Photography...

[canyonbrian]

Very bad flaring in the top corners??? and darker. Not worth putting up. What causes the purple flaring? Sensor heat?
split density the same as a skylight?

[GBRunner24]

Haha oh got ya on the seat. Yeah I'm only like 5' 8" or so. And as for off cam strobes I used non there. I don't even have any, just a Vivitar 383 that I can use as a slave but only to about 10' since it's light activated.

As for the tree picture it's pretty good. I'd use a lower f-stop as mentioned to get more of the tree in focus and lower your angle so the top of the tree is in the photo

[canyonbrian]

Originally Posted by GBRunner24

Haha oh got ya on the seat. Yeah I'm only like 5' 8" or so. And as for off cam strobes I used non there. I don't even have any, just a Vivitar 383 that I can use as a slave but only to about 10' since it's light activated.

As for the tree picture it's pretty good. I'd use a lower f-stop as mentioned to get more of the tree in focus and lower your angle so the top of the tree is in the photo

strobe Q= The pic with the shadow in the front of the truck is truly badass. I would like to have seen what a strobe to light the ground in front would have looked like.
The tree was just a quick target as I live in the middle of nowhere and I am backed all the way against my house.I have an 18mm I should have used but the 35g was on it already. I was going for exposure more than composition, hence it being cut off and crooked . I want to have a well lit shot with detail at night. Oh and very little noise! That is why I shot at iso 100 .

[DBNissan]

Originally Posted by canyonbrian

Very bad flaring in the top corners??? and darker. Not worth putting up. What causes the purple flaring? Sensor heat?
split density the same as a skylight?

The flaring is excessive light entering the lens and the longer exposure doesn't help.

Split-density filter is a half tinted filter. The dark half blocks off the excessive light and the clear side allows for proper exposure of the dark/shaded area.

[canyonbrian]

Originally Posted by DBNissan

The flaring is excessive light entering the lens and the longer exposure doesn't help.

Split-density filter is a half tinted filter. The dark half blocks off the excessive light and the clear side allows for proper exposure of the dark/shaded area.

The split density.. Is it a hard line or gradual like a windshield.
how do I correct the excessive light?

[DBNissan]

Originally Posted by canyonbrian

The split density.. Is it a hard line or gradual like a windshield.
how do I correct the excessive light?

It's graduated. Check out B&H Photo Video | Digital Cameras, Camcorders or Digital cameras, all other cameras and everything photographic from Adorama Camera and just check stuff out. Be careful, it may make your wallet or bank account feel small. lol


You can also try popping a flash off the camera during the exposure time to add light to the dark areas.

That's how I balanced the shaded side of my truck with the rest of the exposure. I stood about 10 feet to the left of the camera and hit the side of the truck with the flash hand held.

[canyonbrian]

I will try that for sure. Will that be o.k. for the night images contest? (flash)

[DBNissan]

So long as the image captures the essence of "night" lol

[canyonbrian]

Later , thanks for the tips! I have been nodding out but when I lay down I will be wide awake.

[GBRunner24]

Picked up some new shoes for the spring. For $45 I wouldn't say they're a bad deal. Set up a little "studio" in the dorm again and went to town. Opinions?

[DBNissan]

Looks good bruddah. You could get into ad work for them lol

[CodeRed]

[GBRunner24]

[1is2many]

Originally Posted by GBRunner24

Picked up some new shoes for the spring. For $45 I wouldn't say they're a bad deal. Set up a little "studio" in the dorm again and went to town. Opinions?

like it

[GBRunner24]

and a slightly different edit...

[victoryredzq8]

nice, are you using a remote flash or just a bright light behind them?

[DBNissan]

Sick lighting set-up!

Did you use a flash or a different light source?

[DBNissan]

haha

[GBRunner24]

It's a flash. I have two that I use for shots like this. I mount my ancient Quantaray on the hot-shoe on the camera, set it to 1/16th strength, and point it to the ceiling. Then I put my Vivitar 383 behind the bottles/whatever. The Vivitar has a light sensor that will fire the flash whenever it picks up another flash. It's really nice because when you're working indoors you don't really need triggers, but it doesn't work very well outdoors if it's bright.

[DBNissan]

Sweet! I've been looking at getting a Vivitar 383 for my Canon 50D.

I have a 430EX-II and was gonna get the 580EX-II but just don't want to spend $400. Especially if I can get the Vivitar for $129!

Here's some dark theater shots I took yesterday without the use of a flash