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I have often opined how I can't stand direct flash lighting.
Recently I came across this DIY idea and thought to give it a try.
Am well pleased with the result.
Of course, I still prefer daylight but that is in short supply right now.
Trying stuff with a new toy - on camera Speedlight - the neighbours must have wondered what I was up to....I was exploring it's reach! It seems to work, but now I understand when folks say that it makes for flat photos. Next: off camera using command mode. We'll see....
The green flash and green ray are meteorological optical phenomena that sometimes occur transiently around the moment of sunset or sunrise.
When the conditions are right, a distinct green spot is briefly visible above the upper rim of the Sun's disk; the green appearance usually lasts for no more than two seconds. Rarely, the green flash can resemble a green ray shooting up from the sunset or sunrise point.
Green flashes occur because the earth's atmosphere can cause the light from the Sun to separate out into different colours. Green flashes are a group of similar phenomena that stem from slightly different causes, and therefore, some types of green flashes are more common than others.
Green flashes may be observed from any altitude. They usually are seen at an unobstructed horizon, such as over the ocean, but are possible over cloud tops and mountain tops as well. They may occur at any latitude, although at the equator, the flash rarely lasts longer than a second.
This image was taken in the Indian Ocean.
Strobist setup: SB-900 with a shoot-through umbrella camera right. Sun behind model. Triggered with Skyport.
My CW Speedsters. My kid flash is based on Lightning Bricks. The rest are basic designs. The Flash is based on Yale's and my reverse flashes are based on the Ross'. The reverse flash without legs is the one I made in December. I made the full body today.