OK, so I just ordered the 100mm macro, so my funds are drained. I was at Walmart yesterday and they had a SunPak 3000 flash on sale for $50 so I grabbed it. Seems like a good enough flash for me, at least until I can save up for a 430ex...anyhow, here are some questions:
I was shooting some birds at dusk, I had the flash compensation set at "0", should they look like this, or should I drop it down to -1.5 or so? It seems like the pic was taken at midnight or something, so is that too much flash?
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Night cardinal
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feeder 2
by Ace and Deuce (Friend for full access to stream), on FlickrThis was WITHOUT flash:
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feeder 3
by Ace and Deuce (Friend for full access to stream), on FlickrThen, I wanted to see how far it would illuminate, so I was on my porch and took this across the street:
WITHOUT FLASH
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far card 2
by Ace and Deuce (Friend for full access to stream), on FlickrWITH FLASH (Exp comp at "0")
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far card
by Ace and Deuce (Friend for full access to stream), on FlickrThis is all super new to me, and I'm not sure if I'm getting it so far. Is using a flash in a low light situation bound to look like the first cardinal shots? And, am I on the right track with the 'across the street' shots? Why does it look so much more natural? I understand that the light 'weakens' the further it goes, so does that mean that I had way too much flash on the first series?
Thanks...just trying to get a feel for this stuff.
~Steve
