Icebergs with speedlights
James Balog’s photos of icebergs lit with Nikon SB800s. Five of them, I think. Via Strobist.
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Tarik Ramadan free
“An Iraqi journalist and interpreter who was imprisoned without charge for almost 1,000 days has been dramatically freed following a campaign by photographer and EPUK member Gary Trotter.” Taken by the Americans, I hasten to add, not a criminal gang, although… Via EPUK
AP photographer Bilal Hussain remains imprisoned, again without charge.
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Sub aqua
Aquariums are dark, said I. Unless you’re a diver, and then apparently they’re very bright. No flash and no tripods makes this work more than tricky since it’s a question of trying to fine balance aperture with shutter speed. And everything, absolutely everything, is moving at an alarming rate. Including small children.
Click through to see this afternoon’s work, unedited. I only need three, so I’d be eternally grateful if you’d pick your favourites. I’m still feeling fragile and wimpy, so it was quite a difficult shoot for reasons other than the technical. And there’s another tricky week ahead. Will someone remind me why I’m doing this? Oh..
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Because I love it.
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