Chip Willis
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Persied Meteor shower 2021
🕑 Added 2021-08-16 18:50:57 +0000 UTCBeen doing this for a number of years going back to 2011 I think.
We didn't catch any meteors this time, but still was very fun and memorable.
Trish and I went down to Pomeroy Ohio to meet up with Kelsey who is working at this beautiful location.
A few people have asked how to do this - here is the technical deets.
Camera: Sony A73. Lens. Canon 16-35 2.8 L ( rental ).
First shot of Trish, is long shutter 30 seconds, iso 6400 at F4 I think. Her motion blur is because she was being lit for a few seconds with a led light. I used a Led Headlamp to compose the scene and get distance to subject correct. Takes a few shots to dial in Focus and the next step is to use a off camera flash - First set Used a AD400 ( overkill, had to move it far away at lowest power setting to balance exposure.
For the second set at the pond, switched to a small regular godox flash that is remote trigger capable, and aimed it by hand for each shot. Its a few feet above the camera. Could have mounted on a stand but handholding it works because that raft was drifting back and forth. To my surprise you can see some fish in some of the shots!
Lastly, I cannot say enough great things about Trish and Kelsey. I have been photographing both of them over 10 years and they are such great models.
Now, back to work, gotta finish this book!
Comments
Chip Willis
Thanks!
Florian MΓΌllner
Fantastic! Thank you so much for sharing!!! ππ
