Lights, camera, bud pic.

[dogster]

That's a really nice pic!

 

[sshz]

Durban........cut yesterday at day 72.

 

[Leaf and Bound]

These Photos were taken with my nikon d3400 with the standard lens that comes with it (DX VR AF-P nikkor 18-55mm 1:3.5-5.6G) set around 50mm, iso 100, f stop 11, cant remember the shutter speed but played with it till it was bright enough. Bought this camera years ago off craigslist for $150. Not a professional by any means just some google searches and alot of trial an error. Should try a light box but used 4 circle lights ( 2 on the side, one on top. one around the lens) to try and illuminate all the tiny cracks and crevices in the nug. Going to start playing around with a light up turn table and photo stacking next.

 

[marijuanakinghere]

Wow guys u have such nice photos here, i recently started growing autos (5 months ago w my friend) want to post here our best result. Btw read here a lot of useful tips & tricks for growing ganja, maybe we'll try something new and i will definitely share our autoflowering seeds growing & other techniques here but later.
UPD: Will accept any critique & advices

 

[WeedHopper]

Welcome aboard the Passion.

 

[LarWilli]

Reflecting light.

Really, I mean reflecting the flash. This is something I have been experimenting with quite a bit lately. Most pics of mj we will run across will contain a simple point and shoot type technique with little or no regard to camera functions. Like trying to take pics under your HPS, the end product is infinitely predictable.

There are several ways to do this. The proper way, of course, is to go and get a remote flash and umbrella system. I would love to do this myself, but my skill level hardly justifies it. Enter stoner-redneck ingenuity. Mostly I just use a mirror. This is VERY limiting but serves my purpose for now. That and I can get some crazy cool affects from it. More on that later.

It would be one thing to somehow mechanically attach a mirror in front of your flash unit for the purpose of consistancy. I do it by hand- For now. This just makes the job that much more difficult as every shot promises to be slightly different. Every shot will vary slightly in degree of angle. This next series will show, again, not only the differences in angle, but also the potential for this technique.


Tips, tricks and hints: Always kill your fans and exhaust system before shooting! Especially if you are planning to adjust your exposure time. With longer exposures the potential to ruin a shot due to movement multiplies. For extended exposures use a remote button or set your timer for a few seconds off. This will give your camera a moment to settle. Then, don't move and don't breath! hold perfectly still until the shot is over. With longer exposure time the camera will pick up any slight movement from heart beat, breathing, vibration from walking around and any air currents that develope. My friend Qman will reiterate all of this to add weight to it's importance!!

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[LarWilli]

I like your ideas. Like, remember to shut off fans.

I’m trying to make harvest decisions using my photos to evaluate readiness. I use an iPhone 13 to take my bud photos. Above is day 3 of week 9 flowering of Purple Haze. I use the camera burst mode. And will rapidly take 8 to 15 photos. I keep the best photo and delete the others in the burst. Usually the camera will highlight the best one to keep.

I then zoom in… eyeballs the Pistil color percent and review the Trichomes clarity and color.

This time my two plant harvest will also include patience. One of my weaknesses.