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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: Bob_B on September 17, 2017, 04:30:14 pm

Title: Summer orchids: Mtssa Shelob 'Tolkien' once again
Post by: Bob_B on September 17, 2017, 04:30:14 pm
I had some free time to photograph outdoors with flash and a scrim to soften the sunlight. This orchid still has a beautiful spray of flowers, although they are beginning to show signs of age; aren't we all? ;) I hope you enjoy them.

Your comments are most welcomed. Thank you for viewing.

Bob
Title: Re: Summer orchids: Mtssa Shelob 'Tolkien' once again
Post by: thierrylegros396 on September 18, 2017, 11:00:09 am
Nice catch.

Thierry
Title: Re: Summer orchids: Mtssa Shelob 'Tolkien' once again
Post by: Bob_B on September 18, 2017, 04:19:56 pm
Quote from: thierrylegros396 on September 18, 2017, 11:00:09 am
Nice catch.

Thierry

Thanks Thierry. A work in progress, for sure.
Title: Re: Summer orchids: Mtssa Shelob 'Tolkien' once again
Post by: donbga on September 18, 2017, 06:33:39 pm
Quote from: Bob_B on September 17, 2017, 04:30:14 pm
I had some free time to photograph outdoors with flash and a scrim to soften the sunlight. This orchid still has a beautiful spray of flowers, although they are beginning to show signs of age; aren't we all? ;) I hope you enjoy them.

Your comments are most welcomed. Thank you for viewing.

Bob

Frightening! What di you use to scrim with?

Don
Title: Re: Summer orchids: Mtssa Shelob 'Tolkien' once again
Post by: Bob_B on September 18, 2017, 06:40:02 pm
Quote from: donbga on September 18, 2017, 06:33:39 pm
...What di you use to scrim with? Don

Thanks for your comment, Don. I used a 43" Neewer translucent scrim that's part of their 5-in-1 collapsible light reflector set. It's a bit thick for my taste, but functional.
Title: Re: Summer orchids: Mtssa Shelob 'Tolkien' once again
Post by: Leszek Piotrowski on September 18, 2017, 08:10:40 pm
Bob,... so much better than the 2 from Sep 6.  Even thou these have "aged" a bit,... they are a lot more radiant.
Title: Re: Summer orchids: Mtssa Shelob 'Tolkien' once again
Post by: Bob_B on September 19, 2017, 08:02:53 am
Quote from: Leszek Piotrowski on September 18, 2017, 08:10:40 pm
Bob,... so much better than the 2 from Sep 6.  Even thou these have "aged" a bit,... they are a lot more radiant.

Thank you Leszek. I'm happy that my lighting experiments are headed in the right direction.