The third challenge was artistic impression with emphasis on the color red. Artistic impression can be difficult since it needs some inspiration and that is not always readily available. This is made extra difficult by the fact that I lost my muse who had a stong effect on my artistic creativity. However I read the list a bit further and found a tip for the next artistic impression challenge: macro photography. Yes! There was an idea I could work on. My adjustable Alien ring broke its tail after two weeks of being worn inside a glove but I could extend its life by employing it to spice up some extreme close-ups.
Canon EOS 5D Mark III - Sigma 150 mm f/2,8 APO Macro DG - f/16, 3,2 s, ISO 100 |
This image doesn't represent my artistic impression. Flash photography combined with macro is more difficult than just throwing up some light on a portrait.
Canon EOS 5D Mark III - Sigma 150 mm f/2,8 APO Macro DG - f/8, 1 s, ISO 100 |
I added a spot of blue to accentuate the red. The angle is clearer and the long exposure time brings out the reactor's Cherenkov radiation.
Canon EOS 5D Mark III - Sigma 150 mm f/2,8 APO Macro DG - f/8, 1/50 s, ISO 100 |
Shorter exposure time leaves only the flash and the gold reflector is just visible. The lighting reminds me of the second Alien. This is a focus stacked image made of two differently focused photos.
Käyttämäni varusteet / the gear I used:
Lorelai
Sigma 150 mm f/2,8 APO Macro DG
Lankalaukaisin / remote switch
Canon speedlite
Yongnuo salamalaukaisin / flash trigger
Kullanvärinen heijastin / gold reflector
Manfrotto Maxima led light
Lidl-jalusta valolle / tripod for the light
Manfrotto 290 -jalusta kuulapäällä kameralle / tripod with a ball head for the camera
Olin jotakuinkin tyytyväinen ensimmäiseen ideaani, mutta löysin keittiöstä muitakin punaisia esineitä, joten otin vielä lisää kuvia.
I was somewhat satisfied with the first idea but I found some other red objects in the kitchen and decided to continue.
Canon EOS 5D Mark III - Sigma 150 mm f/2,8 APO Macro DG - f/8, 2,5 s, ISO 100 |
What do you mean they are in the drinks? They are animals!
Canon EOS 5D Mark III - Sigma 150 mm f/2,8 APO Macro DG - f/16 0,8 s, ISO 100 |
Red causes me some headache, since I can get it to look just fine in Lightroom but when I finish the photos in 'shop and convert the 16 bit files into 8 bit .jpg, the red looks different. Maybe I should simplify my workflow and use ProPhoto only when I know a photo is going to be printed.
Käyttämäni varusteet / the gear I used:
Lorelai
Sigma 150 mm f/2,8 APO Macro DG
Lankalaukaisin / remote switch
Manfrotto Maxima led light
Lidl-jalusta / tripod
Manfrotto 290 -jalusta / tripod
Seuraavana päivänä otin vielä kuvan luonnonvalossa.
The next day I used daylight.
Canon EOS 5D Mark III - Sigma 150 mm f/2,8 APO Macro DG - f/2,8, 1,6 s, ISO 100 |
Lorelai
Sigman 150 mm f/2,8 APO Macro DG
Lankalaukaisin / remote switch
Manfrotto Maxima led light
Lidl-jalusta / tripod
Manfrotto 290 -jalusta / tripod
Parempilaatuiset kuvat voi käydä katsomassa Flickrissä.
You can see high resolution photos at Flickr.
Ensi viikon haasteena on muotokuva. Näin projektin alkuvaiheessa aloitan todennäköisesti yksinkertaisesti luonnonvalolla, studiokuvien aika on myöhemmin.
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