Night Skiing, wannabe strobist style

Took some time out of my evening of beer-league racing to get some shots of my teammates and a few others just for grins. Not terrible for just winging it with a single speedlight and an ST-E2.
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5 - Hey a rare shot of me... timing's off, oh well.
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5 - Hey a rare shot of me... timing's off, oh well.

-Jack
An "accurate" reproduction of a scene and a good photograph are often two different things.
An "accurate" reproduction of a scene and a good photograph are often two different things.
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An "accurate" reproduction of a scene and a good photograph are often two different things.
Jim
An "accurate" reproduction of a scene and a good photograph are often two different things.
They make filters to correct and filters to re-produce.
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Both. I believe 1st or 2nd curtain can be selected regardless of exposure mode.
An "accurate" reproduction of a scene and a good photograph are often two different things.
And rear curtain would help freeze the action better?
Nikon 18-105mm,Nikon 18-200mm,Sigma 24-70mm f2.8, Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8
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No, it would blur the trailing edge of the skier, instead of the leading edge as seen above, especially in image 2. The flash only fires for a split second, brightly illuminating the subject very briefly. Imagine a long shutter speed of like 1 second. If the flash fires near the end of that 1 second, right before the shutter closes (the 2nd curtain), the flash will create a relatively frozen subject at the end of the exposure. The resulting picture will show the 1-second long trail of the subject, streaming out behind the final image of the subject frozen by the flash.
An "accurate" reproduction of a scene and a good photograph are often two different things.