Can't call you WeeGee -- your subjects were all breathing. Har! On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 3:48 PM, P.J. Alling <[email protected]> wrote: > Sadly the ceiling is the same color as the walls in that room which leads to > unfortunate hard to remover color casts. I usually bring a Lumaquest soft > box with me when I carry a relatively bulky flash, but damned if I forgot to > check the bag, (that particular flash doesn't have the Velcro to attach the > softbox anyway, so just call me WeeGee. > > > On 3/13/2013 1:34 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: >> >> I didn't notice the 280T either, I assumed Peter was using the K20's >> popup flash. Since the 280T both tilts and swivels, I'd recommend >> either: >> >> - bounce from ceiling, tilted up 45 degrees; >> - bounce from adjacent (corner) wall, rotated 45 degrees; >> >> - tape a white card to top of flash so it sticks out beyond end a few >> inches and do #1 or #2; >> - stuff a white styrofoam cup over the end of the flash and do #1 or #2. >> >> Cheap white plastic diffusers can be bought from eBay or Amazon that >> fit most flashes. Used on a tilted flash they send both direct and >> reflected light to the subject. I use one all the time at parties and >> events. They cost much less than the Gary Fong widget and work about >> as well. >> >> Here's a shot I took with one where I rotated and tilted the flash to >> bounce from an adjacent wall ... >> >> http://www.flickr.com/bruce_m_walker/7200852420 >> >> There's still a strong shadow behind the subject, but it's much less >> "deer in the headlights" than with an on-camera flash. The direct fill >> is softened and reduced so it lifts shadows but doesn't overwhelm. >> >> >> On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 10:43 AM, Stan Halpin >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Been there, done that with the distracting shadows. >>> Some thoughts on work arounds: >>> - don't use flash, or >>> - bounce flash, and/or >>> - detach flash from camera, handhold it high overhead, dial in -1 or >>> -2 on the flash, or >>> - as above, with flip-up flash dialed in to -1 or so >>> >>> Oops - just noticed you said 280T. Not wireless, right? So my last two >>> suggestions won't work, but the first two are still worth remembering. >>> >>> stan >>> >>> On Mar 12, 2013, at 8:56 PM, [email protected] wrote: >>> >>>> You shoot with the equipment you've got with ya'. >>>> >>>> On 3/12/2013 6:12 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I'd have been more concerned about the unfortunately harsh on-axis >>>>> light and shadows. ;-) >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 6:31 PM, [email protected] >>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I thought this was pretty good until I noticed the unfortunate sconce >>>>>> growing out of the top of the guy on the rights head, oh well. >>>>>> Sometimes >>>>>> content trumps composition... >>>>>> >>>>>> https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20%20threeamigos.html >>>>>> >>>>>> Equipment: Pentax K20D w/smc Pentax FA 20-35mm f4.0 w/Pentax AF 280T >>>>>> >>>>>> As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> -bmw >>>>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >> >> >> >> -- >> -bmw >> > > > -- > There are two kinds of computer users those who've experienced a hard drive > failure, and those that will. > > > > -- > 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.
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