Hand-held strobes have gotten a lot of press in the last few years. The idea is to get the main-light strobe off the camera and create a more natural look, supplementing the ambient light.
My fiancee's car had an interesting pattern of light and water across the hood, but I wanted more light on the side away from the morning sun:
http://tinyurl.com/ayx4cdThere's a small hotspot I don't like, and my thought was to put a small diffuser on the strobe. But I like the way the light pattern leads your eye from front to back.
Anyway, all comments welcome. Mark Bohrer Active Light Photography www.mountain-and-desert.com ========================================================= To Unsubscribe: Send email to leica-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. The acknowledgment that you then receive MUST be replied to per instructions. You may also log in to the Web interface to unsubscribe.