without buying
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