I find that it's good to have a flash and Xtender attached when
shooting birds. It can be turned off if you get a clear shot in good
light. But those are few and far between. I look for birds in the woods
and frequently there's either insufficient light, extreme back light or
patchy light. In those cases, the flash is switched on. If I confined
my bird shooting to those rare situations where the available light is
perfect, the hits would be few and far between.
Paul
On Mar 27, 2006, at 5:47 PM, Rob Studdert wrote:
On 27 Mar 2006 at 17:41, Christian wrote:
I guess. I normally won't shoot birds in mid-day sun. If I do, I'll
use flash to fill in harsh shadows and make it look like it wasn't
shot
at mid-day. Likewise, if the bird is perched on a branch and there
is a
shadow crossing its body or whatever, I'll use fill flash to lighten
it
up. I'm not talking about blasting it with flash, just enough to even
out the lighting. I'll find some examples and show you and you tell
me
if they don't look right.
That would be good.
BTW, without me mentioning it, did you know the woodpecker was done
with
flash?
Yes actually, I could see it in his eyes :-)
Cheers,
Rob Studdert
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