Ambrose Vari ND

Calvin J. has added a photo to the pool:

Ambrose and I came to an amicable agreement to his strike demands and he was in the mood for a little camera time. It was beautiful, warm, bright sunny day outside without a cloud in the sky. Ambrose wanted to work on his tan and I wanted to test my new Singh-Ray Vari ND filter as well as practice shooting with the strobe in bright sunlight so we headed outside. This is what I would refer to as a "Win Win" situation as we were both getting something out of this activity.

With this filter it will provide the ability to shoot at f/2.8 using strobe lights in bright sunlight by allowing for reducing ambient light anywhere from 2 to 8 stops. The first shot on the left was shot at f/2.8, ND Vari filter on reducing the ambient light by 2 stops and no strobe light. The shot on the right was shot at f/2.8 and with a strobe shot through a softbox and ND Vari filter reducing the ambient light by 2 stops.

I'm very happy with the results of the filter, no discoloration nor noticeable vignetting. I'll have to figure out the change in color at the top of the shirt. I believe it's due to the sunlight that was directly above when I was shooting.

Strobist Info:
Camera Settings: Nikon D700 with Nikkor 85mm f/1.4g lens, Aperture f/2.8, Shutter Speed 2500, ISO 100

Strobe Settings: AlienBee 1600 at 1/32 power shot through a Westcott Apollo 50 inch softbox camera right about 4 feet from subject. Strobe powered by Vagabond Mini.

Strobe triggered remotely using PocketWizard AC3 zone controller with PocketWizard MiniTT1 transmitter and FlexTT5 transceiver

© Calvin James 2012