Folks, I've got a shot I want to try and it involves getting the flash very low, like near ground level for up lighting a rider on their bike. My light stands at minimum, stable, extension end up a bit over wheel height, which I think is a bit high for what I want to try. Any suggestions for getting the flash very low in a stable position?
...I'm probably a bit dense. You've got a remote flash? Lie it down on the ground maybe? Or on a stone?
I've laid flashes down on the ground. I use Nikon flashes that come with little shoe stand that works well for that purpose, you can buy them fairly cheap. I also have a little tabletop tripod (not that model but very similar) that I bought at a local camera store that I end up using with my flash more than my camera.
I might have a table top tripod somewhere, I've definitely got a little beanbag with a thread that might be heavy enough. I didn't get that little stand unfortunately. Other thing I've just thought off, I could glue a thread into a bit of pine and make a small stake, it should on grass.
Now you are using your puzzler. Once you have converted that shoe-mount into a tripod-mount (1/4" thread) then a whole new world is open to you.
Around the £2 mark to buy either: Flash Hot Shoe Stand: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Universal...t-Stand-AC-21-AS-19-Nikon-Canon-/330698541896 Flash thread adaptor: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Universal-Flash-Hot-Shoe-Holder-Adapter-for-Light-Stand-/270743114824 Even cheaper if you buy from china but shipping is slow...
Excellent, cheers guys. My receiver will screw down on to a tripod thread but the receiver is about the height of a AA battery plus the flash the resultant unit is very tall and top heavy and unbalances my mini tripod. My flash doesn't have a pc cable port so I think what I need is a tripod threaded hotshoe mount with a pc cable. I could then just stick the rx beside or duck tape it to what ever I mount the flash on. No, I'd never heard of one but I'll go have a look just now.
Aha, I think this is what I need. Ignore the twin hot shoe. I can screw that on to my tripod and use the pc sync socket to connect to the rx. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/iShoot-Do...hotography_Flash_Adapters&hash=item27c9363a6c
Just beware of the super-cheap ones. I had several of those for using my pocketwizards on flashes that don't have PC sync ports and they can break easy which is not good when your flash is on a 10' high light stand. I've since bought some from zebraflash.com that are much better. If you are only using them every once in a while, go for it, just beware.
Cheers Eddie, I'll think twice about using it up high! The flashzebra ones aren't that much more expensive so I'll bear that in mind if I start to use them more than occasionally.
