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My little guy Chop-Chop.
Shot with Nikon d70 and Sigma 105 macro lens. Converted from RAW to JPG, then altered the levels, re-sized and sharpened in Photoshop LE.
The ISO was 400, and the SB27 flash was in autoflash mode. I think it was around f8 and 1/60th. I used a black backdrop.
I had to clone out a lot of moss. I should demand better presentation from my models :->
Very nice. I like the lighting on this one. What did you use? These dumpy frogs really have expressive faces.
Cheers,
WK
I used an SB27 flash on an sc-17 extension cord, with the flash off to the left.
I think I had the flash in autoflash (flash determines exposure, not TTL), since this flash is not TTL compatible with the digital cameras.
I think I should have used a second light (or a reflector) on the right to provide some fill. The shadows are too hard.
And a little more depth of field to bring the nose into focus.
I like the color, mood and expression as well, but I also thought that a bit more fill light on the dark side would help.... (I hope you dont mind) so I touched it up in photoshop to see the impact..... In reality..... I am not sure I dont like the darker image better..... Good shot !
MDK
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