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Garen, Thanks!
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GAREN wrote:
Great set Ted like it very much,
Garen
Thanks so much J.
Ted
jakita33 wrote:
Very nice series Ted!
J
jakita33 wrote:
Very nice series Ted!
J
David, thanks for the reply. You are always good for a volume.  I believe I was using manual flash settings -1/3. I will be the first to say i hardly feel satisfied with my flash useage although I do feel a mite more comfortable. My first flash attempts with the little birds were either blown out or underexposed. I will continue to fiddle about when I am shooting the little birds. Thanks again David, I rely appreciate your reply.
Ted
davidearls wrote:
Ted,
Nice to see you back on the forum, and, of course, always glad to hear you trying new things. Your flash images still betray the flash - what's your set-up?
I've been playing around with flash quite a bit this year, and find it to be much more complicated than tossing the flash on top of the camera. I always go full manual for mode - I guess I still trust my experience more than the experience of the flash unit.
I've had good luck with bouncing the light, which reduces white glare dramatically. I'm using a Demb Flip-It, which lets me adjust the amount of light going to the subject by tilting the bounce head forward or back. This means I'm always on full power for flash, which actually speeds up recycling time and extends battery life.
I've also found that if I have to set my WB to FLASH, I'm using too much flash on the subject. I like the Rule of Two Thirds - you try to throw the light about 2/3 of the way to the subject.
Keep it up. I always enjoy looking at good shots (and I enjoyed the little friends who posed for you), but I really enjoy seeing someone expanding his skillset -
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I like the titmouse and the first nut best. I do use fill flash as well with my 300 too, on overcast days or under canopy shaded perches. I can tell you used fill flash, which is great for detail, but I prefer to reduce the exposure a tad to look more natural so as the use of the flash is questionable in the image. Just my 2 cents. 
...... Thanks Zoomer.
I don't like useing the flash on little birds but when I have I just set the camera mode to P and let it figure it out. I tried the M mode and it was no better but that is most likely me as I never did get along with a flash even when they were those blue things in a socket I would always burn my finger