229: Trees

Today, I wanted to create an abstract, moody forest effect using remote flash. <!--more--> I don't know why, but when I'm at the in-laws' house, I always get in the mood for abstracts. This is the head of the bed in Charlotte's old room, with the SB-800 firing at a 45° angle towards the camera, which is in turn angled up towards the flash at 45°.

This whole setup was a great exercise to show Nikon's genius product design. As soon as you get pro glass, you need to pro flash setup. The on-board flash is set to command with "zero" output (obviously it needs some output in order to trigger the flash), but at this range, the lens was casting a shadow over my subject. Annoying. I've taken a look, and for a mere £200, I can get an IR trigger that won't affect the shot. This will also be useful for when I start increasing the size of my flash army and getting umbrellas and stands.

Just as you think the expense is over, more mounts up. Bloody cameras.