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post #751 of 786
12/13/11 at 7:14pm

I like the second from the bottom.

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post #752 of 786
12/18/11 at 1:46pm

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post #753 of 786
12/21/11 at 8:31am

These pics make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.  Wish there was a way to post tube SMELL!

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post #754 of 786
2/6/12 at 1:08pm

What f/stop and shutter speed are you guys using?  Pitch black room?

 

 

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post #755 of 786
2/6/12 at 1:37pm

Totally dark room helps. If you dim incandescent lights enough that you can see the tubes glowing well the color temperature from the bulbs gets kind of warm and ugly - by the time you correct for the ambient light you loose all of the color in the tubes! If you have LED lights your pretty much a pimp so feel free to ignore me. 

 

I follow a method something like this:

 

Totally dark room.

 

Use a LONG exposure on a tripod. Set F-stop to get good depth of field, and shutter speed so that the glowing heaters are well exposed. I snap a few pics without flash to set this part of the exposure. F8 & 10seconds @ISO100 sounds like a good starting point but please dont quote me unless Im right :p

 

After you have settled on an exposure time & F-stop hold a flash somewhere off to the side & above and trigger it manually to get the body of the amp and the shapes of the bottles. Experiment with different distances & locations from flash to amp to get a pleasant exposure & highlights here. Don't bother with leaving the flash on the camera - you will get results 1000 times better holding it off to the side and triggering it manually and thanks to the epic-long exposure time you can safely fire the flash manually. 

 

You can use a VERY cheap flash here, no need for anything really fancy if you don't happen to have a nice flash. 

 

It does take a bit of experimentation to get a nice pic, but once you do it a couple times it becomes easy as habit and the results are SO worth it. 


Edited by nikongod - 2/6/12 at 1:38pm
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post #756 of 786
2/6/12 at 8:16pm

Thx for the tips NG.  I still can't figure out how to fire my flash separate from the body, will have to look into it!!

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post #757 of 786
2/11/12 at 8:11pm

Great shot of you relaxing in the chair, a wee whiskey by your side. A perfect evening I think. (A reply that was supposed to be attached to post 44, RhythmDevils)


Edited by FullPuku - 2/11/12 at 8:14pm
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post #758 of 786
2/12/12 at 1:43am

DSC_6102.jpg

 

Schiit Lyr

ƒ/8.0 — 71.0 sec — ISO 100 (to keep down the noise)


Edited by mikenike - 2/12/12 at 1:48am
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post #759 of 786
2/12/12 at 3:14am
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DSC_6102.jpg

 

Schiit Lyr

ƒ/8.0 — 71.0 sec — ISO 100 (to keep down the noise)


very cool. wish i could take photos like that lol

 

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post #760 of 786
3/2/12 at 9:46am

That was a GREAT explanation nikongod. Reminded me of chapter 7 "Artificial Light Photography" from Ansel Adam's "The Negative". I'll definitely try the technique soon.

 

cheers!


 

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Totally dark room helps. If you dim incandescent lights enough that you can see the tubes glowing well the color temperature from the bulbs gets kind of warm and ugly - by the time you correct for the ambient light you loose all of the color in the tubes! If you have LED lights your pretty much a pimp so feel free to ignore me. 

 

I follow a method something like this:

 

Totally dark room.

 

Use a LONG exposure on a tripod. Set F-stop to get good depth of field, and shutter speed so that the glowing heaters are well exposed. I snap a few pics without flash to set this part of the exposure. F8 & 10seconds @ISO100 sounds like a good starting point but please dont quote me unless Im right :p

 

After you have settled on an exposure time & F-stop hold a flash somewhere off to the side & above and trigger it manually to get the body of the amp and the shapes of the bottles. Experiment with different distances & locations from flash to amp to get a pleasant exposure & highlights here. Don't bother with leaving the flash on the camera - you will get results 1000 times better holding it off to the side and triggering it manually and thanks to the epic-long exposure time you can safely fire the flash manually. 

 

You can use a VERY cheap flash here, no need for anything really fancy if you don't happen to have a nice flash. 

 

It does take a bit of experimentation to get a nice pic, but once you do it a couple times it becomes easy as habit and the results are SO worth it. 



 

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post #761 of 786
3/2/12 at 10:12am
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Originally Posted by the_equalizer View Post

That was a GREAT explanation nikongod. Reminded me of chapter 7 "Artificial Light Photography" from Ansel Adam's "The Negative". I'll definitely try the technique soon.

 

cheers!


 



 


 

One thing I'd like to add is to remember to turn off stabilization on your lens when using a tripod as that can cause some vibration while taking a long exposure. 
 

 

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post #762 of 786
3/5/12 at 7:20pm

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Edited by Zombie_X - 3/5/12 at 7:22pm
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post #763 of 786
3/5/12 at 7:48pm
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Nice, nice, nice.

Kinda makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. (And outside.)

Great shots! All of 'em.

 

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post #764 of 786
3/5/12 at 7:52pm

Thanks man! All my pictures were taken from a cheap $40 digital camera.
 

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Nice, nice, nice.

Kinda makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. (And outside.)

Great shots! All of 'em.

 



 

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post #765 of 786
3/5/12 at 7:55pm
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Thanks man! All my pictures were taken from a cheap $40 digital camera.

 

Great to know. I've had no success with a $200+ digital camera. Please tell, what is the make and model of your camera? Thanks!

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