Originally posted by BrianR
Nice!
My query is strictly in regards to bird behavior and trying to understand how your experience (that flash startles the birds more than the shutter) differs completely from mine (birds I've flashed ignored the flashing), and not about the aesthetic qualities. Did you ever try firing the flash only and not the shutter to see the effect it has on feeder birds?
Your experience is the same as mine. I never had issue with flash, but having said that, I like TTL as opposed to PTTL for wildlife because there is only one flash at the instant of the shot.
I love the shots Lawrence took using flash, as they demonstrated the point I was trying to make about the background fading to black, but with the urban setting the background is still too distracting, but the sharp highlighted bird makes it really stand out