Nikon D80. Nikkor 50mm f1.8 AF-D. 16 shot stitched pano
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Nikon F4 with Konica Minolta Centuria 100S negative film.
Strobist info: SB600 on tripod behind shot at umbrella. Umbrella above teacup and saucer with reflectors in front. Cup and saucer sitting on black velvet which is continued slightly up and behind to give continuous black background. Shot on self-timer with manual tea pouring (tripod, obviously -- since I don't have three hands nor an army of assistants).
I shot other versions with the D80 also but I'm basically a luddite and I like the feel of the film version. Since I shot the test shots on the D80 with my 50mm f1.4 prime I did these film ones with my MF 35-105 Macro (so-called) zoom so I could zoom to 75mm and get the same shot from the same tripod position.
I also forgot to do the "coins" verification shot (D'OH!) so I'll have to shoot that separately on the odd chance that I win. Shouldn't be too hard since I have all the stuff here to set it up again with (except the time). I promise on a stack of bibles (and there's probably ten or more in my house) that I shot this in the period for the assignment. I could even get a sworn statement from the guy at the minilab who ran my film...
OK, other details. It's real tea and it's hot. Even the milk was hot. Still, no visible steam. Ah well... I'm a tea drinker so this was a natural one for me.
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For the Boot Camp II competition IV.
Strobist info: 24mm manual focus Nikkor lens on Nikon D80. SB600 on low tripod at back camera right at low power zoomed to 70mm and strafing slightly up. SB26 in slave mode on tall ladder directly in front of car. SB26 also zoomed to 70mm and about twice the power of the SB600. D80 set for a long exposure (13 seconds) at f11 at ISO 400.
Car info: Pontiac Trans Am 1971 with original 455HO engine. It's my daily driver here in Doha. Parking lights were on for colour and interest.
Weather info: Weather here at shooting time was about 100F and probably close to 80% humidity. Believe it or not the sky colour is pretty much correct. Lots of humidity dust and haze here and lots of city lights.
Trivia: I also took a version of this with my Mamiya M645 film camera. Sadly, that photo will not make the deadline as the film is still in the camera.
NOTE: Uploaded a slightly tighter crop. Looking at the photo for a day has made me intensely aware of some glaring dead space.
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Nikon D80. Nikkor 200mm f4 AI-S
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Nikon D80. Nikkor 50mm f1.8 AF-D
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