Anyone want to reverse engineer an image?

[mw_aurora]

Originally Posted by Canis Vulpes

Normally Don and I would provide a write-up on a photo when using flash. I think this thread is interesting and provides the same thing using successive guesswork. I'll offer the below photo for reverse engineering - I have a photo of the scene should anyone get close enough.

I prefer this because it exercises my brain more, rather than just going "oh, yeah...very clever" to a write-up...

It would be nice to see some others having a go at guessing...

[Canis Vulpes]

Originally Posted by mw_aurora

I prefer this because it exercises my brain more, rather than just going "oh, yeah...very clever" to a write-up...

It would be nice to see some others having a go at guessing...

Are we going to hazard a guess our self?

[yelvertoft]

Originally Posted by mw_aurora

It would be nice to see some others having a go at guessing...

Moderately diffused light source - gun with stofen perhaps, probably not a brolly, mounted slightly up and to left of scene in front of subject giving soft catchlight in the front lens element and providing the lighting on the Nikon branding and the bright patch on the very front edge of the rotating switch around the shutter button.
White reflector (I think, maybe a second gun with big brolly but it looks too diffused to me) used to bounce light back down from above to light the top plate and provide fill in behind the buttons. This reflector/very diffused gun is lighting the ridge above the second n of Nikon and the ridges on the rotating switch surrounding the shutter button.

Am I getting warm?

D.

[yelvertoft]

Originally Posted by Canis Vulpes

Are we going to hazard a guess our self?

See post #50.

[Canis Vulpes]

Originally Posted by yelvertoft

See post #50.

Whoops, did not see post 50. You are both nearly right.

The scene was generally lit using one flash in a brolley this did not illuminate the Nikon or D2X but did provide soft lighting on the prism. D2X was the main motivation for the shot and was the focus area. A hand held second flash was used through a white reflector/diffuser to lit this area and provide the life in the lens. See attached image.

[mw_aurora]

I particularly like the expensive stand to keep the lens level

[Don Hoey]

Mmmm, my thoughts were similar to Mark and Duncan.
SB800 at the front and SB600 above. I failed on the Lastolite for the front unit though. Even bigger failure would have to be the flash resting on the table so only hitting the bottom of the reflector.

Don

[Don Hoey]

Well as its a D2X this should get Foxy's interest.
I could not take a pic of the set up as not enough hands and there's a clue, so will have to do a sketch.

3 flash units in use. Multiblitz 252 studio job with white brolley on full power, SB80-DX on full power and Metz 45CL on 1/4 power. Also a Lastolite reflector.

Don

[Canis Vulpes]

Originally Posted by Don Hoey

Well as its a D2X this should get Foxy's interest.
I could not take a pic of the set up as not enough hands and there's a clue, so will have to do a sketch.

3 flash units in use. Multiblitz 252 studio job with white brolley on full power, SB80-DX on full power and Metz 45CL on 1/4 power. Also a Lastolite reflector.

Don

Whoops, missed this one but will study for a while and report by guess.

[Don Hoey]

Originally Posted by Canis Vulpes

Whoops, missed this one but will study for a while and report by guess.

A clue,

Done in the workshop and Multiblitz was by the door in case it caught fire under pressure.

Don