1/500

"Some pop, some lock, some move robotic. Like Cash Money, I stay in pocket." - Universal Mind Control: Common ft. Pharrell

 

I thought I'd do something different for today's daily. Instead of using my DSLR I swapped it for my trusty PowerShot G2. The reason being is that it has an electronic shutter instead of the mechanical one which would allow me to use a higher sync speed without having any shutter creep.

 

I was able to sync up to 1/500 on the G2 compared to 1/250 on the DSLR. With the higher sync speed I was able to brush off more ambient to mix with the flash.

 

Speaking of flash main lighting was provided by a 580EX II on a light stand camera right. A bit of back lighting was provided by a 430EX on a gorilla pod behind Madeline to give that "oh so special highlights on the hair".

 

I may look into getting a Lecia D-Lux 4 now.

 

Strobist info:

 

1 580EX II 1/1 power high camera right

1 430EX 1/4 CTO behind Madeline on a gorilla pod

 

Camera settings:

1/500 f/8 ISO800

 

Lens used:

Fixed Canon 7-21mm f/2.0-2.5 as found on a Canon PowerShot G2

 

Setup shot can be found here

Done