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Forum: General Photography Technique 30-06-08, 19:28
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Posted By Don Hoey
Quote from the article [ Some higher energy bulbs...

Quote from the article [ Some higher energy bulbs will be gone by January 2009, and all incandescent lights will be off by 2011.

The agreement is voluntary, but other countries have announced...
Forum: General Photography Technique 30-06-08, 11:33
Replies: 122
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Posted By Don Hoey
Having mentioned strobing flash a few times I...

Having mentioned strobing flash a few times I thought I should post an example.

Strobing or multiple firing of the flash is caused by trigger bounce. In this case the spoon can be seen to have...
Forum: General Photography Technique 29-06-08, 14:00
Replies: 122
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Posted By Don Hoey
Attatched is the lighting plan for the strawberry...

Attatched is the lighting plan for the strawberry drop. Once again the key to positioning the flash is Flash Burst Duration and NOT light output.
Positioning of the Metz may seem a bit strange as...
Forum: General Photography Technique 29-06-08, 08:57
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Posted By Don Hoey
Going through the Christmas decs now. :rolleyes: ...

Going through the Christmas decs now. :rolleyes: What will Tina say. :)

Perhaps you need to have a work collection for dead bulbs. To get yourself in some low cost practice with the sound...
Forum: General Photography Technique 29-06-08, 08:48
Replies: 122
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Posted By Don Hoey
Lello, You are crazier than me. :eek: ...

Lello,

You are crazier than me. :eek:

For power supply will the thought in the attached work ?

Don
Forum: General Photography Technique 28-06-08, 19:43
Replies: 122
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Posted By Don Hoey
Info on Anyone for Tennis

As this was to be done using a contact trigger the first job was to make a contact that could be adjusted for height. I could have gone mad and made up a fancy pivot and counterbalance arrangement as...
Forum: General Photography Technique 28-06-08, 09:38
Replies: 122
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Posted By Don Hoey
The remote sensor will be the way to go as far as...

The remote sensor will be the way to go as far as triggering them. As the trigger voltage of these could be quite high it will be far safer if they are not connected direct to the camera.

Your pop...
Forum: General Photography Technique 27-06-08, 19:57
Replies: 122
Views: 28,767
Posted By Don Hoey
Lello, Check out step 3 in this link. It...

Lello,

Check out step 3 in this link. It shows the circuit board from a disposable camera.

Read what the guy says in step 2.
http://www.instructables.com/id/EEUVEHPCTPEP286A78/

Take a pic...
Forum: General Photography Technique 27-06-08, 19:30
Replies: 122
Views: 28,767
Posted By Don Hoey
Lello, I will have a look to see if anyone has...

Lello,
I will have a look to see if anyone has posted a pic of an open disposable camera on the net. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING if you dismantle one to get at the flash is to earth out the capacitor....
Forum: General Photography Technique 26-06-08, 19:37
Replies: 122
Views: 28,767
Posted By Don Hoey
Lello, Light bulb would be great with a...

Lello,

Light bulb would be great with a sound trigger as you could set a far longer delay than I can at the moment, although trials will continue when I get the next dead one. So if you use a...
Forum: General Photography Technique 25-06-08, 19:47
Replies: 122
Views: 28,767
Posted By Don Hoey
Talking A bit about my gallery Oops!!! shot.

A harder job today. It took all afternoon to make up the sequence even though I only did 8 drops. A couple missed the trigger altogether. Not so easy doing this in a dark room.

The first job was...
Forum: General Photography Technique 23-06-08, 12:06
Replies: 122
Views: 28,767
Posted By Don Hoey
:D :D Always a challenge to do things on the...

:D :D Always a challenge to do things on the cheap.

No problem once you have worked out a reasonable gap between the contacts for the effect you want. Larger the gap within the boundarys of the...
Forum: General Photography Technique 22-06-08, 19:25
Replies: 122
Views: 28,767
Posted By Don Hoey
I guess anyone trying high speed pics has a go at...

I guess anyone trying high speed pics has a go at the splash. So todays mission was to see if it could be done with a variation of the contact trigger.

For the first attempt I thought to use the...
Forum: General Photography Technique 21-06-08, 20:05
Replies: 122
Views: 28,767
Posted By Don Hoey
Question Lello, Out of interest before you...

Question Lello,

Out of interest before you produce yet another stunner, what is your other flash ?

Don
Forum: General Photography Technique 21-06-08, 17:51
Replies: 122
Views: 28,767
Posted By Don Hoey
For anyone wanting to try this on the cheap with...

For anyone wanting to try this on the cheap with a foil trigger the attatched graphic explains how to convert your standard flash lead to connect to the foil trigger. Remember the flash is NOT...
Forum: General Photography Technique 21-06-08, 17:49
Replies: 122
Views: 28,767
Posted By Don Hoey
OK Lello as requested the light set up. I...

OK Lello as requested the light set up.

I did not mention the Metz in the kit used in the gallery as it could be confusing. The key thing with this stuff being flash duration. The Vivitar is able...
Forum: General Photography Technique 21-06-08, 10:41
Replies: 122
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Posted By Don Hoey
Lello, I did use a seperate flash to light...

Lello,

I did use a seperate flash to light the background only, tripped by a slave. As this had a burst duration of only 1/10,000 sec it was important that no light spill from it touched the...
Forum: General Photography Technique 20-06-08, 20:25
Replies: 122
Views: 28,767
Posted By Don Hoey
Lello, Provided you do not get bounce this...

Lello,
Provided you do not get bounce this works first time. So a test for exposure then hit the bulb.

I have just posted the latest in the gallery ( only had 2 bulbs ). ;) But here it is along...
Forum: General Photography Technique 20-06-08, 16:22
Replies: 122
Views: 28,767
Posted By Don Hoey
First try at this one. I'll clean up the...

First try at this one.

I'll clean up the mess then try to extend the delay a bit. :rolleyes:

Don
Forum: General Photography Technique 20-06-08, 13:34
Replies: 122
Views: 28,767
Posted By Don Hoey
Andy, I guess an IR trigger has got to be very...

Andy,
I guess an IR trigger has got to be very sensitive to register movement of something as small and fast as a pellet. May be worth starting by dropping a larger target ie grape through the beam...
Forum: General Photography Technique 20-06-08, 10:47
Replies: 122
Views: 28,767
Posted By Don Hoey
Its NOT over yet Andy. :D :D :D Messy idea...

Its NOT over yet Andy. :D :D :D

Messy idea for a contact trigger job.

Don
Forum: General Photography Technique 20-06-08, 10:06
Replies: 122
Views: 28,767
Posted By Don Hoey
Thumbs up Well done Lello. This shot and others in your...

Well done Lello.
This shot and others in your gallery suggest I need to get back to taking pics. :)

Don
Forum: General Photography Technique 17-06-08, 20:07
Replies: 122
Views: 28,767
Posted By Don Hoey
Thats instantly taken years off me Andy...

Thats instantly taken years off me Andy .............. I think. :D :D :D

Don
Forum: General Photography Technique 13-06-08, 17:57
Replies: 122
Views: 28,767
Posted By Don Hoey
Magnesium powder a real beard singer. Check this...

Magnesium powder a real beard singer. Check this link for a pic of the largest one I ever heard of. ...
Forum: General Photography Technique 13-06-08, 17:23
Replies: 122
Views: 28,767
Posted By Don Hoey
:D :D Lucky I don't have any magnesium...

:D :D

Lucky I don't have any magnesium powder but sounds as if Andy does and maybe he will give it a go. :eek:

Before and after pic then Andy.

Don
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