Trailing-Sync. Flash - Wow!

[BLWNHR]

This is my new favourite tool! Whilst at a 2-day car event this weekend they ran a night-time burnout competition. I really hate using flash as it gives results I don't like too much. Well it took me until the last 30-seconds before I remembered about trailing-curtain flash! Guess I was just tired (standing out in the sun for 14 hours shooting non-stop will do that), but I'm annoyed now I didn't play with it more. I would have also liked to have a toy with strobing (multiple) flash. I've used this before just stuffing 'round and I think it too is a useful tool in the right circumstances. I was shooting for the highest selling mens magazine in Australia this weekend and this was one shot a rep of the magazine really liked.

I will post more shots from this event after I've slept and sorted some photos.


K10D + Sigma 18-125 + Sigma EF-500 Super

1/6sec., f5.6, ISO 400, trailing-curtain flash.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v197/blownhr/Photography/IMGP5432.jpg

[TheWengler]

That's very cool. How far away were you?

[BLWNHR]

About 50 feet (15 metres).

[DonSchap]

It looks like your were actively zooming when you took this.

I get a much different effect when I second-curtain flash.

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It is a dandy-looking effect, though. :D

[BLWNHR]

The car was doing a donut at the time which gives the zooming effect. I did not zoom during the exposure.