Experimental Shots

The following images and those seen in the slide show labeled 'Experiments' are working with changes to the flash compensation and shutter speed.

All of these images were taken using an aperture of 5.6. My shutter speed varied between 1/200 and 1/25. I reduced the flash compensation by 1.7-2.0.

When getting on site I like to record two or three test images first. I find this helps me fine tune any settings on my camera I set up initially.

My first images taken on a higher shutter speed capture the motion very well. An example can be seen below.

Throughout the shoot I was generally trying isolate the main subject of the image (the snowboarder). I did keep in mind the location of the flood lighting and tried to incorporate this element into the photography. You can see from the image above I was trying to keep the lighting behind the snowboarder.

After seeing the results from these settings I reduced the shutter speed to 1/40s. The results can be seen below.

In this image the main subject has started to blur, showing movement. You can see that the flash was still operating from the reflective strips on the jacket. However because the shutter was open for a longer period of time the main light source has had more of an effect of the image. Any objects that are white have reflected the redish colour of the flood lights. I believe from these shots that a slower shutter speed has allowed me to capture more colour.