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LevT


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Challenge: Balancing Flash Outdoors (Standard Editing*)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II
Lens: Olympus 75mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko Digital ED
Location: San Diego
Date: Sep 11, 2019
Aperture: 1.8
ISO: 1250
Shutter: 2
Date Uploaded: Sep 12, 2019

 The idea came to me to do something a little different, and interpret the title quite literally, but also have the flash to go off and do its job, so nobody would be able to accuse me of ignoring the spirit of the challenge :). And I also made sure to do it in my backyard, so the "outdoors" part would be taken care of as well.

Balancing a big camera and a flash on a piece of plywood on top of an egg proved not easy, so I used a little cardboard "crutch" (which was easily cloned out in p/p) to provide an additional point of support. Still the whole contraption was precariously shaky, I am happy that it did not go crashing down during the shoot.

Since I only could trigger my Nikon flash from the on-camera flash in the command mode, I had to put the Nikon camera on a timer, trigger it, and then run to press the shutter on my Olympus to capture the moment both Nikons fired. The exposure needed to be long enough so I won't miss the flash, so I used a 10-stop ND filter on my Olympus to extend it to a couple of seconds.

Of course, I knew I would get a healthy share of low votes from people expecting to only see outdoor portraits, so I am happy that it still managed to end up on the front page. Those who enjoyed it, thank you for the votes and comments!

Statistics
Place: 5 out of 18
Avg (all users): 6.2500
Avg (participants): 5.7000
Avg (non-participants): 6.3810
Views since voting: 1046
Views during voting: 104
Votes: 52
Comments: 10
Favorites: 0

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Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 09/20/2019 11:47:33 AM
Hahahahahaha!

Congratulations, Lev!

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Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 USM
 09/20/2019 11:07:12 AM
Lev, you are a creative genius! I love it!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS R5
Canon RF 24-105mm f/4-7.1 IS STM
 09/20/2019 06:14:58 AM
Very creative and quite a literal interpretation of the challenge. I truly appreciate the thought process that went into creating this result. Way to go!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 09/20/2019 01:04:59 AM
Love the creativity!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
OM System OM-5
Olympus 17mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko
09/20/2019 12:24:14 AM
They talk to each other, right? Great imagination.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D700
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
 09/18/2019 03:55:13 AM
Yes! Excellent. My top scorer so far.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 09/17/2019 05:36:47 PM
Great take on the challenge!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/14/2019 05:06:48 AM
LOL.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 09/13/2019 11:33:22 AM
Very creative.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSLR-A550
Sony DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical ED
 09/13/2019 12:32:23 AM
well I never !!! great idea 7
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