tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post6440250349878916746..comments2024-03-13T09:47:40.487+00:00Comments on Cockpit Conversation: The Postcard ProjectAviatrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-22959297373394372962010-01-15T03:19:29.452+00:002010-01-15T03:19:29.452+00:00Actually, I'm rather ashamed to admit I didn&#...Actually, I'm rather ashamed to admit I didn't know what the aircraft was at first, and I had to spend about 20 minutes on Wikipedia looking at images of seaplanes to find it. (It wasn't too hard to find—I knew it was certainly built before 1940, from the style.)<br /><br />I'm better with computers and video game consoles.<br /><br />I forgot to mention the lighting issue. Yes, you want indirect light from your flash for that sort of situation. In fact, in almost every indoor situation indirect flash is preferable to direct flash, so it's a mystery to me why camera designers don't get it together and develop something clever for built-in flashes so that those of us who don't find it worthwhile to buy a large, heavy pro flash don't suffer like this.<br /><br />Anyway, here are some things you can try to avoid that glare problem:<br /><br />1. Don't use the flash. Find alternative lighting you can use to illuminate the object from an angle. Often even a bright flashlight will do!<br /><br />2. Drape some tissue in front of the flash to fake a soft of softbox. You may need to use several layers.<br /><br />3. Use a piece of white index card or anything else convenient to bounce the light towards something else. Typically this is a wall or ceiling, but as you saw from the Carrot Cake Lighting example, you can use your own objects.<br /><br />All of these techniques will require experimentation, but this is the one truly wonderful improvement digital photography has given us: you can play around and see your results immediately.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-80660120953994180732010-01-14T17:48:07.058+00:002010-01-14T17:48:07.058+00:00When you first mentioned Ms McClung's postcard...When you first mentioned Ms McClung's postcard project, I contacted her to ask if I could donate postcards, stickers, and stamps; she graciously accepted them. Although I didn't want to receive a postcard from her, she convinced me that she wanted to send one. I'm glad I agreed, because the card I received is lovely and also personalized (I told her I like animals), and I'll treasure it.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376251876216401358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-30479114917548321202010-01-14T12:44:44.172+00:002010-01-14T12:44:44.172+00:00Here's a tip for your photography woes: grab a...Here's a tip for your photography woes: grab a white saucer or small plate, or a compact mirror, and use it to deflect the flash's light at a 90' angle. Use a napkin draped over a box, a sheet of white paper taped to a box, etc. as a reflector to send the light back across the subject. It's a great cheat to prevent the flash glare. Here's the example I learned from: <a href="http://digitalprotalk.blogspot.com/2007/10/carrot-cake-lighting.html" rel="nofollow">Carrot Cake Lighting</a>Pete Templinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03500131286526630952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-90182196535635581062010-01-14T06:34:35.462+00:002010-01-14T06:34:35.462+00:00Brian, thank you so much for helping Elizabeth out...Brian, thank you so much for helping Elizabeth out. <br /><br />Curt, of course that's what I mean. Now. I thought, "I'll get out my Encyclopedia of Airplanes and figure out what that is so I don't have to admit I don't know," but then I realized that half the fun of knowing things is to be able to tell other people, so why deny one of my readers that fun. I knew someone would know right off. Thank you, too.Aviatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-34652261044132126882010-01-14T04:39:28.368+00:002010-01-14T04:39:28.368+00:00"Marvelous antique amphibian airplane?" ..."Marvelous antique amphibian airplane?" You of course meant to say, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikorsky_S-38" rel="nofollow">"Marvelous Sikorsky S-38"</a>, right? :-) Charles Lindbergh owned one, as did Howard Hughes. The plane just reeks with the spirit of adventure. I think it's one of the most beautiful and romantic aircraft of all time.<br /><br />(There are about a dozen photos of them on airliners.net, by the way.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-74593304459075179082010-01-14T02:31:59.066+00:002010-01-14T02:31:59.066+00:00Never mind, I see that the link is set up to ship ...Never mind, I see that the link is set up to ship to her. That answers my question.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670206060239333039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-34079943452803809912010-01-14T02:30:25.086+00:002010-01-14T02:30:25.086+00:00Aviatrix, I don't mean to be dense, but are yo...Aviatrix, I don't mean to be dense, but are you suggesting Beth needs help getting Florastor? Don't have any postcards, but I'll very happily have Amazon send her a bottle if so.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670206060239333039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-75663544110477854222010-01-14T02:20:54.636+00:002010-01-14T02:20:54.636+00:00What a cool coincidence - I was in Hawaii over New...What a cool coincidence - I was in Hawaii over New Years and sent a friend of mine the exact same postcard... They are real beauties.Jimmy Macknoreply@blogger.com