The Setup
This past weekend, I made a trip with my family to Kelleys Island, OH. It was my first time out of the house with
my new Fuji X100S, and I was eager to see what she could do. Even though I was fairly certain that Friday night's thunderstorm was going to send us and the tent into Lake Erie, we emerged the next morning, unscathed, and I was able to get some shots with which I am quite pleased.
The Mistake
I was holding a
Yongnuo 467 flash in slave mode, and I was attempting to get my X100S's built-in flash to trigger the 467. As I discovered, flashes' optical slave sensors don't work well in daylight. Actually, they don't work in daylight
at all. Flashes' optical sensors work in the infrared part of the light spectrum, and apparently that giant ball of burning gas in the sky we call The Sun, cranks out enough IR radiation to confuse the flash.
In my futile attempt to get my X100S to remotely trigger the flash, I apparently pointed the camera at myself and pressed the shutter release. I don't even remember doing it--was I looking at the built-in flash to see if it was firing? I have no idea, but I kinda like the result.
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| Accidental Selfie |
The Keepers
Despite the flub with the flash, I managed to get some shots that I'm pretty happy with. As you might notice, I'm a bit fond of the X100S's built-in film simulation modes, namely Black & White and Velvia. So far, I'm loving the Fuji. I can't wait to get back out there and make more mistakes.
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| Ferry Railing |
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| Merrick and the Crumbling Foundation |
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| Bridge Over Path |
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| Mossy Wall |
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| Stairs |
Nice shots! I'll even take the accidental one since we don't have to look up your nose.
ReplyDeleteOh, and I like your alias, Matt Smoth (Why this blog). It's quite a bit different from your real name, so people won't think you made another mistake, even though you said you would make a lot of them. :)
HAHA! Shh! Don't give away my secret identity!
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