Assignment #1: Zeke

Zeke · Dec 21, 2005, 12:45 PM

Submitted this somewhere else but figured it fit the theme.

jelloshotsrule · Dec 27, 2005, 12:54 PM

i like it

i'm a sucker for heavy focus contrast

nice work

only comment i'd have is that the flash (i assume) caused the front of the object to be a bit overexposed. with the shiny material, that is a bit exaggerated. sweet though

mkrishnan · Dec 27, 2005, 01:03 PM

This is nice!

Excellent bokeh!

My only comment would be that you should work the colors a little more, along the lines of what Jello said. The red of the bow in the foreground comes out as almost a maroon...if you boosted the colors so that it went in the direction of a traditional poinsettia Christmas red, then I think it would also make the golds richer.

Zeke · Dec 27, 2005, 01:50 PM

Yeah, the flash did blow out the color of the ribbon...that would've worked much better. It didn't come out like I was hoping (wanted the reflection in the glass to be much more significant and the colors to pop more). I did this in really low lighting so I probably should've bounced the flash. Thanks for the comments guys.

jelloshotsrule · Jan 5, 2006, 03:01 PM

how would you have bounced the flash? do you have a flash that's not connected to your camera?

i'm asking to learn, not to be a smartass.

Zeke · Jan 5, 2006, 03:03 PM

The flash is a separate flash (e.g., Canon 420ex, 550ex, etc...) that can be pivoted to point in other directions. I could have pointed it to my ceiling which would have given a much more diffuse lighting that wouldn't have reflected back into the lens so much. Using the on camera flash, one might be able to use a piece of aluminum foil or white note card to redirect the flash to the ceiling. I don't know how well this works though as it would depend on how the camera determines flash exposure.

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Originally Posted by jelloshotsrule

how would you have bounced the flash? do you have a flash that's not connected to your camera?

i'm asking to learn, not to be a smartass.

numediaman · Jan 5, 2006, 10:32 PM

Since I just unwrapped my D50 at Christmas and do not have a seperate flash I've been forced to use the onboard flash. As a result I've taken dozens of photos with the flash turned off or with various objects in front of the flash. Usually I place a finger at the top or bottom of the flash to try and get the right effect. I'd like to locate a small mirror to place in front of it at an angle to see how that works.

Dec 27, 2005, 12:54 PM	#2
jelloshotsrule macrumors 601 Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: serendipity	i like it i'm a sucker for heavy focus contrast nice work only comment i'd have is that the flash (i assume) caused the front of the object to be a bit overexposed. with the shiny material, that is a bit exaggerated. sweet though __________________ until the last lock breaks, none of us are free
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Dec 27, 2005, 01:03 PM	#3
mkrishnan Demi-God (Moderator emeritus) Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI, USA	This is nice! Excellent bokeh! My only comment would be that you should work the colors a little more, along the lines of what Jello said. The red of the bow in the foreground comes out as almost a maroon...if you boosted the colors so that it went in the direction of a traditional poinsettia Christmas red, then I think it would also make the golds richer. __________________ Mohan
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jelloshotsrule macrumors 601 Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: serendipity	how would you have bounced the flash? do you have a flash that's not connected to your camera? i'm asking to learn, not to be a smartass. __________________ until the last lock breaks, none of us are free
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Dec 21, 2005, 12:45 PM	#1
Zeke macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Greenville, SC	Assignment #1: Zeke Submitted this somewhere else but figured it fit the theme.
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Dec 27, 2005, 01:50 PM	#4
Zeke Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Greenville, SC	Yeah, the flash did blow out the color of the ribbon...that would've worked much better. It didn't come out like I was hoping (wanted the reflection in the glass to be much more significant and the colors to pop more). I did this in really low lighting so I probably should've bounced the flash. Thanks for the comments guys.
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Jan 5, 2006, 10:32 PM	#7
numediaman Banned Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Chicago (by way of SF)	Since I just unwrapped my D50 at Christmas and do not have a seperate flash I've been forced to use the onboard flash. As a result I've taken dozens of photos with the flash turned off or with various objects in front of the flash. Usually I place a finger at the top or bottom of the flash to try and get the right effect. I'd like to locate a small mirror to place in front of it at an angle to see how that works.
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