Light and Glass: Flash! by auntietk
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I took a lot of straight shots of this vase, and the pattern in the glass showed up okay, but shooting this with the flash brought out the details like crazy! Normally, I would have never done this. There was plenty of daylight, and the other shots turned out just fine. But a photographer friend of mine was standing there watching me shoot, and said, "aren't you going to take any with the flash?" * hahaha! * So I did.
He hasn't seen this yet, and I bet he'll be as surprised as I was to see how it turned out! Aside from cropping and taking out the bottom edge of a flower, I did no postwork. This is just how it came out of the camera.
I still prefer the way natural sunlight interacts with glass, but this was an experiment that turned out to be far more interesting than I imagined it would, so I thought I'd share it with you!
Comments (39)
jeroni
Excellent photography
amlondono
Beautiful and interesting ! Splendid work ! Ana
awjay
very good
thevolunteer
Nice use of props. Great idea. Aloha
uk601
phantastic shot.
Cosine
This is lovely, Tara. Of course I can't compare it with the non-flash shots, but this certainly works. This light really brings out the colored parts of the glass.
MrsRatbag
Yes, I also like the flash on the glass -- it really makes the vase pop. Nice!
viper
I love that vase.
MrsLubner
I have a helpful friend who also repeats the "flash" theory to me when I shoot something and, amazingly, sometimes he's right. :-) I do like the pattern that is emphasised in the glass in this shot.
Lunastar
What a fabulous drape vase. Excellent shot.
ledwolorz
Interesting shot.
unstrung65
...intriguing photo -- it's making me seasick!! ---( kidding ) ---- love the sharp definition of the upper two thirds - ( which fades a tad towards the base ) ----- but overall - I think this image has a lot of 'snap' to it ...( and that's a good thing - don't you think ? )
goodoleboy
Holy waveforms, Batman, how exquisite can you get? The image is so fantastic and captivating....why, I'm virtually lost for any words describing my reaction to this stunning macro! The curvature alone in amazing! Overwhelming, to say the least, and stellar in all aspects, my dear! Kudos to you and your photographer friend.
ontar1
Cool vase, excellent capture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DaveDavis
Beautiful Shot. I love the swirling textures backed against the green. Awesome Comp
Mad-Mike
Very interesting! nice one Tara.
beachzz
If you hadn't said it was glass, I would have sworn it was fabric, incredible!!!
jocko500
takeing changes are you... good for you to try something diff. got to learn somehow. well done too
nongo
Sometimes I just take one image with the flash and one without just to see the difference? In your case it really paid off!!!! excellent!!!
Ra3vyn
Excellent shot- love how the vase turned out- it is interesting to use the flash during the day sometimes, it's amazing the difference it can make isn't it :)
lizzibell
Beautiful work....
prionbrain
This is beautiful!! Like a glass wrapping of a bouquet!!! Very cool!!!
durleybeachbum
Well it produced a very striking result!
babuci
Wonderful forms and lines. Great soft green color too with a spice of lighter green.
fredster66
Really great results here, Tara... great image!
JeffG7BRJ
I do that quite often Tara, take some with and some without, I usually go without. I have a hotshoe flash as well as the internal flash, I prefer the hotshoe for best results, it is more powerful but has a zoom and diffusion facility. Most shots however are taken without flash, especially my macro shots. I love this vase, what I refer to as milky glass, and I must say it has turned out pretty good using the flash. I hope you are going to post one without though so we can have a comparison. I think maybe the flash has brought out detail that we may not see in the other version. I would say this is an excellent macro, especially so because you are going against the grain by using flash other than ring flash. Well done. Bravo!!!!!
NekhbetSun
This is really really stunning !!!!
helanker
What a fantastic macro. It really came out excellently with flash. So many details and i like that vase :)))
moochagoo
Excellent idea !
rainbows
I like the results of your experiment, Tara. A splendid capture. Diane. xx