The use of High-Speed Sync
Jul 13, 2012 17:13:09 #
Using the High Speed Sync on the Nikon and Canon flash systems has been mentioned several times on the forum, so I thought I would post a few images showing why is so valuable.
The idea is to allow shutter speeds in excess of the cameras native sync speed - generally 1/250 on Nikon and anywhere from 1/160 to 1/250 on Canon.
One of the reasons to use it is to allow wide open apertures outside AND use flash. If we had to keep the shutter at 1/250, outside we would have to have apertures of f5.6, f8, f11, or smaller. The consequent DOF being so deep as to make portraiture tougher - too much BG detail.
For these, I used 2 Nikon SB800s in a small Chimera beauty dish triggered by Pocket Wizard Flex TT5 units. The Pocket Wizards utilize the Nikon High Speed Sync feature, but they do it by radio, making it possible to do it it bright sun and long distances.
All of these are at f2.8 and varying shutter speeds from 1/1600 to 1/4000.
The idea is to allow shutter speeds in excess of the cameras native sync speed - generally 1/250 on Nikon and anywhere from 1/160 to 1/250 on Canon.
One of the reasons to use it is to allow wide open apertures outside AND use flash. If we had to keep the shutter at 1/250, outside we would have to have apertures of f5.6, f8, f11, or smaller. The consequent DOF being so deep as to make portraiture tougher - too much BG detail.
For these, I used 2 Nikon SB800s in a small Chimera beauty dish triggered by Pocket Wizard Flex TT5 units. The Pocket Wizards utilize the Nikon High Speed Sync feature, but they do it by radio, making it possible to do it it bright sun and long distances.
All of these are at f2.8 and varying shutter speeds from 1/1600 to 1/4000.
Jul 13, 2012 17:13:55 #
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Jul 13, 2012 17:26:15 #
Thanks for the lesson. Couple questions, are you using in the range of a 200mm and zooming in? Pretty good depth for 2.8. Nice balance of light, I see why you preach to get the flash off of the camera, Thanks
Jul 13, 2012 17:55:37 #
fstop22 wrote:
Thanks for the lesson. Couple questions, are you using in the range of a 200mm and zooming in? Pretty good depth for 2.8. Nice balance of light, I see why you preach to get the flash off of the camera, Thanks
The girl astride the horse is at 70mm, sunset on the horse is 116mm, the other two at 155mm. All had some cropping applied and they all went through initial processing in ACR then multiple layers of NIK filters - they did not look at all like this straight from the camera.
But there IS that group who believes you are not a real photographer if you do extensive post processing. :-) Not my group!
Jul 13, 2012 18:02:06 #
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Jul 13, 2012 18:50:40 #
CaptainC wrote:
Using the High Speed Sync on the Nikon and Canon f... (show quote)
WOW good reason you use High-Speed Sync, fantastic shots
Jul 13, 2012 19:08:01 #
Top notch captain! I guess I'm going to have to break, out my TT5's and quantum again. I had forgotten how good shots,can be with field flash.
Superb! Nice use of high speed,sync!
Russ
Superb! Nice use of high speed,sync!
Russ
Jul 13, 2012 19:10:43 #
I'm in the post processing school as well. Not a photojournalist, you put a lot,of light on a subject you get some undesirable details.
Can't say enough about the quality here.
Can't say enough about the quality here.
Jul 13, 2012 19:15:22 #
Those are incredible, but of course you already know that. It almost feels is if I could reach in and touch the horse.
Jul 13, 2012 19:40:28 #
Jul 13, 2012 19:52:22 #
Wow Captain, those are beautiful! You give us so much to aspire to. Think that I'll be aspiring for a loooong time.
Jul 13, 2012 21:07:28 #
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