tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37365924866536026752024-03-05T14:59:59.385-08:00defMondoA collection of random posts at irregular intervals on unrelated subjects.defMondohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08038987737641490871noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736592486653602675.post-89666156456410149802019-11-03T21:00:00.000-08:002020-03-29T02:53:19.047-07:00Ma.K. 35 Gacha-nen Heindrich. Part 3 (final)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So thingiverse is an awesome resource for things and I thought I'd give printing and painting something a shot just for the hell of it.<br />
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This is a model of the moon designed to be a paperweight, the model can be obtained <a href="http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:755855" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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The print out came out pretty good so I though I'd hit it with some under coat which really highlighted every single layer line like it was printed at 1mm layer height instead of the 0.3mm that I used.<br />
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So it was back to the drawing board and I googled around and stumbled on some youtube channels using spray on putty for car repairs so I thought I might give it a go on this.</div>
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The spray on putty worked really well with about 5 coats applied, the stuff is pretty toxic as can be seen by the styrofoam base I was using to hold the part during painting which melted where the putty hit it.</div>
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There were still some lines but was much more acceptable and so it was time to paint again with the gray primer and the result was a lot better.<br />
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Using some reference photos in google image search and a couple of different shades of gray the base colours were applied followed by some Tamiya Flat Clear followed by some dry brushing to bring out some highlights on the edges of the craters.<br />
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So that was it for now. Not sure the moon thing worked bit of a comedic/comic scaled moon but slightly better then having it just sit on the shelf.<br />
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And for a bit of fun messed about with a program on the iPad to remove the background and super impose it on a different one.</div>
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Adding a little bit of detail to the arms and make the movable joints look a little more flexible, not sure exactly what I was going for here but thought maybe a rubberised finish would work, so ended up using a gunmetal color and the whole thing will get a Tamiya Matt Clear coat over the top to knock the shiny down.<br />
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Time to give the claws a bit of attention and paint some bits in the Chrome Silver to go with the rest of the suit.</div>
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Next was time to fit the back of the seat and headreast which I'd painted a few shade of brown to make it look a bit more lived in and warn.</div>
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As well as giving the whole thing a nice coating of Tamiya Flat Clear XF-86 and knock that shine off the suit.</div>
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Applied some decals next and didn't like how plain the console was so added a bit of colour to it as well as painted the chest piece just below the panel in a gunmetal. It was time for some Black Panel Line to highlight some of the panels and corners and then another light coat of the Flat Clear.</div>
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Next step was was to add some chipping effects to give the whole thing a more used and abused "vibe", I did this using some open cell foam from some packaging and just ripped a piece off a larger piece and dabbed the rough end in some gray paint and dried most off on a paperl towel before stippling the foam around the suit specially around the area of greater use that would get bashed around. Could probably do with a bit more but it will do.</div>
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After that the glass panels needed to go on, but given that the suit was well used the glass needed to match and not be brand new, so I attacked it with some 6000 grit God Hand sanding sponge and then some 4000, until the desired effect appeared.<br />
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I was pleasently surprised with these little black balls that I'd seen on the counter at the local hobby shop for a long time and one day finally though I'd give one a try thinking this is going to be 10-15 part kit go together in no time and just end up sitting on the bench as a bit of decoration. But no, there is quite a lot of detail and scope for experimenting and building, these are great value for money in my opinion.</div>
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I couldn't wait to get stuck into the kit so ended up puting together a couple of bits before seting this up for the photo. There is a suprising amount of parts trees squeezed in to these.<br />
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I decided to take a slightly different approach to the last one and under coat and paint some of the parts on the parts trees.<br />
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I decided on a slightly different theme and went for a old used and abused Rescue and Recory suit theme and needed and orange and a bright silver for the high vis parts. I looked at the stocks and didn't really have a nice orange shade to use so I ended up mixing Tamiya Clear Orange X-26 and Tamiya Chrome Silver X-11 together and came out like this.<br />
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The orange was probably a little darker then I thought I wanted, but I do love the shade it ended up being so it will do nicely.<br />
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Next bit was the bust, never painted anything with somuch detail and so small, so it was a matter of just giving it a go, I just picked some colours that I had and seemd to work ok together and made the best of it.<br />
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The eyes were incredibly hard to do and ended up looking a bit wonky when you look at under a close up photo like this in reality it's very hard to notice how wonky it really is so, it will do. To do the eyeballs ended up having to use the pointy end of a toothpick to get something that small.<br />
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Ended up using a bit of the Tamiya Black Panel Line to give the clothing and helmet a bit of depth as well as some dry brushing to bring out some highlights, might have under done those.<br />
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Next time will have a bit of outside of the suit.<br />
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Doors are mounted, and glued in place, it took me a long time to decide on whether I wanted to set it up to have the doors open with characters around it in a diorama or just the vehicle, in the end I decided just the vehicle would do given this model started out as something for me to learn a bit more a bout building and learn everything about painting and weathering.</div>
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Also finally mounted the rear canvas part. still missing the storage boxes in the rear.<br />
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Finally added the rear storage boxes, just visible in this pic.<br />
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Underneath could probably do with more work but this will do.</div>
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After applying a bit more of the pigment I decided to seal it all in with some Tamiya Flat Clear from a spray can and it seems to have come out a little shinier then I wanted to :-(<br />
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I should have also masked the windscreen a bit as it looks a bit to foggy now. Live and learn.<br />
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I'm going to have to give this another dusting with the airbrush flat clear just to take a little bit of the shine of it but will do that next time I break out the airbrush on the next model.<br />
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For now it's done and there were lots of lessons learnt and lots of things I think I could have done better and will hopefully do better next time.<br />
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Can't wait to get stuck into the next model.<br />
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Round 7 - home stretch (maybe)</div>
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Started looking at all the other little bits and pieces that I'd over looked or tried to ignore during the build (probably because they looked to fiddly) and started putting the front bumper and rear hitch together.</div>
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While those were drying I went back and had to revisit the canvas bits with some pigments (mostly the AK Sienna, with a tiny bit of the AK North Africa Dust just to break it up) to try and take the shine out of it and lighten it up. I think it's working better.</div>
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Also applied a bit of the chipping effect same as before with a bit of open cell foam picked apart to get a small contact patch and then dabbed in the Tamiya Light Gray and most dabbed on to a paper towel before hitting the panels with it while rotating it to vary the patterns.<br />
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Another step closer wheels are now glued on and it's really starting to come to life.</div>
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Did a little bit of chipping effect using a little piece of open cell foam dipped in paint (I picked a Tamiya XF-66 Light Grey) then (mostly) dried on a paper towel and then dabbed onto model in select areas.<br />
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A bit more chipping effect underneath where things might rub, might have under done it like the dry brushing but I was afraid of getting to carried away and over doing it.<br />
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Since I was going for a North Africa dessert theme I decided the window frames looked a little warm for the area so I decided to cut the frames off the windows to match some of the reference photos I'd seen online.</div>
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This ended up being easier then expected, not sure of the story behind how these came to be different whether it was a field modification or factory option :-).<br />
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Once the frames were cut I had to refinish off the cut area with paint and left it drying.<br />
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Had to try something I'd seen on other models online and try to get the windscreen wiper effect so made up some masking tape masks for the swing of the wipers and then applied a very light dusting of the Tamiya XF-57 Buff paint colour. This is the result, which I'm fairly happy with.</div>
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Also at the point the The body became one with the rest of the vehicle. Now I want to rush it and finish :-).</div>
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That's about enough for this update getting so close can't wait to get more done on it.<br />
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Continuing on from last time the rust on the exhaust was really bothering me so had to have another go at fixing it and this time I tried a different approach of painting a thin layer of the fixer on the exhaust roughly where I wanted the rust and then dabbing on some of the AK Track Rust pigment and finally it look much better at least to me. Maybe slightly over done but it's taken a few goes, hopefully next time will be better.</div>
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Applying a bit of weathering to the seats plus some AK North Africa Dust and Sienna pigments to the model really like the effect the 2 tones have built up in the corners and the checker plate sections of the chassis.<br />
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The canvas section on the roof look a little to shiny for canvas will need to do something to knock those back. Not sure what yet but it's not that impressive to me.<br />
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Applied some more dust to the wheel and body as well. And starting to not look like plastic. Except for the canvas pieces :-). They're going to need more work.<br />
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So that will do for another update, have to see what to add next, the decals are looking a little to pristine to be real so they will need something done to them, not sure what yet.<br />
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Time for more detailing and weathering. This time with some Tamiya Panel Line Black, Again started on the radiator as it wouldn't be seen in the model, and was interesting to use so started doing some more bits and pieces and eventually got a first pass on and the model really started to come to life the uniform colour started changing and there was more detail all of a sudden. Loving this.</div>
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After applying the black panel line to chassis, front clip and floor pan, another dry test fit was in order and the Chesterfield Lounge like finish on the seats had to go, I can't imagine the trucks would have been that luxurious looking and another search online supplied some images showing some light sandy yellow coloured seats.<br />
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So Tamiya XF-57 Buff came to the rescue, this seems to fit so much better. Just some more weathering to go after the paint dries.<br />
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Time to paint some of the different coloured parts of the chassis.<br />
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Painted the radiator core flat black although it will never get seen in this model it was handy practice after my effort with the tyres.<br />
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Not sure the "mud" flaps are meant to be black or weather they were sheet metal based but I chose rubber based.<br />
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Next with the black went for the gear shift, gearbox controls and winch control knobs. Because they have to be a colour and I haven't any reference photos that would indicate otherwise.<br />
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According to the manual the instrument cluster need a black coating for the speedometer background. Still need more practice staying withing the boundaries, need to come back to this.<br />
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Wasn't sure what colour to make the seats and went for a brown not sure I'm completely happy here but see what happens.<br />
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Another dry fit to see progress, wheels fitted first.</div>
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Then rest of floor pan, front clip and body. It's starting to come together, still not sure about the seat colour.</div>
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Tried some Lifecolor Tensocrom Active Surface Agents Set 1 with the Rust washes on the exhaust system, came out a little to even for my liking, not sure if I used it right or not, but it wasn't what I was expecting.<br />
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I Also tried out the Oil wash from Lifecolor Tensocrom Active Surface Agents Set 2, which looked ok.<br />
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In the last post I managed to get together the majority of the parts into 4 main assemblies. This was about as much as I thought I could do before I couldn't get into to spots to paint.<br />
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Next step was to prep everything for paint. As well as the 4 assemblies, there are still lots of loose pieces that needed to be painted.<br />
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I had been a bit worried about the whole painting thing but once I'd loaded up the air brush with the mig ammo One Shot Primer Grey, held my breath and went to town,<br />
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I was amazed it all worked relatively well and even more amazed how much the single colour actually brought everything together.<br />
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Once that dried and after a week or so of umming and ahing about the over all theme for the kit, North African dessert scheme or European scheme (its all about the big decisions) I pulled the trigger (literally) on a Tamiya Dessert Yellow (XF-59) for the base coat.<br />
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Looks like I need a steadier hand (or less coffee) to do the fine detail work and not go over the line :-) when painting next to other colours. Will need to fix this later.<br />
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Hopefully I can practice some painting, finishing and weathering techniques on this one working towards building some other kits stored up over the years.</div>
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Started off with the chassis and wasn't really sure where to draw the like of assembly to painting but decided to get a fair way into the chassis before hitting it with paint.</div>
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For what was meant to be a learning kit it's got a lot (and I mean a lot) of bits in it, so much detail.<br />
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Looking at the assembly manual it looked like the kit could be build in modular parts, I started building a few bits in parallel. Chassis, Cabin floor pan, Main body and front end. This was great as it gave me something else to do while waiting for bits to dry or to keep the interest up.<br />
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Had to get a quick feel for what it was going to look like and did a bit of a dry assembly test also to make sure everything still fitted together as expected.<br />
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Test fitting the front clip onto the floor pan.<br />
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defMondohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08038987737641490871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736592486653602675.post-24914557786206078562015-11-26T21:41:00.000-08:002018-12-17T02:29:34.063-08:00Initial thoughts on Focus Bracketing/Stacking modes in the new Olympus E-M1 firmware updateThe new v4.0 firmware for the Olympus E-M1 updated many things and provided a few new functions, the focus bracketing and stacking were ones I was really looking forward to playing.<br /><br />Last night for comparison I tried taking a photo of a tiny flower in the standard way with a macro as a basis for comparison, then upgraded the firmware on the camera and all my lenses wile I was at it.<br /><br />The initial baseline image is this one with the expected shallow depth of field.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnu6WmjEe5X324wC_tRaAITbJJem-DBLNBIP06seYI8eDT97T-kyXqihqA_K5j9n96JwWUY2BKZF9k2d5BgJxi9T4cEYI0mzs-i5rEDxbTJK9RTOGOMPspdZogYa_vKMCzOo0GeuUVzok/s1600/macro_test.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnu6WmjEe5X324wC_tRaAITbJJem-DBLNBIP06seYI8eDT97T-kyXqihqA_K5j9n96JwWUY2BKZF9k2d5BgJxi9T4cEYI0mzs-i5rEDxbTJK9RTOGOMPspdZogYa_vKMCzOo0GeuUVzok/s640/macro_test.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />The thing I tried was the in camera Focus Stacking mode to my surprise the camera made no noise and I hadn't noticed a photo was taken untill I noticed the flashing red SD card symbol in the top left of the screen.<br /><br />When you go into focus stacking or bracketing mode the camera automatically picks high speed silent shutter mode, cool.<br /><br />As can be seen from the photo below the result was quite impressive although the furtherest back parts are not quite as sharp as the rest probably because I didn't adjust step distance for each photo, but very impressive for a first try.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhdfBW_laOZBv5AKPSB25SqzR58VhLFCBYAp-NdypSEIYSd6BwgiyU3TQwyPStkUnqNu8GAvZUDEZxKFg5WhQNkNAg_fQW4TE3VEeiMRFgMLK5Ci0CFeSmTjT6kOm7i6aIRrXAWZVF17A/s1600/macro_test-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhdfBW_laOZBv5AKPSB25SqzR58VhLFCBYAp-NdypSEIYSd6BwgiyU3TQwyPStkUnqNu8GAvZUDEZxKFg5WhQNkNAg_fQW4TE3VEeiMRFgMLK5Ci0CFeSmTjT6kOm7i6aIRrXAWZVF17A/s640/macro_test-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />The last thing to try out was the focus bracketing mode which gives a bit more control over the number of shots to take, so having a bit of a play around with different shot numbers I got the following image.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkhZKwjqcySQlDhlceBJea296SCj_eaXW268X0Wp7d5EcQ4JDtu0Uj2yUhiezF406tiCB7rdCdWMAL1lRgupUMWx2crYbRiBH_t1YHaIu3cGLRoWMiLmDicdSmQDQPu2cfNUrR4U2IMp0/s1600/macro_test-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkhZKwjqcySQlDhlceBJea296SCj_eaXW268X0Wp7d5EcQ4JDtu0Uj2yUhiezF406tiCB7rdCdWMAL1lRgupUMWx2crYbRiBH_t1YHaIu3cGLRoWMiLmDicdSmQDQPu2cfNUrR4U2IMp0/s640/macro_test-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />This one gave some really nice results being able to take 15 shots and cover from the tip of the front petal all the way back through the rest of the leaves.<br /><br />This was the very first time I had attempted to do any sort of focus stacking in Photoshop and I was not 100% happy with the results as the auto stacking was not perfect, with a bit of tweaking it could be much better, I also tried Helicon Focus with the free demo for 30 days and it 2 struggled with the same things that Photoshop struggled with.<br /><br /><b>Conclusions</b><br /><b><br /></b>One thing I did not like was that I could not change the shooting mode away from what the bracketing mode had set, so I could not select the option to delay taking the photos just to let the camera settle down any movement in pressing the button. This could be mitigated by using the OIS app to trigger the photo, or there maybe even another option I did not find in my cursory look last night.<br /><br />The other thing I noted was that I can probably get better results in the stacking software by setting up the subject a little different or with less depth if possible, this will require a bit of fiddling and playing to see what works best. I'm relatively new to macro photography so there is plenty to learn I guess.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />defMondohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08038987737641490871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736592486653602675.post-47823451505949685982015-11-26T15:47:00.000-08:002018-12-17T02:29:34.088-08:00Graffiti and Weddings don't normally mix but....Hosier Lane and likely many of Melbournes other graffiti covered lanes are not only a playground for tourists and photographers alike but have also become a very sought after location for wedding photographers.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEi_Bz5i2-5LPeL4qW8gqa0_HEdxi-n61jImqRPnOBg9geK4IO58BYYDo7cmwF_PEunC4ZIyiuq8XucvyR3xX8rIRTlRJy3U3K-MqnbHAVCWpnkt8YBj2_V3G2qhI59axE-585KqWP9tY/s1600/3V8A2236.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEi_Bz5i2-5LPeL4qW8gqa0_HEdxi-n61jImqRPnOBg9geK4IO58BYYDo7cmwF_PEunC4ZIyiuq8XucvyR3xX8rIRTlRJy3U3K-MqnbHAVCWpnkt8YBj2_V3G2qhI59axE-585KqWP9tY/s640/3V8A2236.jpg" width="539" /></a></div><br />Pretty much any weekend day if you hang around for a couple of hours you will come across a wedding photo shoot in there.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhte8MPniPtrI5Nm7LrNMefsChFL5UN3FJEIoMi8F32g9xw5WINbCYUfCVlIbcOqDtDvq5AFJH0pU7HgB4Vc2_7_C7YQbk7VxaHprbM57MoevulBREp_hyCuUrdxEhFiO999AbhgTfw_JA/s1600/xport-12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhte8MPniPtrI5Nm7LrNMefsChFL5UN3FJEIoMi8F32g9xw5WINbCYUfCVlIbcOqDtDvq5AFJH0pU7HgB4Vc2_7_C7YQbk7VxaHprbM57MoevulBREp_hyCuUrdxEhFiO999AbhgTfw_JA/s640/xport-12.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Quiet interesting to see the different styles of weddings and photographers that show up and direct the shoots, some are super organised with an entourage of assistants multiple shooters and tons of equipment and take over the place directing the public to stay out of their shots.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj5w-y88-Aae4n9dZXoKbVQYcprRrxKVal_WqHQsm7kyD3KxaskiaZ7XPlpuoPFJHqxeNt0yOZxgwCQmGgkWIzq-lhOvy2QebsiAPxYX_w2_La1gMoGQ8c1b_twyaT-wRWPdCv_I8YlR8/s1600/3V8A2251.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj5w-y88-Aae4n9dZXoKbVQYcprRrxKVal_WqHQsm7kyD3KxaskiaZ7XPlpuoPFJHqxeNt0yOZxgwCQmGgkWIzq-lhOvy2QebsiAPxYX_w2_La1gMoGQ8c1b_twyaT-wRWPdCv_I8YlR8/s640/3V8A2251.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Others turn up with 2 photographers a couple of cameras and get it all done with minimal apparent effort and no interfering with the general public.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifE3P6Ns7Doc-zeVJnJQhMHq9C2C9CENkklGjnyWWThkiOHmn0A0drE6ZTb9UNjFp8WZ4ImEVMRvQeLrvgXrUaPzNUbdcv210dDp5u5EzHGvF5BWb0xDXa3pUByZl3PtZ9oqRIVANkjkA/s1600/xport-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifE3P6Ns7Doc-zeVJnJQhMHq9C2C9CENkklGjnyWWThkiOHmn0A0drE6ZTb9UNjFp8WZ4ImEVMRvQeLrvgXrUaPzNUbdcv210dDp5u5EzHGvF5BWb0xDXa3pUByZl3PtZ9oqRIVANkjkA/s640/xport-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />The cool thing from an enthusiastic amateur photographer point of view is that it adds a whole other side to taking photos in places like this and gives you willing subjects and situations which you can try out different kinds of photography that is perhaps outside of your normal style.<br /><br /><br />defMondohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08038987737641490871noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736592486653602675.post-45334276969030182502015-09-24T05:59:00.000-07:002018-12-17T02:28:45.592-08:00Harden the F*** UpAfter having purchased a Bower 7.5mm lens for the my E-P5 over 9 months ago and having used it once and been put off by the lack of auto-focus, last weekend I decided it was time to take a spoonful of concrete and just get out there with it.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0uYWnS78VN0dhWuLPSjKI9E37IUKfGLuirV-KpqU0-8meTowz3OtpKQYiREDetM-j599Cnms8Jb8rUun2m_PAOfo1BjMmKl4nPJVZtjL_ZBn-fAQgut1U-IOWH5CHcWRJSpWh2RiYSo0/s1600/P9240006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="596" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0uYWnS78VN0dhWuLPSjKI9E37IUKfGLuirV-KpqU0-8meTowz3OtpKQYiREDetM-j599Cnms8Jb8rUun2m_PAOfo1BjMmKl4nPJVZtjL_ZBn-fAQgut1U-IOWH5CHcWRJSpWh2RiYSo0/s640/P9240006.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />I had just found out about he Maryborough Wings and Wheels event (http://www.wingsandwheels.net.au/) so on Saturday I decided to bolt the 7.5mm lens onto the EM-1, setup focus peaking on/off on Fn2 and with that done I was all ready to go for a relaxed Sunday drive in the country.<br /><br />So arriving late morning armed with the fully charged battery and empty memory card I started out slowly playing with focus and focus peaking trying to get used to things and after a bit of zooming in as far as possible while reviewing the initial images, I pretty soon worked out that I could leave the focus set in between the 0.25m and infinity everything in the image would be sharp at F11 at a distances I like to shoot and can get close to the subject.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYFyZCrFlBA7Z0loR-hkHBVujWjZWX3Xxt36fu3BYIMC0or_wEnwOEQMhF0S0KGqXV5JIq59MTTp7mqnwhWo3wGU0b_0D7y3qSMU6WgYnJm0WRg-QLrANlUbT-4uJ9a89PUrXTOyBPZ3Q/s1600/xport-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYFyZCrFlBA7Z0loR-hkHBVujWjZWX3Xxt36fu3BYIMC0or_wEnwOEQMhF0S0KGqXV5JIq59MTTp7mqnwhWo3wGU0b_0D7y3qSMU6WgYnJm0WRg-QLrANlUbT-4uJ9a89PUrXTOyBPZ3Q/s640/xport-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">de Havilland Vampire</td></tr></tbody></table>This Vampire jet image was from the first few shots I took, and it came out as I'd hoped. After those first few shots I started to get more comfortable and started enjoying the event and taking photos more.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjneDjd7Np3hEr6s1vULDoAoIPwtiahrN2o8IIFPREkOXhLWTXVJtWrX0q1EVSnn6s1Pd4pg_Hseno_KELm7zQbtoJ8W2IQtunlHBd4kdXkSbcBhBCZ0G6bwnHos8eBNtruFKun3WQm5D0/s1600/xport-14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjneDjd7Np3hEr6s1vULDoAoIPwtiahrN2o8IIFPREkOXhLWTXVJtWrX0q1EVSnn6s1Pd4pg_Hseno_KELm7zQbtoJ8W2IQtunlHBd4kdXkSbcBhBCZ0G6bwnHos8eBNtruFKun3WQm5D0/s640/xport-14.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cobra Engine bay</td></tr></tbody></table>One of the main benefits of this lens and camera combo is how light it is compared to a more conventional DSLR, which meant walking around with it in hand for hourws wasn't an issue even taking a few photos just holding the camera out above the cars to get different angles.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtjQkxQweg71iD6GgNZ5JdQJJsn7AXSh92JeXH23XSOUnrOBxZsTS6cj8TEQhOfwjLgEMqlF13FpaUGZaMdcLcOz8fO6pvQj0BXFeOBRtbmF-rE4uTzL1NKlyz-FjYPJfNrG5_Miemkx8/s1600/xport.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtjQkxQweg71iD6GgNZ5JdQJJsn7AXSh92JeXH23XSOUnrOBxZsTS6cj8TEQhOfwjLgEMqlF13FpaUGZaMdcLcOz8fO6pvQj0BXFeOBRtbmF-rE4uTzL1NKlyz-FjYPJfNrG5_Miemkx8/s640/xport.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Selfie reflection in Jaguar grill</td></tr></tbody></table>After biting the bullet and just getting on with it, I have discovered new confidence in this lens and can't wait to get back out there with it. Over all I'm really impressed with the quality of the images produced by this little lens, for the money it's amazing value if you have a need for a fish-eye lens.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNrURSkL4VVhLETEODg2hVugX_Ef99twvGNyTy7H5NxxK116Pnq4UvCvXTbft06bL0X3U-HHn0f6Vz1Sua5x0hFStU9GZSEAsx77XGyC5gF3T7SlVr5_-OA40R4cYsBua_GhyphenhyphenQHk-EtF0/s1600/xport-25.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNrURSkL4VVhLETEODg2hVugX_Ef99twvGNyTy7H5NxxK116Pnq4UvCvXTbft06bL0X3U-HHn0f6Vz1Sua5x0hFStU9GZSEAsx77XGyC5gF3T7SlVr5_-OA40R4cYsBua_GhyphenhyphenQHk-EtF0/s640/xport-25.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ford Falcon 351 GT</td></tr></tbody></table><br />defMondohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08038987737641490871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736592486653602675.post-88031601974438985352015-03-19T02:41:00.000-07:002018-12-17T02:28:45.629-08:00Lightroom Post Processing - My way.........At the request of <a class="g-profile" href="https://plus.google.com/110479167004746675441" target="_blank">+Ananda Sim</a> I have put this together. I think there is something for every one to takeaway here, if you like my car photos then this is how I do it, if you don't like my car photos then this is what not to do.<br /><br /><b>Disclaimer</b>: I have watched lots of tutorial videos and read a lot of articles on post processing and have taken bits and pieces from them to end up with something I like.<br /><br />Once I have rated and imported all the photos into Lightroom I'll usually follow this process for most of my car photos, I do slightly different things depending on what the subject is but for machinery and mechanical things with lots of detail and structure I like the effect I get with this method.<br /><br />So to illustrate my method I'll be using this image of a 1963 Aston Martin Lagonda Rapide I captured at the recent Australian Grand Prix.<br /><br />This is the original image just imported with the default settings, when I shoot the images I usually take into account how I'm going to process them and will sometimes under expose or over expose to get the effect I want later.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLWJaw8Whu2vGwacH2bgqfmclWC1p3YyK8e8sPiB8-AHOhDnjDmlazgfhcsk6DqELXwWtUl0eloeLisArYbVlc2Bs8m6k1hdSeYfUudNXztcasGsJPYwXorVOanelbMBhDHDloN_BGioQ/s1600/xport-0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLWJaw8Whu2vGwacH2bgqfmclWC1p3YyK8e8sPiB8-AHOhDnjDmlazgfhcsk6DqELXwWtUl0eloeLisArYbVlc2Bs8m6k1hdSeYfUudNXztcasGsJPYwXorVOanelbMBhDHDloN_BGioQ/s640/xport-0.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />First thing I usually do is adjust the highlights and shadows as shown below, minimum highlights and maximum shadows, that shows as much detail as there is in the RAW file. I like details so I start here.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicxHF6TPoVCVXbsbS5VHj88A1PgU2Ppo1TQcQ-gfDM0TQCVu0OXynSkH-ekqHsMXET1iiOXWi8Zw0MtLZTiRvQt3LzeDVogP487S71U8ItnqF3AOCnGzYDhWqciIsYesOSkqFoYvcDibI/s1600/xport-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicxHF6TPoVCVXbsbS5VHj88A1PgU2Ppo1TQcQ-gfDM0TQCVu0OXynSkH-ekqHsMXET1iiOXWi8Zw0MtLZTiRvQt3LzeDVogP487S71U8ItnqF3AOCnGzYDhWqciIsYesOSkqFoYvcDibI/s640/xport-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Next is to use the white and the black clipping sliders, to try limit the loss of detail, sometimes you go a little bit further just depending on how you like each image.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcO3mu3ek4DFwDW57JZeFx_yi7mSmKuCKkxr9PwY6TN0t7kwL1pWIIwIYHmYRWAK9FBwVi-K5FHQ63_NLpWf5Wa2PqC-w253_JntpjoxtdK5d_jNIAU7jO-Cv1nfjwa7lYbK5E7ZZX4W8/s1600/xport-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcO3mu3ek4DFwDW57JZeFx_yi7mSmKuCKkxr9PwY6TN0t7kwL1pWIIwIYHmYRWAK9FBwVi-K5FHQ63_NLpWf5Wa2PqC-w253_JntpjoxtdK5d_jNIAU7jO-Cv1nfjwa7lYbK5E7ZZX4W8/s640/xport-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />A handy thing is to use the sliders in conjunction with the <b>Alt </b>key on your keyboard while sliding the white slider will show where you are about to loose detail as white spots if you keep pushing the slider in the positive direction.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyx_XkmwFQTWWZsS6sEHSEJJXeJQuDog8Y805qY4eDFZ_66lDdk-K_oHVPQaWowKz7dG96JsIbyYgwJc6KAQQgNj_NCXD0gFTz1WttuMIpAfkq1VHJdn5osh5c6cTgEVu-Ab4piMzpwtY/s1600/xport-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyx_XkmwFQTWWZsS6sEHSEJJXeJQuDog8Y805qY4eDFZ_66lDdk-K_oHVPQaWowKz7dG96JsIbyYgwJc6KAQQgNj_NCXD0gFTz1WttuMIpAfkq1VHJdn5osh5c6cTgEVu-Ab4piMzpwtY/s640/xport-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />For the black clipping using the <b>Alt </b>key will show you where you will be starting to loose detail in the shadows as you push the slider in the negative direction.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjxUJKS0r_xfSZ-ut-SQf4-5ka-bmSJHjMOtnCO1NDIRP4U6-BUgdt07EQzG8vG4a1GqAcX7LV511Tu01AGVVgom55j3sJxvJHExpYxKi56yrTs_bCcF_1Y3Q_q_J2FJ2h5qqCBvSIfXA/s1600/xport-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjxUJKS0r_xfSZ-ut-SQf4-5ka-bmSJHjMOtnCO1NDIRP4U6-BUgdt07EQzG8vG4a1GqAcX7LV511Tu01AGVVgom55j3sJxvJHExpYxKi56yrTs_bCcF_1Y3Q_q_J2FJ2h5qqCBvSIfXA/s640/xport-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />The next step for me is to adjust the Exposure and Contrast until I like it, I can't think of a way to quantify it it's a "vibe" thing. As well as add some Clarity and Vibrance and very rarely a very little saturation. These are great to bring out detail in machines and buildings and the Vibrance just brings out the colour.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuZOg9xDHTFZkuORgrojCGdMJWj9hPwI9E7wsVelOwxDiK4P-nhv-HGI2oMkl3xKRP4CN_En-_l3N6wObczCtRZCzfiAuYgOb2B1Mbn8hZRoEGwadNHexEt-94uRu6bX4QmVQ69RrATEY/s1600/xport-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuZOg9xDHTFZkuORgrojCGdMJWj9hPwI9E7wsVelOwxDiK4P-nhv-HGI2oMkl3xKRP4CN_En-_l3N6wObczCtRZCzfiAuYgOb2B1Mbn8hZRoEGwadNHexEt-94uRu6bX4QmVQ69RrATEY/s640/xport-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>As far as Clarity I think you need to be a little bit conservative with it, when I first discovered it used to use it quite aggressively but you end up with a lot of noise, artifacts and glowing things in your images which look weird (I think). It's up to you to find your level of conservativeness.<br /><br />As a rule of thumb I usually set the Vibrance to about half of the Clarity and then move it around a little either way but rarely go more then the Clarity (on the slider), but every image is different and your preferences will dictate where you go.<br /><br />At some point you might have to crop and straighten the image, you preference as to at what point you do this, usually if I have to crop in a lot or rotate the image quite a bit because the initial angle I took it at just didn't work or because I wasn't careful enough taking the image, I'll crop early on in the process as this helps set all the previous parameters more accurately as your not tuning the image for areas that you will be cropping out anyway.<br /><br />Some people don't like cropping close to the subject but for me it depends on the subject, I think with my images of cars, I'm usually using quite a wide angle that the image will be distorted anyway and the focus is the center of the image it's not as bad, but that's my theory.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1LFrPnS4CWt0ya-ziouhOWrMQrbbztqxgj7FTs2TISXZ9-XQtRosP7WzE5pf124bQu6TyG7xBJRr6aXbOmHrau5v1k3b6ok1PO8rjTVipSX4MZRB9sB1xM98KZjXw6EP3_JFOyayirQw/s1600/xport-5a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1LFrPnS4CWt0ya-ziouhOWrMQrbbztqxgj7FTs2TISXZ9-XQtRosP7WzE5pf124bQu6TyG7xBJRr6aXbOmHrau5v1k3b6ok1PO8rjTVipSX4MZRB9sB1xM98KZjXw6EP3_JFOyayirQw/s640/xport-5a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Quite often with cars, structures, machines I'll use the details panel to sharpen up some of the smaller details. Usually I'll push the Sharpening Amount slider to about 70 and see what happens, sometimes more or less depending on how much detail is already in the image, then I'll use the Mask slider in combination with the <b>Alt</b> key to reduce the effect of the sharpening to the higher detailed areas that you really want the detail in.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTyfOYKxPocsvXBhDXZXIhULOl19AuqJEzkY0A2r-2K_0K06bCzHC9SwjRrZ_ynJeMUkAdv5-27ZKAIPFj81WsGjLQnVUaWKF_d41SH8XannEf3SRVohFFX8El1PzvnZXmYk3SBlM9bMw/s1600/xport-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTyfOYKxPocsvXBhDXZXIhULOl19AuqJEzkY0A2r-2K_0K06bCzHC9SwjRrZ_ynJeMUkAdv5-27ZKAIPFj81WsGjLQnVUaWKF_d41SH8XannEf3SRVohFFX8El1PzvnZXmYk3SBlM9bMw/s640/xport-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />I'll usually toggle the Details on and off with the switch on the details panel in order to get a feel for where the sharpening has occurred, sometimes the extra detail is so subtle it's hard to know where it is as your moving the sliders but when you turn it on and off it's much easier to see it. This image shows the detail tuning off.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2zc_f_M5DESdIpRwaK8b-PPzKdURUqpDvgN0XEMfPMKcVA5EFmACPta-qVbb3CPx2c3JN1Ql8OdKxcOEXYJOVgg6BIYx-o0xAUA2X86VnyD1JhhQ30p7KWSSoJ7mSpJPjllZu7WGT-h4/s1600/xport-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2zc_f_M5DESdIpRwaK8b-PPzKdURUqpDvgN0XEMfPMKcVA5EFmACPta-qVbb3CPx2c3JN1Ql8OdKxcOEXYJOVgg6BIYx-o0xAUA2X86VnyD1JhhQ30p7KWSSoJ7mSpJPjllZu7WGT-h4/s640/xport-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />The next image is with the detail tuning turned on, quite noticeable.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCgwjNUU3XOUFT2596mrogUvyNqQyhmZU79kKv0PmFE3q-yhisq-cu3ttI4wFZXsFsaLNln_Tw4NKDSTzdudFQQXn8DX4skFEXBJnghruiRA1yNiyNXIkVXjlk84uYo6YJJFo9_A5NO88/s1600/xport-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCgwjNUU3XOUFT2596mrogUvyNqQyhmZU79kKv0PmFE3q-yhisq-cu3ttI4wFZXsFsaLNln_Tw4NKDSTzdudFQQXn8DX4skFEXBJnghruiRA1yNiyNXIkVXjlk84uYo6YJJFo9_A5NO88/s640/xport-8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Next I'll usually tweak the Luminance slider a little and try to reduce some of the noise in the image, if you go to far you can end up with something that looks like a pastel drawing or cartoony, but it's your preference again as to how far or not you go. Using the Alt key in conjunction with the Luminance slider will convert the image to black and white which helps see the noise as it's being affected a bit better, zooming in also helps a lot.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUO_vI016ddEBqy9w42STWksaQRz6b3Aqx0rhA-F1MpjSo7MEdfeeKWfGO8EsEc66wPY_pAK4T1ncCoyTT8xFrMMxlB1ke1T4_6teh7I3Mpcun6oUtR4dg9BIPv7YMIaBiLmydABC2Bho/s1600/xport-9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUO_vI016ddEBqy9w42STWksaQRz6b3Aqx0rhA-F1MpjSo7MEdfeeKWfGO8EsEc66wPY_pAK4T1ncCoyTT8xFrMMxlB1ke1T4_6teh7I3Mpcun6oUtR4dg9BIPv7YMIaBiLmydABC2Bho/s640/xport-9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />The last step which I usually take is to use the corrections panel to remove/reduce chromatic aberrations. These are normally more apparent when using a fish eye lens which I like to use for car images but in this image I used the Olympus 40mm f2.8 lens and there was really no need to remove any chromatic aberrations. Usually I'll tick the box to enable it then use the green and magenta sliders to reduce the chromatic aberration effect from the image. Chromatic aberration is usually very easy to see around edges where there is a high contrast between objects. Once you see it, you can't un-see it and you have to get rid of it.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaywvy3s8TuDyO-KL7qL0UcwQhQwWBmKTGD5kpX4BerAwv-ZqoiaC4T8iugsorc9oQUQeewF2EDZPDSQvPGOTZ3PTlb1x3j9M4AZn2J3DLWxQmGg9QSaJAcCPhjF6g10nfGsRCdT-yz_Y/s1600/xport-10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaywvy3s8TuDyO-KL7qL0UcwQhQwWBmKTGD5kpX4BerAwv-ZqoiaC4T8iugsorc9oQUQeewF2EDZPDSQvPGOTZ3PTlb1x3j9M4AZn2J3DLWxQmGg9QSaJAcCPhjF6g10nfGsRCdT-yz_Y/s640/xport-10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />So there it is. This all seems like a lot to do but it's quite quick and simple. As you work out what you like you can also develop your own presets to get you to your starting point at the click of a button then once you import the images you can just apply the appropriate presets and tweak the settings for the individual image.<br /><br />Hopefully this was helpful for someone and you can take something away, either what to do or what not to do.defMondohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08038987737641490871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736592486653602675.post-91068700331451199342015-03-07T01:41:00.000-08:002018-12-17T02:28:45.641-08:00Olympus E-M1 for motor sport photographyThis year I had the opportunity to head over to Adelaide for the Clipsal 500 V8 Supercars race, it was the first time I'd been to Adelaide for this race and a very long time. The last time I was there for a race was for the Australian Grand Prix in 94.<br /><br />I wanted to take my new camera to see how it would perform but was concerned that the Olympus 12-40mm f2.8 PRO kit lens would not be enough to get the reach I'm used to with the Canon 70-200mm f2.8 IS lens. The answer I thought, was easy. Rent the new Olympus M.Zuiko ED 40-150mm f2.8 PRO and i'd be off and running, but checking the inter-webs for local stores who would rent that lens proved less then fruitful, unless I wanted to rent it for a minimum of 6 months which was a little longer then I needed it for.<br /><br />So I decided I'd just take the old faithful Canon 5d and 70-200 plus a couple of other lenses. In a last minute change of mind while packing, very late the night before the very early flight. I decided to just try it, and packed the E-M1 with the 12-40 f2.8 and a Bower 7.5mm lens and see what I would come back with.<br /><br />So getting to the track and while walking to the seats I grabbed a few photos at a Ferrari club display with some very cool cars.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja593VsuaVk0JIiunOQ5s09tdJF1ynDesCtrvcAZEUjsTpIz3rcsqnXgkvf7IByblMreGXVyd5P4n3G5l8iJI3zwTpN4hvi_AQmoE6Ln-xedabs-y0EDFwNIFmLqg1rl24J3fq3_4sXZ8/s1600/Clipsal500Sat-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja593VsuaVk0JIiunOQ5s09tdJF1ynDesCtrvcAZEUjsTpIz3rcsqnXgkvf7IByblMreGXVyd5P4n3G5l8iJI3zwTpN4hvi_AQmoE6Ln-xedabs-y0EDFwNIFmLqg1rl24J3fq3_4sXZ8/s1600/Clipsal500Sat-1.jpg" height="480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ferrari 458</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Once in the seats the Porsche Cup series was on the track and this was the first time to try out the camera in action, the zoom as expected left a little to be desired but with the zoom set to the max 40mm (80mm factoring in the crop sensor) and after a little while of trying to get the settings dialed in for some panning action shots this is what I was able to get.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_o92WAW4v-kbSrpP1IxdjvR5gJ1xLLCfc_Q_HEaQdU87kbwBphrX7jK95j9ez6-jKwyfL_66nQuhQZO9BBVRHij4X83-v0-8h4l-iz2NBnv2bVZXgT3eEQJFA4ks6euCwD_kYGEuIZec/s1600/Clipsal500Sat-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_o92WAW4v-kbSrpP1IxdjvR5gJ1xLLCfc_Q_HEaQdU87kbwBphrX7jK95j9ez6-jKwyfL_66nQuhQZO9BBVRHij4X83-v0-8h4l-iz2NBnv2bVZXgT3eEQJFA4ks6euCwD_kYGEuIZec/s1600/Clipsal500Sat-5.jpg" height="329" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Porsche Cup entry #77 Nick McBride - Bob Jane T-Mart Porsche</td></tr></tbody></table>This is a cropped shot of the Bob Jane Porsche with a little tweaking in Lightroom, not to bad even considering the crop to make it a decent size in the frame.<br /><br />One thing different with this camera compared to the Canon is the number of frames it can shoot per second, it's damn fast. I decided not to update to the latest V3 firmware before this just in case something wasn't quite right and I didn't have time to sort it out before hand. But will be putting it on ASAP now to compare the differences and see how much better the new faster C-AF mode is going to be.<br /><br />Another action photo from the track was of a 2010 Ferrari F1 car doing some demonstration laps, also quite good managing to track the front of the car, also cropped to increase the size of the car in the frame (40mm is just not enough).<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4uJ7NyjXu0Ky2fEuVmnfVxKKsYng_feHjMiybzzbuhBzEcTBk8BOh4wLBxnG1nJbUJZCAnpv3uufie8rbPmilygvGEdSKvFKiZI2XMeJDjWvFfKCvyxdpS4ZO-UQUx2DDaN-OJLG1OK4/s1600/Clipsal500Sat-28.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4uJ7NyjXu0Ky2fEuVmnfVxKKsYng_feHjMiybzzbuhBzEcTBk8BOh4wLBxnG1nJbUJZCAnpv3uufie8rbPmilygvGEdSKvFKiZI2XMeJDjWvFfKCvyxdpS4ZO-UQUx2DDaN-OJLG1OK4/s1600/Clipsal500Sat-28.jpg" height="387" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2010 Ferrari F1</td></tr></tbody></table>Somewhere where the I was expecting the E-M1 to be more at home was in some of the track side entertainment and attraction, nothing wrong here, although again more zoom would have been nice in a couple of cases.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyhr7DrvED5_MXpK5ieNAK7jy-a-rgIRtzEM8d6kE8-AMu7Erkn1pjI73BzZ-mR1IlC0-IMPsWR4PIXShsQHUfGkArbh48hmBL8DFTJwiUMz619VVPAZVZGdB8yD2u-qKlnMsGT0zfqdk/s1600/Clipsal500Sat-21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyhr7DrvED5_MXpK5ieNAK7jy-a-rgIRtzEM8d6kE8-AMu7Erkn1pjI73BzZ-mR1IlC0-IMPsWR4PIXShsQHUfGkArbh48hmBL8DFTJwiUMz619VVPAZVZGdB8yD2u-qKlnMsGT0zfqdk/s1600/Clipsal500Sat-21.jpg" height="640" width="474" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Track side bikini fashion show.</td></tr></tbody></table> As expected this was no problem for the camera, although it did take me a while to get used to the button layout compared to what I'm used to with the Canon. I still find the Canon controls a little easier to use quickly, but I think it's more a matter of adapting to the new camera.<br /><br />This is the last of the images for the blog a shot of the classic podium photo shoot where they get the winner with the crowd in the background.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE62TN9leg5Dt7nKLKRkJfWQOyJ0rSuRAyOW526myIPAa_ptszwPqNuxLn33KwiZvzENwetTpW4I495RZmZyB3V9dHvnT43ulLSXb7i-iHKjGI7yRl_cMzro6NJ_Cf7QzRAwRr0u12_vU/s1600/Clipsal500Sun-20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE62TN9leg5Dt7nKLKRkJfWQOyJ0rSuRAyOW526myIPAa_ptszwPqNuxLn33KwiZvzENwetTpW4I495RZmZyB3V9dHvnT43ulLSXb7i-iHKjGI7yRl_cMzro6NJ_Cf7QzRAwRr0u12_vU/s1600/Clipsal500Sun-20.jpg" height="442" width="640" /></a></div><br />It took me a little while to get comfortable with the camera but eventually I managed to get into a groove and managed to take some photos I'm happy with and I definitely thing this camera can do the job, and do it well (as I would need anyway) just need to get the right lenses and it's quite a capable camera.<br /><br />Hopefully I can find someone renting the Olympus M.Zuiko ED 40-150mm f2.8 lens before the Grand Prix next weekend so I can give it a good go then.<br /><br />More of my photos from the 2015 Clipsal 500 can be seen in my Google+ album (<a href="https://plus.google.com/photos/110879833057585939539/albums/6123051213818743297" target="_blank">Clipsal 500 Album</a>).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />defMondohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08038987737641490871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736592486653602675.post-851907891911352282015-01-30T02:14:00.000-08:002018-12-17T02:28:45.616-08:00The B&W Project - Challenge #3 - Tools of the TradeTools of the trade the next challenge in the #BWProject26. hmmm, nothing to exciting for someone in IT field. To try and fit in with the goals of using flash and liquids there was only one option throwing water on a keyboard or mouse. The mouse option would probably have been slightly less interesting with less things for the water to splash off.<br /><br />The next thing was to find a dead keyboard, having thrown out a keyboard which had been ruined by coffee mid last year. I briefly contemplated purchasing a cheap $5 keyboard but it seemed a little wasteful to ruin a brand new keyboard just for a photo so it was lucky that I found a dead keyboard in the office.<br /><br />So since starting this project I had ordered some cheap soft boxes and some clamping style flash mounts for the soft boxes and all the bits arrived finally in time for this challenge. Everything seemed to fit relatively well together and it's interesting wrestling with the soft boxes trying to assemble them without "incapacitating" myself. But once it's all together it all seems to work as I expected (rightly or wrongly).<br /><br />So the next major goal was where to setup and how to set it all up so that there would as little permanent damage as possible from the splashing water, so it was to the kitchen and commandeering the kitchen table and the kitchen.<br /><br />Once things were setup there was a lot of trial an error placing the soft boxes the keyboard and seeing what worked best before any water was stilt. Initially i was trying to get the table as the base for the keyboard but that was just not going to work splashing water all over it and I didn't have anything large enough or photogenic enough to cover the whole table top. I remembered a sheet of clear acrylic plastic lying around waiting to be used in another project non photographic project and I figured it would give a nice reflection to sit the keyboard on that, but being clear it also gave a very clear view of everything under it as well.<br /><br />While looking at the keyboard sitting on the acrylic I noticed that there would also not be an easy way to crop anything that the acrylic was sitting on so I found some boxes from a recent PC build and used those to prop up the acrylic sheet off the table. Next step was trying to get something with a nice solid color under the acrylic and I found a black cloth which under the acrylic gave a really nice reflective top to work on.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So after about 50 or so test shots moving lights, trying different backgrounds I had established ground zero.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitnOxNgjH-y2n84xihJaOQtU1wJNKSLcFWqGWOAp7ITKeP5VcD6kFwexAS6i6MURnikVnvVLF5eQGeKDE4gTwVLcCKLfLXQW2UasK8ifvyHA40KJNKypAeja8_4TRcE6NvznOltmFFlVE/s1600/xport.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitnOxNgjH-y2n84xihJaOQtU1wJNKSLcFWqGWOAp7ITKeP5VcD6kFwexAS6i6MURnikVnvVLF5eQGeKDE4gTwVLcCKLfLXQW2UasK8ifvyHA40KJNKypAeja8_4TRcE6NvznOltmFFlVE/s640/xport.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ground zero.</td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b><b>There was no turning back once the water starts flying....</b><br /><br />I was shooting tethered using Olympus Capture and didn't want to have the laptop next to the splash down area so I used a wireless mouse to trigger the computer to take the shot. Just when you think you can introduce any more lag into a system you add a wireless mouse.<br /><br />So pressing the left button on the mouse clicked the button on Olympus Capture which then sent the signal to the camera which also triggered the wireless flashes, yay...<br /><br />So now the "easy" part, time everything perfectly to get enough water and splashes in the image. about 20 shots later and 5 or 6 glasses of water later I lucked out and got something which I was fairly happy with. There were a few shots with nothing in the frame at all, some with water just entering the frame, some with only a few drips in the air. It's just part of the fun.<br /><br />Once I was happy with the shot there was the worst part of the job to do, the big cleanup, this is where I was beginning to regret selecting liquid photography to try out ;-). About 45 minutes later it was time to look at Lightroom and see what needed to be tweaked.<br /><br /><b>Processing....</b><br /><br />Once I'd settled into the Lightroom editing it was relatively easy to process the setup was already fairly monochromatic and thankfully there was only some minor tweaks to do in Lightroom with a hint of the Liquify filter used in Photoshop to straighten out the back of the acrylic as it had sagged a little with all the water on it, and then removing some extraneous droplets that felt out of place.<br /><br />The result was this.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1CBJxO_2n7I/VMoXiqAlaCI/AAAAAAAAwg4/dTd70JWl7Rg/s1600/tbwp_theme3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1CBJxO_2n7I/VMoXiqAlaCI/AAAAAAAAwg4/dTd70JWl7Rg/s640/tbwp_theme3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">1/250 sec, f7.1, ISO 400, 27mm</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">No more regrets choosing liquid photography now.</div><br /><b>The setup....</b><br /><br />This is a photo of the setup taken quickly before the cleanup with the phone. There was a soft box on either side of the keyboard one from slightly above, another on the floor behind the table pointing up at the white wall.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDI2OdUXy5V6tnARffPbwVwKKCCGJ96wPVE7WDAYVk3OpXSmJ-a7xzFbxgxHiQUKukK5ZHoPVL7OyVlZlFZSn7_67oTTlTSeBSnJlmDlVrN_AZ8cW4xeQ3JqLyg5XGVTpwROYztmsjZb8/s1600/IMAG1340.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="505" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDI2OdUXy5V6tnARffPbwVwKKCCGJ96wPVE7WDAYVk3OpXSmJ-a7xzFbxgxHiQUKukK5ZHoPVL7OyVlZlFZSn7_67oTTlTSeBSnJlmDlVrN_AZ8cW4xeQ3JqLyg5XGVTpwROYztmsjZb8/s640/IMAG1340.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Not a lot of room but it seemed to work out and even managed not to knock over the camera tethered to the laptop on the kitchen bench just below the bottom of the photo.<br /><br /><b>Equipment....</b><br /><ul><li><b>Camera:</b> Olympus OMD E-M1</li><li><b>Lens:</b> Olympus 12-40mm f2.8</li><li><b>Triggers:</b> Pixel Opas</li><li><b>Flashes:</b> 3 x Vivitar cheapies.</li><li><b>Stands, clamps, soft boxes:</b> ebay cheapies.</li></ul><br /><b>Lessons...</b><br /><ul><li>Try to plan things out a little more ahead of time and look at what might be needed as far as materials to water "proof" the area.</li><li>Look at better flashes the recharge time is quite long and the consistency between shots with the cheap flashes leaves a bit to be desired. Maybe better batteries or try to rig up a power pack.</li><li>More water protection = less cleanup (hopefully).</li><li>More room would be awesome.</li></ul><blockquote class="tr_bq" style="text-align: center;"><i>hmmmm wonder what the neighbors would think of doing this outdoors at night and setting flashes off every minute or so... </i></blockquote><br />Bring on the next challenge.<br /><br />defMondohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08038987737641490871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736592486653602675.post-61165270320317771012015-01-16T00:32:00.000-08:002018-12-17T02:28:45.604-08:00The B&W Project - Challenge #2 - MacroNot being one for letting a lack of knowledge or experience hold me back from trying something completely new to me and armed with all the knowledge gleamed from watching a few introductory videos on youtube from Alex Koloskov I decided to jump in and go for gold and this is the result.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOxtHZEobpwOp7IeiVvDzEOW44AnG8CUNHOIPU7j8QPcqxusK3Q2DiVuy0wGX7LdS1TR7EU5XdZDQV9I-Q_ehN11Tt9FWsymoNLfsCgZjRQBWNT2_jRKA5JMKhjYb1RBT40FopMKGH2CE/s1600/tbwp_theme2b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOxtHZEobpwOp7IeiVvDzEOW44AnG8CUNHOIPU7j8QPcqxusK3Q2DiVuy0wGX7LdS1TR7EU5XdZDQV9I-Q_ehN11Tt9FWsymoNLfsCgZjRQBWNT2_jRKA5JMKhjYb1RBT40FopMKGH2CE/s640/tbwp_theme2b.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Once I had the idea of what I wanted to try and about an hour worth of setup I had a dinning table filled with the following gear:<br /><ul><li><b>3 fairly cheap flashes (Over kill? Probably, but all or nothing.)</b></li><li><b>tracing paper used as a diffuser on each flash</b></li><li><b>cheap wireless triggers</b></li><li>a small poly-carbonate mirror used as the drop zone</li><li>a gorilla pod</li><li><b>Olympus OM-D EM-1</b></li><li>Olympus 12-50mm in macro mode</li><li><b>laptop connected to the EM-1 with Olympus Capture</b></li><li>glass full of water</li><li>eye dropper</li><li>towels to cleanup the excessive splashes</li></ul>So once the gear was all laid out it was time to actually try to make it work together, while the Capture software was installing I went through the flashes setting them all up in manual mode so I could control the amount of power each would put out.<br /><br />The camera was next I'd only picked it up the day before and had only updated the firmware and played around a little with it but that bit was relatively easy enough, connected the wireless triggers to the hotshoe and everything came to life.<br /><br />The software takes a bit of getting used to and will need a bit more work to see if it can be a little easier to use, or maybe setup a bit differently to make it easier, I have used Adobe Lightroom with my Canon 5D and it was so easy to work with, time will tell with the Capture software.<br /><br />So after about 15 minuted of taking test shots and adjusting the power of the flashes to try and get a reasonably lit scene it was time to try and capture the drops, I was expecting this to take a bit of time out of all the expectations I had this one was the most accurate. Getting the timing right took a while and after about 80 shots I was getting close, but would either capture the drop after it hit and there were just ripples or just before it hit.<br /><br />At this point I also started to notice that the flashes were not outputting the same amount of light each time if I didn't wait a minute or so between shots, trying to take 5 or so shots in a minute was causing each shot to be progressively underexposed, even with the flashes set to 1/2 and 1/4 power. So this slowed things down a little but probably a good thing as well as I could try and get the technique a little better.<br /><br />So eventually after about 180 shots I managed to grab the first "splash" that inspired a bit more confidence. After another 30 of so shots I managed to get 3 or 4 more splashes and at that point decided to call it a night, and a have a quick go at processing the handful of images that looked interesting.<br /><br />From looking at the images and going through the exercise there are a few things which I will hopefully learn for next time.<br /><ul><li>macro lenses have a very, very shallow depth of field (this was almost another first for me having only taken 3 or 4 macro shots before while testing the lens)</li><li>water drops are very hard to line up in the air and made to fall in the exact place where you focused</li><li>setting up the lighting with moving and sometimes illusive subjects is not at all easy</li><li>biggest one is probably more time, although it's a bit more interesting winging it and see what you can do, playing around a bit more would work out much better</li></ul><div>In the process of getting to this image I noticed how the drop of water were beading and holding themselves together around the main drop I was aiming for, this lead me to try placing drops on the mirror purposefully to see what I could get, the image in the heading of this blog is the result.</div><br />As far as the actual image that came from the session goes, the depth of field is not right, the focus is to far back for where the drop fell. It would probably have been better with a more pure white background. Maybe shot more from above would define the splash "crown" like structure more. Using a glass full of water instead of a hard mirror would also have provided a cleaner background for the splash.<br /><br />But if it was perfect now there would be no point trying again.<br /><br />defMondohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08038987737641490871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736592486653602675.post-29541254698755072122015-01-15T02:10:00.000-08:002018-12-17T02:28:45.568-08:00New beginnings<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Earlier this year I decided to give a year long photographic project a go, unlikely to finish it but should be an interesting learning experience. The project is The B&W Project on Google+, the aim is to take 26 photos in Black & White on a theme announced 2 weeks before the due date of the images.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The first theme was "New Beginnings" the aim to post an image which would explain a goal that you could work on during the year long project. 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So this was a good opportunity to try a couple of things I had never done and hopefully learn something new. It's much easier to learn something you already know.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Lets see what the second challenge brings and what I manage to get done....</div>defMondohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08038987737641490871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736592486653602675.post-88213516803840255072011-01-26T02:28:00.000-08:002016-08-22T02:29:54.072-07:00Hobbyking ParkJet<div style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #444444; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.8px; text-align: justify;">
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After this outing I did run it at the Bendigo RC Track which is quite high grip and the handling of the GoKart was transformed, instead of being really loose in the rear it actually under-steered a little and I found myself wishing for more steering, which is the opposite of the first outing.<br />
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The extra grip on the track really allowed the rear tyres to work and push the GoKart along very nicely, I think after a few runs you could actually get a setup for these that would allow you to race them quite competitively in a class, which would look awesome.<br />
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The only downside of running it on the track was that the steering servo gave up in the end and stripped the gears I’ll be replacing it with this little gem <a href="http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=12451" style="color: #859a46; outline: none;">Turnigy MG959 Alloy Digital Metal Gear Servo</a> its way over kill but it’s alloy and blingy, pitty it’s not in the Turnigy orange colour of the out runner motors.<br />
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Overall this GoKart is awesome value for money and could be quite and interesting car for it’s own class.</div>
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The only downside of the cart seems to be the decal sheet that comes with the car although it looks great before you apply the decals, as you apply them the lamination layer of the decals seems to peel off or lift off in areas making it look cheap and nasty, some good vinyl stickers would have been a much better option.</div>
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The 2 tweek screws are particularly at risk from comming undone due to vibration here I think using an o-ring on either side of the diamond shapped alloy piece and screwing the tweek screws through the o-rings would hold them in place quite safely.</div>
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The test drive was great initially the car was quite loose and required some smooth throttle control but as confidence and temperature in the tyres increased it became easier to accelerate out of corners and reach some good speeds, it was during the test drive that I discovered that I should have pulled the Gokart apart and used some thread lock on the screws, now I have to wait for spares to replace the upper king pin screw on the front steering.</div>
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<span style="line-height: 16.8px;">In conclusion this think is awesome the couple of downsides are easy to work around compared to how good this thing is overall and having a field of these running around a race track would be a great sight, hopefully it will happen soon</span><span style="line-height: 16.8px;"> </span><img alt="😉" class="emoji" draggable="false" src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/72x72/1f609.png" style="background: none !important; border: none !important; box-shadow: none !important; display: inline !important; height: 1em !important; line-height: 16.8px; margin: 0px 0.07em !important; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px !important; vertical-align: -0.1em !important; width: 1em !important;" /></div>
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