Creative Photography

[briantrumpet]

After precisely 0h:00m sleep last night I’ll give myself a gentle pat on the back for bothering. Although, having not done a single sunset session this summer, I’ll also give myself a kick up the @rse.
Anyways, I've found the RGB LED handy for some creative control for photographing mushrooms lately. Even at a low intensity setting of just 2%, it can effectively illuminate them, depending on the ambient light. For ease, I also picked up a mini tripod (8”) that can lay flat for low angle shots or to support the light panel.
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The second one is so good it could be a painting. Though maybe not worth losing eight hours sleep for.

 

[Way-Out-West]

The second one is so good it could be a painting. Though maybe not worth losing eight hours sleep for.

Thanks, I like the look too. Maybe I should try eating some of these shrooms for some better kip.

 

[briantrumpet]

Didn't get any properly rainy photos as the OM might have been OK, but I'd have been drenched. Still, got some vaguely interesting light in between downpours.

 

[briantrumpet]

Thanks, I like the look too. Maybe I should try eating some of these shrooms for some better kip.

All mushrooms are edible.

Though some of them you'd only eat once.

 

[Way-Out-West]

All mushrooms are edible.

Though some of them you'd only eat once.

That sounds even more tempting.⚰

 

[briantrumpet]

That sounds even more tempting.⚰

 

[Way-Out-West]

Sunflowers, teepees, winkles, mussels and barnacles.

 

[briantrumpet]

Didn't quite work out - I was hoping that the leaf behind would also be in focus. Lighting was good though. Hey ho.

 

[Pross]

Decided to try something different tonight and get some action shots of the hound. I set the camera up on a tripod with a remote trigger then fired away as I threw the ball for him. Managed a couple I like.

 

[Way-Out-West]

Apart from the difficulty of actually finding the minuscule mushrooms, the wind was causing the large trees to sway, which caused considerable movement towards the branch tips where the little uns were hiding.
Finished off with a Mapplethorpe special with a glistening head.

 

[briantrumpet]

Apart from the difficulty of actually finding the minuscule mushrooms, the wind was causing the large trees to sway, which caused considerable movement towards the branch tips where the little uns were hiding.
Finished off with a Mapplethorpe special with a glistening head.
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They are fantastic, WoW.

 

[Way-Out-West]

They are fantastic, WoW.

Hey thanks Brian. That new mini tripod was handy for the low level stuff. Focus stacking was difficult due to the wind. It somewhat worked with the online stacking software, but I still had to manually patch up a few flaws on a couple of shots, so possibly not good enough for pixel peepers.

 

[Way-Out-West]

I wish I'd moved that acorn to the left too.

 

[briantrumpet]

I wish I'd moved that acorn to the left too.

I actually like the way it looks like the 'flames' are coming out of it.

 

[Way-Out-West]

I actually like the way it looks like the 'flames' are coming out of it.

I just thought it might look as if it was looking towards the flames rather than out of the frame. Not really a biggy.