Orchid #2 & the Tunnel

40D, 300/4 + 20mm ext, Benbo 1 + Kennett Ball head.
ISO100, 1/250 @ f5.6,manual exposure, incident reading, The Diffusion tunnel.
C1 v4 + resize & sharpen CS3.

Hi,

Orchid #2, this time the Early Purple, taken at a site on the Kent chalk Downland..

In the post following this I have included an image to show you what the diffusion tunnel looks like, it is simply like a cloche made of translucent material that is placed over the subject to soften the harsh sunlight which is often present.

HTH

Phil

And here is the image of the tunnel in use, a bit wonky here as it is on the side of a hill...

A great idea and obviously works very well-did you use sticky back plastic as you may be entitled to a Blue Peter Badge

Dave

So that's where the shelving from the Fossil Department went to

Another beautifully illustrative shot Phil

Hi Phil

Very nice and thanks for the info!

David

Hi Phil,

Beautiful image and a fantastic tip!

Very nice photo Phil. I've been thinking of getting a diffuser for plant shots in bright sunlight but am uncertain about how the subject would contrast with the background, which would be undiffused - does this not matter for OOf areas?

I'm moving back to Kent in a month (new job) - hopefully we can meet up some time, we never managed it before!

Greg

Thanks for the info and picture of the tunnel Phil.

Dave

Hi Phil
another very nice shot and very interesting too, wasn't at all what i expected

Nice one Phil. Is that a new tunnel? I seem to remember it looking different?
We are going to have to meet up soon.......I'll even let you buy me a beer!

Tony

Nice image - and nice to see the tunnel. Off for a rummage in the shed to see if I have any suitable materials



dennis

Lovely orchid and an interesting post, I do feel better informed as I too was wondering what this tunnel actually is.

Great shot Phil

danny

That certainly looks like a 2008 model! What happened to the folding version??

Great results as always though!

Ian