Mark Leonard_Zimbabwe

I found this pic whilst going through some pics I took on a trip to Zimbabwe in 2011. My friend, Mark Leonard - the model in this pic - was filming wildlife in the Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve, and I spent a few days with him. 

Mark is always up for a quick shoot, so we pulled over on one of the game drives just after sunset and took this pic:

You will notice the background in this pic is not as blurred as the final shot above.

I wanted to give the illusion of movement so turned to Photoshop to add the Motion Blur effect. 



As it turned out Radial Blur actually worked better:

Equipment list

• Canon 550D (Handheld)
• Canon EF 24-70mm /2.8L USM
• Canon 580 ex ii
• Canon 430 ex ii
• Lambency clear flash diffuser with white dome
• Hylow 1.7m lightweight light stand x2
• Pixel Knight TR-322