foto friday

messing around with bokeh and depth of field in the Parma’s grass.

This one with my 300mm f4 and water droplets on the grass

and this one with my 80-200mm f2.8 and a leaf (new custom header picture)

here is a two flash “strobist” take on decorative grass headers

sb800 to camera left about two feet from the grass. Sb800 on the camera about 6 or 7 feet from the grass. both flashes bare. both on TTL.

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sunlight.

joseph in uniform

Lighting information for the Joseph pictures:
two sb800’s and a setting sun. SB800 on the camera in TTL Commander mode. SB800 set to TTL on moving voice activated stand to camera right 3 feet away and pointing up at Joseph. Setting sun off to camera right approximately 93 million miles away. White diffusers mounted.

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a couple of macros.

and a sepia of Daniel checking his pictures

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adam and the cat looking comfortable

fall leaves from which I cropped my current header. pushed the saturation to max to blow out the red and emphasize the color.

package arrived

I had a package waiting for me after work today. an innocuous brown box.

As anyone would do, I opened it only to find another box. this one white and much less innocuous.

I opened the white box to discover a bit of shrink wrapped brown papery goodness.

removed the wrap.

opened it up.

Hmmm. this is going to be fun. The TruTone is soft and flexible. The Bible is HUGE. I haven’t read much of the study material yet, but what I have read is good. The timelines are very helpful.

The Bible opens completely flat with no effort, so you can read it easily on a table or desk. Plus, it included a code to access the online version of the ESV Study Bible which, depending on your laptop is less bulky than the physical version.

All in all a great package to have waiting.

Now, one more arrival next year sometime if the funds permit.

Julie and Hope

Messing around with off-camera flash

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pray for the Reformissionary’s lovely wife Molly has she has brain surgery today.

here are a couple of pictures:

Bella looking at my flash

trying to capture the pinky orange color

lighter or darker

which one is better? I can’t decide if the lighter or darker is better. click for larger.

puppies at 5 weeks old

three of the little jewels. Two girls and a boy. click for larger.

some days

isn’t this all you feel like doing?

two flashes

I am enjoying two flashes on my macro photography. Now I need some extension tubes to get in really close.

my flashes

so much fun. makes we want a couple more of the little light makers.

here one flash is behind and to the left of the pin and one in front to the right a bit.

sb800s

If anybody is in the market for a Nikon flash, the SB800s are going cheap. I just picked another one up at Best Buy on clearance for half price.

Here is Joseph with two flashes.

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here are some pictures.

Off-camera flash laying on the floor pointing up at Pluto close by.

off-camera flash pointing up at Natalie from camera left

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some lantana, up close

narrow depth of field

working with the off camera flash

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here is the event spelled in McCoy’s honor.

the new, the brand new and the established.

I liked the water in this one.

messing around with rear flash

Another portrait

Julie thought the other one didn’t do her new hair justice since it was out in the sun. Here is a better one.

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