Strobe Photography

As we prepared to make this photo we knew there was a problem with the dark clothing Ian wore and the black backdrop against which the photo was taken.  So we added a strip of tape down the side of this leg and foot so there would be enough contrast to properly map the path his leg had taken.  As for the other photos, this one is suggestive of the structure and plan of a building.
Thanks to colleague and friend Ian for the idea and the chance to participate in this project and for the chance to use the technology pioneered by Harold Edgerton.

All photos in this series taken with the Canon 5DII and Canon 24-105 f4 lens.  Typically F8 at 2-3 second exposures; camera set to 'Bulb'.  Camera mounted on Really Right Stuff ball head and Gitzo Explorer tripod.  Canon 580EXII Flash mounted on-camera and set to Multi Mode.  The room was almost totally dark for these ; Ian photographed against an all-black muslin backdrop.