When One Sandbag Is Not Enough...

[Mark Elberson]

I was shooting on the beach of a small lake last weekend. The weather was gorgeous, but apparently there was the occasional wind gust. I was moving around the location and was about 50 feet from my lighting setup when I heard the unmistakable sound of a light stand crashing to the ground :-(

Here are the specifics:

Einstein E640 Flash Unit
13-foot Heavy Duty Light Stand
64" Extreme Silver PLM™ with On-Axis Speedring Mount
25 lb Sandbag

Here is the end result:



The silver lining, everything else faired well. My flash unit performed flawlessly later that day back in the studio. I got LUCKY!