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Flash Fun Experiment Part 1

Postby Alpha_7 on Sun Apr 30, 2006 12:53 am

Leigh and I had fun killing time after dinner last night playing with flash settings and getting different effects, here is an opener before I go to bed, I'm interested in any feedback, but bear in mind it's just at the fiddling stage so far.

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Postby Nnnnsic on Sun Apr 30, 2006 1:03 am

I'm Zaphod Beeblebrox! :lol:
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Postby Geoff on Sun Apr 30, 2006 1:31 am

Love it - creative and stylish. Let me clarify, I love the image :)
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Postby nito on Sun Apr 30, 2006 10:14 am

The black white one looks best. May be you can add more nnnnsics to make s perfect flower :D .
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Postby stubbsy on Sun Apr 30, 2006 8:35 pm

Cute one Craig. PS I mean the image, not the subject
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Postby Potatis on Mon May 01, 2006 3:49 pm

#2 is very interesting, and I love the BW treatment. Very nice conversion, Craig! :)
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Postby marcotrov on Mon May 01, 2006 3:53 pm

It's an unusual but enjoyable visual treat Craig. I like it and the way you have juxtaposed the head of the gorgon :lol: . Any details on how you achieved it? :)
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Postby losfp on Mon May 01, 2006 3:54 pm

Long manual exposure, off-camera flash fired manually?

Nice one Craig... but as if Leigh needed any help being scary ;)
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Postby Alpha_7 on Mon May 01, 2006 3:58 pm

SB-800 on the Hotshoe, set to RPT mode, 1/128 (I think) and 2x10Hz (I fiddled with the settings a lot trying to learn the ways of the SB-800 so these might not be actual to this particular shot). Then set to 2sec exposure f4, THe first flash would fire in standard orientation and then I'd quickly rotate my wrist so at the second firing leigh was in a different orientation, I also have some with 4 or 5 leigh's in it, bu that really was scary!! :) I might post a few more later if people are interested ;)
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