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Ok after a long day at work, had a big pour on for a new KFC 110 mtrs of concrete, so yeh what better way to wind down is to put camera in hand.LOL
Anyhow this lens you really need to play with it i think apeture wise anyhow. Using anything from 1.8 to say F4 you end up with part of the face out of focus so here is 1 i took awhile at f6.3 as i did try different apeture settings just to see what sort of range would be good for this type shot. Anyhow had the Lightsphear on bounced of ceiling 1/2 dome, shutter 1/60 +0.3 ex and f6.3. 
Cheers John D3,D2x,D70,18-70 kit lens,Sigma 70-200mm F2.8EX HSM,Nikon AF-I 300m F2.8, TC20E 2X
80-400VR,SB800,Vosonic X Drive,VP6210 40 http://www.oz-images.com
Much better with the background out of focus..........
cheers bp Cheers ....bp....
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BP moved him away from background and yeh think it's come up ok. Quick shot oh hand held as well but looks good to me.
D3,D2x,D70,18-70 kit lens,Sigma 70-200mm F2.8EX HSM,Nikon AF-I 300m F2.8, TC20E 2X
80-400VR,SB800,Vosonic X Drive,VP6210 40 http://www.oz-images.com
Looks great! Love how even the light is in the portrait...no harsh shadows
John, background looks good a bit further back like that.
Great shot!! Possibly a little further from your son as well would be good (if possible), but both of these portraits you have done so far have been great!! I really like the way the lightsphere is working as well. Smile; it makes people wonder what you have been up to.
Gotta get myself one of them.. lightspheres that is.... already got enough sons
 If I'm alone in a forest and my wife is not around to hear what I say, am I still wrong ??
John, Go into your kitchen and looking for some Tupperware, which may do the job Birddog114
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Birdy, If I wanted a cheap and nasty solution to my photographic needs, I would have bought a drebel instead of a D70. So why spend $10 on tupperware when I can blow $100 on a lightsphere If I'm alone in a forest and my wife is not around to hear what I say, am I still wrong ??
John, Great quoted from you! totally agreed. LSII is just around $60 Aussie. so you still have change for something else. Birddog114
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John: I think Michael (Mj) was pretty keen on getting a LS2, might be time to see if another group order is warranted? If you order 1 it works out to be around $80, but if you order 7 it works out to be around $60 each...
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I have two orders on standy, get 7 x LSII like last time will do the job. Birddog114
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Trust me at $60 it's actually cheaper than buying tupperware, my fiance has been to far to many of these party's and came back with the "goods".
It's all good though, means I get to buy toys as well.  Nikon F80D, FM2n
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Thanks all, it works well i think. The lightsphear is a good peice of plastic and yes like birdy said a bit of tuppoware would go close. I think it something to play with and try different things and see how it turns out.
Oh well killed 10 mins,LOL D3,D2x,D70,18-70 kit lens,Sigma 70-200mm F2.8EX HSM,Nikon AF-I 300m F2.8, TC20E 2X
80-400VR,SB800,Vosonic X Drive,VP6210 40 http://www.oz-images.com
At $AU60 I'll take one. Put me down for the group buy. I know it's a rip off for a plastic ball, but it takes damm good flash pics... It's only money
 If I'm alone in a forest and my wife is not around to hear what I say, am I still wrong ??
Yes Birdy, another for a Lightsphere II here! Just let me know when you're ready to do the group buy thingy.
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John - a great pic of your son complete with freckles - have you still got yours
 Chris
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Chris i dont have any freckles,well not on my face anyhow.LOL Well we call him Bop, i think there is some kids show on tv with some red head feral called Bop so yeh.
D3,D2x,D70,18-70 kit lens,Sigma 70-200mm F2.8EX HSM,Nikon AF-I 300m F2.8, TC20E 2X
80-400VR,SB800,Vosonic X Drive,VP6210 40 http://www.oz-images.com
John, I now see why you're obsessing with the 50mm. Received mine yesterday courtesy of our patron and been playing with it ever since
Talk about bang for your buck.
Yeh mate you really have to watch that DOF, try take a pic of a face at 1.8 and u will see there ears and chin are all out of focus so yeh good to have a play i think for portrait stuff need to be like f4 to like f8 inbetween somewhere.
Have Fun D3,D2x,D70,18-70 kit lens,Sigma 70-200mm F2.8EX HSM,Nikon AF-I 300m F2.8, TC20E 2X
80-400VR,SB800,Vosonic X Drive,VP6210 40 http://www.oz-images.com
Well that's better than what my mother used to call me! Deb (who will never call a kid with freckles "fly poop face") "Sometimes when you are sad Poko, it's good to hug the monkey."
Birddog...
Must be getting close to enough hands for another LSII purchase. My hand is up also (can't afford any real purchases but can manage this one I expect). I'm sure a piece of tupperware would do the trick but I's probably spend twice the money finding the right one then working out how to fit it 
Given the results people seem to be achieving I'm thinking I'd have to accept that this piece of plastic might be worth more than its apparent material cost.
Yes, I'll work on it, I think I have few members on the waiting list.
Birddog114
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Portrait 50m 1.8
Great portrait !
It is only now that I realised that we are looking at a Portrait 50m 1.8 lens !!! Wowww, holy bananas .... Sorry, just being silly
I really like how you've handled the light in the portrait John. Very balanced, natural feel to the exposure.
How does a lightsphere compare with the diffuser that comes with the SB800?? Simon
D300 l MB-D10 l D70 l SB-800 l 70-200 VR l TC 17-E l 18-70 f3.5-4.5 l 70-300 f4-5.6 l 50 f1.4 l 90 Macro f2.8 l 12-24 f4 http://www.redbubble.com/people/manta
Simon i find the orig Nikon difuser is more harsh than the LS II, thats my findings. I still havent had a lot of play with it as yet but it seems to work ok.
D3,D2x,D70,18-70 kit lens,Sigma 70-200mm F2.8EX HSM,Nikon AF-I 300m F2.8, TC20E 2X
80-400VR,SB800,Vosonic X Drive,VP6210 40 http://www.oz-images.com
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