Nina Senior ~ Ballerina Jump

    One of my most fav shots this Senior Season..

    don't know how i can get this shot without this talented Nina..

    She was jumping on this Hill that wasn't perfectly flat.. and probably had divots and Ankle breaking holes, but she pulled this off in total Grace..

    also mother held the Quadra for this shot..

    The Action Speed Head was used for it capability for the first time.. heck that is the reason i bought this short flash duration flash unit anyways.. right?

    i had the quadra at about 4.3 power on the Elichrom scale.. and the light was just outside the right side of the frame.

    CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
    Exposure0.004 sec (1/250)
    Aperturef/4.0
    Focal Length35 mm
    ISO Speed100

    Comments and faves

    1. KW-photo, Nemii.Villanueva♥, JMSF415, Phil Peterson, and 106 other people added this photo to their favorites.

    2. nina's clicks (19 months ago | reply)

      Beautiful shot! Love the lighting

    3. Visaha (19 months ago | reply)

      Wow amazing composition....

    4. JMSF415 (19 months ago | reply)

      what a magical shot..

    5. _Tawcan (19 months ago | reply)

      Love how you captured movement in this image Pham. Were you using your deep octa as the modifier? I see that you pushed the shutter speed above your sync speed, can see the shutter but certainly doesn't hurt the image. When you said 4.3 power is that 4.3 ws?

    6. ~Phamster~ (19 months ago | reply)

      deep octa was used.. .yes..

      so the elinchrom quadra has a scale of Point.4 to 6 (so basically 6 stops of light.. and 1/10 increments)

      so i was on 4.3 (2/3rds of the 400 watts)...

      hopefully that helps..

      also thanks guys.. i have been so busy and i promise to be a better flickr member once things slow down.. just one more wedding and 3 sets of seniors to go.. and finally a break..

    7. Thankful! (19 months ago | reply)

      One slip, and those white tights would have bright green grass stains! Awesome capture!

    8. NolanPhotog (19 months ago | reply)

      Phamster .. you rocked yet another shot! Great action shot, color, and wonderful setting. So well done as usual. And kudos for your mother always holding the Quadra!

    9. SemiCharmedLife (☯) (19 months ago | reply)

      Now that's quite a leap! Excellent work!

    10. Travis Isaacs (19 months ago | reply)

      This almost looks Photoshop'd. Nice Work!

    11. TOONMAN_blchin (19 months ago | reply)

      Outstanding photo!

    12. Ryan O. Hicks (19 months ago | reply)

      next level shit homeslice

    13. Lucas Liau Photography (19 months ago | reply)

      Wow wow~~ nice ~~~

    14. _Tawcan (19 months ago | reply)

      Thanks for the explanation Pham, so you were using about 300 ws for this shot. Wow lots power! I guess it's needed since you're using such a big modifier and it's far from the subject. Certainly wouldn't be able to do that with a speedlite. Really hoping to pick up a Quadra in the near future.

    15. Misha Mikhaylov (19 months ago | reply)

      hey man - Quadra actually freezes EVERYTHING. It's just you have to make sure that the light covers everything. That part of the leg is your shutter speed not freezing it, meaning it is the ambient light which is responsible for the blur. Thought that might help:)

    16. FZ 7 (19 months ago | reply)

      Amazing !

    17. il COE (19 months ago | reply)

      A really amazing shot and processing here, man!
      I love her dynamic "pose" and the action style scene captured!
      Wonderful tones and colours!

    18. cjmedina00 (19 months ago | reply)

      Fantástica.
      Saludos

    19. HD Photographie (19 months ago | reply)

      Great picture !

    20. i.rashid007 (19 months ago | reply)

      Beautiful capture !!!

    21. digital<>analog (19 months ago | reply)

      You are going to end up in a major publication and I want a signed shot! Lol

    22. Shibu Bhattacharjee (19 months ago | reply)

      Great movement.. she look so pretty!! :)
      Incredible processing Pham....!

    23. Nana's Making ♥♥♥♥ Memories (19 months ago | reply)

      Wow - that is amazing - love it :) ! ~

    24. Shaun I (19 months ago | reply)

      This shot is GREAT

    25. battlefloydflyer (19 months ago | reply)

      I can see why you like it so much....very cool!

    26. bluejetjane (19 months ago | reply)

      Looks great! I like that she's showing her talent in the photo, lovely control

    27. Pannuz (19 months ago | reply)

      this is really amazing, as always your shots are stunning!

    28. karlos108 (19 months ago | reply)

      Sensational work Pham! Love the energy in this shot, and she looks so poised and graceful whilst doing it.

      Lighting is beautiful as usual!

    29. cindygraphics (19 months ago | reply)

      I can see why it is one of your favorites...great action, color, lighting! Perfect!

    30. jen.bodeker (19 months ago | reply)

      Holy smokes!!! Gorgeous... another homerun, Pham!!

    31. !Shot by Scott! (19 months ago | reply)

      thats fantastic

    32. OOFOTO (19 months ago | reply)

      wowzer!

    33. Eindbaws (19 months ago | reply)

      Reminds me of the windows xp wallpaper :D

    34. johendley (19 months ago | reply)

      Sick photograph.

    35. p_d_barbs (19 months ago | reply)

      This is simply stunning, you really are a great talent

    36. Justinvl (19 months ago | reply)

      Heh, I haven't used my speedhead yet - but I'm ready (and motivated to) after seeing this!

    37. www.linardbenoit.fr (19 months ago | reply)

      So cool!!! your all shot is beautiful!! your are a big talent!

    38. Floating Imitations (19 months ago | reply)

      The way she is flying over the landscape is amazing!

    39. Shepherd (19 months ago | reply)

      fantastic, shot. looks like you put the action head to great use! Love the colours, heck I love everything about it!

    40. synth19 (19 months ago | reply)

      amazing!

    41. Artistic Endeavors (19 months ago | reply)

      this rocks!!!!!

    42. leocoral420 (19 months ago | reply)

      Wow! just beautiful......

    43. Digital Orange (19 months ago | reply)

      Simply awesome! Love it.

    44. ClaireLau (19 months ago | reply)

      Absolutely fantastic. Everything about this shot is spot on. The girl must be over the moon with it - what an awesome pic to keep for the rest of her life.

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