This is my nephew, young Mr. “B” (his nickname) and his father Matt. As every little boy knows full well, a “didgeridoo” is actually a monster call no matter how many times grownups tell you otherwise :twisted: . This is the mental picture I had when Matt played his didgeridoo for Mr. “B”. I would have liked a wider lens for this shot but I had to make do with the kit lens at 18mm. The weird-angled ceilings in this house made bouncing the flash impossible so I used the diffusion dome to soften the light (SB-800) and photoshoped out the horrible shadows created from the required low angle. The background also included both color and element distractions that I selectively blurred and desaturated. I emphasized Mr. B’s wide-open-looking-for-the-monster eyes with some whitening and much sharpening. And as the final subtle (like a sledgehammer) touch I embossed the neck of the didgeridoo.
D70, kit lens, 1/80 sec, f4.5, 56mm, 200iso, SB-800 iTTL with diffusion dome
D70, kit lens, 1/80 sec, f4.5, 56mm, 200iso, SB-800 iTTL with diffusion dome
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