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12 Flash Accessories

Motorbike. An EOS 5D was attached to Floyd’s motorbike handlebars using a Manfrotto Magic Arm and SuperClamp. He then drove through Oxford Circus, London, England. A 580EX II was mounted on-camera and fired in E-TTL mode with the diffuser panel down. Safety note: the setup was extensively tested on a motionless bike before proceeding, as a blinded motorcyclist is not something anyone would want. 0.4 sec at f/5 to ensure motion blur of the areas not lit by flash, ISO 100, 17 mm.

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