Hm Christian. I've done some research. Manfrotto has nothing like the
Wimberley flash brackets.
But I found this, and a lot of similar thingies.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Manfrotto-233B-Camera-Flash-Bracket/dp/B000KZCDLE
Mounting it at the camera is not a good solution when shooting i
portrait
Tim Øsleby wrote:
Hm Christian. I've done some research. Manfrotto has nothing like the
Wimberley flash brackets.
But I found this, and a lot of similar thingies.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Manfrotto-233B-Camera-Flash-Bracket/dp/B000KZCDLE
Mounting it at the camera is not a good solution when
Have you considered this?
http://photocritic.org/umbrella-helmet-lighting/
Jostein
2009/5/8 Tim Øsleby maritim...@gmail.com:
Hm Christian. I've done some research. Manfrotto has nothing like the
Wimberley flash brackets.
But I found this, and a lot of similar thingies.
Sweet light.
Nice one.
DS
2009/5/6 AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com:
With all the bird PESOs on the list these days, I had a moment of
inspiration this afternoon and went off to Østensjøvannet to practice
with the 600mm again. Unfortunately, none of the more interesting
species were out and
Looks ideal.
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2009/5/8 AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com:
Have you considered this?
http://photocritic.org/umbrella-helmet-lighting/
Jostein
2009/5/8 Tim Øsleby maritim...@gmail.com:
Hm Christian. I've done some research. Manfrotto has nothing like the
Wimberley flash brackets.
More than a bit 8-)
AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote:
I think the focal length deceives a bit.
Someone has uploaded a pic of the place here:
http://www.panoramio.com//photo/11376720
I was sitting on a small camping chair on the grass between the fence
and the water, beyond the tree.
2009/5/6 Luiz Felipe luiz.fel...@techmit.com.br:
You may call the species as uninteresting, but the photo is very good.
Impressive.
Glad you like it, Luiz.
In general, I call these photos just training shots, but it means a
lot to have some success while practicing too. :-)
Jostein
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2009/5/7 Tim Øsleby maritim...@gmail.com:
I like Hooded Gulls.
I'm also fascinated by pictures of common birds. It's about seeing
what other people just pass by without noticing them. Make the trivial
interesting.
Alas Hooded Gulls are not that common anymore. Basically because we
are
Hodded gulls are going back. Here we have only a handfull.
I'm not sure why. But overfishing is what I'm told. The small fishes
are not their only food source, but I do believe it is important for
them.
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2009/5/7 AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com:
2009/5/7 Tim Øsleby
Tim Øsleby wrote:
I do. But I don't use it much.
Just for some very descrete fill when shooting towards the sun.
What I need to make more use of it, is some kind of setup that gets it
further away from the lens axis. Camera mounted it gives flat light
simlar to pop up flash.
Here is my
Yeah... I thought you would have been lying down to get that low-level
looking shot.
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mike wilson wrote:
More than a bit 8-)
AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote:
I think the focal length deceives a bit.
Someone has uploaded a pic of
Tim Øsleby maritim...@gmail.com wrote:
Hodded gulls are going back. Here we have only a handfull.
I'm not sure why. But overfishing is what I'm told. The small fishes
are not their only food source, but I do believe it is important for
them.
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MaritimTim
In your landscape, probably;
Haven't found something compatible with the Manfrotto 393. Got to
admit that I haven't done much research either :-)
Do you have a link of a name of the bracet you are using? Sounds like
it could work with the poor mans Wimberley.
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2009/5/7 Christian christ...@skofteland.net:
Tim
Tim Øsleby wrote:
Haven't found something compatible with the Manfrotto 393. Got to
admit that I haven't done much research either :-)
Do you have a link of a name of the bracet you are using? Sounds like
it could work with the poor mans Wimberley.
Well it all uses the standard universal
2009/5/5 Christian christ...@skofteland.net:
The water is beautiful. Love the low-level. How did you shoot it? what
kind of support and location? Really gulls like the hooded, or here in the
US, the laughing gulls are actually pretty birds even if they are common and
well kinda
2009/5/5 frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com:
That's darned sharp! Despite the banality of the breed, it's quite a
lovely shot.
Thanks Frank.
Thanks for not posting a Canada Goose.
Yer welcome. :-)
Sometimes 600mm is too long a lens too.
Jostein
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2009/5/5 John Whittingham jo...@carmel.ac.uk:
Lovely lighting, good capture.
Thanks John.
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2009/5/5 Tim Øsleby maritim...@gmail.com:
Well excecuted, again :-)
Lovely light.
Thanks Tim.
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2009/5/5 Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com:
Feather detail has almost become a prerequisite for bird pictures. Shadows
are a problem.
For birds with contrasty plumage, those are two facets of the same challenge.
Picked off nicely in a shallow DoF. :)
Thanks Jack :)
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2009/5/6 David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com:
Nice light and composition.
Thanks Dave
Very good lens.:-)
Thanks Pentax. :-)
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2009/5/6 Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com:
Doesn't work for me - I need to see detail in the face.
But I do like the look of the water.
I made sure there is detail even down into the deepest blacks in the
face. Some of the tail feathers hit bottom of the scale in the green
channel, but the head
Are you really as low to the water as that looks? Is there some form of dam
you can shoot across?
AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote:
With all the bird PESOs on the list these days, I had a moment of
inspiration this afternoon and went off to Østensjøvannet to practice
with the 600mm
On Tue, May 05, 2009 at 10:41:15PM +0200, AlunFoto scripsit:
With all the bird PESOs on the list these days, I had a moment of
inspiration this afternoon and went off to Østensjøvannet to practice
with the 600mm again. Unfortunately, none of the more interesting
species were out and about, so
Jostein,
Do you ever add a bit of flash? At the Alligator Farm, I observed the
guys with really big lenses used some flash. They had C'n/N'n rigs
with a small frensel lens attached to the flash. Nothing very
elaborate - maybe a 3x6 lens held 6 inches from the flash head with a
bit of velcro or
I think the focal length deceives a bit.
Someone has uploaded a pic of the place here:
http://www.panoramio.com//photo/11376720
I was sitting on a small camping chair on the grass between the fence
and the water, beyond the tree. The lens was maybe 60-70cm above the
water.
Jostein
2009/5/6 mike
2009/5/6 Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com:
Jostein,
Do you ever add a bit of flash? At the Alligator Farm, I observed the
guys with really big lenses used some flash. They had C'n/N'n rigs
with a small frensel lens attached to the flash. Nothing very
elaborate - maybe a 3x6 lens held 6
Thanks Graydon.
2009/5/6 Graydon o...@uniserve.com:
I particularly liked the beak detail on this one.
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I do. But I don't use it much.
Just for some very descrete fill when shooting towards the sun.
What I need to make more use of it, is some kind of setup that gets it
further away from the lens axis. Camera mounted it gives flat light
simlar to pop up flash.
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2009/5/6 AlunFoto
You may call the species as uninteresting, but the photo is very good.
Impressive.
LF
AlunFoto escreveu:
With all the bird PESOs on the list these days, I had a moment of
inspiration this afternoon and went off to Østensjøvannet to practice
with the 600mm again. Unfortunately, none of the
I like Hooded Gulls.
I'm also fascinated by pictures of common birds. It's about seeing
what other people just pass by without noticing them. Make the trivial
interesting.
Alas Hooded Gulls are not that common anymore. Basically because we
are eating their food, I'm told. To be more accurate, we
With all the bird PESOs on the list these days, I had a moment of
inspiration this afternoon and went off to Østensjøvannet to practice
with the 600mm again. Unfortunately, none of the more interesting
species were out and about, so I had to settle for various
incarnations of flying rats (aka.
Lovely lighting, good capture.
Regards,
John
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Subject: PESO - Bird by inspiration
With all the bird PESOs
AlunFoto wrote:
With all the bird PESOs on the list these days, I had a moment of
inspiration this afternoon and went off to Østensjøvannet to practice
with the 600mm again. Unfortunately, none of the more interesting
species were out and about, so I had to settle for various
incarnations of
On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 4:41 PM, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote:
With all the bird PESOs on the list these days, I had a moment of
inspiration this afternoon and went off to Østensjøvannet to practice
with the 600mm again. Unfortunately, none of the more interesting
species were out and
Well excecuted, again :-)
Lovely light.
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2009/5/5 AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com:
With all the bird PESOs on the list these days, I had a moment of
inspiration this afternoon and went off to Østensjøvannet to practice
with the 600mm again. Unfortunately, none of the more
Feather detail has almost become a prerequisite for bird pictures. Shadows are
a problem.
Picked off nicely in a shallow DoF. :)
Jack
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Nice light and composition.
Very good lens.:-)
Dave
On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 4:41 PM, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote:
With all the bird PESOs on the list these days, I had a moment of
inspiration this afternoon and went off to Østensjøvannet to practice
with the 600mm again. Unfortunately,
Doesn't work for me - I need to see detail in the face.
But I do like the look of the water.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f
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With all the bird PESOs on the list these days, I had
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