Rice

[jake klein]

 

[Michael Nagel]

Jake,

the oblique view of the rice is different to most other rice macros I remember. The ones I remember were taken vertically with focus on patterns, sometimes backlit.
The dark wooden surface helps to put the emphasis on the rice and the lighting shows well the structure of its surface. I appreciate this different view.

Best regards,
Michael

 

[Asher Kelman]

Jake,

Explain the rust colored spots! BTW, what's your macro setup?

Asher

 

[Mark Hampton]

Jake,

no real idea about macro - so I can't comment. On the light - the left grain is so close to being outside of a photograph.. the shape looks alot like alot of 20C sculpture. its beautiful.

the light is almost perfect for it.

here's a song - one grain at a time !

 

[jake klein]

Jake,

Explain the rust colored spots! BTW, what's your macro setup?

Asher

I'm not sure what colored spots your talking about?

My setup was on my computer desk. 2 sb600's. Camera right and left. I used two pieces of computer paper roughly 3-5 inches in front of each flash. I just mad a crease in each so that they would stand up. If I recall correctly the left strobe was behind the subject about 30 degrees and the right strobe was in front of subject about 10 degrees(no room on desk). I'm going to have to start writing down my flash power setting as cs5 doesn't show it in the exif(not on flickr at least), so I can't recall the lighting ratio off hand.

The piece of rice center stage is sweet rice(sticky), apple brand I believe. And the rest are jasmine(steam).

Tokina 100mm f2.8 macro
1/200
f16
iso200



Here is a 100% crop. I think the spots may just be dirt?

 

[jake klein]

Jake,

no real idea about macro - so I can't comment. On the light - the left grain is so close to being outside of a photograph.. the shape looks alot like alot of 20C sculpture. its beautiful.

the light is almost perfect for it.

here's a song - one grain at a time !

Thank you very much!

 

[jake klein]

Jake,

the oblique view of the rice is different to most other rice macros I remember. The ones I remember were taken vertically with focus on patterns, sometimes backlit.
The dark wooden surface helps to put the emphasis on the rice and the lighting shows well the structure of its surface. I appreciate this different view.

Best regards,
Michael

Thank you. I also did a setup right after these. I had made a makeshift "light tent" so to speak. Sourounding the rice with white paper, trying different angles of lighting and different lighting ratios. I liked a few of the backlit ones, but was just not feeling them.

I appreciate the comment.