man at work

[annie1]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/2310382...n/photostream/

Caught a friend of mine at work. I couldn't do it hand held without the flash and I didn't want to make the flash too obvious, but because I'm not entirely sure how to best use the flash I ended up taking the picture at the following settings

NIKON D200
F: 3.8
IS0 500
Shutter:1/100 sec
Exposure bias: +0.3 step
focal length 25 mm
Metering: Centre weighted
Flash fired rotated at 90degrees

I turned it b/w and did some jiggery pokery with it.

My questions are:
1. how could I improve my efforts with the flash (in colour there is a bit too much noise for my liking, hence the black and white)
2. although I like the timeless effect of black and white is my processing of it effective? How could I improve on it?

Thank you for looking

Anne

I clicked on your link... it tells me that it is marked as private so I am unable to view it or give any feedback.

[annie1]

Thanks for letting me know. Fixed it now (I think)

Anne

[Egy_lover]

The photo is good, i think you might have increased the dark areas and the contrast a little..
nice work

[kristenh]

i really like it! most bothersome thing for me is how white/glare-y his right hand is. and i agree with the pp about a little more contrast. but i think its a great shot.