Thread: couple more I dont mind

Blaze - another set of good shots, your getting into it seriously now Did you use a flash on the second one? I ask cos it looks slightly too bright for the ambient light. Personally I hate flash...

Used a flash, pretty dark under the canapy without it
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blaze
ps
I dont like flashes either

Nice images Blaze, if you have PS try to pass the unsharp mask filter on the firts photo just before you save it for the web.
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What have you got against flash? Once I learned what I could do with it, it opened my eyes to a hole new world of lighting.
A really good video is A Hands-on Guide to Creative Lighting by Bob Krist. I don't think it's available in Australia but a search on the www will usually generate something you can download or watch. It's produced with Nikon Speedlights but the principles apply to everything.

As for the USM Arthur mentions a good starting point is 55%, 5, 5 for the settings. I can't remember where I got this advice from but whilst not always ideal in general terms it works,

Originally Posted by dmdigital

What have you got against flash? Once I learned what I could do with it, it opened my eyes to a hole new world of lighting.
A really good video is A Hands-on Guide to Creative Lighting by Bob Krist. I don't think it's available in Australia but a search on the www will usually generate something you can download or watch. It's produced with Nikon Speedlights but the principles apply to everything.

As for the USM Arthur mentions a good starting point is 55%, 5, 5 for the settings. I can't remember where I got this advice from but whilst not always ideal in general terms it works,

I think that both of them are refering to the inbuilt flash in the camera which is is good enough for the "happy shots" during family parties.
It is almost impossible to use the in-camera flash for macro photography without loosing details in the eyes of the insects as an example.

Regarding USM HERE is a good tutorial by a very good photographer