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  • BCSPhotoguyBCSPhotoguy Registered Users Posts: 265 Major grins
    edited December 16, 2010
    NW Scout... You have just made my New Years Resoloution even bigger now! First it was to get the Flash Skills better, then after seeing the before and after shots of yours, add Photoshop skills to that!

    May not be the place - but how many flashes were used on this?
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  • nw scoutnw scout Registered Users Posts: 256 Major grins
    edited December 16, 2010
    NW Scout... You have just made my New Years Resoloution even bigger now! First it was to get the Flash Skills better, then after seeing the before and after shots of yours, add Photoshop skills to that!

    May not be the place - but how many flashes were used on this?

    Hey.
    That strip shot is really bad if you look at it close.
    It's a 5 min job on my lap top just to show the idea of it to the riders.

    I did the shot with 4 lights.
    1 on camera flash powered way down for just a pinch of fill.
    Main light is camera left (small soft box)
    1 strobe camera left behind and to the side of the rider to add a little rim light.
    1 strobe camera right near the ground lighting up the bike and rider and filling up under the visor of the helmet.
  • amadeusamadeus Registered Users Posts: 2,125 Major grins
    edited December 18, 2010
    NW Scout... You have just made my New Years Resoloution even bigger now! First it was to get the Flash Skills better, then after seeing the before and after shots of yours, add Photoshop skills to that!

    May not be the place - but how many flashes were used on this?

    speaking of flash...

    I went to the B&H superstore in Manhattan last weekend/Sunday. I pick out this book on flash and the salesman talks me out of it!

    $40 book. eek7.gif

    he says go to strobist dot com and everything in that book is there for free.

    any input appreciated on that website.
  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,940 moderator
    edited December 18, 2010
    amadeus wrote: »

    he says go to strobist dot com and everything in that book is there for free.

    any input appreciated on that website.

    I'm not sure what book you're talking about but David Hobby and www.strobist.com are an awesome resource for flash photographers. You can spend hours and hours learning.
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  • FLYING EYEBALLFLYING EYEBALL Registered Users Posts: 183 Major grins
    edited December 18, 2010
    ian408 wrote: »
    I'm not sure what book you're talking about but David Hobby and www.strobist.com are an awesome resource for flash photographers. You can spend hours and hours learning.

    +1

    strobist is a great site, I've learned a ton there.

    There are also a bunch of videos on youtube about flash photography.
  • <ed><ed> Registered Users Posts: 31 Big grins
    edited December 23, 2010
    This was a rather boring shot with a plain sky , so some editing was in order to help it out a bit maybe ......

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  • jhelmsjhelms Registered Users Posts: 651 Major grins
    edited December 23, 2010
    I agree with what others have said - post M or L sizes, and read as much as you can at strobist.com.

    Here's an album of shots from my first try at shooting some MX: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=257624&l=0e251be19c&id=66374719840


    1105763523_YujR5-L.jpg


    1105826240_uMmcN-L-1.jpg
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  • <ed><ed> Registered Users Posts: 31 Big grins
    edited December 23, 2010
    jhelms wrote: »
    I agree with what others have said - post M or L sizes, and read as much as you can at strobist.com.

    Here's an album of shots from my first try at shooting some MX: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=257624&l=0e251be19c&id=66374719840


    1105763523_YujR5-L.jpg


    1105826240_uMmcN-L-1.jpg

    Nice John !

    I in particular like the second image for using a slow shutter not your every day shots keep it up.......ed
  • <ed><ed> Registered Users Posts: 31 Big grins
    edited December 23, 2010
    On second glance John in #2 I also like the "star trails" left by the roost from the bike :):D(:
  • nw scoutnw scout Registered Users Posts: 256 Major grins
    edited December 31, 2010
    So here is what I will be going for wile shooting at the Hangover this year.
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    I scouted the shot location today and it should work out pretty good. Now I just need lots of mud and a cool sky and it should all be good.
  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,940 moderator
    edited December 31, 2010
    nw scout wrote: »
    So here is what I will be going for wile shooting at the Hangover this year.
    1142230097_T3VCM-Ti.jpg

    I scouted the shot location today and it should work out pretty good. Now I just need lots of mud and a cool sky and it should all be good.

    That is kick ass.
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  • nw scoutnw scout Registered Users Posts: 256 Major grins
    edited January 2, 2011
    Was crazy cold at the track today. The usual epic muddy conditions were replaced by freezing cold and high winds.
    The whole track was frozen solid most of the day and not many people stopped for pics. I ended up shooting action shots most of the day, but at least I got a few good portraits.

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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,940 moderator
    edited January 2, 2011
    Pumpkin fever! I bet that father and son will treasure that for a long time.

    Very nicely done thumb.gif
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  • nw scoutnw scout Registered Users Posts: 256 Major grins
    edited January 2, 2011
    This little guy was rippin thumb.gif
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,940 moderator
    edited January 2, 2011
    Have you gotten many takers for the action stuff?
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