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bming1

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Hi everyone,
I'd like to share this piece and get some feedback from the group. I shot this last week with a hacked GH2 using lpowell's Flow Motion 1.1 patch and Minolta MC and MD lenses. Cheers!

 
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So far, I give it a 5 out of 5 :)
 
I liked it. Quite elegant.

The only thing that caught me, and this may be just because I've been all over my lighting, is that the first scene was quite blue in comparison to the others. I suspect daylight bulbs or LEDs to be the cause.

Other that that, nice.
 
I'm not to crazy about the stairway shots. It was way to plain and stark. Not not mention the ceiling was very low. And the hard shadow was to hard. I like the idea. But it just seemed a bit to stark and bright for my taste.
 
@gundar First of all, thanks for your kind words. Regarding the lighting, you're absolutely right. I did everything by myself, so I wanted to travel and set up light so I could move around easily, as we had a limited amount of time to shoot. With that in mind, I used my budget LED lights to provide lighting, as they're small, relatively light and provide decent output. Unfortunately, those LEDs have a green spike that's tough to eliminate.

@maranfilms The staircase was very tough to shoot, as it wasn't a real staircase :) The building is used as a wedding venue and has a faux staircase, with very low ceilings. As soon you as ascend the stairs, you reach...... a wall! Nowhere to hang a china ball to illuminate the scene more evenly, so I had to bounce off of the ceiling beside the staircase shaft and feather the lights to provide key lighting. That's the part I dislike the most too, but I did what I could given the physical and temporal constraints.

Thanks for the comments!
 
Very nice!

I've only recently started get acquire Minolta lenses... they give that subltle, soft and slightly washed out dreamy look is perfect for a subject like this.

Just missed out bidding on a Minolta 58mm 1.2 lens for $250.00. Akkk!
 
Thanks, berylium :)

The Minolta lenses are lovely. Tack sharp and wonderfully soft, both at the same time; a true paradox. I'm a Nikon shooter from way back and have tons of Nikon glass, but the Minoltas hold their own very well, though I had to adjust to the fact that the focusing mechanisms are in reverse compared to the Nikon lenses.

Too bad you missed out on that piece of glass! That would have been a lovely addition to anyone's arsenal. Cheers!
 
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