About a week ago I was up late and decided to experiment with the Speedlight SB700 as this is fairly new to me and there is a lot to learn. It could be any compatible light but I happen to have this one. For the photo above it was about 11:30 PM and I had only one small lamp on beside me so I could see what I was doing. Otherwise, the house was dark. The 105mm f/2.8 was on the D600 so this is what I used. This idea was spur-of-the-moment and the shooting session very informal. Anyway, I set the speedlight behind this vase to see what kind of effect it may have on the environment once the shutter is tripped and this is the result. What you see is a speaker grille on the left, the vase, television on the right, and what is our sunroom in the back. Remember, the house was dark except for the small lamp bedside me. The camera was set to Manual mode, manual exposure, 1/50s, ISO 100 @ f/2.8 The camera's built-in AF assist illuminator had to be turned on ( I usually keep it off) for auto focus to work because it was too dark otherwise. I did not note what manual setting was used on the speedlight and will have to remember to do so next time. Anyway, I like this. The sunroom looks lit up, outside is dark as seen through the windows and the highlights in the photo all help portray the feel and sense of that evening as I remember it. Look close and you'll see little white specs suspended around the vase. That's dust in the air captured by the instant flash of light. And next time I'll have to hide the speedlight better. : )
