Imperfect balance
Another step in my attempts to understand lighting… I wanted to show off the flowing lines of this celery, covering a complete tonal range.
Although I did manage to bring out the texture, I still find the flash (even if diffused) too harsh for this kind of setup so I think my next attempt would be to make a softbox of some kind, to provide the same level of contrast, but with a more evenly diffused lighting. To be continued… 8-)
[Sony a350, Sigma 105mm, f:11, 1/125 sec, ISO-100, Off-camera Minolta HS-3600 flash, diffuser sheet]
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Scott d'Almeida 22 days ago
fabulous,
monocotylidono replied 22 days ago
Wow! thanks Scott, that was quick :-) glad you like it.
Scott d'Almeida 22 days ago
cheers
Nathalie Chaput 22 days ago
Looks good enough to eat!!
monocotylidono replied 22 days ago
Celery is one of the few veggies that I avoid eating, but it made a good subject :-) Thanks Nathalie
KParapantaki 22 days ago
It should be an example of what good design is…
Anna Ellis 22 days ago
Very captivating.
monocotylidono replied 22 days ago
Thank you very much Anna :-)
Vikram Franklin 22 days ago
Your experiments are inspirational George! I feel I’ve been away from table-top for too long now!
Diffusion: can you bounce the flash off a large white card/thermocole piece. Just point the flash in the opposite direction and close to the board and bounce – It’ll spread the light more. Or This << I use that a lot.
monocotylidono replied 22 days ago
Thanks Vikram, I’ll try these out. I really need to get more serious about studio lighting… For this one, I used a semi-translucent sheet about 20cm in front of the flash. It made a big difference from straight flash, but not enough… back to the drawing board! :-)
Richard Veal 22 days ago
Nice work George.
It will be interesting watching the progress.
monocotylidono replied 22 days ago
Thanks Richard, once I’ve figured it out I’ll post up some of the ideas. Unfortunately, vegetables don’t lend themselves to repeat sessions, weeks apart… ;-)
Richard Veal 22 days ago
LOL. You could capture the ‘alien growth’ on them if you did. :-))
monocotylidono replied 22 days ago
LOL – Indeed! :-)
Vikram Franklin 22 days ago
Congrats – you’re on the Featured Artwork page!!
monocotylidono replied 21 days ago
Wow! thank you! I didn’t get a notification for this, I’m very glad you spotted it. What better recognition for my 400th feature? :-}
fauselr 21 days ago
very nice
monocotylidono replied 19 days ago
Thank you :-)
Michael McCasland 19 days ago
Love food art. Great lines here.
monocotylidono replied 19 days ago
Thank you very much Michael, it’s a steep learning curve for me at the moment. Really appreciate you favoring it! :-)
Kitsmumma 18 days ago
I love this!
monocotylidono replied 18 days ago
Thank you so much for featuring it in your group, I’m honoured! :-)
photomaniac 18 days ago
Wow I have never seen celery look this good. Well done.
monocotylidono replied 18 days ago
Thank you very much :-)
ozzzywoman 17 days ago
monocotylidono replied 17 days ago
Thank you very much Mandy, really appreciate it! :-)
Shelly Hiebert 16 days ago
This is cool George! You did manage to show great tonal range while still keeping fantastic detail! Lighting can be such a pain sometimes so I have great respect for you and this :)
monocotylidono replied 16 days ago
Thanks Shelly, I see so many things wrong with the lighting here, but I’m definitely crawling up the learning curve! Many thanks for favoring it! :-)
Mieke Boynton 10 days ago
I thought it was a window curtain from the thumbnail!! Lovely work, George! Congrats on your feature in “Abstracts from Nature” :)
monocotylidono replied 10 days ago
Many thanks Mieke, a few people suggested that and I guess as a thumbnail it does look a bit like a curtain. :-)