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04/30/2026 08:11:52 PM · #1 |
Have any of you experimented with rear curtain flash synch? I'm looking for a cool idea for a photo challenge where the topic is slow shutter speed, but the 'extra' challenge to go along with it is using rear curtain synch with your flash.
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04/30/2026 09:18:21 PM · #2 |
Apparently I tried something like that 13 years ago (in a Minimal editing challenge) ...
ETA: I found a couple 3 more from only 12 years ago -- interestingly two are Minimal editing-compliant in Expert editing challenges -- what was I thinking?
Message edited by author 2026-04-30 21:27:40. |
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05/01/2026 10:41:20 AM · #3 |
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I'm getting ready for an art show, so I can't go look -- but I remember entering a challenge of my son in the "rain". I did it at night, had my husband with a nozzel attachment on the hose squirting it up in the air. Used a flash from behind to backlight the rain with a bit of a longer exposure to streak the rain. Didn't realize that I needed to use second curtain flash, so I ended up with the rain going upwards! |
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05/01/2026 10:44:44 AM · #4 |
Originally posted by vawendy:
I'm getting ready for an art show, so I can't go look -- but I remember entering a challenge of my son in the "rain". I did it at night, had my husband with a nozzel attachment on the hose squirting it up in the air. Used a flash from behind to backlight the rain with a bit of a longer exposure to streak the rain. Didn't realize that I needed to use second curtain flash, so I ended up with the rain going upwards! |
Ok, I didn't have time, but I had to go look for it anyway.
Here's the rain falling up!
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05/01/2026 11:24:56 AM · #5 |
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This sounds like a GREAT side challenge! Not so sure about the general community having this kind of gear anymore, at least in any kind of numbers to support a regular challenge. ??? |
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05/02/2026 10:31:39 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by jmsetzler:
Have any of you experimented with rear curtain flash synch? I'm looking for a cool idea for a photo challenge where the topic is slow shutter speed, but the 'extra' challenge to go along with it is using rear curtain synch with your flash. |
hey John .. i'm in 52Frames too .. can you link me to your profile there and we can follow each other .. gotta keep it in the 'family' .. lol .. ;) |
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05/06/2026 01:39:34 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by roz:
Originally posted by jmsetzler:
Have any of you experimented with rear curtain flash synch? I'm looking for a cool idea for a photo challenge where the topic is slow shutter speed, but the 'extra' challenge to go along with it is using rear curtain synch with your flash. |
hey John .. i'm in 52Frames too .. can you link me to your profile there and we can follow each other .. gotta keep it in the 'family' .. lol .. ;) |
https://52frames.com/photographer/42820
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05/06/2026 01:43:34 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by vawendy:
Originally posted by vawendy:
I'm getting ready for an art show, so I can't go look -- but I remember entering a challenge of my son in the "rain". I did it at night, had my husband with a nozzel attachment on the hose squirting it up in the air. Used a flash from behind to backlight the rain with a bit of a longer exposure to streak the rain. Didn't realize that I needed to use second curtain flash, so I ended up with the rain going upwards! |
Ok, I didn't have time, but I had to go look for it anyway.
Here's the rain falling up!
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That's a really cool photo! I'd love to hear more about the lighting on that shot. If the flash was coming from behind, what's lighting his face?
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05/07/2026 05:09:51 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by jmsetzler:
Originally posted by roz:
Originally posted by jmsetzler:
Have any of you experimented with rear curtain flash synch? I'm looking for a cool idea for a photo challenge where the topic is slow shutter speed, but the 'extra' challenge to go along with it is using rear curtain synch with your flash. |
hey John .. i'm in 52Frames too .. can you link me to your profile there and we can follow each other .. gotta keep it in the 'family' .. lol .. ;) |
https://52frames.com/photographer/42820 |
thanks John .. 🙂 |
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