Thematic The Macro Flower Club

**aslyfox** · 08-19-2017, 04:36 PM

does this count ?

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or does the bee disqualify it from the thread?

K 3 + Smc PENTAX-D FA 100mm F2.8 Macro

Focal Length 100.0mm (35mm equivalent: 150mm)
Exposure Time 1/1000s (0.0010)
Aperture F/8.0

macro

no pp or crop, hand held natural light

**ivanvernon** · 08-19-2017, 10:13 PM - **3 Likes**

Shooting bees with new Pentax 67 200mm and K-1

northcoastgreg · 08-20-2017, 01:33 PM - **4 Likes**

With the DA 35 Limited:

Toni60 · 08-25-2017, 11:27 AM - **1 Like**

Dears,
2 macros with light painting technique.
Regards, Toni.

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**ivanvernon** · 08-25-2017, 11:38 AM

Originally posted by Toni60

Dears,
2 macros with light painting technique.
Regards, Toni.

Please explain or provide a reference to "light painting technique." Nice photos.

Toni60 · 08-25-2017, 11:58 AM

Originally posted by ivanvernon

Please explain or provide a reference to "light painting technique." Nice photos.

Dear ivanvernon,
I used a little led flashlight that I moved on the subject during exposure time in a room completely dark.
I hope that my explanation is understandable, my english is not good enough.
Regards, Toni.

**WPRESTO** · 08-25-2017, 02:09 PM - **1 Like**

FYI: In the film era, light painting was sometimes used to obtain B&W images of objects indoors that were too large to light conveniently with flash. Someone would move about with a floodlight, hand-held, "painting" the object and avoiding letting the light fall on himself.
Most interesting image I remember being done this way = the "Brontosaur" (correctly Apatosaurus) skeleton at the AMNH.

I've also seen "light painting" done with flash, to illuminate numerous cactus plants in an image that included a starry sky. (camera tracking stars on equatorial mount for a long exposure, cacti illuminated with walk-and-flash by hand at the end)

**ivanvernon** · 08-25-2017, 02:22 PM

Originally posted by Toni60

Dear ivanvernon,
I used a little led flashlight that I moved on the subject during exposure time in a room completely dark.
I hope that my explanation is understandable, my english is not good enough.
Regards, Toni.

Yes, thank you, perfectly understandable. I got to try it!

Toni60 · 08-26-2017, 02:50 AM

Originally posted by ivanvernon

Yes, thank you, perfectly understandable. I got to try it!

Put attention to the light, the next time I would like to try also with colored gels.

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Originally posted by WPRESTO

FYI: In the film era, light painting was sometimes used to obtain B&W images of objects indoors that were too large to light conveniently with flash. Someone would move about with a floodlight, hand-held, "painting" the object and avoiding letting the light fall on himself.
Most interesting image I remember being done this way = the "Brontosaur" (correctly Apatosaurus) skeleton at the AMNH.

I've also seen "light painting" done with flash, to illuminate numerous cactus plants in an image that included a starry sky. (camera tracking stars on equatorial mount for a long exposure, cacti illuminated with walk-and-flash by hand at the end)

Dear WPRESTO thanks for info, I do not know the film era but now the light painting is used for still life like this, for me excellent kind of photo :

Come fotografare… con il light painting – PHOTOTUTORIAL

or for example to draw strips of light like this:

Light Painting. Dipingere con la luce ? Tecnica Fotografica

I tried with a flowers and I love the result but I know also that this technique is used for portrait.

Regards.

**Scorpio71GR** · 08-26-2017, 05:45 AM - **2 Likes**

I know it is in there somewhere.

K-1 and DFA 100 Macro WR

**aslyfox** · 08-26-2017, 05:56 AM

when will it open for business?

RockvilleBob · 08-27-2017, 08:17 AM - **5 Likes**

Cross posted
The flowers planted by Lewes in Bloom are terrific. I went to photograph the flowers with a WeMacro ril and also the Helicon FB Tube but there was too much wind for focus stacking today ... so more bees. - I need to improve my flash technique - I keep forgetting to use diffusers - time and time again.

**Kerrowdown** · 08-27-2017, 09:48 AM - **6 Likes**

A confused bloom.

**Kerrowdown** · 08-27-2017, 10:12 AM - **4 Likes**

frank44 · 08-27-2017, 09:31 PM - **9 Likes**

Taken with K511 lens 90 mm macro

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08-26-2017, 02:50 AM	#1179
Toni60 Forum Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 97	Originally posted by ivanvernon Yes, thank you, perfectly understandable. I got to try it! Put attention to the light, the next time I would like to try also with colored gels. ---------- Post added 08-26-17 at 02:56 AM ---------- Originally posted by WPRESTO FYI: In the film era, light painting was sometimes used to obtain B&W images of objects indoors that were too large to light conveniently with flash. Someone would move about with a floodlight, hand-held, "painting" the object and avoiding letting the light fall on himself. Most interesting image I remember being done this way = the "Brontosaur" (correctly Apatosaurus) skeleton at the AMNH. I've also seen "light painting" done with flash, to illuminate numerous cactus plants in an image that included a starry sky. (camera tracking stars on equatorial mount for a long exposure, cacti illuminated with walk-and-flash by hand at the end) Dear WPRESTO thanks for info, I do not know the film era but now the light painting is used for still life like this, for me excellent kind of photo : Come fotografare… con il light painting – PHOTOTUTORIAL or for example to draw strips of light like this: Light Painting. Dipingere con la luce ? Tecnica Fotografica I tried with a flowers and I love the result but I know also that this technique is used for portrait. Regards. Last edited by Toni60; 08-26-2017 at 03:00 AM.

08-27-2017, 09:48 AM - 6 Likes	#1183
Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,819	Which Ways Up? A confused bloom.

08-27-2017, 10:12 AM - 4 Likes	#1184
Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,819	A Wee Chinese Lantern

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