Show us your setup and the final result!

[nepali]

Thought it would be nice to recreate this thread I started over at POTN a long time ago. I will copy/paste the exact verbiage.

"I was wondering that it would be cool to post pictures in two parts: first, post picture(s) to show us your setup (placement of camera, strobes, reflectors, etc.) and then the final result(s) of that setup. You would also list all of your equipments (shown in picture #1) that you used to produce the final result(s)."

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

Cool...
Have anything to share yourself, nepali?

 

[Trespassers W]

Thank you, @nepali
I remember that was the first thread I bookmarked on POTN. It had so many cool setups and tricks in it.

 

[nevermore]

I forgot about this thread. It was something of a documentation of DIY photo life hacks. I'll try to add something soon.

 

[nepali]

Cool...
Have anything to share yourself, nepali?

I had posted on that thread but those pics are gone. I will try to find something to add soon.

 

[gjl711]

Table top Macro setup.
f-DSCN0130 by photog711, on Flickr
f-DSCN0129 by photog711, on Flickr

 

[gjl711]

And the results. The first is 1:1 and the second is maybe 7.5:1 (had a t-con in the setup). I never realized that pollen looks like saffron rice.

f-IMG_2057 by photog711, on Flickr
f-IMG_2052 by photog711, on Flickr

 

[gjl711]

The setup 5div with 100-600 at 600 tethered to a laptop for fine focusing.
IMG_8686hdr by photog711, on Flickr

And the result.

IMG_5165s by photog711, on Flickr

 

[gjl711]

And just for fun, I used my backup camera, manually set aperture/shutter speed/iso and periodically took a picture so you can see the loss of light. If you look at the table, you can see my setup so the image still ties in.
Paavilion-1 by photog711, on Flickr

 

[nepali]

Those are amazing, JJ!

 

[KaosImagery]

This will be a great thread. I loved the original one, learned so much there and got inspired by other's posts. I really haven't thought of taking a setup shot in recent years, but will plan on it again. Maybe I can find some of my old setups. FYI, I started a Facebook group for this subject a couple years ago, but could never get enough involvement from the few members that joined. Hopefully this will be more active.

 

[gjl711]

Those are amazing, JJ!

thanx.

 

[DavidWatts]

JJ, those eclipse setups and pics bring back great memories from 2017. Great job on those. I think we saw exactly the same thing at the same time!

I set off to western Nebraska to an area known for very reduced cloud cover to increase my chances. It worked, but barely. Dense clouds just before and just after the action. To this day, that was the most time consuming and planned photo setup I've ever done for a small sequence of shots. I am amazed it all worked, frankly. Yes, that's me below. Another cam on a tripod to record the event.

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Canon 5D3, Canon 400 L 5.6, f/5.6, 1/2000, iso 400

Canon 5D3, Canon 400 L 5.6, 1/640, iso 400

 

[DavidWatts]

These macro configurations can be intense! The creativity in set design always amazes me. Your results show the dedication of what must be a lot of trial and error.

 

[gjl711]

JJ, those eclipse setups and pics bring back great memories from 2017. Great job on those. I think we saw exactly the same thing at the same time!

I set off to western Nebraska to an area known for very reduced cloud cover to increase my chances. It worked, but barely. Dense clouds just before and just after the action. To this day, that was the most time consuming and planned photo setup I've ever done for a small sequence of shots. I am amazed it all worked, frankly. Yes, that's me below. Another cam on a tripod to record the event.
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THat's where I was. The plan was to head straight up 35 then up 77 to someplace outside Beatrice but when I got there, it was very foggy and cloudy as well so I started driving west zig-zagging to keep as close to the center path as possible. I ended up a couple miles north of a tiny town called Tryon by route 92/97. Found a small rest stop almost exactly on the center line of the eclipse.

 

[DavidWatts]

I had to look up Tryon. You weren't really all that far away, were you? I camped for two days in Hemingford, NE. Gallery here: https://www.davidwattsphotography.com/Other/Totally-Solar/

 

[gjl711]

I had to look up Tryon. You weren't really all that far away, were you? I camped for two days in Hemingford, NE. Gallery here: https://www.davidwattsphotography.com/Other/Totally-Solar/

I left early in the morning, like midnight think, and drove straight through. I have to correct my position. I tried to find it on Google Earth and it took me a bit but I found it. I was headed to Tryon but things cleared up earlier so I stopped at Mason city a few miles east of Tryon. (I believe the city in the name is meant jokingly as it's even smaller than Tryon. ) Still, we were very close.

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

I hesitate to post anything here because what I do when taking these kinds of pics is rather laughable, but here you go, just to show you don't need fancy set-ups to get certain shots.

Set-up #1
Whiteboard on an ironing board. A background of sorts, natural light coming in from the left from a window due south, a DIY reflector, a tripod.


Resulting pic:

 

[gjl711]

I hesitate to post anything here because what I do when taking these kinds of pics is rather laughable, but here you go, just to show you don't need fancy set-ups to get certain shots.

Set-up #1
Whiteboard on an ironing board. A background of sorts, natural light coming in from the left from a window due south, a DIY reflector, a tripod.
View attachment 13892

Resulting pic:
View attachment 13893

That's not laughable, it's brilliant. I'm totally a fan of using what you have available to get an image.

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

Another weird set-up, just using an office lamp.



And one of the resulting pics, nice and soft: