Larry I like if fine the way it is. Anything you change will make it
different but not automatically better. I think "playing" is the correct
word.
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Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2012 13:07:18 -0700
From: Larry Colen<l...@red4est.com>
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List<pdml@pdml.net>
Subject: Playing with shadows
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When I sit out at night on the bench by the river in my back yard, I keep
noticing the shadow cast by my bicycle onto the dance floor. Last night, I put
my strobe on the upstairs back porch, with the shade to direct the light, and
got some photos of the shadows cast. I'm not entirely pleased with the
results, I'd like sharper shadows all of the way around.
I had thought about putting the grid on the strobe, another possibility is
taking the shade off (almost the opposite) which would make the light source
smaller, and therfore sharper/harder. Another possibility would be some foil
over the end of a shade with a smaller hold in the middle, for an even smaller
relative light source.
Has anyone tried something along these lines? Or have other suggestions?
For reference, here is a shot from last night:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/8042908138/in/set-72157631665170226
note that the shadows are nice and sharp at the bottom, but a bit fuzzy and
rough at top.
There are also probably other things I could do by setting the light up along
the 30-50 foot length of the dance floor and deck, rather than the 20 foot
width, and shooting down from a ladder to get a higher angle.
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