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User users gallery	Tripod Mounted D700 Nikon 50mm 1.8 Lens Nikon SB-600 Speedlight in Umbrella 2 Second Exposure @ f/8 For this shot I set my D700 up inside the house, facing outward. I placed my SB-600 unit up inside the metal frame of an umbrella and the sensor on the front of the speedlight secured it within that framework so that I didn't have to tie it down each time. This was a big deal because I would have had to find string or something similar around the house and who has time for that? The flash was set to TTL with a negative EV dialed in as to not overpower the shot with blown areas, and I began with the camera set to about 1/125th of a second. This produced some nice shots but the rain was frozen as round droplets and it didn't give the desired effect. So, I began to slow the shutter down to draw out the droplets into streaks as you see above. Now, the flash is what freezes the action and not the shutter, in this instance. You might think that slowing the shutter speed down to 2 seconds wouldn't have an impact on the look of the photo because the flash should still do its thing for the fraction of a second it's firing. My guess is that the Nikon CLS was maintaining communication between the camera and the flash and when I slowed the shutter down on-camera, the camera then told the flash to extend accordingly, providing a longer period of time during which the drops could be seen. I grabbed some glasses and a book from the shelf to add some weirdness, and to ensure that my wife called me a 'big dork,' and was good to go...
	· Date: Wed 10-March-2010 · Views: 37110 · Filesize: 55.4KB, 217.1KB · Dimensions: 1024 x 763 ·
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	Rating: 9.85
	Keywords: Light Reading
	Camera: D700
	Lens and Filters: Nikon 50mm f/1.8 Nikkor
	Shutter speed: 2 Seconds
	Location: Missouri, USA
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Wolfgang55

Location: Norwich CT US
Posts: 1,172

Thu 11-March-2010 04:02

I love this photograph, very creative! Bill

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Kit Sims Taylor
Location: Kingston WA US
Posts: 1,883

Thu 11-March-2010 08:47

Nice. I like the minimalism here.

ejygo
Location: Dubai AE
Posts: 47

Thu 18-March-2010 09:26

Nice.... just nice, cool.

donrloken
Location: WI US

Tue 23-March-2010 09:23

outstanding!
Nice work...

Tavi

Location: Timisoara RO
Posts: 6

Wed 24-March-2010 01:35

Good idea! Original!

Cyradis
Location: Outside of Montreal QC CA
Posts: 26

Thu 25-March-2010 08:20

Beautiful job - you're very talented!

dryzie
Location: ZA
Posts: 4

Wed 09-March-2011 06:32

very well done, great creativity and a great result...

espeto68

Location: Oeiras PT
Posts: 479

Thu 10-March-2011 02:38

Rating: 10

Beautiful shot! Nice work!

webguy
Location: ON CA

Fri 11-March-2011 08:09

Rating: 10

Love everything about this photo and the movement shown with the rain adds perfection!

dewy

Location: AB CA
Posts: 2

Sun 24-April-2011 09:26

Rating: 10

Great work, I will draw from your creativity, you have inspired me!

PicChick
Location: North Bay ON CA
Posts: 18

Sun 01-January-2012 06:51

Love the creativity of this shot! Awesome shot!

lynngail

Location: New York NY US
Posts: 244

Sun 08-January-2012 03:01

cool. creative. knowing your equipment. a favorite. will look for more from you.

ebello

Location: Pembroke Pines FL US
Posts: 19

Thu 05-April-2012 10:48

Rating: 10

Creative job. Brilliant talent....

Paul A T

Location: NSW AU
Posts: 8

Thu 16-January-2014 07:10

Rating: 9

Consciously or unconsciously the book you have used has reflected some nice fill light back onto your face. Great image, love the effect and the creativity.

DennisOwens

Location: DE
Posts: 360

Tue 24-March-2015 02:14

Rating: 10

Excellent image!!! 10 of 10! Very creative use of the Nikon Creative Lighting System. The only thing I would have done different would be to use Rear Curtain Flash. This would have made the rain drops look as they would be going down versus going up. Brilliant image!!! Well deserved winner here! I also must say that your image gallery is spectacular.

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