89. Simplicity - February 22-28, 2015
Byron-
For for this week's theme I was thinking composition and lighting. I wanted to make a photo that was very simple on both counts. My photo consists of a brittle bush blossom lit by one light. The blossom was sitting on a orange chair from our condo. To keep the light from hitting the background, I once again relied on the Byro-snut.
The technical facts are- ISO 200, 55mm, -1.3EV, f/16, 160/sec
For for this week's theme I was thinking composition and lighting. I wanted to make a photo that was very simple on both counts. My photo consists of a brittle bush blossom lit by one light. The blossom was sitting on a orange chair from our condo. To keep the light from hitting the background, I once again relied on the Byro-snut.
The technical facts are- ISO 200, 55mm, -1.3EV, f/16, 160/sec
Deron-
The 'simplicity' does not come from the way the photo was taken, nor does it come from the trick being performed, but rather, it comes from the bicycle itself. This is my friend, Ian from my local bike shop, Don's Bike Shop in Rialto, CA. He is riding a Retrospec Mantra fixie/single-speed bicycle. No derailleurs or shift levers to change gears... simply get on your bike and ride.
The 'simplicity' does not come from the way the photo was taken, nor does it come from the trick being performed, but rather, it comes from the bicycle itself. This is my friend, Ian from my local bike shop, Don's Bike Shop in Rialto, CA. He is riding a Retrospec Mantra fixie/single-speed bicycle. No derailleurs or shift levers to change gears... simply get on your bike and ride.
Paul-
It is, perhaps, a sad commentary on the delicate balance I am trying to maintain in my androgynous disposition that the first thing I thought of when Byron announced this week’s theme was “dresses.” Maybe worse, my wife had the same idea when I mentioned the theme to her. Simplicity, as you may or may not know, produces and markets sewing patterns. The patterns are largely for women’s clothes, but hardly exclusively. They have patterns for just about anything you can wear (as long as you’re not preparing for a spacewalk). They produce patterns for men’s wear too—and for the love of all that’s sacred don’t look at their offerings for too long in one sitting. They’ve been doing this kind of thing since 1927. Anyone that sews a lot (and I don’t) has heard of them. And if these folks are like my wife, they still have patterns tucked way back in a closet for designing bell-bottom pants, Nehru jackets, and peasant blouses. All fashions that I hope will come back into style right after I die. Still, it was too good an opportunity to pass up for this week’s theme. By the way, Sara’s sew machine weighs about 300 pounds and, once out, only fits back in its carrying case if you take it apart and discard half of its components. Please don’t tell my wife.
Our story so far…
An 18-55mm lens (focused at 30mm); set to ISO 6400; and 1/50 sec. at f25. I used the flash off the camera with an exposure bias of -1 EV. I didn’t need anywhere as high as that ISO setting, but it was available and calling to me in a sultry voice. I was powerless. Honest.
It is, perhaps, a sad commentary on the delicate balance I am trying to maintain in my androgynous disposition that the first thing I thought of when Byron announced this week’s theme was “dresses.” Maybe worse, my wife had the same idea when I mentioned the theme to her. Simplicity, as you may or may not know, produces and markets sewing patterns. The patterns are largely for women’s clothes, but hardly exclusively. They have patterns for just about anything you can wear (as long as you’re not preparing for a spacewalk). They produce patterns for men’s wear too—and for the love of all that’s sacred don’t look at their offerings for too long in one sitting. They’ve been doing this kind of thing since 1927. Anyone that sews a lot (and I don’t) has heard of them. And if these folks are like my wife, they still have patterns tucked way back in a closet for designing bell-bottom pants, Nehru jackets, and peasant blouses. All fashions that I hope will come back into style right after I die. Still, it was too good an opportunity to pass up for this week’s theme. By the way, Sara’s sew machine weighs about 300 pounds and, once out, only fits back in its carrying case if you take it apart and discard half of its components. Please don’t tell my wife.
Our story so far…
An 18-55mm lens (focused at 30mm); set to ISO 6400; and 1/50 sec. at f25. I used the flash off the camera with an exposure bias of -1 EV. I didn’t need anywhere as high as that ISO setting, but it was available and calling to me in a sultry voice. I was powerless. Honest.
Jerry-
This belonged to my dad who carried it while in the air force in WWII. It is a very simple camera with no adjustment for focus or f stop. There are two shutter speeds, I for instantaneous (1/50 a second or so) and B for B (push it down, fire off a flash bulb, let it go?). I used it for awhile and never accomplished much with it, it needs a bright day and a subject 6 feet or further away.
I sat it on the living room end table with light coming from the nearest window. Nikon D750 with 24-70 set to about 58mm. 1/125 @ f 8, ISO 3,200.
This belonged to my dad who carried it while in the air force in WWII. It is a very simple camera with no adjustment for focus or f stop. There are two shutter speeds, I for instantaneous (1/50 a second or so) and B for B (push it down, fire off a flash bulb, let it go?). I used it for awhile and never accomplished much with it, it needs a bright day and a subject 6 feet or further away.
I sat it on the living room end table with light coming from the nearest window. Nikon D750 with 24-70 set to about 58mm. 1/125 @ f 8, ISO 3,200.
Kevin-
Well, what could be more simplistic than this week’s theme? Simply nothing.
But I needed to photograph something, so I decided to assure it was simple by simply photographing an egg as simply as possible. White on white. No hammers, no TriggerTrap, just an egg.
And just one light, a Nikon SB-910 with the dome diffuser on - then blasting through a Lastolite TriGrip diffuser. The flash was in TTL mode at plus 2 1/3 stops to make up for the autoexposure tendency to turn white into 18% grey.
Nikon D3s, tripod mounted. 24-120mm f/4 lens set to 120mm. Extension tube added to allow the lens to focus closer. 1/250th of a second (flash sync) at f/8. No color in the image at all except for the logo letters stamped on the egg. Who knew that Erleen Braton was in the egg business?
Well, what could be more simplistic than this week’s theme? Simply nothing.
But I needed to photograph something, so I decided to assure it was simple by simply photographing an egg as simply as possible. White on white. No hammers, no TriggerTrap, just an egg.
And just one light, a Nikon SB-910 with the dome diffuser on - then blasting through a Lastolite TriGrip diffuser. The flash was in TTL mode at plus 2 1/3 stops to make up for the autoexposure tendency to turn white into 18% grey.
Nikon D3s, tripod mounted. 24-120mm f/4 lens set to 120mm. Extension tube added to allow the lens to focus closer. 1/250th of a second (flash sync) at f/8. No color in the image at all except for the logo letters stamped on the egg. Who knew that Erleen Braton was in the egg business?