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Gary Fong's Whale Tail

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Is anyone using Gary's newest item? I bought one and hope to use it at a wedding this Saturday. If anyone is using this, give me some advice as to what works and what does not work with this item.
 
I've been thinking about buying one myself. Try using it for the less hectic shots. Try it at home first!
 
I can't see any double entrentre in there, must be an Amercian joke.

All I see is the same name as those sad, pathetic huge spoilers, that sad pathetic young men put onto their sad pathetic cars.
 
one happy fellow, aren't you? To the OP, if you are shooting a wedding, you've really got to spend today shooting with that thing on your flash to see what kind of results you are going to get. It's too late if you use it and aren't happy with it.
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charlesh
 
riddell said:
I can't see any double entrentre in there, must be an Amercian joke.
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As I see it...

Here in the US, a "fish tale" is a story that is highly exaggerated. Much like people exaggerate the size/weight of a fish they caught. Thus a "Whale Tail", would probably be an extremely exaggerated story, because a Whale is a whopper of a fish (even though a whale is a mammal, and a fish is a (well) fish).

Additionally, (while I think it is unintentional), the rhyming of Whale and Tail, follows what the other poster meant by the rhyming of Fong and Dong
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dong
Dong may also mean:
  • ***** or dildo (slang)
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Warm regards,
DOF
 
Another use of whale tail is pictures of women in thong (bikini and otherwise) that have bent-over so that the combination of their jeans and now exposed thong form the image of a whale tail.

Non-embedded image:
http://www.whale-tail.com/grx/head.jpg
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Warm regards,
DOF
 
I think "tidy bowl" might be more appropriate.
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Alan
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I wish these trees weren't here, I want to see the forest!
 
I did some "test shots" today at a wedding rehearsal using the whale tale. And, it works. I was impressed with it. There are some limitations, but when used properly, it is good. It seems to be better than the Lightspere (sp) in that it is lighter, has better distance from the subject illumination and the color balance seems more pleasant. I will shoot the wedding tomorrow with it and be able to give it a real workout. I do, however, think it is a good item. And, with it looking as odd as it does, it is sure to be a good conversation piece.
 
My point was that I was dissatisfied with the product and have now listed it for sale on the fredmiranda site.
 
Yes, I liked the Lightsphere for many uses. I use the Omni Bounce most of the time but when I need to light a large area and a large group, such as a family, I use the Lightsphere.

The whale tail is not as soft as advertised. I got a lot of shadows that I do not get when using either the Omni Bounce or the Lightsphere.
 
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