This was an elaborate setup. My friend Grant got on my roof and sprayed me with a hose. He also was equiped with a large and extremely hot (temp) light with no handle. I had three background light setup behind me with my SB-800 flash blasting from the right/back side.
Editing: Small cloning, levels, curves, crop, USM, NI, the works.
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did you spray this poor guy with a garden hose? this is obviously a staged shot... no worries, i comment even though the images are staged... the right side is blown a bit and that tiny flicker of his right hand is a bit distracting... maybe if you burned the image on the left then the highlights wouldn't be as dramatic... my eye tends to move to that direction in particular... 6
VERY COOL. I love your use of light. Good movement and stop action
Upon 2nd review, this is still one of my highest ranked photos. And the title is so appropos. I'm a lover of the dark shots and this is an outstanding example. I'm curious to find out how you did it. Way to go.
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