[pov] Re: Fungi and Mushrooms
- From: Michael Elenko <michael.elenko@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pov@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2011 23:44:45 -0700
Thanks for the kind feedback compadres.
One more request: I'd like to shots that others on our POV list are creating,
so please feel free to share. It's quite OK just to include low-res jpegs as
attachments.
To answer a few questions:
1.These were taken over a few days last week after the rains had hit. Often
more mushrooms popup the next non-rainy day. I'm sure even better opportunities
will occur this week.
2. Rondi, here is the Amazon link for the ring light:
http://www.amazon.com/Macro-Flash-LED-Light-lenses/dp/B0031AQ302/ref=sr_1_9?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1320012704&sr=1-9
This is not a flash, but a modeling light that stays on. Makes accurate
exposure and focusing a little easier. LEDs are kind to AA batteries. But the
index value is very low, (not much light is generated) so you need to be
close-in. One of these days I'll get a replacement for the Sigma which was
much more powerful--but suffered from poor quality control.
An alternative for closeups, is to use a diffuser on an external flash, and
place that off camera. I like to experiment by moving it around at literally a
few dozen different angles for some added drama.
Indoor effectiveness depends on what your subject is. Light tents are a lot of
fun to use and pretty easy to make from PVC pipe and some opaque white material
such as scrap Tyvek (house wrap). There are dozens of websites that show how.
I've setup two synch'd external diffused lighting sources each at a 45-degree
angle with additional lower-power lights coming in from the sides.
Note that none of these are portrait ring flashes that produce a flat halo-ish
image that comes in and out of style (I like the look personally). I've read
about the Ray Flash and the Orbis Flash which convert your hot-shoe connected
external flash to a portrait ring flash. Not quite as good as the Alien Bees
product, but a lot cheaper.
ME
Michael Elenko
Eye In The Triangle Photography
206-226-3315
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