Nick, Programmerman
The Making of Spider Shadow
This was it -- a little cardboard cut-out of a spider, with a flashlight behind it. This was the only light source for the photo, and this was roughly how it was set up for the shot. The spider is about as big as the flash head on my 580 EX II, as I was going to use it to light the scene. Unfortunately, even stopped down to 1/128 of its full power, it still completely overpowered my spider, casting no shadow at all. So, I found an alternate light source -- a small (one size larger than "keychain") maglite. This was the entire source of light for the shot. Add the wide-angle lens on the tripod in the other corner of the room, a very long exposure, and me curled up in the corner with the remote, and we've got a creepy, shadowy, spooky October 365 shot.
The Making of Spider Shadow
This was it -- a little cardboard cut-out of a spider, with a flashlight behind it. This was the only light source for the photo, and this was roughly how it was set up for the shot. The spider is about as big as the flash head on my 580 EX II, as I was going to use it to light the scene. Unfortunately, even stopped down to 1/128 of its full power, it still completely overpowered my spider, casting no shadow at all. So, I found an alternate light source -- a small (one size larger than "keychain") maglite. This was the entire source of light for the shot. Add the wide-angle lens on the tripod in the other corner of the room, a very long exposure, and me curled up in the corner with the remote, and we've got a creepy, shadowy, spooky October 365 shot.