A failed experiment – Photo of the Day #67

March 12th, 2010 • photography
Tags: nikon d90, photo of the day, photography, project365

I say failed because I just got a new Westcott 43″ collapsible umbrella today around 5PM from MPEX. Tonight, I go shoot around midnight and guess what happens? The slightest of breezes comes by right as I’m taking this shot and blows the stand over. Now I’ve got a busted umbrella and a haunting shot. This is almost what I was going for visually, minus a broken umbrella.

Nikon D90
Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G DX @ f/5.6
ISO400 @ 1/15s
Spot metering

Strobist info:
LumoPro LP604 approximately 7 feet from base of tree, aimed up around 25deg, with me around 10 feet away at a 60deg angle to stand
Nikon SB-600 in commander mode @ 1/8 into umbrella
(Broken) Westcott 2011 43″ collapsible umbrella

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