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Tufted Titmouse with Fill Flash
Tufted Titmouse with Fill Flash
MaryO


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Collection: Birds
Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: Sigma 100-300mm f/4.0 EX IF HSM for Nikon
Location: Springfield, VA
Date: Mar 18, 2010
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 500
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Birds
Date Uploaded: Mar 18, 2010

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 Taken in late afternoon when the trees were partly in shade. Biggest thing I see with the fill flash is the extra detail in the eye. Since the bird was half in the sun the highlights blew out with the flash but still, interesting detail where I might not otherwise have gotten it.

Flash at -2 with a diffuser on it.

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Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 12-24mm f/4.0G IF-ED
 03/19/2010 02:36:22 PM
Glad you are out there trying flash Mary. It is tough on harsh sunny days but flash still helps reduce the contrast between the light and dark areas. If I was getting very dark and very light areas causing too much contrast on the bird I'd likley shoot this the same way you did with flash but also with an expsoure comp of -.3 or -.5. Somethimes you just have to play around.
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Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 03/18/2010 09:41:07 PM
Heh, that ones really good!!! I never have figured out how to do flash. I've got a lot to learn.
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