Low power flash at MNSSHP

ya got 4 chances at them, give it a try and if your first party is before pixelmania, bring us a report on it

 

I'll be there that night as well. What meet are you attending?

 

What time are the fireworks that night. ; I am flying in on sunday, but will proably shoot the show from the top of the world lounge.

 

Hallowishes should be at 9:30

 

Cool, I'll be coming into town the friday before. You should hang out with us on Sunday, also eating at Liberty Tree as well.

 

Dennis, ; I had the exact same idea. ; A slower shutter speed with rear sync flash like you suggested should work. ; I was thinking that a higher flash power would be needed, but since that is dependent on both the aperture and the distance the light has to travel you will have to pick it on the fly.

I am thinking about shooting that and the ballroom dancers with a tripod so I can let the background burn in and stay sharp. ;

Good luck and if you have a chance, please let us know how you did and what settings you used.

 

Just read the All Ears review (with photos) and after seeing which characters are available for Meet-n-Greets it looks like I might be going sunday night after flying in ( and will shoot the fireworks tuesday night after eating at O'Hana). ; So, let me know if everyone is meeting for parade and fireworks and if I am done with the Greets I will swing by.

 

Should work and would provide an interesting exposure. I had really good light for the parade over in Adventureland. May not need the flash though, as I was getting 1/125 with a 30D a few years back.

Pic from Adventureland ; http://www.redskynight.net/img/v2/p435272878-4.jpg

 

I do not remember exactly where I was positioned. Do remember looking for spot lights from the roof tops that fell onto the road. The sparks are hit or miss, the last few times I was at MNSSHP the shovels did not spark much at all. Wonder if certain areas of the pavement, through tout the route, produce better sparks.

 

liberty square area is where karen and i watched the parade last year, lot's of sparks

 

I think all of the pavement is concrete, so it should produce about the same sparks. ; More likely, the angle of the shovel and how hard they're pressing down dictates the amount of sparks.

 

I did use rear-sync flash for this parade with some good results. ; I did not for the grave diggers. ; I opted for the nifty-fifty in a well lighted spot in Frontierland. ; A slow shutter with rear sync...say 1/40 to 1/50 may work if you time it for when they to get at the end of a swipe. ; They hesitate for just a second before raising the shovels.


Nikon D700/50mm, 1/400s, f/1.8, ISO 3200, EV +0.6.

In contrast, this was taken using rear-sync with a Nikon SB-600 Speedlight at -1.0 power.


Nikon D700/50mm, 1/125s, f/2.8, ISO 1600, EV +0.6.

In retrospect, the EV on the camera should have been at 0 and used the power on the flash to alter the light. ; The flash was on the camera, too. ; Anyone want to be a VAL for me? ; Someone tall, please. ;

 

I searched the MNSSHP photos on Flickr at lunch and found one that I think shows what I think Dennis is trying to attempt: ;

http://www.flickr.com/photos/disneydena/3957014064/

The exif shows a shutter speed of 1/8s

 

I thought about trying that with a Justin Clamp on a post or railing, but something tells me Disney might not let us get away with that. ; ;