Post your challenging but successful bounced photos

[aymanmb]

I had the chance to try my new 580EX II but in a tough test. I used it in a big church (ceiling is very high), bounced to the ceiling. Results are good as far as I can tell

Please share your challenging but successful bounced photos.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3395/3242843392_b6dfe4ba1c_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3117/3242808710_7e31e5dfec_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3075/3242844066_8f9b8c8dc9_o.jpg

[bohdank]

There is no way you could have lit up those venues, in their enitierty, using a single bounced flash. I think those shots are primarily using ambient light, especially the last one.

I can't even light up my living room that well using a 580EXII unless I use a very wide aperture.

[AlanU]

I'd say you "might" have provided some catchlight to some people upclose.

[aymanmb]

There is no way you could have lit up those venues, in their enitierty, using a single bounced flash. I think those shots are primarily using ambient light, especially the last one.

I can't even light up my living room that well using a 580EXII unless I use a very wide aperture.

Well, I am not as experienced as you are, but the photos are showing a shutter speed of 1/60, 1/50, and 1/50 plus f 2.8 for the 3 photos respectively. I am not sure if these settings are enough to capture above details. Share your experience please.

Thanks

[40Dude6aedyk]

The flash certainly helped, but I think you have mostly ambient. One would probably need to compare 2 photos: with (+) flash and without (-) flash to convince anyone: you know a scientific experiment with a negative control. A positive control wouldn't hurt either.

[TMR Design]

I would tend to agree with bohdank. The shots posted are primarily lit by the ambient room light and you've contributed a small amount to the exposure. There is a small catch light in some eye glasses and the people and area very close to the flash but I don't see a bounced flash as lighting an area of that size.

As an example, here is a shot I took in similar surroundings with an even higher ceiling and this was shot without flash. It looks very much like the light you've captured.

http://robertmitchellphotography.zenfolio.com/img/v3/p629372928-5.jpg

[Kamik636]

This one was challenging for me because, aside from it being my first wedding, it was so dark my 5d was having a hell of a time locking focus on anything so i had to use manual focus. I also didn't want to destroy the ambient lighting and ruin the mood either, so i bounced my flash into the ceiling/wall above and behind me. Seemed to work alright.

http://www3.telus.net/dmk61/IMG_1844-.jpg

[aymanmb]

I like the feel of it. However I feel it is little bit underexposed. Was you flash set to ETTL or manual?

This one was challenging for me because, aside from it being my first wedding, it was so dark my 5d was having a hell of a time locking focus on anything so i had to use manual focus. I also didn't want to destroy the ambient lighting and ruin the mood either, so i bounced my flash into the ceiling/wall above and behind me. Seemed to work alright.

http://www3.telus.net/dmk61/IMG_1844-.jpg

[Kamik636]

Ya, you're right, it is a bit underexposed. I probably should've brightened it up a bit more. I'm pretty sure the flash was set to ETTL.

[René Damkot]

There is no way you could have lit up those venues, in their enitierty, using a single bounced flash. I think those shots are primarily using ambient light, especially the last one.

Have a look at the images... The ceiling in the last is lit by flash (which is bounced too far forward IMO by the way ;))

I see quite a bit of flash in all of them.
Sure, ambient played a part, but without flash, the image would have looked quite different.

And no, I don't think Roberts shot looks even remotely similar lighting wise.

This one is bounced flash (with slow shutter obviously) bounced off a projection screen behind the DJ (so; behind my back). That was the only big white object in the hall ;)
The hall is about 8 meters high, and painted mostly black, except for two gray walls with holes (one can be seen on the right)...

http://www.moonglade.net/rene/080920_GogBot/content/bin/images/large/rhd_20080920_GogBot_0424.jpg