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Which one?

yOOrek — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 23:44:41 +0000

Decisions, decisions. Which capture is better? The one on the left? Or the one on the right.

Gabi

yOOrek — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 23:38:40 +0000

From the same session as the last post. I found that I quite like Nikkor AF-S VR Micro 105mm f/2.8 G for this kind of shooting. It fills the frame nicely on FX and allows me to get close whenever I need to.

Gabi Originally uploaded by yOOrek

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Winterthur, Switzerland, October 2010

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• NIKON D700 • ¹???? sec at f/22 (0 EV) • ISO 200 • Pattern metering • Manual • no flash • 105 mm f/2.8 @ 105 mm •

• NIKON D700 // AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED at 105 mm (VR On) // Exposure – 1/125 @ f/22.0 (0EV), ISO 200 // Multi-segment metering, Manual exposure // White Balance – 5560K // AF – On, AF-C, Dynamic Area (9 points), Primary AF Point – D9, Used AF Point – D9 // Shooting Mode – Single-Frame // FOV – 18.1 deg (0.48 m), Focus Distance – 1.50 m, DOF – 0.25 m (1.38 – 1.63), Hyperfocal – 16.68 m // Nikon NEF Compressed, 14bit, Adobe RGB •

2010-10-02-2059-0763

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Gabi

yOOrek — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 00:36:33 +0000

Another great result courtesy of Elinchrom. This time I’ve used 70cm white beauty dish as the main light.

Gabi Originally uploaded by yOOrek

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Winterthur, Switzerland, October 2010

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View On Black | White

• NIKON D700 • ¹???? sec at f/22 (0 EV) • ISO 200 • Pattern metering • Manual • no flash • 105 mm f/2.8 @ 105 mm •

• NIKON D700 // AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED at 105 mm (VR On) // Exposure – 1/125 @ f/22.0 (0EV), ISO 200 // Multi-segment metering, Manual exposure // White Balance – 5560K // AF – On, AF-C, Dynamic Area (9 points), Primary AF Point – D9, Used AF Point – (none) // Shooting Mode – Single-Frame // FOV – 17.7 deg (0.35 m), Focus Distance – 1.12 m, DOF – 0.14 m (1.06 – 1.19), Hyperfocal – 16.68 m // Nikon NEF Compressed, 14bit, Adobe RGB •

2010-10-02-2108-1133

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AnNa

yOOrek — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 00:39:14 +0000

I am very happy with my Elinchrom studio strobes. In this shot I used one soft box as a background and another one as key light. Lastolite Trigrip reflector provided extra light under the chin. All triggered with Skyport.

AnNa Originally uploaded by yOOrek

Original comments by yOOrek:

Winterthur, Switzerland, October 2010

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View On Black | White

• NIKON D700 • ¹???? sec at f/16 (0 EV) • ISO 200 • Pattern metering • Manual • no flash • 105 mm f/2.8 @ 105 mm •

• NIKON D700 // AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED at 105 mm (VR On) // Exposure – 1/125 @ f/16.0 (0EV), ISO 200 // Multi-segment metering, Manual exposure // White Balance – 5560K // AF – On, AF-C, Dynamic Area (9 points), Primary AF Point – D10, Used AF Point – D10 // Shooting Mode – Single-Frame // FOV – 18.1 deg (0.48 m), Focus Distance – 1.50 m, DOF – 0.18 m (1.41 – 1.59), Hyperfocal – 22.93 m // Nikon NEF Compressed, 14bit, Adobe RGB •

2010-10-02-0058-4425-E039

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Another Lumodi Shot

yOOrek — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 00:26:26 +0000

I am really getting into this stuff. In this photo the diffuser sock has been removed from the dish. The light has a different quality, doesn’t it? And these sweet black backgrounds are so easy to achieve.

Maya Originally uploaded by yOOrek

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Winterthur, Switzerland, March 2010

Another one done with the help of Lumodi 14″ Beauty Dish. This time the sock diffuser has been removed from the dish.

View On Black | White

• NIKON D700 • 1/250 sec at f/4.0 (0 EV) • ISO 200 • Pattern metering • Manual • flash fired • 85 mm f/1.4 @ 85 mm •

• NIKON D700 • Shooting Mode?Single-Frame • AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.4D IF • VR?Off • Focus Mode?AF-C • AF Area Mode ?Dynamic Area (9 points) • Primary AF Point ?C6 (Center) • AF Points Used ?C6 • Focus Distance ?1.33 m • DOF ?0.06 m (1.31 – 1.36) • FOV ?22.4 deg (0.53 m) • Hyperfocal Distance ?60.12 m • Light Source ?Flash • Flash ?On, Return not detected • Flash Mode ?Fired, External • Flash Control Mode ?Off • Flash Setting ?Normal • Flash Type ?Comdr. • Flash Flags ?Fired • Group A (Mode, Compensation, Output) ?(Manual, -, 6%) • Group B (Mode, Compensation, Output) ?(Off, 0, -) • Group C (Mode, Compensation, Output) ?(0, 0, -) • File Type ?NEF • Bit Depth ?14 •

2010-03-31-2138-3881

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Lumodi 14″ Rulez

yOOrek — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:53:54 +0000

The beauty dish from Lumodi came in the mail. I just had to try it out. Notice the quality of light, the spill control, the reflection in the eyes. It all adds up to one hot photo. I will definitely use this modifier more often.

Maya Originally uploaded by yOOrek

Original comments by yOOrek:

Winterthur, Switzerland, March 2010

Shot using Lumodi 14″ Beauty Dish. This is the first time I used a beauty dish. The amount of control one has over the light is amazing.

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• NIKON D700 • 1/250 sec at f/8.0 (0 EV) • ISO 200 • Pattern metering • Manual • flash fired • 85 mm f/1.4 @ 85 mm •

• NIKON D700 • Shooting Mode?Single-Frame • AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.4D IF • VR?Off • Focus Mode?AF-C • AF Area Mode ?Dynamic Area (9 points) • Primary AF Point ?C6 (Center) • AF Points Used ?(none) • Focus Distance ?1.33 m • DOF ?0.11 m (1.28 – 1.39) • FOV ?22.4 deg (0.53 m) • Hyperfocal Distance ?30.06 m • Light Source ?Flash • Flash ?On, Return not detected • Flash Mode ?Fired, External • Flash Control Mode ?Off • Flash Setting ?Normal • Flash Type ?Comdr. • Flash Flags ?Fired, [1] • Group A (Mode, Compensation, Output) ?(Manual, -, 25%) • Group B (Mode, Compensation, Output) ?(Off, 0, -) • Group C (Mode, Compensation, Output) ?(0, 0, -) • File Type ?NEF • Bit Depth ?14 •

2010-03-31-1954-2908

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And as an icing on the cake this photo ended up on their front page.

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Glitter’n Glamour

yOOrek — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 15:25:09 +0000

One more from the last session.

Glitter’n Glamour Originally uploaded by yOOrek

Original comments by yOOrek:

Winterthur, Switzerland, March 2010

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• NIKON D700 • 1/250 sec at f/8.0 (0 EV) • ISO 200 • Pattern metering • Manual • flash fired • 70-200 mm f/2.8 @ 135 mm •

• NIKON D700 • Shooting Mode?Single-Frame • AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II • VR?Off • Focus Mode?AF-C • AF Area Mode ?Dynamic Area (9 points) • Primary AF Point ?D9 • AF Points Used ?D9 • Focus Distance ?2.24 m • DOF ?0.12 m (2.18 – 2.30) • FOV ?14.3 deg (0.56 m) • Hyperfocal Distance ?75.82 m • Light Source ?Flash • Flash ?On, Return not detected • Flash Mode ?Fired, External • Flash Control Mode ?Off • Flash Setting ?Normal • Flash Type ?Comdr. • Flash Flags ?Fired, [1] • Group A (Mode, Compensation, Output) ?(Manual, -, 25%) • Group B (Mode, Compensation, Output) ?(Manual, -, 50%) • Group C (Mode, Compensation, Output) ?(0, 0, -) • File Type ?NEF • Bit Depth ?14 •

2010-03-27-2306-3674

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More from the last session

yOOrek — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 13:19:56 +0000

This lens is awesome.

aNNa Originally uploaded by yOOrek

Original comments by yOOrek:

Winterthur, Switzerland, March 2010

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• NIKON D700 • 1/250 sec at f/8.0 (0 EV) • ISO 200 • Pattern metering • Manual • flash fired • 70-200 mm f/2.8 @ 200 mm •

• NIKON D700 • Shooting Mode?Single-Frame • AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II • VR?Off • Focus Mode?AF-C • AF Area Mode ?Dynamic Area (9 points) • Primary AF Point ?B9 • AF Points Used ?(none) • Focus Distance ?2.24 m • DOF ?0.05 m (2.21 – 2.27) • FOV ?9.4 deg (0.37 m) • Hyperfocal Distance ?166.41 m • Light Source ?Flash • Flash ?On, Return not detected • Flash Mode ?Fired, External • Flash Control Mode ?Off • Flash Setting ?Normal • Flash Type ?Comdr. • Flash Flags ?Fired, [1] • Group A (Mode, Compensation, Output) ?(Manual, -, 25%) • Group B (Mode, Compensation, Output) ?(Manual, -, 50%) • Group C (Mode, Compensation, Output) ?(0, 0, -) • File Type ?NEF • Bit Depth ?14 •

2010-03-27-2232-1581

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Testing Nikkor AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8 G ED VR II

yOOrek — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 11:48:58 +0000

Recently I have been occupied with pimping my old Manfrotto #055 tripod. However a recent acquisition of one lens from the Nikon’s holy trinity pack was something I needed to put my pimping aside and have a photo session. My daughter was very obliging. Here is one from the session.

aNNa Originally uploaded by yOOrek

Original comments by yOOrek:

Winterthur, Switzerland, March 2010

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• NIKON D700 • 1/250 sec at f/8.0 (0 EV) • ISO 200 • Pattern metering • Manual • flash fired • 70-200 mm f/2.8 @ 200 mm •

• NIKON D700 • Shooting Mode?Single-Frame • AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II • VR?Off • Focus Mode?AF-C • AF Area Mode ?Dynamic Area (9 points) • Primary AF Point ?B9 • AF Points Used ?B9 • Focus Distance ?2.24 m • DOF ?0.05 m (2.21 – 2.27) • FOV ?9.4 deg (0.37 m) • Hyperfocal Distance ?166.41 m • Light Source ?Flash • Flash ?On, Return not detected • Flash Mode ?Fired, External • Flash Control Mode ?Off • Flash Setting ?Normal • Flash Type ?Comdr. • Flash Flags ?Fired • Group A (Mode, Compensation, Output) ?(Manual, -, 25%) • Group B (Mode, Compensation, Output) ?(Manual, -, 50%) • Group C (Mode, Compensation, Output) ?(0, 0, -) • File Type ?NEF • Bit Depth ?14 •

2010-03-27-2229-2924

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It was such a good session

yOOrek — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:27:05 +0000

Another one from my last photo session. Most if not all of the shots are keepers. Like this one. And there is not that much that I have to do in Lightroom. I set-up the camera to ‘Camera Neutral’ and selected the same camera profile in LR. Now when I import my photos I can see ever so slight change, when the thumbnails are regenerated. Before the observed change was much bigger. I guess it means that I ended up with LR setting that match closely my D700

InnA AnnA Originally uploaded by yOOrek

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Winterthur, Switzerland, November 2009

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• NIKON D700 • 1/250 sec at f/10 (0 EV) • ISO 400 • Spot metering • Manual • flash fired • 105 mm f/2.8 @ 105 mm •

• NIKON D700 • shooting mode:Single-Frame, Auto ISO • AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED • VR:On • focus mode:AF-C • AF area:Unknown (5) • primary AF point:E9 • AF points used: • focus distance:2.00 m • DOF:0.21 m (1.90 – 2.10) • FOV:18.4 deg (0.65 m) • hyperfocal distance:36.69 m • light source:Flash • flash:On, Return not detected • flash mode:Fired, External • flash setting:Normal • flash type:3.01 (SU-800 Remote Commander) • flash flags:[0] • group A mode:Manual • group A compensation:- • group B mode:Manual • group B compensation:- • group C mode:Off • group C compensation:0 • file type:NEF • bit depth:14 •

2009-11-14-0058-5792

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