Devils
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Pedro Pinto
Feeder Fish
Wow , I cant help but notice the amazing photo quality and water quality in every picture. I wish my water was that CRISPY lol. Very nice work.
jeff, i just finished enjoying this thread from the beginning. thanks for sharing the growth and development of your little (and big) devils! :badgrin:
fantastic shots! did you use your diy-bouncebox for all these? i'm assuming you did, except for the jumper shot.
have you experimented with a side fill-flash? that should prove interesting. B-)
fantastic shots! did you use your diy-bouncebox for all these? i'm assuming you did, except for the jumper shot.
have you experimented with a side fill-flash? that should prove interesting. B-)
Most were with the rain gutter. The last set was with an ac-strobe in the canopy activated by a bounced flash over the tank.
I took a piece of the left over gutter 11" long and stuck it in the oven on a cookie sheet till it flattened out and molded a big bounce card out of it that attaches to my flash. Works great for kid shots and bugs too!
I haven't had much luck with fill flash from the front of the tank, never could get the angle right to stop reflections off the glass so I gave up. Tried it from the side of the tank a few times with an old flash but couldn't get it balanced right. Might try it again since I can adjust the power on my new flash, had it for 10 months now, just haven't tried using it for fill yet.
I took a piece of the left over gutter 11" long and stuck it in the oven on a cookie sheet till it flattened out and molded a big bounce card out of it that attaches to my flash. Works great for kid shots and bugs too!
I haven't had much luck with fill flash from the front of the tank, never could get the angle right to stop reflections off the glass so I gave up. Tried it from the side of the tank a few times with an old flash but couldn't get it balanced right. Might try it again since I can adjust the power on my new flash, had it for 10 months now, just haven't tried using it for fill yet.
DIY vinyl bounce card:
I had the oven on 250F to flatten it out and kept an eye on it. Boiling water was enough to form the ends. I cut a block of wood the same size as the flash head so I wouldn't get water in the flash or get it too hot from molding the vinyl around it.
I had the oven on 250F to flatten it out and kept an eye on it. Boiling water was enough to form the ends. I cut a block of wood the same size as the flash head so I wouldn't get water in the flash or get it too hot from molding the vinyl around it.
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The strap is nylon with a couple of velcro tabs sewn in, superglued to the vinyl. Also a strip of velcro on the inside of the card, I have a strip of velcro wrapped around the flash head, makes it easy to attach different stuff.
