Orchid Care OrchidTalk Orchid Forum Links Nursery

Welcome to OrchidTalk Orchid Forums


The Friendliest Orchid Community on the Internet!


  •  » Learn to Repot your Orchids
  •  » Learn Orchid Care Tips and Secrets
  •  » Find the perfect Orchid for your Growing Environment
  •  » Chat with Orchid Growing Professionals

OrchidTalk - "Bringing People Together to Grow Orchids Better!"


Let us help you grow your Orchids better; Join our community today.


YES! I want to register an account for free right now!


Register or Login now to remove this advertisement.

Page 2 of 4 FirstFirst 1234 LastLast
Results 11 to 20 of 38

Thread: Phalaenopsis NOID (Photography Black Backdrop testing)

Click here to increase the font size Click here to reduce the font size
  1. #11
    Real Name
    Carol
    My Grow Area
    Under Lights
    Favorite Orchid(s)
    Phals, Catts, Onc. Alliance
    Join Date
    Dec 2012
    Gender
    Female
    Location
    Eastern WA State, USA
    Posts
    1,505

    Default

    Oh thanks! That gives me some ideas and may be useful as I am always thinking of taking pictures in the evenings when the light isn't very good. I've been using day light to try to get the colors right. I'm using a decent little digital camera, but certainly nothing fancy. I don't even know if I can set shutter speed and apertures. I have a more complex camera that takes great pictures, but its old, the flash doesn't work any more and it eats batteries. I miss it. It does GREAT macro pictures, my newer one is more point and shoot, which is generally fine for what I do with it.

  2. #12
    Real Name
    Mietek
    My Grow Area
    Greenhouse
    Favorite Orchid(s)
    Gastrochilus, Trichoglottis,
    Join Date
    Jan 2010
    Location
    Germany
    Posts
    2,364
    Member's Country Flag

    Default

    Auto focus and macro lens is OK, just think about, a very small aperture and flash can light of just objects, very close to the camera, so the back ground stay dark. Try and error.

  3. #13
    Real Name
    Jervis
    My Grow Area
    Porch/Patio.
    Favorite Orchid(s)
    Paph, Ctsm., Crths., Stan.
    Join Date
    Mar 2014
    Gender
    Male
    Location
    Quezon City, Philippines
    Posts
    1,717
    Member's Country Flag

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by ksriramkumar View Post
    Great tips Mietek. I still do auto focus and a macro lens. still not mastered shutter speed and aperture settings
    Me too. I'm going to try it tonight. Thanks Mietek.

    That's why we love this site. you don't only learn how to take care of your Orchidaceae, but you also learn how to take good quality pictures also.

    rv-orchidworks RROOOCCKKKSSSSS!!!

  4. #14
    My Grow Area
    Outside 24/7
    Favorite Orchid(s)
    Vanda, Phals & Dendrobium
    Join Date
    Jul 2013
    Gender
    Male
    Location
    Bangalore,India
    Posts
    7,119
    Member's Country Flag

    Default

    Thank you Mietek. I will try next time. Absolutely Jervis. rv-orchidworks rocks!!

  5. #15
    Real Name
    Jervis
    My Grow Area
    Porch/Patio.
    Favorite Orchid(s)
    Paph, Ctsm., Crths., Stan.
    Join Date
    Mar 2014
    Gender
    Male
    Location
    Quezon City, Philippines
    Posts
    1,717
    Member's Country Flag

    Default

    hi peeps,

    I'm no camera geek. the best that I could do with my cam was
    ISO100 100 f3.2

    the results look better to me. what say you?
    Attached Images Attached Images     

  6. #16
    Real Name
    Harvey
    My Grow Area
    Under Lights
    Favorite Orchid(s)
    1-Neo falcata,2-Phal,3-Paph
    Join Date
    Nov 2013
    Gender
    Male
    Location
    Littleton, Colorado
    Posts
    6,039
    Member's Country Flag

    Default

    I think you've got it!

    Personally, I have lots of photographic experience so the tools are not as important as knowing how to manipulate them for the desired results. This is just one example of not overdoing the whole photography thing. Some would go out and buy a lighting system to shoot the orchids with. To me, that is overkill. Simple solutions work best for me.

  7. #17
    Real Name
    Jervis
    My Grow Area
    Porch/Patio.
    Favorite Orchid(s)
    Paph, Ctsm., Crths., Stan.
    Join Date
    Mar 2014
    Gender
    Male
    Location
    Quezon City, Philippines
    Posts
    1,717
    Member's Country Flag

    Default

    I think the first pic and the third has more white (bright)... I have to make some more adjustment/experiment.

    but the close-up and Pink looks GREAT!

    anyone got any more tips (or less bright ideas...hehehe)?

    ---------- Post Merged at 09:16 PM ----------

    Quote Originally Posted by 78Terp View Post
    I think you've got it!

    Personally, I have lots of photographic experience so the tools are not as important as knowing how to manipulate them for the desired results. This is just one example of not overdoing the whole photography thing. Some would go out and buy a lighting system to shoot the orchids with. To me, that is overkill. Simple solutions work best for me.
    AMEN!

  8. #18
    Real Name
    Carol
    My Grow Area
    Under Lights
    Favorite Orchid(s)
    Phals, Catts, Onc. Alliance
    Join Date
    Dec 2012
    Gender
    Female
    Location
    Eastern WA State, USA
    Posts
    1,505

    Default

    So... I am going to have to try taking them out at night on the porch rail and see what I can do... Not tonight though, will be away all afternoon and a good part of the evening. Unfortunately my Phals are about done blooming, same with my Oncidium. I do have a Paph that is blooming, such a pretty little thing. I need to get some great pictures of it!

    I am also going to get a solid white background to use in the house. My husband is going to get me a science fair backdrop to put up behind my plants and I got some fabric to drape, so I can work with a neat backdrop in the house too. My flash tends to wash out the colors - is there something simple I can use in the house to light the flower with that won't wash out the colors so much? Will shooting outside in the dark (or inside I guess with the lights out) with the flash work better than lighting the plant? Believe me, I am going to stay with simple, but I would like to get a bit better looking pictures now that I have so many plants!

  9. #19
    Real Name
    Harvey
    My Grow Area
    Under Lights
    Favorite Orchid(s)
    1-Neo falcata,2-Phal,3-Paph
    Join Date
    Nov 2013
    Gender
    Male
    Location
    Littleton, Colorado
    Posts
    6,039
    Member's Country Flag

    Default

    Personally, I cut a piece of white paper (I use plain ole white printer paper) to fit over the flash area of the camea and tape it loosely over the flash to cut down on the brightness. Simple and low cost.

  10. #20
    Real Name
    Mietek
    My Grow Area
    Greenhouse
    Favorite Orchid(s)
    Gastrochilus, Trichoglottis,
    Join Date
    Jan 2010
    Location
    Germany
    Posts
    2,364
    Member's Country Flag

    Default

    Carol, you don't need any background of e.g drape. Just make sure it's nothing behind your plant, or you don't wont to get pictures, like Jervis

Similar Threads

  1. best backdrop for Acanthephippium mantinianum?
    By ntgerald in forum Orchids of Other Genera IN BLOOM
    Replies: 9
    Last Post: July 7th, 2015, 04:06 AM
  2. Testing photo uploads....
    By LJA in forum Using the Boards
    Replies: 7
    Last Post: July 6th, 2015, 02:29 AM
  3. Phalaenopsis mannii black
    By zainal abidin in forum Phalaenopsis, Oncidium, & Intergenerics IN BLOOM
    Replies: 17
    Last Post: April 11th, 2009, 06:10 AM
  4. CFL Testing Results
    By Mrobert in forum Semi Hydro / Lights / Greenhouses / Accessories
    Replies: 5
    Last Post: December 10th, 2007, 06:44 PM
  5. Testing a link
    By OrchidTraci in forum Photography Archive 1
    Replies: 5
    Last Post: April 3rd, 2004, 02:23 PM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
OrchidTalk --An Orchid Growers Discussion Forum brought to you by River Valley Orchidworks. A World Community where orchid beginners and experts talk about orchids and share tips on their care, cultivation, and propagation.