As mentioned in my previous blog below I had fun time experimenting with various flashlights for nature photography, macro work in particular. Here is the link to my new article on use of different flash lights for nature photography.
- Ganesh H Shankar (Nature Lyrics)
8 comments:
Hi Ganesh,
Did you find the light meter effective with torchlight also or you had to spot meter and compensated as per your taste ?
Mahesh, I did not try to use light meter. All exposures are trial and error looking into camera's lcd display. Use of light meter may be tricky since it may be challenging to hold the meter close to the subject. Unlike sunlight we need to hold the light meter close to the subject which may be tough for widelife/macro photography using flashlights.
Hi Ganesh, I had bought the Sekonic L 358 some months back and with whatever limited experience I have had with it one observation was if we can hold the light meter close to the subject nothing like it but in this case let us say we directly point the torch light at the light meter and take an exposure. Assuming that the subject is at distance and there would be light fall off when the light hits the subject instead of using the meter reading what we measured directly let us say we open up by one more stop and then use that value would it be a bad idea ? Sorry ganesh about this slightly long post not sure if I made sense here but if it does would be good to know your thoughts on this.
Mahesh, for sunlit images you just need to take reading of the same light. You need not go near subject. For macro work using flashing light you can measure it using light meter at approximately same distance instead of compensating. If you think your subject is about 1 ft from the light, take reading *away* from the subject of flash light at 1ft so that you do scare it away holding it close !
Nice to know you have a light meter. I hope it has helped you get accurate exposures.
As informative as it was on Field! Superb one sir.
art definitely is as much about creating a context for expression as it is about expressing with the available context.
some go the next step - to carry the critter home and even manage a not-so-bird-on-stick image too, sometimes!
i prefer not shining a flash light or turning the strobe on when the little ones think it is time to rest or take it easy on the seeing.
yes, i know there are arguments that galore, but just putting myself in their wings (!) here and wondering -- "i don't need no lights now..? not at this time of the night!?".
You know that I know your value system. You know that I know the personal levels of fairness you have towards your subjects. You know that I know the quality standards you set for yourself. You know that I know you are entitled for your own curiosities and experiments and expressions. art.
i am just speaking honestly here. rather, exchanging!
beautiful images, ganesh!
Nice thoughts there Prabhu. Agree no photograph is worth more than the subject. In all the images I made using flash light, those life survive/hunt very much in direct sunlight - so flashlight with far less intensity (even much lesser than camera flash) is a no concern (ants, butterfly, spider, grass hopper in this case). In fact I photographed the same spider both in day light and night.
Thanks for expressing those concerns - but I do ensure safety of my subjects!
Wonderful technique Ganesh, especially the temp of diff torch lights, and a good article on your website as well.
Thanks for sharing, im going to use them sooner than later:-)
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