Open Flash (was: Star Trails in 3d)

[P3D Jay Schumacher <schumach@xxxxxxx>]

P3D Dr. George A. Themelis wrote:
> 
> You leave the shutter open and fire
> the flash once or a couple of times.  One application for this is to freeze
> motion (leave shutter open in dark, trigger flash, short flash duration
> will freeze things more effectively than the fastest camera shutter speeds)

I used this technique about 12 years ago when my Kodak shutter became
sluggish and weird (as they are wont to do). I was photographing a band
(Tony Trishka and Skyline) in a dimly lit bar so, using "B", I opened
the shutter, triggered the flash manually, then let it close. The pics
turned out fairly well with the exception of some movement of light
fixtures and EXIT signs which, for me, added to the interest.

Jay    (Learning new things every day)

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