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on the mountain
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Thu Sep 28, 2006 5:58 pmby NJ
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
my favourite
C&C always welcome!
thanks.
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Thu Sep 28, 2006 6:21 pmby MHD
Spectacular stuff mate!
Posted:
Thu Sep 28, 2006 6:24 pmby NJ
thank you!
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Thu Sep 28, 2006 6:51 pmby MattyO
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?
Thanks mate
Posted:
Thu Sep 28, 2006 6:53 pmby NJ
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.
Posted:
Thu Sep 28, 2006 6:54 pmby NJ
oh and welcome to the forum!
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Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:09 pmby MattyO
Did you have to do any fancy flash exposure settings? Or did you just leave that on auto?
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Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:13 pmby NJ
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.
Posted:
Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:37 pmby meicw
Great work. mate. These kind of shots aren't usually my thing, but I really like these.
Regards
meicw
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Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:44 pmby stubbsy
Nathan
These are spectacular shots and very well done.
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Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:44 pmby Glen
Nathan, bloody brilliant
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Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:58 pmby PiroStitch
Good stuff Nathan.
I'm looking forward to the MTB Vic series kicking off again to take more pics like these.
Posted:
Thu Sep 28, 2006 8:28 pmby Alex
Fantastic shots. Subject is very sharp and excellent panning.
Alex
Posted:
Thu Sep 28, 2006 10:06 pmby NJ
Thanks sooo much guys!
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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Thu Sep 28, 2006 11:08 pmby PiroStitch
Nathan, I'm definitely up for it.
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Thu Sep 28, 2006 11:11 pmby NJ
PiroStitch wrote:Nathan, I'm definitely up for it.
sweeeeeeet!
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Fri Sep 29, 2006 1:18 amby Rainey
Terrific panning! You have a good sense of speed and action in those shots, they turned out great!
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Fri Sep 29, 2006 8:11 amby Aussie Dave
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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Fri Sep 29, 2006 12:04 pmby NJ
thanks for the comments rainey,
and thanks dave for the tips, i will try that out next time for sure!