2006-0715-0077

2006-0715-0077, originally uploaded by jamest210.

For the first time on a long motorcycle trip I decided to carry some lighting gear. Along with my D200 I had a 17-55 AFS 2.8 lens, a 70-200 AFS/VR 2.8, an SU-800 commander, and two SB-800 strobes. Also had a small Gitzo travel tripod, a Manfrotto 5-section portable light stand, some gels, a homemade cardboard snoot and some gobos. Carried all this on my dirt bike, along with a tent, sleeping bag, clothes, rain gear, and other miscellaneous stuff.

For this picture I was camped at about 10,000 feet along Engineer Pass, a jeep trail between Lake City and Ouray, Colorado. My D200 was on a tripod and set to self timer. One SB-800 was in the tent at 1/4 power and another SB-800 was on a light stand to camera right, snooted to point at my face. Exposure was 1/8 sec at F5.6. Like normal, I set the aperture to match the flash and then dialed in the shutter speed to get my ambient light. This took me several test shots to get right. Wish I had got the back of the bike in the picture, but oh well.