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Eb Mueller
{K:24960} 11/24/2005
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Graham, my curiosity is sparked. I tried it with my desklamp and it worked like a charm. Suggest you give the polarizers a try.
Eb
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Graham .
{K:2487} 11/24/2005
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It would be nice to be able to use polarizers to do this: however, recall that polarizers are only able to alter the plane of light (inverting the frequency) and do not work on actinic light sources (even when used in pairs to cancel light planes). No, sadly, the only way is to cause complete spectral diffusion, and wax is the only thing I have discovered so far that will do this to an acceptable level.
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Eb Mueller
{K:24960} 11/24/2005
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Graham, you do point out a serious flaw in the Dahlia bud photo. I never thought about eliminating it as I shot it in the field with little control over the lighting (other than a flash diffuser). I can see that the mucous like covering will invariably reflect spectral highlights. I wonder about polarizing the light source and using a second polarizer at the lens?
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Graham .
{K:2487} 11/24/2005
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This is great, Eb. You've noticed that eliminating the shine on the top of the bud is *very* difficult. I have a purple Dahlia here right now that I am pondering, i.e. how to reduce glare. Bees wax works well, but they are so delicate, that applying the wax is very difficult.
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Eb Mueller
{K:24960} 11/23/2005
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Andrzej, it is ugly. The flower is at an early bud stage and it seems to be drooling or weeping. I have another version with slightly different exposure which is even more startling. I'll attach it.
Eb
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Don Loseke
{K:32503} 11/23/2005
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Very nice sharp colorful image. The water drop adds interest. Thanks for your comments on my picture. Don.
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Andrzej Pradzynski
{K:22541} 11/23/2005
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Looks like an ugly creature or so (cause of the water drop) but it's very impressive image with very good contrast and nice composition. n.j
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Chris Boivin
{K:9030} 11/23/2005
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Hello Eb,
A very nice macro, I like the dark background and the water drop is always nice to see.
Chris
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