January 9, 2005 by JD Anderson

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January 9, 2005

"Taking Aim"
I used to play darts when I was in the Navy and actually shot really well. I haven't played for years, but I bought a cheap set of darts today. I still have my nice board, and I'll hang it up soon.

Canon 20D, Canon 50mm f1.4 lens
I set up some white foam board behind me and used an Alien Bees 800 strobe to light it. I put a second Alien Bees 800 strobe directly to my right (left side in photo) with a Brolley box. I placed another piece of white foam board to my left (right in the photo) to fill in my dark side. The camera was tripod mounted, with a Sigma 500 DG Super flash with Stofen Omnibounce pointed at the ceiling. The flash was set on manual at 1/64th power, and I used it to trip the Alien Bees, and to also provide a little fill flash to the front of my face. Photo taken using wired remote.
Exposure mode: Manual, ISO 200, 1/250 sec, f 13.0

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Guest		10-Jan-2005 20:23
Great shot! (pardon the pun)

Argishti Khachik		10-Jan-2005 14:44
Excellent! Very nice expression! cheers

Guest		10-Jan-2005 07:53
Excellent shot!

Cliff		10-Jan-2005 06:41
Well done - razor sharp and nicely lit JD.

Guest		10-Jan-2005 06:35
really striking shot. has a nice softness but still sharp. the eyes really capture the stare of concentration

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