Back in April, I was able to try shooting outside in bright sun and try controlling the light by using one of my AlienBees 800 studio strobes. This is something that I see all of the time on photography websites etc. but had never really been able to try.
This was definitely a learning process in regards to where to setup the lights, what power it needed to be on, dealing with wind that wanted to constantly blow over my light stand and more. It was good practice and there were some decent pictures that resulted.
This was also one of the first days that I had my Canon 16-35 2.8L II lens which I got to try out as well. The wide angle lens is definitely a great tool to have in the arsenal.
Here is a shot of Jess from that trial.
This was shot at 16mm, F8 at 1/200 sec on my 7D.
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Well I headed out to TNRF again on Saturday, and had a great day. We went there for Steve’s birthday, and as soon as he arrived, he brought the rain with him. Luckily I had my Think Tank Photo Hydrophobia with me and I was able to put it to the test. It worked great. I am still waiting for my eyepiece to arrive, but I was able to make it work for the day without the eyepiece attached. My camera stayed completely dry and I was able to easily use all of the controls.
Here are some selected pictures.
The rest of the pictures can be seen at
http://www.dwrd.net/photography/galleries/tnrf-5-15-2010/
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This past Sunday I made it out to the Tennessee Renaissance Festival for the first time this year. After a long week of doing demolition due to flooding, I opted to go with camera in hand instead of dressing in garb. The weather was perfect, and I had a great day. Here are some selected shots.
The rest of the images can be seen at
http://www.dwrd.net/photography/galleries/tnrf-5-9-2010/
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This past Saturday I was able to make it to the Nashville Roller Girls doubleheader bout. I had a great time as always. I had to shoot at high ISO due to the crappy light, but I didn’t have to use the flash, which I think helped the pictures in some respects.
I seperated out the bouts into two seperate galleries this time, so be sure to check out both of them.
First bout, NRG Brawl Stars
The Gallery can be found at
http://www.dwrd.net/photography/galleries/4-3-nrg-brawl-stars/
Second bout, NRG All Stars
The Gallery can be found at
http://www.dwrd.net/photography/galleries/4-3-nrg-all-stars/
Current Mood: artistic
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