What Bob said.  Very pretty!  Cheers, Christine

On Apr 20, 2012, at 8:18 AM, Bob W wrote:

> That's nicely done. I'm not a fan of flower shots, but that works well. I 
> would change the vase, though, to a more neutral tone. The white draws 
> attention away from the flowers.
> 
> B
>> 
>> Happy accident, really.
>> 
>> I have an AF160 ring flash that, honestly, doesn't see much use.
>> Flower macros, obviously, but I've not been doing those lately. I tried
>> using it for portraiture, but the geometry is wrong (diameter is too
>> small).
>> 
>> I recently picked up an el-cheapo wireless flash trigger kit from
>> Cowboy Studios. 35 bucks: one trigger and two receivers. Works
>> fabulously with my two AF540's. I'm a happy camper ... except: the
>> AF540 no longer fits in my 18" softbox with the receiver attached --
>> the combo is too tall. In addition, I'm trying to set up more complex
>> lighting needing more flashes. Damn! Where can I get another flash
>> from? Without, you know, spending money. And how can I regain use of my
>> softbox?
>> 
>> So yesterday I was idly staring at the softbox perched on its stand,
>> empty, and I somehow thought of my ringflash sitting in the drawer,
>> useless.
>> 
>> *Bing!*
>> 
>> I threaded the ringflash head around the metal brackets in the softbox,
>> dangling the control box on its cable below, attached one of
>> the wireless receivers to the controller, pointed the softbox at some
>> handy cut flowers and ... TADA! Brand new enablement.
>> 
>> Here's a shot I got with it ... http://goo.gl/HKVbh
>> 
>> K20D, DA* 16-50/2.8 @ 50mm f/8, 160th sec, ISO 200.
>> AF-160FC macro ring flash, Cowboy Studios NPT-04 wireless trigger and
>> receiver.
>> PP in Lr 3.6 and Ps CS5.
>> 
>> The undefeatable 3 minute idle power-off in the ring flash is a pain
>> the ass, but that's life. At least the flash retains all its settings
>> as they are all switched.
>> 
>> --
>> -bmw
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