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This is yet another of the numerous shots I took for this senior portrait. I guess I only spent about an hour and half shooting, but I nearly filled two 4 gig cards--which isn't much in RAW with the 5D II--about 250 frames.
This is one of my favorites. The best part is that it was simple. I used my two 580EXs in a 2'X3' softbox in a tripod and triggered with a 14' ETTL cord. I shoot in manual at about 1/2 power. All I do is set the master and it transfers all the setting during the next pop. Canon Wireless works well in this situation as the strobes are pretty much in a softbox which makes triggering reliable. I am loving this setup as it has plenty of power (so far) and the softbox gives me more control of spill than an umbrella.
As it was getting dark I decided to ad some fill to the front of the Jeep. I tried an SB-26, set on my cooler for speed's sake, and triggered it via the built-in optical. Now I wasn't sure this would work as there are all kinds of pre-flashes involved with Canon Wireless. But it worked.
I did a little PS tweaking, mainly just some dodging and burning on the ground. I have a direct reflection in the fender and the bumper, but those don't bother me enough to fix them. I have several versions of this shot from earlier in the evening to tighter crops and different poses. I zoomed out on this one to make it feel like we were out in the boonies.
Border Patrol agent conducts a technique called Dragging in which imprints are cleared at the start of the shift in order to better determine a time line of when crossings happen.
Image taken in San Diego, California. Photo courtesy of Gerald L. Nino, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
I've seen it around a few times and finally took a pic...I'll have to try to get a better pic of it at some point.