I was taking today to sort of stock up my energy for tomorrow, so I didn’t get out much. I did get to the café later in the evening. Didn’t do full setups, but I did some rough comparisons. Hopefully, I can do some better ones later. Part of the issue is working around other people, photographing before my food gets too cold, etc. Oh, and I wasn’t wearing my glasses or contacts . . . And, for those of you who know me, that can really set me up for failure. I’ll add some comments to the photos to help you make some of the connections. All images were touched up a smidgen (or a lot) in Lightroom.

This is with a point and shoot in the “cuisine” setting.

iPhone shot

Nikon D700 with pop-up flash.

This is with an off-camera flash and the Nikon D700. Because of where I was sitting and my care for not shooting the flash directly into the eyes of those around me, I couldn’t get the light quite right, but it’s still better than the small, direct flash from the P&S.

P&S in Cuisine

iPhone

From the D700 with pop-up flash.

D700 with off-camera flash.

From P&S in Cuisine.

D700 and off-camera flash.

P&S in Cuisine.

D700 with off-camera flash.