Photography is all about having fun.. A simple trick with a light source.

For me, photography is all about enjoying life and having fun.. So its not necessarily a bad thing if you decide to get a little goofy here and there :D ...

I was in Sri Lanka about a month ago and found myself in front of a beautiful waterfall in the hill country. Got to the base of the fall to get some silky water (long exposure) effect of the waterfall. Some of my cousins wanted me to take their picture on the location after I am done with my work there.. So, a thought popped into my mind,... "Why not do it both together?" :)

I found the composition I wanted; metered for the ambient; and then triggered shutter while the camera rested on a sturdy tripod. Then I asked the willing participants to step in front of the camera quickly and pose. I would then quickly hit the pilot on my speedlight to get some splashes of light on them. You could have easily used a regular flash light instead of this.... Had to get a few shots to figure out the number of light bursts needed for the effect... And here comes the GHOSTS made out in front of a waterfall, in broad day light!!! Who says that beautiful places are not haunted.

PS - Should have asked them to strike a scary pose instead of this one.. But the technique works nonetheless.

Special thanks for my two brothers, Indika Panagoda and Charith Perera in this pictures respectively.

All pics are copyrighted.

Would love to hear your thoughts.
Akila.