David's Project 365

[Mike Farley]

I like both "The Unseen" and "Cellular". It looks like that I will have to get one of those Lensbaby Sparks for myself. I'll add to that list of strobist gear you recommended. And I thought that I would not be buying much gear this year on the basis of already having everything I need ......

[davidc]

It's definitely an interesting lens, takes some getting used to and needs decent conditions - fixed 50mm, fixed f5.6 means it needs good light or a high ISO! I'll bring it to the next club night.

[Mike Farley]

It's definitely an interesting lens, takes some getting used to and needs decent conditions - fixed 50mm, fixed f5.6 means it needs good light or a high ISO! I'll bring it to the next club night.

Thanks, I'd be interested to see it. It might even make for a quirky, though probably unflattering, portrait.

[davidc]

Testing it out with flash is something I plan to do, definitely

[Paul Heester]

In the current May edition of Digital SLR photography mag they review the Yongnuo YN560-II strobe and wireless flash trigger, which I believe David owns. Apart from lacking ETTL metering they give it a big thumbs up.

I like both "The Unseen" and "Cellular". It looks like that I will have to get one of those Lensbaby Sparks for myself. I'll add to that list of strobist gear you recommended. And I thought that I would not be buying much gear this year on the basis of already having everything I need ......

[Mike Farley]

Thanks, Paul. I did see that the latest edition of the mag was out, but I could not look inside as it was sealed into a bag this month.

[davidc]

To be honest I have never once needed, or felt I could have remotely benefited from, ETTL. Even this weekend I was shooting a wedding anniversary party and used the flash bounced off the ceiling. Rather than pay several hundred pounds for ETTL I used the immensely complicated method of taking a couple of test shots to make sure they looked nice first

I can definitely recommend them. I'm wondering about doing an "at home" strobist session sometime to introduce people to the kit/setup and a few people have asked to run a session at the club too - wouldn't say I'm quite there yet but once I'm a bit more confident in doing some kind of demo I'd be up for a bigger session

[davidc]

I took the Lensbaby out for a walk with a loose theme in the back of my mind based on the work weekly photo challenge... "is cool".

I wasn't sure what I'd find that was cool in Croydon (and in the end I didn't) but I did see this plane and remembered just how much I like to travel.

Wanderlust is cool.


Wanderlust - 104/365 by cedarsphoto, on Flickr

[davidc]

105 is coming. Just need to get it off the memory card I've left at home. However, I do have 106!

Spotted this chap sitting on the banks of the Thames on a little stool. Who is he? What's he doing? Why is he sitting there?


He Sells Sea Shells - 106/365 by cedarsphoto, on Flickr

[davidc]

Another Gravity Lapse.

Again, no major photoshopping, this is essentially SOOC with some sharpening and tweak to the colour and cloning out of a water droplet that went rogue

Can you guess how I did it?

Strobist - YN460II at the white card backdrop, YN560II camera left just barely out of shot, snooted to illuminate the bottom glass. Both on 1/16th if memory serves.


Gravity Lapse II - 105/365 by cedarsphoto, on Flickr