Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/06/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]For me, it is a matter of usually shooting in shade or backlit, and mostly the luck of the draw. I try to get color in the bokeh if I can, but mostly I'm looking for an angle that doesn't have a strong BKGD influence. I never use portable backgrounds, though I've sometimes (rarely) added a little light with my eyephone flashlight. Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com <http://sonc.com/look/> Natchitoches, Louisiana 1714 Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase USA On Tue, Jun 23, 2020 at 1:56 PM Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: > Hi Wayne, > > A few, such as Barney and myself, occasionally use a sheet of black > poster board, slipped behind the subject. I learned this from Barney, > and it works nicely for flowers. But, for insects, luck plays a role. > My fence is overgrown at the present time with Wintergreen and other > bushes, and that is what I used for a background. A lot of it is in > shadow. In this shot, I moved the LR exposure slider to about -.35, and > pulled the brightness down. Other than cropping, I didn't mess with the > background. > > On 6/23/20 1:37 PM, Wayne Torry via LUG wrote: > > Jim, > > Nice. > > Now. This has been bothering me for some time. > > How do you & Sonny, etc. get these black backgrounds as if you?re in a > > studio when you are shooting outdoors? Hey? > > An inquiring mind wants to know! > > Cheers! > > Wayne > > > > On Tue, Jun 23, 2020 at 2:03 PM Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> > wrote: > > > >> Finding few Macro subjects these days, I took out the E-1 and 50-200 > >> today for a quick spin. I found a Snout hanging around the Hosta buds, > >> and managed to catch the Kodak colors. > >> > >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20200623-P6238787.JPG.html > >> > >> -- > >> Jim Nichols > >> Tullahoma, TN USA > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > -- > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information