Recent content by nawest

I just checked back in again, to see if anyone else had posted, and had a quick re-read of the posts. I noticed that Tiler65's posts appeared to be a mix of helpful and critical, but it was the final comment that riled me somewhat. I apologise Tiler65, if you weren't really implying that I was...

That's exactly what I'm trying to achieve. Thanks for all the comments, especially to troutfisher for your introduction to tilt shift - that's exactly what I need, but it's too late for this shoot. Some have questioned why I'm hanging the blade to shoot. I'm doing it because my big...

Thanks all In no particular order: I'm shooting one blade at a time Hanging using fishing line in a studio Camera is a D90 on a tripod No movement A few of you have mentioned image stacking which I'm having to do, but what I hadn't realised is that changing the focus (without moving camera or...

I do all sorts of product photography but I'm having real problems trying to achieve the right results with this one! I need to shoot several car wiper blades looking from one end but with the full blade pin sharp and large (i.e. filling the frame). I'm able to shoot close up and sharp but...

Thanks Ozei I'd being doing some research whilst awaiting replies and found a few other people with the same problem. It appears that you're right with the -- setting - that definitely helps, but the pre-flash still appears in reflective surfaces, so I might invest in the IR filter to counter...

Thanks mark1616, I'd not thought of firing two shots - I'll try that. Ozei, I assume you mean the D90's commander mode, it's in e2, and it IS set to C, BUT the built-in flash is set to TTL - is this correct?

Using Nikon D90 in manual mode and SB700 as a TTL remote. The SB700 is new to me and although everything appears to be working okay from an exposure point of view, I am having a few problems: 1. The on-camera flash is appearing in some photos with two sets of highlights appearing in...