Brent

Brent, originally uploaded by carlcmc.

Strobist info: SB-600 at camera right on stand. Gelled with CTO 1/4. Triggered via Nikon CLS. Power set manually in Nikon D80 commander menu at 1/4. Camera set at manual. Shutter set at highest no-fp synch speed of 1/200. Adjusted aperture until high lights on him and in the sky weren't blown. Adjusted exposure somewhat by moving stand forward and backward until it was about 3' from his face. Turned SB-600 to face the sensor to me and rotated head to flash his face.

Processing: Minimal. Loaded into Light room. Dust spot correction in a few places. Tweaked exposure and contrast curve. No photoshop.

Exposure: 0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture: f/13
Focal Length: 112 mm
ISO Speed: 100

We were waiting on the women folk (again! :-) ) Sabbath morning so I grabbed the camera and stand and spent 5 minutes taking a few pictures before we went to church. The sky was pitch blue with no clouds. The sun was vibrantly bright making me squint to face into it. I turned Brent with his back to the Sun and composed this shot with just a hint of cross lighting, but mainly rim lighting.