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"MC" wrote:
>Dudley Hanks wrote:
>
>> Just took a quick pic of a carnation, using the Speedlite 430 and
>> a sync cord. The flash was pointed away from the flower, so it
>> was lit mainly with bounce flash.
>>
>> Just wondering how the exposure turned out.
>>
>> It was hand held, and I was in a bit of a hurry, so there might
>> be a bit of camera shake, too.
>>
>> Any comments appreciated.
>>
>> http://www.blind-apertures.ca/images/CarnationSmall.jpg (fast
>> loading)
>>
>> http://www.blind-apertures.ca/images/carnationLarge.jpg (Full
>> size)
>>
>> Take Care,
>> Dudley
>
>A tad under exposed. Only a tad mind. The lighting has also caused a
>soft mottled effect (not at all unattractive) on the flower. This was
>probably because other foliage was in the way of the bounce causing
>small shadows to form on the subject flower. You also have out of
>focus, rogue foliage in the foreground dominating the image. However,
>as lighting goes, not to bad.
>
>MC
>


Thanks, I appreciate that info, especially the fact that it's
a bit underexposed.

I was bouncing the light off the side / back, and the flash
was fairly close to the arrangement, and was curious if it
would actually over-expose, a problem I had with my earlier
ez540 flash. This one seems a bit better.

Now, I've got to work on my flower arranging skills so I don't
end up with so much interference up front ...


Take Care,
Dudley
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Dudley Hanks wrote:
> Just took a quick pic of a carnation, using the Speedlite 430 and
> a sync cord. The flash was pointed away from the flower, so it
> was lit mainly with bounce flash.
>
> Just wondering how the exposure turned out.
>
> It was hand held, and I was in a bit of a hurry, so there might
> be a bit of camera shake, too.
>
> Any comments appreciated.
>
> http://www.blind-apertures.ca/images/CarnationSmall.jpg (fast

Nice shot, it has a kind of abstract feel with lots of oof foreground
but works well for me. Agreed it's a tad underexposed but that adds to
the mood of mostly dark soft branches and a bright yellow flower as the
focus.
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Paul Furman wrote:
>Dudley Hanks wrote:
>> Just took a quick pic of a carnation, using the Speedlite 430 and
>> a sync cord. The flash was pointed away from the flower, so it
>> was lit mainly with bounce flash.
>>
>> Just wondering how the exposure turned out.
>>
>> It was hand held, and I was in a bit of a hurry, so there might
>> be a bit of camera shake, too.
>>
>> Any comments appreciated.
>>
>> http://www.blind-apertures.ca/images/CarnationSmall.jpg (fast
>
>Nice shot, it has a kind of abstract feel with lots of oof foreground
>but works well for me. Agreed it's a tad underexposed but that adds to
>the mood of mostly dark soft branches and a bright yellow flower as the
>focus.
>


Thanks, Paul, appreciate the comments.

With the foliage in the foreground, it was a challenge getting
the focus point on the flower, had to do a lot of back and
forth jiggling and had to pay real close attention to some
rather fine movements of the lens.

But, hey, it was great practice. I kind of thought I was
paying too much attention to focusing and not enough to
keeping the cam steady, so I thought there might have been a
bit of shake to blur things.

I have to admit it's a great feeling hearing that the image
was laid out, more or less, as I imagined it.


I think the next step is to pick up a 580ex II and figure out
how to set up a nice lighting ratio.

I've set up a new blog at: http://quibblesandquips.blogspot.
com

I hope to get out-and-about a bit more in my search for
subject material.

Thanks, to you, Paul, and all the other photogs out there who
have helped me get this far, even you SZ. I know I've got a
long way to go before I get a truly good image, but I feel as
though I've turned a bit of a corner, and my work should at
least be able to pass as mediocrely good from here on.


Once again, thanks for the help.

Take Care,
Dudley
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On 2/20/11 8:48 PM, in article
xIOdnUxWdKkWT_zQnZ2dnUVZ_jWdnZ2d.TakeThisOut@giganews.com, "Dudley Hanks"
wrote:

> Paul Furman wrote:
>> Dudley Hanks wrote:
>>> Just took a quick pic of a carnation, using the Speedlite 430 and
>>> a sync cord. The flash was pointed away from the flower, so it
>>> was lit mainly with bounce flash.
>>>
>>> Just wondering how the exposure turned out.
>>>
>>> It was hand held, and I was in a bit of a hurry, so there might
>>> be a bit of camera shake, too.
>>>
>>> Any comments appreciated.
>>>
>>> http://www.blind-apertures.ca/images/CarnationSmall.jpg (fast
>>
>> Nice shot, it has a kind of abstract feel with lots of oof foreground
>> but works well for me. Agreed it's a tad underexposed but that adds to
>> the mood of mostly dark soft branches and a bright yellow flower as the
>> focus.
>>
>
>
> Thanks, Paul, appreciate the comments.
>
> With the foliage in the foreground, it was a challenge getting
> the focus point on the flower, had to do a lot of back and
> forth jiggling and had to pay real close attention to some
> rather fine movements of the lens.
>
> But, hey, it was great practice. I kind of thought I was
> paying too much attention to focusing and not enough to
> keeping the cam steady, so I thought there might have been a
> bit of shake to blur things.
>
> I have to admit it's a great feeling hearing that the image
> was laid out, more or less, as I imagined it.
>
>
> I think the next step is to pick up a 580ex II and figure out
> how to set up a nice lighting ratio.
>
> I've set up a new blog at: http://quibblesandquips.blogspot.
> com
>
> I hope to get out-and-about a bit more in my search for
> subject material.
>
> Thanks, to you, Paul, and all the other photogs out there who
> have helped me get this far, even you SZ. I know I've got a
> long way to go before I get a truly good image, but I feel as
> though I've turned a bit of a corner, and my work should at
> least be able to pass as mediocrely good from here on.
>
>
> Once again, thanks for the help.
>
> Take Care,
> Dudley

Dudley, if you enclosed that URL in brackets "<>" it would make it easier
for others to follow:

<http://quibblesandquips.blogspot.com>

Keep up the good work, big guy!
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George Kerby wrote:
>
> On 2/20/11 8:48 PM, in article
> xIOdnUxWdKkWT_zQnZ2dnUVZ_jWdnZ2d.RemoveThis@giganews.com, "Dudley Hanks"
> wrote:

<heavily edited for brevity>

> > I've set up a new blog at: http://quibblesandquips.blogspot.
> > com
> >
> > I hope to get out-and-about a bit more in my search for
> > subject material.
> >
> > Thanks, to you, Paul, and all the other photogs out there who
> > have helped me get this far, even you SZ. I know I've got a
> > long way to go before I get a truly good image, but I feel as
> > though I've turned a bit of a corner, and my work should at
> > least be able to pass as mediocrely good from here on.
> >
> >
> > Once again, thanks for the help.
> >
> > Take Care,
> > Dudley
>
> Dudley, if you enclosed that URL in brackets "<>" it would
> make it easier for others to follow:
>
> <http://quibblesandquips.blogspot.com>

You're right, George...the original link didn't work for me,
the first time, either. Shortly thereafter, I noticed that
I hadn't copied and pasted the entire URL (as it was broken
into two lines).

> Keep up the good work, big guy!

I saw Dudley's face, on his blog page. He looks much more
formidable that I'd imagined, judging by his restrained
posts.

--
Cordially,
John Turco

Marie's Musings <http://fairiesandtails.blogspot.com>
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On 2/27/2011 9:35 PM, John Turco wrote:
> George Kerby wrote:
>>
>> On 2/20/11 8:48 PM, in article
>> xIOdnUxWdKkWT_zQnZ2dnUVZ_jWdnZ2d RemoveThis @giganews.com, "Dudley Hanks"
>> wrote:
>
> <heavily edited for brevity>
>
>>> I've set up a new blog at: http://quibblesandquips.blogspot.
>>> com
>>>
>>> I hope to get out-and-about a bit more in my search for
>>> subject material.
>>>
>>> Thanks, to you, Paul, and all the other photogs out there who
>>> have helped me get this far, even you SZ. I know I've got a
>>> long way to go before I get a truly good image, but I feel as
>>> though I've turned a bit of a corner, and my work should at
>>> least be able to pass as mediocrely good from here on.
>>>
>>>
>>> Once again, thanks for the help.
>>>
>>> Take Care,
>>> Dudley
>>
>> Dudley, if you enclosed that URL in brackets "<>" it would
>> make it easier for others to follow:
>>
>> <http://quibblesandquips.blogspot.com>
>
> You're right, George...the original link didn't work for me,
> the first time, either. Shortly thereafter, I noticed that
> I hadn't copied and pasted the entire URL (as it was broken
> into two lines).
>
>> Keep up the good work, big guy!
>
> I saw Dudley's face, on his blog page. He looks much more
> formidable that I'd imagined, judging by his restrained
> posts.
>

there's a definite similarity between him and Al Pacino

--
Peter
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On 2011-03-01 18:18:52 -0800, PeterN said:

> On 2/27/2011 9:35 PM, John Turco wrote:
>> George Kerby wrote:
>>>
>>> On 2/20/11 8:48 PM, in article
>>> xIOdnUxWdKkWT_zQnZ2dnUVZ_jWdnZ2d DeleteThis @giganews.com, "Dudley Hanks"
>>> wrote:
>>
>> <heavily edited for brevity>
>>
>>>> I've set up a new blog at: http://quibblesandquips.blogspot.
>>>> com
>>>>
>>>> I hope to get out-and-about a bit more in my search for
>>>> subject material.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks, to you, Paul, and all the other photogs out there who
>>>> have helped me get this far, even you SZ. I know I've got a
>>>> long way to go before I get a truly good image, but I feel as
>>>> though I've turned a bit of a corner, and my work should at
>>>> least be able to pass as mediocrely good from here on.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Once again, thanks for the help.
>>>>
>>>> Take Care,
>>>> Dudley
>>>
>>> Dudley, if you enclosed that URL in brackets "<>" it would
>>> make it easier for others to follow:
>>>
>>> <http://quibblesandquips.blogspot.com>
>>
>> You're right, George...the original link didn't work for me,
>> the first time, either. Shortly thereafter, I noticed that
>> I hadn't copied and pasted the entire URL (as it was broken
>> into two lines).
>>
>>> Keep up the good work, big guy!
>>
>> I saw Dudley's face, on his blog page. He looks much more
>> formidable that I'd imagined, judging by his restrained
>> posts.
>>
>
> there's a definite similarity between him and Al Pacino

Oh! No! Not the "Scent of A Woman" analogy.


--
Regards,

Savageduck
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"PeterN" wrote in message

> On 2/27/2011 9:35 PM, John Turco wrote:
>> George Kerby wrote:
>>>
>>> On 2/20/11 8:48 PM, in article
>>> xIOdnUxWdKkWT_zQnZ2dnUVZ_jWdnZ2d.TakeThisOut@giganews.com, "Dudley Hanks"
>>> wrote:
>>
>> <heavily edited for brevity>
>>
>>>> I've set up a new blog at: http://quibblesandquips.blogspot.
>>>> com
>>>>
>>>> I hope to get out-and-about a bit more in my search for
>>>> subject material.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks, to you, Paul, and all the other photogs out there who
>>>> have helped me get this far, even you SZ. I know I've got a
>>>> long way to go before I get a truly good image, but I feel as
>>>> though I've turned a bit of a corner, and my work should at
>>>> least be able to pass as mediocrely good from here on.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Once again, thanks for the help.
>>>>
>>>> Take Care,
>>>> Dudley
>>>
>>> Dudley, if you enclosed that URL in brackets "<>" it would
>>> make it easier for others to follow:
>>>
>>> <http://quibblesandquips.blogspot.com>
>>
>> You're right, George...the original link didn't work for me,
>> the first time, either. Shortly thereafter, I noticed that
>> I hadn't copied and pasted the entire URL (as it was broken
>> into two lines).
>>
>>> Keep up the good work, big guy!
>>
>> I saw Dudley's face, on his blog page. He looks much more
>> formidable that I'd imagined, judging by his restrained
>> posts.
>>
>
> there's a definite similarity between him and Al Pacino

He looks more like Lou Reed than Al Pacino. Even has the same scowl.
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PeterN wrote:
>
> > On 2/27/2011 9:35 PM, John Turco wrote:

<heavily edited for brevity>

> > I saw Dudley's face, on his blog page. He looks much more
> > formidable that I'd imagined, judging by his restrained
> > posts.
>
>
> there's a definite similarity between him and Al Pacino


Personally, I couldn't think of anybody in particular,
at the time.

Later, the University of Illinois head football coach
(Ron Zook), came to mind.

--
Cordially,
John Turco

Marie's Musings <http://fairiesandtails.blogspot.com>
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