A busy weekend entertaining and its all been hapening here !!
Stephen, having read the posts and looked at the pictures the key difference is that in the second shoot you have increased the apparent size of the light source. When Harry mentions light tents and light scattered in all directions, the effect is to make the light source bigger than the subject.
Using the wall to bounce the light back has the same effect of enlarging the light from your flash. I have just done a quick graphic so others may understand this.
You have also managed in the second shoot to even out the reflections on the top wing and eliminate bright reflections that were apparent in shoot 1 pic. ( I believe these are called specular highlights ). So a very good effort.
Reading your plans for a light tent I have to agree with Harry in choice of material. PVC will I think create specular highlights as well as appearing a bit hard as a result.
Thanks for sharing with a behind the scenes as we can all learn something from them.
Harry, another superb picture. Setting us all a challenge !!!
Don
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