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Photo shoot
Aspen was somewhat cooperative in the modified light tent this afternoon.
Aspen was somewhat cooperative in the modified light tent this afternoon.
Andre said:I shot this at a zoo the other day:
Could be more crisp but it was 432 mm SLR equivalent, available light, 100 asa f5.6 1/60 sec. Try that without stabilisation.
Cool looking monkeys Andre. Thanks for sharing.Andre said:I shot this at a zoo the other day:
Could be more crisp but it was 432 mm SLR equivalent, available light, 100 asa f5.6 1/60 sec. Try that without stabilisation.
~christina~ said:funny hair do's...but seriously I've done photography with 1/10th shutterspeed so 1/60'th is nothing... I just lean on the glass and hope it doesn't break XD
Andre said:Right, but the problem is the focal length. With the old SLR the rule of thumb was that shutter speed should be at least equal to the inverse of the focal length. So 50mm lens = 1/60 sec. 135mm lens is 1/125 shutter speed. 400mm lens is 1/500th sec. Actually it's the magnification that increases the blur. So indeed push the lens against the glass and hopefor the best.
larkspur said:Aspen was somewhat cooperative in the modified light tent this afternoon.
~christina~ said:It's quite difficult to push the lens on the glass with a zoom lens since the lens tends to have lens creep thus the focus becomes off.
Thanks lisab!lisab said:Love that...it's a magical shot!
You have a nice model. Keep using Aspen. Cats love small quiet spaces, especially if they are warm (flood-lights), and they are generally lazy enough to hold still for long periods. They generally look better with less ambient light, and more open pupils, but that's the way it goes. I used to try to use my ferrets as models, but although they liked small spaces, they did not give a damn about warmth, nor did they hold still for long. Those little rascals always had something that needed doing NOW!larkspur said:Aspen was somewhat cooperative in the modified light tent this afternoon.
turbo-1 said:You have a nice model. Keep using Aspen. Cats love small quiet spaces, especially if they are warm (flood-lights), and they are generally lazy enough to hold still for long periods. They generally look better with less ambient light, and more open pupils, but that's the way it goes. I used to try to use my ferrets as models, but although they liked small spaces, they did not give a damn about warmth, nor did they hold still for long. Those little rascals always had something that needed doing NOW!
Great pictures, larkspur!larkspur said:A combination of both:
I love the tongue too.Astronuc said:Great pictures, larkspur!
I love to tongue. :tongue2: or :tongue: Our calico, Pumpkin used to do that, but her tongue poked out about 2-3 mm.
That is what made her eyes so blueMath Jeans said:I love that last picture with your cat and the glass bottle. The cat looks like he/she just drank the Windex :rofl:.
Thanks Andre!Andre said:Well larkspur, clearly demonstrates that the most important part of the camera is the eight inch behind it. Very well done.
Aww! Post some pictures of her!lisab said:My kitty, Sweet Miss Phoebe, sat very still and stared at Aspen for the longest time...she, too, is a big fan of your photos!
Thanks Evo!Evo said:Super pictures, as always larkspur!
Ms Music said:Pardon me, can I join in on the fun? Most of my pics are on my home computer and I am at work, but I wanted to share this one. (I have been enjoying this thread in the background)
DSE anyone?
:rofl: When I googled DSE the first hit was for Detroit Speed and Engineering. I thought...hmmm kinda looks like a tail light that had been distorted some way. Now it makes more sense.Ms Music said:Double Slit Experiment... sorry.
My kid did it for a science project.
How does Aspen get those pupils stopped down so fast if you're using a flash? Are you using red-eye reduction to pre-flash her?larkspur said:Aspen was moving so much I had to use a flash, hence small pupils. She likes smooth hard surfaces to lay on and the tile board was perfect for her. I had to keep throwing little objects off camera to get her attention.
turbo-1 said:How does Aspen get those pupils stopped down so fast if you're using a flash? Are you using red-eye reduction to pre-flash her?
Beautiful cat, BTW.
that's a good idea but I'm not sure that's convenient since I change lens' often.Andre said:Actually I screwed a large tube around the lens, that is directly and ridgidly connected to the housing, not to the moving parts. It is used to screw on filters, conversion lenses and solar caps. You can push that against the window without harm.
See here
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I like this one the best
And Aspen just lay there while you did all that. My cats rarely sit still - unless they've just eaten and are resting.larkspur said:I had three compact fluorescent lights(one hanging from the ceiling fan chain and one on each side) on her too and the tile board she is laying on was white. I call it a modified light tent because I used the canopy on my bed to hang the black backdrop and then I put white muslin cloth over the lamps to soften them.
No, she was moving all around batting a small clip across the tile board. That is why I had to use the flash because I was just getting blurry shots without it.Astronuc said:And Aspen just lay there while you did all that. My cats rarely sit still - unless they've just eaten and are resting.
That's a great picture Ms Music, welcome to the forum!Ms Music said:That IS funny! Sorry I didn't spell it out...
The spot is about the size of your fingernail, I used my macro lense. That whole picture is no bigger than about 2x2 (inches). I had more fun photographing the science project than she did with the whole thing... ;-)
Cool picture! Welcome to PF, and Thanks for jumping in!Ms Music said:Pardon me, can I join in on the fun? Most of my pics are on my home computer and I am at work, but I wanted to share this one. (I have been enjoying this thread in the background)
DSE anyone?
larkspur said:
I wanted something blue so I used Windex...
A combination of both: