Greg Haag
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Thank you Peter!Wow, really nice! Thanks for sharing Greg.
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Thank you Peter!Wow, really nice! Thanks for sharing Greg.
Steven,Ok Greg thanks for the ideas. If I change the setting to 1/60 or 1/125 that limits me to a single shot and a single flash or however many flash guns are in use. Standard flash shot. I have not tried that at all, only 16 seconds. I will try your suggestion next and take 7 images as I did today and see what happens.
Stephen, I set my camera to manual and my focus to manual and the focus during the shoot always stays the same. If anything about my manual settings on the camera change it is only the shutter speed, but when I shot with flash, even that stayed the same.Thanks Greg. I see the process a bit clearer now from that series of images. It seems that FocusStacker is perhaps not the best of apps to do these things. I will investigate Affinity Photo to do the layers. I think you are doing something else that I did not understand in the beginning. Correct me if I am wrong are you changing your focus spots for each image OR are you only modifying the lighting for each individual shot OR are you changing focus and light for each shot?
Good then I had understood that correctly. Thanks for the confirmation.Stephen, I set my camera to manual and my focus to manual and the focus during the shoot always stays the same. If anything about my manual settings on the camera change it is only the shutter speed, but when I shot with flash, even that stayed the same.
Hi StephenGreg, this is my very first attempt with one Godox AD200 and the XCD30mm. 7 images, ISO 100, F16, 16 seconds. I could have moved forward another foot or so. I like the side view of these 4th Generation Prius's. I still have to nail manual focus better. What other comments would you give. I noticed the mirror casing has received too much light. I am quite happy.
And I am only just trying to do something different to keep my interest up in photography whilst the world around us is going mad.Hi Stephen
If you could block the fluorescent lamps that interfere with some black card mounted on a tripod or light stand, it might help perhaps?
Disclosure: I am only an armchair light painter.
Anwar
That is a great behind the scenes Dave, thank you for taking the time! It looks SO COLD AND ISOLATED, glad the trek out after dark went ok.This is a BTS for my post of this image over in the Technical Camera thread:
I am in Stockholm for two weeks doing some product development at the parent company’s headquarters. With the weekend relatively free, I went down South to Tyresta National Park. I was there in the fall so had the benefit of some beta. Trail was well-travelled so no issue finding my way in the snow. The hike is ~4 kilometers, 8 total. Greg’s Subaru above might have made it easier.
I walked along the West side of the lake during the day, then turned back to the South for sunset. Here is a 2-stitch pano (18mm L/R) with the Rodi 138mm from the West side of Årsjön lake:
There is a rock hill at the South end of Årsjön that provides a nice elevated view (as everyone who has photographed with me knows, I tend toward the highest vantage points ). This was the setup for a 2-image stitch with the back in portrait and the Rodi 138mm, much earlier in the day.
Here are two of those stitched images from a few minutes before and after the original sk60 image. I kept moving between here w/ stitched 138mm and the other spot 20 feet to the left w/ sk60xl. I suspect the sk60 image is better, but the last one below feels colder and more isolated. It reminds me of the jumping jacks I did while waiting for the sun to set.
The STC shifts 18mm, so that produces a 5x7 stitched image with 4mm overlap in between. I find that enough overlap to do a simple “reposition” stitch in PS. The Rodi 138 handles the required 96mm image circle @ 287mp with ease. Those were shot at f/9 to keep island and background in focus.
This trip served as a reminder how much I love the STC because it is just so right for me when hiking like this. Everything I need and nothing I don’t. It all fits easily in the f-stop small pro ICU.
Dave
Hi Greg,That is a great behind the scenes Dave, thank you for taking the time! It looks SO COLD AND ISOLATED, glad the trek out after dark went ok.
Stanley, there is a railing in a small section and I was behind that, only my camera was in any real danger. However, there were several young people that were just a slip away from going over.Greg,
you got a lot closer to the edge than I did, and, as a result, you got a much better image
stanley
Thanks for the link. Very interesting series and read. That cedar forest, along with the area surrounding Hanlon Creek on the east side of the Speed, was one of the best discoveries we made during the pandemic. It has quickly become one of our favourite places to walk in the area. You captured the area beautifully!This image is part of a series that explores temporary streams in southern Ontario.
I had to clear a small opening in the vegetation to reveal the source of the water that flows in a small intermittent stream that drains into the nearby Speed River. These temporary streams are nameless, and you won't find them on maps. Nonetheless, they're a small yet crucial part of the water cycle. The rest of the series is here: Nameless streams.
I appreciate the feedback, especially from someone who has walked in that forest too. Thanks!Thanks for the link. Very interesting series and read. That cedar forest, along with the area surrounding Hanlon Creek on the east side of the Speed, was one of the best discoveries we made during the pandemic. It has quickly become one of our favourite places to walk in the area. You captured the area beautifully!