Nature Duck: Practising my flash photography

jeztastic · 11-13-2011, 02:10 PM

Hi,

I've never really used flash before. I got an AF280T recently, so I've been practising. I mounted the flash on a tripod to the right of the duck and bounced off the ceiling. I had a table lamp below angled up to add a bit of fill, but not sure it made much difference. Any advice?

Composition wise, I would move the subject down and to the right slightly so the eye was in the golden ratio spot if I did it again.

Jez

DeadJohn · 11-13-2011, 03:20 PM

I think you're on the right track, at least to my eye. Your subject is evenly lit with some brighter and darker spots for depth and interest. Nothing looks blown-out. The wood grain to the left of the eye stands out nicely.

11-13-2011, 02:10 PM	#1
jeztastic Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Canterbury Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 596	Duck: Practising my flash photography Lens: Pentax SMC-A 50mm f1.7 Camera: K10D Photo Location: UK ISO: 100 Shutter Speed: 1/180s Aperture: F4.5 Hi, I've never really used flash before. I got an AF280T recently, so I've been practising. I mounted the flash on a tripod to the right of the duck and bounced off the ceiling. I had a table lamp below angled up to add a bit of fill, but not sure it made much difference. Any advice? Composition wise, I would move the subject down and to the right slightly so the eye was in the golden ratio spot if I did it again. Jez

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11-13-2011, 03:20 PM	#2
DeadJohn Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: New York Posts: 4,834	I think you're on the right track, at least to my eye. Your subject is evenly lit with some brighter and darker spots for depth and interest. Nothing looks blown-out. The wood grain to the left of the eye stands out nicely.