A selection of images from Clare and Stewart's wedding yesterday at St Augustine's in Westgate. Please check out their wedding gallery. If you're using a device which is not compatible with Adobe Flash then please check out this gallery instead.
1/640, f/4, ISO 200, 0 EV, 27mm, 16-35mm f/2.8L II
It rained very heavily yesterday afternoon but it was dry for the first 20 minutes, so I grabbed some shots outside. Thought I'd start with a scene-setter, though I had to photoshop out a big blue 'In' sign at the top right.
1/1600, f/2.8, ISO 250, 0 EV, 35mm, 16-35mm f/2.8L II
I've never seen such a glamorous conductor before.
1/80, f/2.8, ISO 2000, 0 EV, 125mm, 70-200mm f/2.8L IS
Once the rain started we set up in the spacious chapel area for some group shots.
1/125, f/2.8, ISO 2500, 0 EV, 145mm, 70-200mm f/2.8L IS
And now the light report: quality high, quantity low. Check out that ISO setting.
1/100, f/2.8, ISO 1600, 0 EV, 35mm f/1.4L
In this sequence I positioned them between windows to give both front and backlighting.
1/100, f/2.5, ISO 1600, 0 EV, 35mm f/1.4L
1/100, f/2.8, ISO 1600, 0 EV, 35mm f/1.4L
1/125, f/2.8, ISO 1250, ‒ ⅓ EV, 85mm f/1.2L II
1/80, f/2.8, ISO 2000, ‒ ²⁄₃ EV, 35mm f/1.4L
1/160, f/2.8, ISO 2500, ‒ ²⁄₃ EV, 35mm f/1.4L
1/200, f/1.6, ISO 1600, 0 EV, 35mm f/1.4L
1/125, f/2.8, ISO 2000, ⅓ EV, 0 FEC, 35mm, 16-35mm f/2.8L II
I try and avoid using flash during the ceremony unless absolutely necessary - which it was yesterday. There was hardly any light falling on their faces so I couldn't even use positive exposure compensation. I bounced the flash from the corner of the room, above and behind me on the left.
1/125, f/2.8, ISO 2000, ⅓ EV, 0 FEC, 16mm, 16-35mm f/2.8L II
1/200, f/1.8, ISO 2000, ‒ ⅓ EV, 85mm f/1.2L II
Back to natural light.
1/125, f/2, ISO 2000, ‒ ²⁄₃ EV, 85mm f/1.2L II
1/50, f/2.8, ISO 2000, ⅓ EV, 1 FEC, 20mm, 16-35mm f/2.8L II
Bounced off the wall to my left. I zoomed the flash head to 70mm as it was a fair distance away.
1/40, f/2.8, ISO 2000, 0 EV, 16mm, 16-35mm f/2.8L II
Tough conditions for compact cameras.
1/200, f/2.8, ISO 2500, ⅓ EV, 1 FEC, 16mm, 16-35mm f/2.8L II
1/160, f/2.5, ISO 1250, 0 EV, -2 FEC, 35mm f/1.4L
I placed the flash unit on a small stand about 3m behind the couple with the flash head in the portrait orientation and triggered it with a PocketWizard. I kept the flash in E-TTL mode so that I could tweak the effect without having to move.
1/100, f/2.8, ISO 1250, 0 EV, -1 FEC, 200mm, 70-200mm f/2.8L IS
A bit more power from the flash.
1/100, f/2.8, ISO 1250, 0 EV, -1 FEC, 70mm, 70-200mm f/2.8L IS
1/125, f/2, ISO 2000, ‒ ²⁄₃ EV, 85mm f/1.2L II
I managed to sniff out a small pocket of soft natural light.
1/125, f/2, ISO 2000, ‒ ²⁄₃ EV, 85mm f/1.2L II
1/160, f/2.2, ISO 1600, ‒ ²⁄₃ EV, 85mm f/1.2L II
1/40, f/4, ISO 3200, ⅓ EV, 35mm, 16-35mm f/2.8L II
Doing a group shot of everyone is not always possible indoors. St Augustine's, however, is ideally set up.
1/100, f/2.8, ISO 3200, ‒ ⅓ EV, 35mm f/1.4L
1/100, f/2.8, ISO 3200, 0 EV, 35mm f/1.4L
1/100, f/4, ISO 1600, ‒ ²⁄₃ EV, 35mm, 16-35mm f/2.8L II
1/100, f/1.6, ISO 3200, 0 EV, 85mm f/1.2L II
1/125, f/2.2, ISO 2500, ‒ ⅓ EV, 35mm f/1.4L
1/400, f/2, ISO 3200, 0 EV, 35mm f/1.4L
1/160, f/2.5, ISO 3200, 0 EV, 35mm f/1.4L
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2 comments:
Hi mate,
I regularly visit your blog and you always have fantastic pictures. I just had to comment this time because I must say those pictures on the alter on the 70 - 200 really are epic ... they are AWESOME! I wish I'd have thought of that ... great photography.
Cheers
Darren
Hi Darren,
Many thanks for the feedback - really appreciate it.
I can see myself using this technique frequently over the winter period.
I couldn't reliably trigger my flash in the past with the ST-E2 transmitter. The Pocket Wizards, however, have yet to let me down.
All the best,
David
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