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Aurora

Amazing timelapse photography by Terje Sorgjerd  of the Aurora, originally tweeted by Prof Brian Cox.

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Alex

The new Nikon booth at Focus on Imaging show 

Link from NIKON RUMORS
http://nikonrumors.com/2011/03/09/the-new-nikon-booth-at-focus-on-imaging-show.aspx

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Flower

Camera Canon 1D

Lens 100mm f2.8 Macro
Focal length 100mm
Exposure 3 sec @ f22
ISO 100
Manfrotto Tripod
580 Ex II flash


This photo was shot on a table top setup additional items as follows
1 metre square of black cloth for backdrop, draped over thw back of a chair about 1 metre behind the flower. Flash camera left and grided to flower only, window light from behind backdrop and to camera right.


Alex

Photo Walk Update

Photo Walk Update

Proposed dates for this years Photo Walk

Alex

Valentines at Operetta Glasgow

Valentines at Operetta Glasgow

Use the link above to view an Animoto video of yesterdays post.


Alex

Valentines at Operetta Glasgow

Camera Canon 1D

Lens EF24-105mm IS
Focal length 47mm
Exposure 1/125th sec @ f8
ISO 200
580 EXII

Camera Canon 1D
Lens EF70-200mm IS
Focal length 81mm
Exposure 1/125th sec @ f8
ISO 200
580 EXII

Camera Canon 1D
Lens EF24-105mm IS
Focal length 47mm
Exposure 1/125th sec @ f8
ISO 200
580 EXII

Camera Canon 1D
Lens EF24-105mm IS
Focal length 40mm
Exposure 1/125th sec @ f8
ISO 200
580 EXII



A selection of the images from a Valentines portrait shoot at Operetta Glasgow.
Setup was a 580EXII on 1/8 power, through a Lastolite softbox as a main light camera left triggered by a Pocket Widzard. Camera right was a Sunpak 114 reflecting off a silver umbrella triggered by Idex flash slave. Background was a black cloth suspended from a backdrop stand. Camera left on top of the backdrop stand was a 580EXII on 1/4 power, fitted with a Honl grid to prevent light form falling in either the black cloth or into the lens, triggered by Pocket Widzard.


Alex

Orange & Lemon

Camera Canon 1D

Lens 100mm f2.8 Macro
Focal length 100mm
Exposure 3 sec @ f22
ISO 50
Canon 580 EX Flash
Manfrotto Tripod
Flash meter

This photo was shot on a table top setup additional items as follows
Slice of orange
Plain tumbler with wide opening
Sparkling water (tonic water etc.)
Coloured card for background
White card or paper for base

Position tumbler on top of white card, place slice of orange over edge of tumbler as much as possible to the inside. Position  tripod and camera to frame as above. Fill tumbler with sparkling water until level is above top of shot. Position coloured card at least 18" behind tumbler, and setup flash to light card. Hold flash meter at back of tumbler pointing towards coloured card, and take reading. Set camera to manual and use reading taken by meter, remember your sinc speed.
Bubbles in tumbler should have settled by now, if you require more bubbles use a straw to gently blow into the bottom of tumbler.

Setup and method for this photo is the same as the photo of the orange, just changed to a slice of lemon.

Alex

GalGael Trust

Camera Canon 1D

Lens EF24-105mm IS
Focal length 45mm
Exposure 1/10th sec @ f5.6
ISO 800



Camera Canon 1D
Lens EF24-105mm IS
Focal length 24mm
Exposure 1/15th sec @ f4.5
ISO 800

Camera Canon 1D
Lens EF24-105mm IS
Focal length 60mm
Exposure 1/20th sec @ f4.5
ISO 800

Camera Canon 1D
Lens EF24-105mm IS
Focal length 60mm
Exposure 1/20th sec @ f5.6
ISO 1600


"As the tide went out on the shipbuilding history of Govan, many families in the community were left without work and meaning. Modern Govan has been left high and dry by this post-industrial legacy; roots are being lost, values are becoming blurred, and the fast-flowing current of modern life is leaving many behind. At GalGael, we have created a cultural anchor point around which local people are re-kindling skills, community and a sense of purpose. While our boats imaginatively reconnect elder and youth… people and place… urban to rural communities, the insider and the outsider… old ways and new… our past to our future. They serve as a powerful metaphor for transformation - recreating an inspirational folklore for the modern age."

The above text has been taken from the homepage of the GalGael website http://www.galgael.org/index.aspx

A link to GalGael blog http://galgael2010.blogspot.com/ 


Alex

Chestnuts

Camera Canon 1D

Lens 100 mm Macro
Focal length 100mm
Exposure 1/60th sec @ f6.7
ISO 200
Manfrotto Tripod
Cable release


The above photo was judged to be the winner in the Autumn category of South Lanarkshire Photography Contest 2010.


The set was on a table top covered with leaves and chestnuts placed in position. Lighting was from a Canon 580EX flash shooting through an umbrella, to camera right. Camera left was a mirror positioned to reflect the light from the flash back in the shaded areas.


Alex

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