POTW 20/12/11

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POTW 20/12/11

Postby sirhc55 on Mon Dec 19, 2011 10:23 pm

Firstly, as this is the last POTW before christmas, I would like to offer my sincere wishes for both a happy christmas and new year to all members.

This weeks POTW is a fantastic example of simplicity. Of the shots posted I have chosen the first as it represents an artistic approach to a subject that is not that easy to capture. The space on the left gives the subject matter a more powerful presence and the faded background gives emphasis to the colour in (of) the flower. The delicate veins of the flower gives this image a delicate feel but in the end produces a powerful image.

Well done to Geoff M for this photo:

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Re: POTW 20/12/11

Postby Reschsmooth on Tue Dec 20, 2011 5:26 am

Of an awesome bunch of photos posted in the last week, this is a great choice for POTW.
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Re: POTW 20/12/11

Postby Steffen on Tue Dec 20, 2011 11:44 am

I seldom agree with the POTW but this week I wholeheartedly do. Congrats Geoff!

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Re: POTW 20/12/11

Postby ozimax on Tue Dec 20, 2011 12:20 pm

Sensational, simple, sublime. An excellent image for potw, well deserved and well chosen Chris.

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Re: POTW 20/12/11

Postby biggerry on Tue Dec 20, 2011 12:49 pm

Nice choice and top shot.
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Re: POTW 20/12/11

Postby Geoff M on Tue Dec 20, 2011 3:10 pm

Thanks guys, it gives me a nice warm glow inside to know that others appreciate the images. All the images in the original post were lit with my recently purchased R1C1 flash kit (x2 SB R200's) and supplemented by an additional SB800. Being selected for POTW sort of justifies the investment!

I hope to get a third SB R200 from Santa to fill the empty spaces in the R1 kit box. A mighty fine piece of marketing on Nikons part, I don't need the extra flash, I just don't want the empty spaces!
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Re: POTW 20/12/11

Postby Steffen on Tue Dec 20, 2011 3:54 pm

I've been ogling that R1C1 for a while, eventually I'll cave in…

Would you mind sharing how you set up the lights in this shot?

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Re: POTW 20/12/11

Postby Geoff M on Tue Dec 20, 2011 5:41 pm

Steffen wrote:I've been ogling that R1C1 for a while, eventually I'll cave in…

Would you mind sharing how you set up the lights in this shot?

Cheers
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I had been considering the purchase for quite sometime too, glad I made the purchase.

For the shot selected as POTW I used just two SB R200's, one was directed onto the b/g which is a off white roller blind, the graduation from light to dark is the light fall off. The second flash was to the front and left of subject. I let the Nikon TTL do it's stuff on this particular shot. Others in the original post had differing light setups and as said also had the SB800 adding additional lighting from above.
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Re: POTW 20/12/11

Postby zafra52 on Tue Dec 20, 2011 7:14 pm

Now, this is simply beautiful.
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Re: POTW 20/12/11

Postby stubbsy on Tue Dec 20, 2011 8:21 pm

Sublime image - perfect composition - great choice :up:
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Re: POTW 20/12/11

Postby Mr Darcy on Tue Dec 20, 2011 8:35 pm

Great photo. You must have a great flash ;)
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Re: POTW 20/12/11

Postby aim54x on Tue Dec 20, 2011 10:01 pm

Great photo! well deserved!
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Re: POTW 20/12/11

Postby gstark on Wed Dec 21, 2011 6:54 am

Chris's comments say it all. A great shot of a surprisingly difficult subject.
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Re: POTW 20/12/11

Postby the foto fanatic on Wed Dec 21, 2011 8:28 am

Lovely image Geoff & Chris' comments describe it beautifully.
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Re: POTW 20/12/11

Postby PiroStitch on Wed Dec 21, 2011 10:13 am

Stunning! Everything about it just works! Congratulations for the POTW!
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Re: POTW 20/12/11

Postby Geoff M on Fri Dec 23, 2011 5:22 pm

WOW......thank you all for the kind remarks......much appreciated.
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Re: POTW 20/12/11

Postby Geoff on Sun Dec 25, 2011 11:47 am

Great photo! Well done Geoff M...
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