Nikon ED shot
I noted in the forum about a freebie in 02.12.06 edition of AP, page 2 has an advert for the Nikon D80 and when I looked it I thought.. I have to do something like this (see pic1) This advert supplied the inspiration for the shot. The shot is clearly lit from both sides and little from above and the DX motive is clearly illuminated as is Nikon.
Now for my shot...
The camera and lens had to be put on a mini tripod so to lean back enough to show 'Nikon'. Using SB 28's (recently acquired) I lit both sides (flashes A and B) but flash B also lights the 'Nikon' and 'D2X' legends. Both these flashes are set to 1/2 power. The 28-70 lens has a macro setting so I was able to get close at 50-60mm-ish focal length. to get all in focus minimum aperture had to be used (f22). The whole thing looked a little flat so flash C that was just used to trigger slaves at 1/128 manual was positioned and set to 1/32 to illuminate the gold ED badge. This flash was set to max zoom of 105mm and only lights the badge.
Note no brollys, diffusers or relectors have been used for this shot only three flashes positioned and set. Anyone could have done this with a little thought and planning.
So...whats stopping you!
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