Match Strike
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Like it alot. I hope no one walked throuh the door!!
Barney
Thanks Barney, everyone was warned not to come into the "Man Cave"
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everyone was warned not to come into the "Man Cave"
like that.Fantastic, haven't seen many shots like this so I'm impressed
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Thanks Barney, everyone was warned not to come into the "Man Cave"
LMAO, from this point forward my office at home has been renamed! I might even get a plaque made!
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Excellent! ... Really like it
I love Fire Me!!
Fantastic, haven't seen many shots like this so I'm impressed
Thanks mate.
Got to try this myself
It's easier than you think.
I have a special sign made up.
I love the shot - Of you don't mind me asking (so I can try
I don't mind, it's just timing really.
I used the camera and flash on full manual. I set the camera to my highest synch speed 1/200 in this case. Placed a match as shown in the holder, (match box lid) And manually focussed on the tip, fired off a few test frames to establish aperture and flash power, f/18 and 1/16 respectively.
I was using CLS to trigger the flash on the door handle, and I set the onboard trigger flash to give a -3ev comp, I really wanted a slight bit of fill onto the side of the match. I found with the first few attempts, that me pressing the shutter, was causing movement. So I used a remote. I also found that a homemade snoot was required to avoid spill onto the background etc.
I was lighting the match with a lighter, holding it as close to the tip as possible and then removing my hand as quickly as I could manage while pressing the remote. f/18 was used to get the DOF I wanted, and 1/16 was used to get a faster recycling time, meaning I could machine gun the camera and hope for the best.