Photo365-20091216 – Mug for the Ages, originally uploaded by HokiePerogi.
1/8 sec @ f/1.8, ISO 800, 50 mm (EF50mm f/1.8 II)
Yesterday I had some new gear delivered. The new gear consisted of a gray background, thirty inch reflector disc and a reflector disc light stand holder. I wanted to play around with the light disc tonight and thought that using it in the basement to control the light from the recessed lighting would be a good exercise. I set the mug up on the dry bar and played around with the reflector disc until I liked the lighting.
In post production, I used Nik Silver Efex Pro to apply an antiqued look to the photograph. I felt it was appropriate due to the age of the mug.
1/250 sec @ f/4.0, ISO 1600, 200 mm (EF70-200mm f/4L IS USM)
I found these “guys” hanging around under our deck today. Just like yesterday’s photograph, I had to crop the image pretty heavily in order to remove some distractions. I left the camera on Auto ISO mode when I was shooting and the 7D chose an ISO of 1600. This is much higher than I normally choose for myself when outside in the middle of the day. I would have rather been at ISO 800 with a shutter speed of 1/125 sec to limit the amount of digital noise. Next time I will have to pay more attention to what ISO the camera is choosing for me. Or better yet, lock in my own ISO setting.
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