I was browsing around the Internet today looking for some inspiration and came across my new favorite photo of 2010 so far...  Senor Tony Hoffer posted a review recently on his use of Canon's new Mark IV, specifically targeted to his use at weddings.  I found it very insightful and think you may want to take a peek too. 

Read his review on the Mark IV here.

Tony is also a serious flashflavor dude too... I found this image and was drooling alll the way through the rest of his site.  I asked if he minded me posting it here and he obliged :)

Tony writes:

I was on an engagement session in May 09 with one of my favorite couples. They had bought an umbrella since it looked like rain that day. Well it didn't rain and we ended up shooting the whole session. About 5 minutes before the session ended, Maria mentioned that she had actually wished it had rained since she wanted to use her new umbrella....

Well, within a few minutes it started raining after all. We were already packed up in our cars and couldn't decide if we should get out for one more shot or not. The other side of the parking lot was empty, so we just went to the empty area and set it up. The whole shot and set up took only about 30 seconds. I fired two shots, one wide, one close, and we left. Pretty amateur set up actually.

So, if you're curious, there was still some daylight (it was just after sunset), so I went to ISO 100 to drown out the ambient. Then I simply backlit the couple to bring out some of the rain. The shot was taken almost a year ago, but if I had to guess, the settings were probably close to this: ISO 100, 1/125 shutter, f/2.0. Shot with a Canon 5D and an 85 1.2 L. The flash, a 580exII was set around 1/2 power ish...

You can visit hofferphotography.com for more inspiration!   Thanks a zillion for the submission amigo!  Friggen SWEET frame amigo... What I love about this shot is not only is it technically well done, it will remain a timeless classic and a major portfolio addition for a long long long time!

Mucho saludos!
matt