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13-APR-2010 Paul Alters

Sweet Red

From the land of Aws!

Texture and taste!

Canon EOS 50D ,Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM
1/125s f/16.0 at 176.0mm iso400
1 580 EXII, 1 430EX, a few DIY baffles and reflectors. hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time13-Apr-2010 12:09:08
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 50D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length176 mm
Exposure Time1/125 sec
Aperturef/16
ISO Equivalent400
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Mode (-1)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Program
Focus Distance

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Canon Image Challenge27-Jun-2010 17:35
Traveller, just saw your toast and I have come to the conclusion that help is not needed. It's making me hungry so your both a photographer and a cook.
Canon Image Challenge27-Jun-2010 08:32
Excellent Paul....I'm trying to fire my ex through bread and burning most images because of the power level....thanks for telling us how you did this. I need help....lol
Traveller
MarcWildPassion27-Jun-2010 06:34
appealing for snowwhite :)
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Canon Image Challenge27-Jun-2010 02:58
I took my 580 EX flash and shimmed it so it would sit straight up at 90 degrees. Then I took a small sheet of black poster board, cut a small hole in it, bent it slightly to baffle side light and placed it over the 580 and set the tomato on it.

Took a 430 EX and set it off at an angle a few feet back and set up 2, maybe 3 reflectors for fill light. Had to adjust the reflector angles and power adjustments plenty but in the end it all worked out. I did have to do a little cloning to kill off some unwanted light but I like the end result.

One other thing of note is you got to be careful with the power level with the bottom flash. Too much and you can smell the poster board start to burn.

I am going to try this again but next time open a hole in the bottom of the tomato to let more light penetrate. Maybe I’ll try it for the Eligible.

Paul
Canon Image Challenge27-Jun-2010 00:31
Well done Paul.

Yes! - please do spill the beans about the lighting from beneath, etc.

- Kelly
Canon Image Challenge26-Jun-2010 18:36
Think fruit, a tomato.
Guest 26-Jun-2010 17:30
I cant tell if it's a wine gum (jelly candy) or a cherry, but I like the way you've lit it.