I got my new flash (nikon sb-800) in the mail today so of course I used my favorite test subjects to try it out (boas!).

Most, if not all of these were taken with the flash bounced, meaning pointed towards the ceiling and bounced back down to illuminate the boa. Im pleased with the results. I eventually want to have 3 or 4 of these flashes for my setup (they communicate wirelessly).

First up is a 2004 Lokken Pastel Het Anery Female













And next is a Clay English 2003 Orange Pastel Male







Neat eh? Notice the shadows are below as a pose to behing (because of the bounce). It will be really fun when I have multiple flashes and can eliminate shadows entirely. One of the key things I noticed is that using bounce flash does not wash out color as badly as straight on... very good for boa pictures.

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• A pastel or two - topnotchboas, Mon Dec 12 17:32:45 2005
• RE: A pastel or two - ginebig, Mon Dec 12 17:59:24 2005
• Thanks Pete. np - topnotchboas, Tue Dec 13 11:34:03 2005
• RE: A pastel or two - JOEP123, Mon Dec 12 18:36:53 2005
• Mr. Lokken I believe is expecting more lokken pastels this season from the - topnotchboas, Tue Dec 13 11:34:53 2005
• RE: A pastel or two - davel, Mon Dec 12 19:21:30 2005
• Isnt it though!? Heh, I was interested in photography prior to - topnotchboas, Tue Dec 13 11:36:52 2005
• She's looking awesome! I love how she's coloring up. - JohnLokken, Mon Dec 12 20:15:21 2005
• Thanks John. Good luck with that pairing this season. Id love to see some - topnotchboas, Tue Dec 13 11:37:59 2005
• RE: A pastel or two - ajfreptiles, Mon Dec 12 21:05:39 2005
• Two words: Bounce Flash. I took a number of pictures in this series - topnotchboas, Tue Dec 13 11:39:47 2005
• Fantastic pictures! - wetceal, Mon Dec 12 23:32:09 2005
• Thanks Celia, what are you using? - topnotchboas, Tue Dec 13 11:41:45 2005
• I actually use.. - wetceal, Wed Dec 14 01:57:41 2005
• RE: I actually use.. - topnotchboas, Wed Dec 14 09:57:35 2005
• Oh, she's so purty! What nice pics.....>> - LindaH, Tue Dec 13 16:47:40 2005
• Thanks Linda. The light bounce certainly creates that soft "what flash?" - topnotchboas, Wed Dec 14 09:58:53 2005
• Super PICS!!!!!!!!!!!! - lexxxx300, Tue Dec 13 18:46:10 2005
• Thanks Alex. np - topnotchboas, Wed Dec 14 09:59:17 2005