My Cats and the LightSphere PJ-Inverted Dome

[tomcat]

Finally managed to get my hands on an inverted dome for my LSPJ. And test it right away on my cats. The inverted dome really works very well for direct flash shots using the LSPJ, producing very little shadows even when shot quite close up.... I was using my macro lenses for these shots.

The only quibble I have with the dome is that it is made of the same type of translucent plastic like the older version of the LightSphere and not like the transparent plastic of the LSPJ. This resulted in slightly warmer white balance than that which is achieveable with the LSPJ alone. To overcome the problem, I had to set a custom white balance when shooting with the LSPJ-Inverted Dome setup.

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[eel]

Wow #1 looks very big for a cat. Is it one of those serval/cat mix?

 

[zcf]

nice work again, likes your kitties, especially #2, like want to talk to you like that.

How close were you from them (in term of distance, while shooting). I still trying to learn how to use the LS2PJ+ID well.

 

[tomcat]

Wow #1 looks very big for a cat. Is it one of those serval/cat mix?

Something like that... it a Bengal, a breed that was created by crossing an Asian Leopard Cat with a domestic cat. It is not as big as the Savannah (African Serval/domestic cat cross) but it is very muscular and solidly built, quite unlike a normal domestic cat.

 

[AReality]

macro cat #2's eyes!!!
very unique.

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[eel]

Gorgeous!

 

[tomcat]

nice work again, likes your kitties, especially #2, like want to talk to you like that.

How close were you from them (in term of distance, while shooting). I still trying to learn how to use the LS2PJ+ID well.

Thanks.
I was shooting at a distance of about 2 ft away from them most of the time.

 

[raptor84]

I really like how it softened the flash The persian has very nice blue eyes too.

 

[dennisthetiger]

your pics are very sharp..:thumbsup: can see every single fur

 

[RonSS]

Nice & Sharp, good shots!

 

[jUzMoO]

Nice & Sharp, good shots!

Feels the same... Been following your katz fotos... interesting.. and man... you got really how many katz?

 

[tomcat]

Thanks. I really like it sharp nowadays especially with increasing longsightedness with old age. And it helps to be using a super sharp Olympus macro lens for such shots.

I have 14 cats at last count by the way.

 

[hazmee]

Ahh crap. I already sold my LSPJ.

 

[laforge]

As usual TC, nice shots of the cats :thumbsup:

 

[topster]

Great shots, I used to own a LSPJ. Sold it cos im too embarrassed to brg it out to shoot often enough.

I have to admit it works well, but it was like a tumour I had to remove

 

[tomcat]

Lunar New Year Greetings from my cats.

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Miu Miu

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Ki Ki

 

[raptor84]

I though year of the dog? hehe nice but light seems a little harsher now..

 

[tomcat]

A few more freshly taken LSPJ shots.

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Nobby

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Puffy

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Nobby

 

[tomcat]

Some more...

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Ginny

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Ki Ki

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Mikey

 

[raptor84]

Wahh never ending supply of cats