Love the set. You reminded me of a statement I read a long time ago (I think Einstein might have said it), that says "talent hits a target no-one else can hit. Genius hits a target no-one else can see." I'm not sure it's technically genius (no offense ), but I think it's evident Tony that you and very few other individuals here are doing things that are exceptionally challenging for the rest of us, and you make it look so effortless. *cough* bastard *cough.*
RE: 12, I have to ask, how did you:
1. Keep your gear dry? Was it raining that hard, or does it just look it from the pic?
2. Determine the power output on the flash? This is something I struggle greatly with, is there some rockstar setting I'm just missing? I'll get some shots where 1/64 is dynamite, but then a few seconds later and a slight change in ambient, and I've got to drop to 1/128. I'm uber ignorant in this specific area.
Mattbtn wrote:
RE: 12, I have to ask, how did you:
1. Keep your gear dry? Was it raining that hard, or does it just look it from the pic?
2. Determine the power output on the flash? This is something I struggle greatly with, is there some rockstar setting I'm just missing? I'll get some shots where 1/64 is dynamite, but then a few seconds later and a slight change in ambient, and I've got to drop to 1/128. I'm uber ignorant in this specific area.
1. Lots of umbrellas and planning so that when the time came there was only about a 5 second timeframe when stuff got wet... and it wasn't raining THAT hard
2. I put it on Rain mode and go... Seriously though, as a rule of thumb the brighter the ambient the more flash and vice versa.... depending on how much ambient you need. After that, it's just a matter of practicing.... for lessons on this, spend a day with Ed Pingol... that dude has a flash meter in his brain I think.
I am so jeal... er, amazed to see such creativity leap out of one session! It's like none stop home runs! You are the antithesis of the uncle Bobs with their new gigapixel DSLRs.
), but I think it's evident Tony that you and very few other individuals here are doing things that are exceptionally challenging for the rest of us, and you make it look so effortless. *cough* bastard *cough.*