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Rose shot with four flashes
« on: January 27, 2009, 08:46:18 PM »
Am not sure entirely under which thread to put this image? This below is an example for focus stacking in Photoshop which means that you focus on different parts of the rose and then combine (in my case five) layered images into one composition by which the sharpest parts of each image are revealed. Furthermore: in this case I connected one HVL-F58 AM flash to the camera body; used some tape over the hole in the stand to enable me to trigger 3 other Sony flashes wireless. Last but not least this is an example for how the CZ 135mm performs on the Sony A900.




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Re: Rose shot with four flashes
« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2009, 08:56:40 PM »
That looks great Stef. Can you do this with any image? Are all th eimages taken from the same angle with a tripod?


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Re: Rose shot with four flashes
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2009, 09:00:41 PM »
Yes Frank you can- BUT the object can't move and your camera needs to be on a tripod if you want "perfect" results. Also no change of aperture or in fact anything else- just put your camera on manual focusing and shift the focus that way- don't touch anything else!
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Re: Rose shot with four flashes
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2009, 09:16:18 PM »
Wow.
Thats a great image Stef. Very nicely done.


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Re: Rose shot with four flashes
« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2009, 09:39:10 PM »
Thats amazing, Stef. It is very 3-D. Nice work
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Re: Rose shot with four flashes
« Reply #5 on: January 27, 2009, 10:10:16 PM »
That is one heck of a photo...fantastic....john
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Re: Rose shot with four flashes
« Reply #6 on: January 27, 2009, 10:13:57 PM »
Stef - that's beautiful.

Pleased we got the issue of using the 58 as a controller when wired (thanks to Gary F) and other Sony flashes wirelessly :D

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Re: Rose shot with four flashes
« Reply #7 on: January 27, 2009, 10:45:59 PM »
Stef, you have got to give us a detailed tutorial in the digital darkroom of how you made this shot. it is great!!!! :D :D :D
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Re: Rose shot with four flashes
« Reply #8 on: January 27, 2009, 10:49:26 PM »
Ascot- will do. Is very straight forward just very computer power hungry.
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Re: Rose shot with four flashes
« Reply #9 on: January 28, 2009, 12:01:33 AM »
All too much... You gotta show me a build up. The result is amazing. The lens is giving you a 10 on the smileometer. Can it be cropped closerthis is a beauty but would love to see a closer crop..
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Re: Rose shot with four flashes
« Reply #10 on: January 28, 2009, 12:24:10 AM »
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Can it be cropped closerthis is a beauty but would love to see a closer crop..

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Re: Rose shot with four flashes
« Reply #11 on: January 28, 2009, 01:51:56 AM »
Thanks for the Tutorial Stef, I have added it to the Index for future retrieval.

See the Tutorial here.

See the Index for all other Tutorials by Stef and others.
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Re: Rose shot with four flashes
« Reply #12 on: January 28, 2009, 10:03:19 AM »

Very nice Stef!  Lovely image!  :)
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