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Postby NJ on Thu Sep 28, 2006 5:58 pm

went to take some pics of my mates at some jumps at the base of the Dandenong Ranges. I am really happy with how the images turned out. Hope you all like them too :)

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Postby MHD on Thu Sep 28, 2006 6:21 pm

Spectacular stuff mate!
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Postby NJ on Thu Sep 28, 2006 6:24 pm

thank you! :D
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Postby MattyO on Thu Sep 28, 2006 6:51 pm

Thats really cool...

I'm assuming it was done with a longish exposure and a front curtain flash thing?

Could you explain how you did it?

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Postby NJ on Thu Sep 28, 2006 6:53 pm

yeh thats pretty much it MattyO
i used a 1/30th sec exposure with on board flash set to rear-sync and just panned along with the guys.
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Postby NJ on Thu Sep 28, 2006 6:54 pm

oh and welcome to the forum! :D
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Postby MattyO on Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:09 pm

Did you have to do any fancy flash exposure settings? Or did you just leave that on auto?
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Postby NJ on Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:13 pm

MattyO wrote:Did you have to do any fancy flash exposure settings? Or did you just leave that on auto?


nah just left it on auto to do its own thing, its usually pretty good like that.
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Postby meicw on Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:37 pm

Great work. mate. These kind of shots aren't usually my thing, but I really like these.

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Postby stubbsy on Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:44 pm

Nathan

These are spectacular shots and very well done.
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Postby Glen on Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:44 pm

Nathan, bloody brilliant
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Postby PiroStitch on Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:58 pm

Good stuff Nathan. :)

I'm looking forward to the MTB Vic series kicking off again to take more pics like these.
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Postby Alex on Thu Sep 28, 2006 8:28 pm

Fantastic shots. Subject is very sharp and excellent panning.

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Postby NJ on Thu Sep 28, 2006 10:06 pm

Thanks sooo much guys! :D your comments mean a lot to me

PiroStitch wrote:I'm looking forward to the MTB Vic series kicking off again to take more pics like these.


maybe we could look at doing a shoot together when that time comes?
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Postby PiroStitch on Thu Sep 28, 2006 11:08 pm

Nathan, I'm definitely up for it.
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Postby NJ on Thu Sep 28, 2006 11:11 pm

PiroStitch wrote:Nathan, I'm definitely up for it.


sweeeeeeet! :D
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Postby Rainey on Fri Sep 29, 2006 1:18 am

Terrific panning! You have a good sense of speed and action in those shots, they turned out great!
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Postby Aussie Dave on Fri Sep 29, 2006 8:11 am

NJ
Really nice images....well done.

My only very small critisisms would be that the flash seems to have "slightly" overexposed the white shirts.....and I wonder if the subject would stand out more if the background wasn't as bright.

Going back to the theory (which I am rusty on), if you dial in say -0.7 EV compensation on your camera, then dial in the opposite amount to the flash (+0.7 FEC), this should use less ambient light (making the background 2/3rds of a stop darker, but still expose the riders with the same amount of flash as you currently have.

It would be interesting to test this to see what difference it makes in seperating the riders from the background.

If I am incorrect in my assumptions, can someone please correct me, as I'm only working off rusty theory...

Regardless though, some damn fine images !
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Postby NJ on Fri Sep 29, 2006 12:04 pm

thanks for the comments rainey,
and thanks dave for the tips, i will try that out next time for sure!
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