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February 18, 2011 by Craig

ETTL Triggers, Competitions and Some Links

Indian Himalaya trek

Somewhere along the India / Nepal border. Fuji Provia. October 2002.

Wireless ETTL triggering may well be the holy grail for the strobist generation. There are plenty of options if you want to trigger your small lights in manual but to make use if the sophisticated TTL functions is not so simple. Phottix, makers of the Phottix Atlas and the Phottix Strato triggers are about to jump into the fray with a new flash remote that promises to allow wireless TTL triggering of your speedlites. This new trigger promises –

• Wireless 2.4GHz. TTL and Manual Flash Triggering
• High speed sync – shutter speeds up to 1/8000 sec.
• Second curtain sync functions
• Remote power control in A:B, A:B C ratio modes with +/- EV …adjustments
• Remote power control of groups in TTL mode with +/- EV …adjustments (3 stops in 1/3 stops)
• Remote manual mode flash power control
• Remote flash head zoom adjustments – auto or manual
• On-camera AF Assist Light

For me personally, the ability to use high speed sync and the second curtain sync functions will make these a must-have.

To that end, Phottix are running a competition to give the flash a name. Full details will be available at the Phottix Journal next Monday but I can tell you that they want to expand their naming system away from the Greek mythology that has been used thus far to take more nations into account.
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February 4, 2011 by Craig

Photo Links of the Week

Coastal views at Shalun Beach, Taiwan

Coastal views.

There’s been a very positive response to the last couple of weekly roundups of links to various photography blogs and websites, so here’s another list. These links are just sites and posts that I’ve come across over the past week. I don’t specifically go looking for them but when I see something interesting, I make a note of it. What follows are some of what’s caught my attention over the past 7 days.

Let me take a quick opportunity to send out a reminder about Clarion Call 2011 which takes place February 11 and 12. This a a free two day telesummit for professional, semi-professional and aspiring working photographers put together by Selina Maitreya. Head over to the Clarion Call sign up page and register for free if you haven’t already.
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January 10, 2011 by Craig

Ocean Defenders

Last week when I posted some photographs from the arrival of Greenpeace flagship the Rainbow Warrior, I also mentioned that there was some video. Today features the first installment of that video with a short piece showing an overview of the Rainbow Warrior and the Ocean Defenders tour of East Asia. I’m still finding my feet with video, this being only the second time I’ve put something together, but so far I’m enjoying the process and looking to add a lot more video content throughout the coming months.

Greenpeace Rainbow Warrior in Taiwan 2011 from Craig Ferguson on Vimeo.

Upcoming posts over the next week or so include a look at some Kodachrome develop presets for Lightroom and an interview with Selina Maitreya discussing Clarion Call 2011, which I urge you to sign up for. 2 days of instruction during February and it’s all free.

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