Yeah, I have looked at the Gary Fong light sphere. For almost all the wedding I shoot, it wouldn't work too well. Basically ceilings are too high or possibly outdoors. There is a major amount of light waste. It really relies on small venues, close proximity to subject and large apertures to compensate for the loss.
-- Best regards, Bruce Sunday, June 8, 2008, 3:03:09 AM, you wrote: PJA> I was at a hotel for a conference yesterday, there was a wedding PJA> scheduled at the same time. The photographer was using something PJA> similar. Damned annoying thing, looked like it wasted a lot of light PJA> under the conditions he was using it. A Lumiquest soft box would have PJA> been a better choice. PJA> Cotty wrote: >> On 8/6/08, David Savage, discombobulated, unleashed: >> >> >>> This idea probably isn't new to most of you, but it was to me when I saw it: >>> >>> <http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3132/2559816153_6fc7234e37_o.jpg> >>> K10D, V 125mm f2.5 Macro, 1/180 @ f5.6, ISO 200, AF-540 FGZ >>> >>> Very simple idea. I'm not too sure how effective it is though. >>> >> >> LOL >> >> Cute. Mind you, no less daft than a newspaper snapper I know who uses >> one of these: >> >> <http://jyanlun.free.fr/images/Lambency_4-a.jpg> >> >> Whenever I bump into him, I am always minded to say "Cheers!" >> >> PJA> -- PJA> Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... PJA> -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
