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The iPod Girl

yOOrek — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 16:52:08 +0000

Shot info: One softbox slightly in front and above the model at f/16, silver reflector on the floor in front of the model, slightly angled. Well, the key light was turned of for this shot. It almost looks like iPod ad, doesn’t it?

NIKON D700 // 1/125 at f/11 (0 EV) // ISO 200 // 85.0 mm f/1.4 @ 85 mm

NIKON D700 // AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.4D IF at 85 mm (VR Off) // Exposure – 1/125 @ f/11.0 (0EV), ISO 200 // Multi-segment metering, Manual exposure // White Balance – 5560K // AF – On, AF-C, Dynamic Area (9 points), Primary AF Point – D11, Used AF Point – D11 // Shooting Mode – Single-Frame // FOV – 22.7 deg (0.68 m), Focus Distance – 1.68 m, DOF – 0.25 m (1.56 – 1.81), Hyperfocal – 21.86 m // Nikon NEF Compressed, 14bit, Adobe RGB

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Random growth

yOOrek — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 22:21:55 +0000

More multiple exposure attempts.

• NIKON D700 // AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.4D IF at 85 mm (VR Off) // 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 – C6 (Center), Used AF Point – C6 // Shooting Mode – Single-Frame // FOV – 22.2 deg (0.47 m), Focus Distance – 1.19 m, DOF – 0.18 m (1.11 – 1.28), Hyperfocal – 15.03 m // Nikon NEF Compressed, 14bit, Adobe RGB •

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Trying multiple exposure

yOOrek — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 19:21:40 +0000

Trying out in-camera multiple exposure. Ten exposure shot. Looks promising.

NIKON D700 // 1/60 at f/4 (0 EV) // ISO 200 // 20.0 mm f/2.8 @ 20 mm

NIKON D700 // AF Nikkor 20mm f/2.8D at 20 mm (VR Off) // Exposure – 1/60 @ f/4.0 (0EV), ISO 200 // Multi-segment metering, Manual exposure // White Balance – Auto // AF – On, AF-C, Dynamic Area (9 points), Primary AF Point – C6 (Center), Used AF Point – C6 // Shooting Mode – Single-Frame // FOV – 82.3 deg (1.24 m), Focus Distance – 0.71 m, DOF – 0.31 m (0.59 – 0.89), Hyperfocal – 3.33 m // Nikon NEF Compressed, 14bit, Adobe RGB

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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 •

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bric-a-brac

yOOrek — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 13:35:13 +0000

The motorized focusing rail from Cognisys-Inc makes macro shots a breeze. Just set-up the starting position, focus, ending position and step size. Then press the button and several photos later you have enough source material to feed to Helicon Focus. The software, as ever obliging, spits out nice, sharp photos using all the frames you captured. Nice.

bric-a-brac Originally uploaded by yOOrek

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Winterthur, Switzerland, April 2010

Result of focus stacking. Used 44 frames to produce this image in Helicon Focus.

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• NIKON D700 • 1/3 sec at f/11 (0 EV) • ISO 200 • Pattern metering • Manual • no flash • 105mm f/2.8 @ 105 mm •

• NIKON D700 • Shooting Mode?Continuous • AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED • VR?Off • Focus Mode?Manual • AF Area Mode ?Single Area • Primary AF Point ?(none) • AF Points Used ?(none) • Focus Distance ?0.35 m • DOF ?0.01 m (0.35 – 0.36) • FOV ?13.8 deg (0.09 m) • Hyperfocal Distance ?33.36 m • Light Source ?Tungsten • Flash ?No Flash • Flash Mode ?Did Not Fire • Flash Control Mode ?Off • Flash Setting ?Normal • Flash Type ? • Flash Flags ?(none) • Group A (Mode, Compensation, Output) ?(Off, 0, -) • Group B (Mode, Compensation, Output) ?(Off, 0, -) • Group C (Mode, Compensation, Output) ?(0, 0, -) • File Type ?NEF • Bit Depth ?14 •

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Looking at my desk through a pinhole

yOOrek — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:38:52 +0000

Tried pinhole photography for the first time. Mounted the Skink Pinhole Pancake lens on my trusty D50 (it has been promoted to be the experimenter’s camera since I got my D700). Here is the result. No tripod was used. I just placed the camera on the desk and used IR remote to trigger the shutter.

Looking at my desk through a pinhole Originally uploaded by yOOrek

Original comments by yOOrek:

Winterthur, Switzerland, November 2009

Decided to try pinhole photography. Mounted the skink pinhole pancake on my D50 first. Turned up the ISO to the max to get some reasonable time. Still, ended up being 15 seconds.

• NIKON D50 • 15.0 sec (0 EV) • ISO 1600 • Center-weighted average metering • Manual • no flash • @ •

• NIKON D50 • Shooting Mode?IR Control • Manual Lens No CPU • VR?n/a • Focus Mode?Manual • AF Area Mode?Single Area • Primary AF Point?- • AF Points Used?- • Focus Distance?0.01 m • DOF?- • FOV?- • Hyperfocal Distance?- • Light Source?Natural • Flash?No Flash • Flash Mode?Did Not Fire • Flash Setting?Normal • Flash Type?n/a • Flash Flags?(none) • Group A (Mode, Compensation, Output)?(Off, 0, -) • Group B (Mode, Compensation, Output)?(Off, 0, -) • Group C (Mode, Compensation, Output)?(-, -, -) • File Type?NEF • Bit Depth?12 •

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What is she dreaming of?

yOOrek — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 20:51:14 +0000

Will anyone ever know? I was trying a new setup consisting of 2 SB-900 mounted on Manfrotto 5001B light stands, shooting through Westcott umbrellas. SB-900s were set to manual firing at 1/16th of the full power. I have to admit that I like the quality of light one gets when using brollies. It is much softer, more pleasant to look at.

What is she dreaming of? Originally uploaded by yOOrek

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Winterthur, Switzerland, December 2009

Our Whippet, feeling sleepy (as always). I was trying out a new setup – 2 SB-900 shooting through Westcott brollies. I like the quality of light. Much better than direct flash.

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• NIKON D700 • 1/250 sec at f/8.0 (0 EV) • ISO 400 • Spot metering • Manual • flash fired • 105 mm f/2.8 @ 105 mm •

• NIKON D700 • Shooting Mode↔Single-Frame • AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED • VR↔On • Focus Mode↔AF-C • AF Area Mode↔Dynamic Area (9 points) • Primary AF Point↔C3 • AF Points Used↔C3 • Focus Distance↔1.12 m • DOF↔0.05 m (1.10 – 1.15) • FOV↔17.7 deg (0.35 m) • Hyperfocal Distance↔45.87 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, Compensation, Output)↔(Manual, -, 6%) • Group B (Mode, Compensation, Output)↔(Manual, -, 6%) • Group C (Mode, Compensation, Output)↔(Off, 0, -) • File Type↔NEF • Bit Depth↔14 •

2009-12-12-1847-2697

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Fisheye in action

yOOrek — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:18:08 +0000

Some people maintain that a fisheye lens cannot be used to photograph people. I find this not entirely true. By careful framing one can achieve quite satisfactory results.

Fisheye in action Originally uploaded by yOOrek

Original comments by yOOrek:

Winterthur, Switzerland, December 2009

Who said fisheye cannot be used to photograph people.

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• NIKON D700 • 1/60 sec at f/8.0 (0 EV) • ISO 400 • Spot metering • Aperture priority • flash fired • 16 mm f/2.8 @ 16 mm •

• NIKON D700 • shooting mode:Single-Frame • AF Fisheye Nikkor 16mm f/2.8D • VR:Off • focus mode:AF-C • AF area:Single Area • primary AF point:C6 (Center) • AF points used: • focus distance:0.35 m • DOF:0.25 m (0.27 – 0.52) • FOV:94.1 deg (0.76 m) • hyperfocal distance:1.07 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], [1] • Group A (mode, compensation, output):iTTL-BL, 0, – • Group B (mode, compensation, output):Off, 0, – • Group C (mode, compensation, output):Off, 0, – • File Type:NEF • bit depth:14 •

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Silver Efex Pro

yOOrek — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 22:29:03 +0000

Downloaded a trial version of SilverEfex Pro from NikSoftware. This Lightroom plugin (there is also a version for Apple Aperture and Adobe Photoshop). It allows you to do B&W conversion and simulate various film stock from the days gone by. It also has control points like Nikon’s Capture NX. After all it’s been done by the same people.
Here is a photo I took the other day. Used remote flash, camera left, triggered by CLS. After importing it to Lightroom, I converted it to B&W using SilverEfex Pro. Here is the result. I have a feeling that this software will become my friend for a long time.

Ms. F. Originally uploaded by yOOrek

Original comments by yOOrek:

Wallhausen, Germany, July 2009

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• NIKON D50 • 1/60 sec at f/2.5 (0 EV) • ISO 200 • Pattern metering • Aperture priority • Remote flash • Nikkor AF 50mm f1.4D @ 50 mm •

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An Alien Look

yOOrek — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 13:20:55 +0000

If a look could kill, then it probably will. Decided to change the watermarking. Tried to re-create the Hasselblad look. The cross-hairs pattern has been inspired by the moon landing photos.

An Alien Look Originally uploaded by yOOrek

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Rapperswil, Switzerland, July 2009

If a look could only kill …

• NIKON D50 • 1/100 sec at f/3.3 (0 EV) • ISO 200 • Pattern metering • Aperture priority • no flash • 105 mm f/2.8 @ 105 mm •

2009-07-12-1605-3420

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