No fun.

BasAndrews · 29th of April 2012 (Sun)

I have planted the garden with stuff to attract and feed the local bug population, and as soon as I did the rain started. Worked on a new flash diffuser for the MT 24, still raining. Got some new stand offs for the flash heads, still raining.

Looking out in the garden my newly sown grass and wild flower section is under 3 or more inches of water. The wood chip from the borders has floated around covering that and half of the paved area.

The rockery with the bee/butterfly plants now has a moat (maybe that could be a feature?).

The raised border with the pretty flowers is having mixed fortunes, some of the flowers are looking pretty rotted.

Not much of the above is of much concern, but I have barely seen a fly for a week or so.

How is a guy to practice and test the diffuser?

EOS 550D2229 by BasAndrews, on Flickr

Whinge over. Normal service will be resumed.

chauncey · 29th of April 2012 (Sun)

A little advice from this side of the pond...$hit happens here as well.

racketman · 29th of April 2012 (Sun)

Agree April has been a bit of a wash out. Perhaps you had better book a holiday in May, somewhere sun is guaranteed.

HoT.Shek · 30th of April 2012 (Mon)

Perhaps you can build a pond instead

I also had been thinking what object is the best thing to test out diffusers.

BasAndrews · 30th of April 2012 (Mon)

The pond idea had occurred to me, and I may well do it.

Lester Wareham · 3rd of May 2012 (Thu)

Quote:

How is a guy to practice and test the diffuser?

I have requested a selection of different buttons from my (long suffering) wife to test macro lighting in the past.

You can get shiny, dull, round, flat.

The thread holes show how deep the shaddows are.

And as buttons don't crawl or fly off it's a bit more repeatable than real world.

Quote:

Not much of the above is of much concern, but I have barely seen a fly for a week or so.

Yup....

29th of April 2012 (Sun)	#1
BasAndrews Cream of the Crop Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Bristol UK Posts: 7,552 IMAGE EDITING OK	No fun. I have planted the garden with stuff to attract and feed the local bug population, and as soon as I did the rain started. Worked on a new flash diffuser for the MT 24, still raining. Got some new stand offs for the flash heads, still raining. Looking out in the garden my newly sown grass and wild flower section is under 3 or more inches of water. The wood chip from the borders has floated around covering that and half of the paved area. The rockery with the bee/butterfly plants now has a moat (maybe that could be a feature?). The raised border with the pretty flowers is having mixed fortunes, some of the flowers are looking pretty rotted. Not much of the above is of much concern, but I have barely seen a fly for a week or so. How is a guy to practice and test the diffuser? EOS 550D2229 by BasAndrews, on Flickr Whinge over. Normal service will be resumed. __________________ Bas I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.

29th of April 2012 (Sun)	#2
chauncey Cream of the Crop Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: MI/CO Posts: 7,683 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: No fun. A little advice from this side of the pond...$hit happens here as well. __________________ The things you do for yourself die with you, the things you do for others live forever. A man's worth should be judged, not when he basks in the sun, but how he faces the storm. Gear...Ds Mk III, 16-35 f/2.8, 24-105 f/4.0, 70-200 f/4 and f/2.8, 300 f/2.8, and assorted other stuff.

29th of April 2012 (Sun)	#3
racketman Cream of the Crop Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Richmond Surrey Posts: 18,461 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: No fun. Agree April has been a bit of a wash out. Perhaps you had better book a holiday in May, somewhere sun is guaranteed. __________________ Toby Flickr collections Gear

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HoT.Shek Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: HKG Posts: 491 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: No fun. Perhaps you can build a pond instead I also had been thinking what object is the best thing to test out diffusers. __________________ 350D (IR) 400D 5Dc 1Ds Canon 50, 85mm F/1.8 │ 135L Sigma 28mm F/1.8 │ 12-24mm popeye Tamron 17-35mm F/2.8-4 │ 60mm F/2 Macro

30th of April 2012 (Mon)	#5
BasAndrews Cream of the Crop Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Bristol UK Posts: 7,552 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: No fun. The pond idea had occurred to me, and I may well do it. __________________ Bas I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.

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