Just for fun I thought I'd set up a shot this afternoon to simulate the use of a 1600 series PCB monolight to underexpose the ambient. That said, I actually used a White Lightning X2400, but as I didn't push it past 1/2 power, you could get similar results with any of the 1600 series monos. My modifier for this was a discontinued 43" silver PCB PLM. Keep in mind, though, that the silver PLMs are very efficient.


For this shot I had the strobe camera right just out of the frame. The strobe was closer to me than you'd think because of the distortion the wide angle lens creates (it might have been 6 feet away at the most). The sun was overhead, slightly behind me.


Here's the Flickr photo caption for your enjoyment:


"So I was out photographing some wildflowers outside my home when I was jumped by a couple of 13 year-old muggers. They were threatening to club me with their bicycle pumps if I didn't give them my wallet. Then, all of a sudden, this unmasked crusader in flip-flops ran out of the woods and started throwing the gauntlet down on the young hoodlums. After the muggers fled, I shook the Good Samaritan's hand, thanked him, and asked him his name. He replied, "I'm the Super Fedora. You can call me Super-Fed. I gotta go--peace out, bro."

Man, what a guy..."