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dtbroel
(Apr 23, 2009 at 9:38)
P to the OD!
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You know eric, i think that Pinkbike must struggle to choose POD's because they want to choose all of your photos but they have to give all the other kak photographers a chance haha
Was that using just ambient lighting?
I'm wondering because the shadows make it look ambient, but the slight motion blur makes it seem like there might be a flash hiding camera left, but then again, it could just be to properly expose it...
I'm wondering because the shadows make it look ambient, but the slight motion blur makes it seem like there might be a flash hiding camera left, but then again, it could just be to properly expose it...
Hey, nah, def not just ambient, the sun is directly behind him & would get a silhouette if I didn't use a flash, so ur on the money with the flash cam left... had it in my hand & there is only a slight m-blur on the spokes coz I was on 1/800th
Alright sweet. I should realized that the sun would have made him a silhouette, but I try to avoid doing these kinds of shots as much as possible, so I don't have many examples to check it out against.
Why do you avoid it? I find using the sun as a rim light (this is not the best example of it tho, coz the sun is behind him & doesn't really give a rim light) & flash as a fill gives me the best results on long shots & fisheye.
I get what you're saying, but since I'm currently without a fisheye, the best I have is my wide angle (18mm on an ASP-C sensor), it just doesn't fit in all that well, plus the sun around here is almost always at an awkward angle for almost any jumps or park for some reason.
Aah, & you don't have any remote flashes I take it?
Yeah, don't worry, I also struggle with the sun now & again, but at least my D70 can sync to 1/800th & I have wizards so I can get my flashes in nice & close if I'm not using my fisheye, so solves most problems, otherwise I just try another angle or just go to certain spots at the right time of the day.
Yeah, don't worry, I also struggle with the sun now & again, but at least my D70 can sync to 1/800th & I have wizards so I can get my flashes in nice & close if I'm not using my fisheye, so solves most problems, otherwise I just try another angle or just go to certain spots at the right time of the day.
Hahaha yes yes, no remote flashes. And syncing to 1/800th is just amazing! For a shot like this, would you just meter for ambient, and just tone it done around 1 stop or so?
Aah, what I normally do is a bit of the strange way round. I don't really meter for anything. Just put my cam on 1/800th so the ambient light is as dark as I can get it, flash on full & then use my aperture to get the flash exposure correct & balance it with the ambient light. I normally only slow my speed down & play with flash intensity when the light gets lower & then the real fun starts.
Haha, yeah I love it & that's with my wizards... on a sync cable I can sync to 1/8000th 
D70 is the camera for flash work... some ppl look at me a bit funny when I pull it out & leave the D200, but there's dynamite in that lil puppy.
D70 is the camera for flash work... some ppl look at me a bit funny when I pull it out & leave the D200, but there's dynamite in that lil puppy.
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Pretoria, South Africa
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Date: 2009-04-23
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