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Jim Barnaby
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p.1 #1 · Foam ring flash


I've been trying to find a way to illuminate things when I use my 35mm macro. In different configurations it can reach up to 3x macro but the working distance makes it hard to get any type of flash on the front of the subject.

I started testing different pieces of foam and found firing a small flash straight down into a short foam tube works very well.

Here are some pics of the set up and results.

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k203/denverwingsfan/E%203/macro/cam1.jpg

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k203/denverwingsfan/E%203/macro/cam2.jpg

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k203/denverwingsfan/E%203/macro/cam5.jpg

The foam tube and one of the foam flash rings

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k203/denverwingsfan/E%203/macro/cam3.jpg

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k203/denverwingsfan/E%203/macro/cam4.jpg

The results

The eye off of the humming bird moth that fell off the body

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k203/denverwingsfan/E%203/macro/lighttesteye.jpg

dead fly

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k203/denverwingsfan/E%203/macro/lighttestfly.jpg

lilac bloom

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k203/denverwingsfan/E%203/macro/lighttestlilac.jpg

The foam ring redirects the flash forward very well.

Jim



Jun 16, 2008 at 10:24 PM
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p.1 #2 · Foam ring flash


Lovely light on these- seems to work very well
Brian V.



Jun 17, 2008 at 01:35 AM
Dalantech
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p.1 #3 · Foam ring flash


The light looks really good!


Jun 17, 2008 at 01:50 AM
Jim Barnaby
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p.1 #4 · Foam ring flash


Thank you Brian and John, I am liking it a lot.

I know you all are not too much on dead things, so I went out last night for live ones.
Beatle
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k203/denverwingsfan/foamfingbeattle.jpg
Head shot of a Lace wing
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k203/denverwingsfan/lacewing.jpg
Midge
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k203/denverwingsfan/midge.jpg

I'll get better as I get use to the settings needed.



Jun 17, 2008 at 09:28 AM
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p.1 #5 · Foam ring flash


There's a pretty significant green shift in your shadows on the first set. There's a shadow tint slider in ACR that should help with that.

The second set seems pretty under.

Creative use of a piece of foam!



Jun 17, 2008 at 09:34 AM
Jim Barnaby
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p.1 #6 · Foam ring flash


The green could have been the color of the foams I was testing or even the LED lamp I was using for focusing. I'm not much for PP so I'll have to give it a try.

Thanks

Jim



Jun 17, 2008 at 10:16 AM





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