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Challenge: Polka Dots (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Voigtlander Nokton 58mm F1.4 SL II
Location: at home
Date: Nov 28, 2009
Aperture: f/16
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Macro, Action
Date Uploaded: Nov 28, 2009
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I placed a polka dots patten paper behind the glass bottle with water, cast light from left, reflected the light from right with a mirror, then dropped the transparent glass balls into water to make the polka dots reflected on the glass balls. I hope this could be a more sharp and clean image, but I had problems with light and focus.
First, I have only one Nissin DI886 speedlight, and my lighting technique is not good, so it's difficult to cast light on the bottle and background at the same time. As a result, the white in background is not flat. You can see that the right side is darker and not white.
Second, the glass of the bottle is curved and thick, so I can't focus clearly in whole image. Next time when I shoot similar photos, maybe I should use a tank with flat glass. Besides, if I focused on the dots reflected on glass balls, the water is OOF, and vice versa. Next time when I shoot similar photos, I will use a tank with flat glass. I tried to use f/22 but can't solve this problem. I don't know what to do. 0.0a
Well, I think the idea "dots reflectd on glass ball" is fun, but maybe the light and focus problems drag the score down. What's your opinion, any advice? |
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12/04/2009 07:04:51 AM |
| That looks pretty cool...! Maybe a little over sharpened in some spots but I'll bet it was hard to get the perfect focus. |
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11/30/2009 03:51:14 PM |
| Cool colors in the splash. |
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11/30/2009 01:48:02 PM |
| really nice refraction (?) |
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11/30/2009 10:05:38 AM |
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11/30/2009 08:30:37 AM |
| Always at least one splash shot and one wine glass per challenge, right? Good is good, however. I suppose if I start doing them myself, I can raise my average. |
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11/30/2009 07:07:59 AM |
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