You might want to consider picking up a collapsible reflector. If you
want a black surface you'll probably have to get a 5-in-1 which gives
you five different surfaces... gold, silver, translucent, black and
white. You can get them on ebay in sizes from 22" on up for typically
$5-15 plus shipping. They fold up into a circle of only half the
unfolded diameter. Alternatively, maybe just a piece of black cloth
with possibly a coat hanger wire frame is there's no place to drape the
cloth.
Chuck Norcutt
On 5/2/2011 5:00 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
> The cookie sheet is dull black, but had some discolorations on it that fool
> one into thinking it might be something else. I cloned out the worst ones,
> but some probably remain.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chuck Norcutt"<chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion"<olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, May 02, 2011 3:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Iris Time
>
>
>> A black background was my first thought since it was so dark but I was
>> fooled by what appears to be very dark foliage like detail in the
>> background. Is the cookie sheet shiny and is that perhaps a reflection?
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>
>> On 5/2/2011 3:32 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>>> Hi Chuck,
>>>
>>> One of the posters of nice flower photos on the LUG uses a piece of black
>>> poster board that he can slip behind blooms, to isolate the action from
>>> the
>>> background. I've been meaning to try that, but never got around to
>>> buying
>>> the board. After looking at this situation, I picked up a discarded
>>> black
>>> cookie sheet from my candidates for a trip to the recycling center, and
>>> placed it behind the bloom. With a little cleanup in PSE, it worked fine
>>> for me.
>>>
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Chuck Norcutt"<chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion"<olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Monday, May 02, 2011 2:27 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Iris Time
>>>
>>>
>>>> Yes, that also looks very nice. But what's the background? It looks to
>>>> contain some natural foliage elements but also looks like it's about 5
>>>> stops down from the foreground. How did you do that?
>>>>
>>>> Chuck Norcutt
>>>>
>>>> On 5/2/2011 1:15 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>>>>> It is now Iris time. These bloom each year, with little assistance.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Iris+29.jpg.html
>>>>>
>>>>> E-1 with Leica-R 60mm Macro
>>>>>
>>>>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jim Nichols
>>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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