Jay Frozen Moments Photography
Kay 7
Strobist:
1 x 580 EXII Bare Camera Left Full Power
Triggered by Pocket Wizard II's (That kept failing, AARGH!!)
I got to spend the day with my dearest and closest friend Kristen, who I only get to see maybe twice a year now. She is off in Waterloo getting all smart to become an optometrist, and when she came back for the holidays, I knew we had to try and shoot something.
I had figured doing some christmas light bokeh with my 135 f|2, but Kristen suggested that we drive out to Kananaskis and shoot near the upper and lower lakes. It was a perfectly clear day when we were driving out there and we had tried to plan it around the sunset, but when we arrived, the sky was fairly cloudy, and it was as if the sunset didn't even happen. It was light and then it got dark. WTF?
So we tried to make the best of it and for the second day in a row, my pocket wizards kept failing! Out of 80 shots, only 32 triggered the flash. I had worked out that it wasn't the recycle time, or the pc sync cables. I had to be within 10' and I could only shoot horizontal, as soon as I tried to shoot in vertical it would not trigger! I need to try some tests in a controlled environment to figure out what the hell is going on.
She was really good to stand there while I was pulling my hair out trying to get it going, but I could tell she was getting really cold so we packed it in. Maybe we will get to try again when she is back in the summer.
Kay 7
Strobist:
1 x 580 EXII Bare Camera Left Full Power
Triggered by Pocket Wizard II's (That kept failing, AARGH!!)
I got to spend the day with my dearest and closest friend Kristen, who I only get to see maybe twice a year now. She is off in Waterloo getting all smart to become an optometrist, and when she came back for the holidays, I knew we had to try and shoot something.
I had figured doing some christmas light bokeh with my 135 f|2, but Kristen suggested that we drive out to Kananaskis and shoot near the upper and lower lakes. It was a perfectly clear day when we were driving out there and we had tried to plan it around the sunset, but when we arrived, the sky was fairly cloudy, and it was as if the sunset didn't even happen. It was light and then it got dark. WTF?
So we tried to make the best of it and for the second day in a row, my pocket wizards kept failing! Out of 80 shots, only 32 triggered the flash. I had worked out that it wasn't the recycle time, or the pc sync cables. I had to be within 10' and I could only shoot horizontal, as soon as I tried to shoot in vertical it would not trigger! I need to try some tests in a controlled environment to figure out what the hell is going on.
She was really good to stand there while I was pulling my hair out trying to get it going, but I could tell she was getting really cold so we packed it in. Maybe we will get to try again when she is back in the summer.