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Bigwol
11-10-2009, 12:17 PM
It all started when I saw a really nice piece of photographic gear called the Cloud Dome.

Advertised and promoted on some American forum dealing with photographing shiny objects close up.

It gave terrific results, but I thought the price was a bit over the top for what was effectively a big hemispherical diffuser.

So I went looking for a translucent 'Dome'y sort of thing', and found my own Cloud Bucket in Woolies for 99p

Woolies, sadly, is no more, but the Cloud Bucket is still in regular use!


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v470/DaveWallisPics/Bench/CloudBin.jpg

Here is the resulting picture

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v470/DaveWallisPics/Bench/FatherTed800.jpg

The Dragon
11-10-2009, 12:50 PM
Love it - thrift is a virtue after all.

Solunar Silver Studio
11-10-2009, 04:45 PM
AH!! So we have at least 2 geniuses on the forum!! This idea is very similar to the one Boo posted. http://www.boo.myzen.co.uk/lighting.html I've bought my bucket...or rather a food saver container...I just need to find the time to actually do the photography!!

It's looking very good, Bigwol:Y:...I only hope I can get mine to work as well.

Helenka
08-01-2010, 12:52 PM
Thanks sharing - what a fantastic result for just 99p.

Dragonsmagic
08-01-2010, 12:56 PM
Such a good idea!

I have to stop looking on here before I go out....there's always something else I put on my shopping list lol!

Ominicci
08-01-2010, 02:37 PM
I've got one of these and mine came from Wilkinsons :Y:

Petal
08-01-2010, 04:11 PM
I've got one of these and mine came from Wilkinsons :Y:

OOh we've got a wilkies near us, must go and have a look for one!

BTW, lovely pic Bigwol.