Prime Numbers, a photo by Music Man5 on Flickr.
EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro, EF 85mm f/1.8, EF 135mm f/2L (My Favorite), EF 35mm f/1.4L, EF 100mm f/2, EF 50mm f/1.4
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Showing posts with label Alien Bees. Show all posts
Saturday, January 11, 2014
Prime Numbers
Prime Numbers, a photo by Music Man5 on Flickr.
EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro, EF 85mm f/1.8, EF 135mm f/2L (My Favorite), EF 35mm f/1.4L, EF 100mm f/2, EF 50mm f/1.4
Wednesday, January 01, 2014
Wednesday, June 05, 2013
Monday, May 20, 2013
Saturday, May 04, 2013
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Tuesday, August 07, 2012
PocketWizard Photo Products Announces ControlTL Firmware Update
PocketWizard Photo Products Announces ControlTL Firmware Update
Here is an upgrade I've been waiting for. Looks like the 5D3 owners have to wait a little longer though.
I have spent the last several days testing all of my ControlTL related equipment and I could not be more pleased.
First I updated my Flextt5's and MiniTl to the latest firmware. (I tweaked the profiles of the Flextt5's as I had been meaning to do for sometime.)
After updating the firmware I wanted to test each unit to set my mind at ease that everything would work as I expected. Plus I wanted to test the changed firmware with the PocketWizard AC3 and AC9's and with my Sekonic L-358 with the new RT-32CTL module.
So with my Alien Bee 800, octa and AC9 I connected each FlexTT5 to it and ran it through the paces. Using the L-358 I metered the light and using the MiniTL/AC3 I adjusted the power of the light then re-metered! Success!! Every piece of equipment performed as it should and to my complete satisfaction!
Now I am all ready for my next shoot (in less than a week) and I will be using the Sekonic L-358 for my setup and will be very confident in it!
Here is an upgrade I've been waiting for. Looks like the 5D3 owners have to wait a little longer though.
Update
I have spent the last several days testing all of my ControlTL related equipment and I could not be more pleased.
First I updated my Flextt5's and MiniTl to the latest firmware. (I tweaked the profiles of the Flextt5's as I had been meaning to do for sometime.)
After updating the firmware I wanted to test each unit to set my mind at ease that everything would work as I expected. Plus I wanted to test the changed firmware with the PocketWizard AC3 and AC9's and with my Sekonic L-358 with the new RT-32CTL module.
So with my Alien Bee 800, octa and AC9 I connected each FlexTT5 to it and ran it through the paces. Using the L-358 I metered the light and using the MiniTL/AC3 I adjusted the power of the light then re-metered! Success!! Every piece of equipment performed as it should and to my complete satisfaction!
Now I am all ready for my next shoot (in less than a week) and I will be using the Sekonic L-358 for my setup and will be very confident in it!
Wednesday, May 02, 2012
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Debra, you've lost a little too much weight!
Debra, you've lost a little too much weight!, a photo by Music Man5 on Flickr.
I'd never cared much for the 85mm f/1.8 - until I put it on the 5D 2. Wow. I'm hooked now, glad I did not sell it like I had planned to do.
Sunday, February 12, 2012
my big (long) three
Of the three the 200mm f/2.8 prime would be my favorite. Then the 70-200mm f/4 and lastly the 70-300mm DO.
The 70-300mm DO is the slowest lens I own but I only use it for daytime events where I need the extra reach. Works very well in bright sunlight.
The 70-300mm DO is the slowest lens I own but I only use it for daytime events where I need the extra reach. Works very well in bright sunlight.
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
Light Stick
for on location portraits
Components:
Zumbrella
Manfrotto 682B monopod
Canon Speendlight 580EXII
Pocket Wizard AC7 and MiniTL5
Lumedyne Umbrella Bracket for Pro Light Stand
missing is the Canon battery pack (I forgot it)
Components:
Zumbrella
Manfrotto 682B monopod
Canon Speendlight 580EXII
Pocket Wizard AC7 and MiniTL5
Lumedyne Umbrella Bracket for Pro Light Stand
missing is the Canon battery pack (I forgot it)
Thursday, February 02, 2012
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Studio WhiBal
I recently discovered that I had misplaced my old pocket sized Whibal card. So I ordered a new one (http://michaeltapesdesign.com/) and while I was doing so I noticed that they now offered a 3.5"X6" Studio version. So I ordered one, as I have always gotten great results from my pocket sized Whibal.
It came recently and this is my first use of it. (If you are new to white balance cards check out the videos here: http://www.whibalhost.com/_Tutorials/WhiBal/01/)
The new G7 version is much thinner and lighter than whatever version it was I had before. Much easier to tuck away in the camera bag and still the perfect tool for getting a custom white balance!
It came recently and this is my first use of it. (If you are new to white balance cards check out the videos here: http://www.whibalhost.com/_Tutorials/WhiBal/01/)
The new G7 version is much thinner and lighter than whatever version it was I had before. Much easier to tuck away in the camera bag and still the perfect tool for getting a custom white balance!
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Latest project completed
It had been a long time since I had refinished a chair like this. Too long I guess because my skills had gotten a little rusty.
This chair is one of three. They belonged to my grandmother and I refinished them originally for her. I had the forest green paint removed and then I sanded them. I finished them using amber shellac and polyurethane.
This particular chair still had too much green paint still in the grain of the chair. (And the amber shellac didn't help.) So I stripped the chair and attempted to remove the remaining paint.
I was about 60% successful but some of it is just too deep in the grain. So I stained the chair with a golden oak stain and polyurethaned it again.
It was so much 'fun' I may redo the other 2 next!
(Photographing it was a lot of fun too. A good exercise in lighting.)
This chair is one of three. They belonged to my grandmother and I refinished them originally for her. I had the forest green paint removed and then I sanded them. I finished them using amber shellac and polyurethane.
This particular chair still had too much green paint still in the grain of the chair. (And the amber shellac didn't help.) So I stripped the chair and attempted to remove the remaining paint.
I was about 60% successful but some of it is just too deep in the grain. So I stained the chair with a golden oak stain and polyurethaned it again.
It was so much 'fun' I may redo the other 2 next!
(Photographing it was a lot of fun too. A good exercise in lighting.)
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
my new WhiBal card!
Serious about white balance? Then you need a WhiBal! http://michaeltapesdesign.com/whibal.html
©Music Man5 Photos
©Music Man5 Photos
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
favorite cover
favorite cover, a photo by Music Man5 on Flickr.
I like this image so much that I just had to put it on the cover of a calendar of my 2011 favorite photos. Hope you like it.
To review and (hopefully) purchase a calendar or two (they make great gifts) just click HERE.
calendars have arrived!!
calendars have arrived!!, a photo by Music Man5 on Flickr.
To review and (hopefully) purchase a calendar or two (they make great gifts) just click HERE.
Saturday, December 03, 2011
fixed my PW remote, new batteries work everytime
So change your batteries regularly, is the lesson here.
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Saturday, November 19, 2011
anniversary iPad
I'm currently watching an Xfinity movie (from Starz) on my iPad while editing a photo on my PC. Very cool.
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