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The trigger system exists to ensure that all switches fire simultaneously. [Later,we'll do a slide show that goes over the trouble shooting required to coordinate the trigger system and to get it to work at suitable currents.]
This was as far away as I could get from the flash: 75 metres. With aerial extensions (photograph of extended aerial) in the range of 5" to 20" I was able to get about 50% of triggered flashes. The flash in the centre of the photograph. It was hung at head height from a branch as in this photograph.
Orientation and position of the aerial mattered. The position of my fingers holding the trigger mattered. I also discovered that it mattered whether the trigger was attached to my camera. These seemed to affect optimum length as well as reliability, so more experimentation is required to find optimums and good reliable working compromises.
The good news is that at about 40 metres (130 feet) any length of extension from five to ten inches in any orientation worked very reliably indeed. At 75 metres (246 feet) they worked about half the time. I need to find a venue where I can play with longer distances, or perhaps a way of crippling reception so I can optimise aerial length in easier surroundings. More research is needed, but so far very encouraging and most usable results!
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I recently purchased some radio frequency triggers so that I could take pictures in bright sunlight, and still use my strobes. With line of sight triggering like the Nikon Creative Lighting System, it's often a problem to use remote strobes in broad daylight.
Before I turned on the strobes, I set a manual exposure on the camera that would underexpose the flower and plant by one to two stops. I then lit the flower with an SB600 in a snoot from underneath in an attempt to make the interior of the flower light up. I lit the top of the plant with a Strobie 130 from scottrobertstudio.com to the right of the flower and pointing down at it. Both strobes were in manual mode and were triggered by Tiny Triggers from scottrobertstudio.com. I just experimented until I got the look I wanted.
This looks best when viewed large on a dark background, and you can see it that way by pressing "L".
Other plants and flowers that I've photographed using strobes can be seen in my Strobe Lit Plant set. In the description, I list resources that I've used to learn how to light with off camera flash. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157628079460544/...
I recently joined Marlow Camera Club. Tonight was a 'hands on' night about triggering flash. With a dedicated flashgun one could use much faster shutter speeds but tonight in order for everyone to work at the same time we set our cameras to 'B' and held the shutter open in darkness at the times the flash was expected to fire. This resulted in seeing a double image of the popping balloon - the balloon while it was whole (lit mostly by the match that was about to pop it) and then the shrivelled rubber lit by the flash. In the balloon's case the flash was triggered by sound - the sound of the pop. The falling letters and coloured balls were triggered by the breaking of an infra red beam.
Press L to view against black
Strobist:
Vivitar DF-383 + shoot through umbrella - camera right @ 1/4 power
Triggered via Cactus V2s
Yet more studio work. Done for a University brief; we had to create a magazine that represented us. I chose to make a fashion/beauty magazine.
Model: Amy
Make up: Jess Nunnery
Photography&PP:myself
Harrogate Railway Athletic (red and green) about to get a shot away during a 3-1 victory at Welton Group Stadium (or Marshlands) over Northern Counties East League Division One rivals Louth Town.
The Rail were three up after just 22 minutes at the Saltfleetby venue. It meant a losing start for 2023 Lincolnshire League champions Louth on their return to step six non-league football.
Match statistics
Louth Town versus Harrogate Railway Athletic
Northern Counties East League, Division One (step six, 3pm kick-off)
Admission: £5. Programme: £1.50 (18 pages). Attendance: 112. Louth Town 1 Harrogate Railway Athletic 3 (HT 0-3). Scoring sequence: 0-1 (eight minutes, Daniel Mutch), 0-2 (12 minutes, Alex Clark), 0-3 (22 minutes, Luca Bolino), 1-3 (82 minutes, Reece Southwood). Referee: Shemakay Own (Scunthorpe Referees Association)
I recently joined Marlow Camera Club. Tonight was a 'hands on' night about triggering flash. With a dedicated flashgun one could use much faster shutter speeds but tonight in order for everyone to work at the same time we set our cameras to 'B' and held the shutter open in darkness at the times the flash was expected to fire. This resulted in seeing a double image of the popping balloon - the balloon while it was whole (lit mostly by the match that was about to pop it) and then the shrivelled rubber lit by the flash. In the balloon's case the flash was triggered by sound - the sound of the pop. The falling letters and coloured balls were triggered by the breaking of an infra red beam.
Another great opportunity to replace a broken piece to perfectly good tools. The trigger to my hose attachment broke due to poor design. The original trigger had a very thin arm that broke off soon after I purchased the nozzle. I was able to monkey the trigger with lots of effort so I did not throw it away. I am glad I did not because the 3D printed replacement came out strong and with good fidelity. One of the greatest benefits of owning a 3D printer has been the ability to salvage so many tools and other belongings.
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This shot is suppose to be a test fire I made for my set-up.I want to take a photo of me before I cut this awesome hair of mine.... hehehehe and I like this shot..
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I will post next the photo which is really for this shot.
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A 52 weeks project of Strobist Photography
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Nikon D40x + Sigma 18-50mm f2.8 + SB600 off camera with Umbrella + YN CTR-301 wireless trigger
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SB 600 on umbrella on my left - 1/2 @ 50mm - 2.5 ft
SB 600 with Modified Lambency + Orange Gel at the back to the background - 1/4 @ 50mm
Trigger via remote with 2 seconds delay...
saw my first ever Queen Trigger fish just off Seven Mile Beach in Grand Cayman. I wish I had gotten a clearer view of her face but the visibility was horrible this day.
I spied a cluster of Trigger plants (Stylidium productum) in a sunny patch within Sassafras gully, and went over to admire them. I noticed for the first time that there were a dozen Tetragonula carbonaria bees hovering around the flowers. After observing them for a while, I noted that they were landing on the pollen-loaded “trigger” of the plant and collecting it from there. I am sure other amateur entomologists have seen this behaviour before, but it was a first for me. I was absolutely transfixed watching them collecting pollen from the plant this way! [Lower Blue Mountains, NSW]