Lovecraft Forest » Photography http://www.lovecraftforest.com/blog Kerwin's Musings And Other Discoveries Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:50:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Kylemore Abby http://www.lovecraftforest.com/blog/2009/01/23/kylemore-abby/ http://www.lovecraftforest.com/blog/2009/01/23/kylemore-abby/#comments Fri, 23 Jan 2009 08:01:30 +0000 Kerwin http://www.lovecraftforest.com/blog/?p=465 Connenara Region, Ireland

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]]> http://www.lovecraftforest.com/blog/2009/01/19/ohlone-regional-wilderness/feed/ 0 The Water Temple http://www.lovecraftforest.com/blog/2009/01/15/the-water-temple/ http://www.lovecraftforest.com/blog/2009/01/15/the-water-temple/#comments Thu, 15 Jan 2009 08:01:28 +0000 Kerwin http://www.lovecraftforest.com/blog/?p=435 Taken near Sunol, CA:the-water-temple-at-sunol

]]> http://www.lovecraftforest.com/blog/2009/01/15/the-water-temple/feed/ 0 Macro Brite http://www.lovecraftforest.com/blog/2009/01/11/macro-brite/ http://www.lovecraftforest.com/blog/2009/01/11/macro-brite/#comments Sun, 11 Jan 2009 08:01:46 +0000 Kerwin http://www.lovecraftforest.com/blog/?p=408 4804_r1-wireless-close-up-speedlight-system_frontI had been looking for a easy way to light ultra close-up pictures with my Nikkor 105mm macro lens.   Initially I thought of a ring flash, but I noticed that Nik0n had a clever kit for its Creative Lighting System (Nikon CLS) specially designed for its lens and camera systems.   Called the R1 Wireless Close-up Lighting System, I was intrigued that the whole thing was put into a nice kit of 2 remote flashes, a ring mount, adapters, filters, defusers, flexible arm, and angle bounces.   Rather than go with a ring flash, I decided to give it a try since this kit was only $25 more than a pro-quality ring flash.  It was a pleasant surprise!  

The system works great D300′s built-in flash which acts a remote commander.   It also works great with my SB800 flash as a commander or slave.   What I’ve been really pleased with is the versatility of  positioning and control.   Working in combination with my SB800, I have three free positional remotes in addition to the built-flash on the camera, which is important in those shots where you need to get the light just right.

pens It’s a nicely portable system and the only minor annoyance is that the SR200 flashes that make up the remotes for the systems use CR123 batteries, which means you need to keep a couple of extras in the field (you get about 280 flashes on a battery.)

If you’re a Nikon owner needing a close up lighting kit, especially for Nikon’s newer cameras which have built-in flash commander modes, the Nikon RC1 kit is definitely worth a look.  Even with older cameras, you can use a SB600 or SB800 as a flash commander, or add the SU800 flash control which mounts on a standard hot-shoe.

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