Sun, skate and white balance
April 7th, 2007
I had made up his mind to enjoy this sunny day and make some pictures of sports in brussels city towards the center square of the Ursulines.
The spot is loaded and I know in advance that in this kind of place it is not necessary to its case, people are not to practice their discipline to play with the models, I am so quiet and I wonder to make some shots, I ask permission to a few skaters to avoid the side "I take my pictures and I'm outta here."
I set my flash to lead up, because I want pictures against the light, the balance is in the car I realized a few pictures, the AF of sigma (18/50 2.8) is very slow in such conditions. I am looking to densify and saturate my sky by screwing up a polarizing filter.
The first pictures I like good, but too cold for me, it is 18h and I try to make the most of this very hot temperature light, I set my white balance in order to restore the colors of late afternoon sun.
The flash is hard to follow in terms of speed and intensity, this practice of fill-in flash is quite new for me and I am far from under control, I trust that my measure dose ttl flash too low, I give him a correction Expo 2 f-stops and more clearly that improves things.
Overall I'm happy in this series in the circumstances of shooting and I think to return regularly to explore this issue and achieve a deeper story on the subject.
April 7th, 2007 at 8:59
Good at all.
always good to take advantage of these details.
You toujorus approached people like that put you there or you since you photographs? I dare not.
And thank you for the technical explanations
April 7th, 2007 at 10:19
1: not very dynamic
2: it works well with people day against the background
3: I think it's too focused
4: ok but the scope of flash makes the top of the squat is too bright
5: Superb, just shame about the hat in front of the mouth of the guy
6 and 7: I love
8 and 9: I hang not
10: good view to the shadows but I think it is not strong enhancement
11: Nice but light halo on the right-most character. God!
You have a ttl flash? I thought you had a sb-24? Oh what's that also use you to trigger remote?
April 7th, 2007 at 24:40
MickymX thank you!
Mdkart, I quite agree with your criticism, I consider these photos as a rather early, making contact with the place and discipline rather than a goal in itself.
For the flash I have a SB600 and SB24, for such pictures would be better on two large elichromes generator
May 19th, 2007 at 6:47
August 1st, 2008 at 12:27
Hi B, again a very successful series, I can not even apply to the letter your tuning tips to get the same kind of result. In the series I really like the second and penultimate day in cons. The ocher is really fabulous. Keep it up, your sit is really my inspiration for my photo report topics.
May 26th, 2009 at 9:42
Beautiful site, great work, great pictures!