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Anonymous
I've been messing around lately with smoke. I'm using incense cones and a black t-shirt for a backdrop.
This picture was shot with the smoke in direct sunlight and the backdrop in the shade.

Cropped and colored in Photoshop.

/p/, can you provide me with any advice or critiques? I don't have any lighting equipment except for a Nikon Speedlight SB600. Nikon D50 with 28-90mm macro lens.
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Camera-Specific Properties:Equipment MakeNIKON CORPORATIONCamera ModelNIKON D50Camera SoftwareAdobe Photoshop CS3 WindowsMaximum Lens Aperturef/5.5Sensing MethodOne-Chip Color AreaColor Filter Array Pattern822Focal Length (35mm Equiv)102 mmImage-Specific Properties:Image OrientationTop, Left-HandHorizontal Resolution300 dpiVertical Resolution300 dpiImage Created2008:08:04 18:40:09Exposure Time1/350 secF-Numberf/5.6Exposure ProgramManualExposure Bias0 EVMetering ModePatternLight SourceUnknownFlashNo FlashFocal Length68.00 mmColor Space InformationsRGBImage Width800Image Height500RenderingNormalExposure ModeManualWhite BalanceAutoScene Capture TypeStandardGain ControlNoneContrastNormalSaturationNormalSharpnessHardSubject Distance RangeUnknown
>> Anonymous
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OP here

Here's another, but from a different, but similar shoot and slighting situation.

Camera-Specific Properties:Equipment MakeNIKON CORPORATIONCamera ModelNIKON D50Camera SoftwareAdobe Photoshop CS3 WindowsMaximum Lens Aperturef/3.5Sensing MethodOne-Chip Color AreaColor Filter Array Pattern822Focal Length (35mm Equiv)42 mmImage-Specific Properties:Image OrientationTop, Left-HandHorizontal Resolution300 dpiVertical Resolution300 dpiImage Created2008:07:24 12:55:03Exposure Time1/350 secF-Numberf/3.5Exposure ProgramManualExposure Bias0 EVMetering ModePatternLight SourceUnknownFlashFlash, Auto, Return Not DetectedFocal Length28.00 mmColor Space InformationsRGBImage Width1017Image Height1533RenderingNormalExposure ModeManualWhite BalanceAutoScene Capture TypeStandardGain ControlNoneContrastSoftSaturationNormalSharpnessHardSubject Distance RangeUnknown