Fun with remote flashes
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adamM
Registered: Jun 21, 2005
Total Posts: 242
Country: Canada

I had some fun over the weekend with remote flashes

Metz 60CT-4 in the back on a slave set to be 4 stops over. That gives the almost graphic rim-lighting

Canon 580EX on a radio slave handheld into a honeycomb grid disc set 1.5 stops over for the fill. The honeycomb grid is so great for a contrasty directional with nice gradient falloff

5D2 on a self timer, f2.8 at .6 seconds to get the ambient light burn in, at 180-200mm for the compression. I hit the button and ran forward and to the side with the 580EX and aim for the fill.

A reasonably quick setup, and doable without much hassle. Gotta love the dirty air.

Share your remote flash captures !

Future Man
Registered: Mar 30, 2006
Total Posts: 323
Country: United States

so if you are dragging the shutter at .6 seconds, how is she in focus? Is she just standing still in the first shot? If so, good job, cause it looks like you caught her in stride.

jprezant
Registered: May 19, 2006
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Country: United States

Future Man wrote:
so if you are dragging the shutter at .6 seconds, how is she in focus? Is she just standing still in the first shot? If so, good job, cause it looks like you caught her in stride.

look at the left ankle (her right) and I think you'll see that she probably wasn't moving.

adamM
Registered: Jun 21, 2005
Total Posts: 242
Country: Canada

She was pretty still. The ambient light on her was very minimal, so she could barely burn in that much with the slow shutter speed. It needed to be that long to get the rest of the street/lights to expose properly... Of course the flash duration was probably around 1/1000 at that power, which is plenty quick to freeze things.

A few shots had a bit of blur fringing, the combination of a location with higher ambient and her excessive movement, but that was only like 2-3 out of about 40 shots.

1 stand, one tripod, a wireless trigger and a slave. Simple portable fast setup, nothing fancy.

sherijohnson
Registered: Jan 23, 2009
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Country: United States

I am still just getting started with this stuff, so I don't have any cool images like this yet, but I do appreciate your sharing this. It is VERY motivating. I especially like that 2nd shot.

gxgn
Registered: Feb 15, 2009
Total Posts: 335
Country: United States

Adam, can you post more about simple setups like this one. I love this to learn and I only have 2 flashes and PWs.

Thanks

lamonica66
Registered: Apr 14, 2005
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Country: United States

i dig em..

really dig em

adamM
Registered: Jun 21, 2005
Total Posts: 242
Country: Canada

Thanks

I'll post a breakdown shortly - getting ready for a halloween party today/tomorrow

Here's another done with a similar technique:

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