Gene- That is awesome and made my day. Congratulations! Charlie

Thank you for commenting Larry. Glad you enjoyed it.

Glad it was helpful! Thanks

Thanks for commenting and yes, the leaf shutter is the way to go. I once had Hasselblads but used them primarily for commercial work.

So sorry for the delay in replying to you, but thank you! I am glad you enjoyed it.

Glad it was helpful Paul!

Glad it was helpful!

Thank you for watching and commenting! 😁

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks Clyde. Glad you enjoyed it!

Oh you are good lol. It's near there along the Deschutes River. The Fotodiox works great for small subjects. Thanks for commenting.

@@ProNaturePhotographr I received the Fotodiox diffusers and they are AWESOME. Great purchase and thanks for making me aware of them. Spent a few hours on water droplets, on flowers, and they are a challenge. Eastern Or high country soon for a MAYBE a few wildflowers to test out your process.

@@runningwithscissors3280 Hey I am so sorry for the long delayed response. You are correct, that little lightbox works great for so many things, usually small subjects. Cant beat the price!

@@ProNaturePhotographr No problem. I love it and use it regularly

Thank you Jim.

Glad you enjoyed this Simon. I admit I have not spent much time creating Bokeh but you raise some interesting ideas and I just might have to try. Charlie

LOL, thanks Alan!

Thank you. And love that mini box!

Thanks Biswajit Mukherjee!

Glad it was helpful Patty!

So glad you enjoyed it! :) Charlie

Glad it was helpful Paul!

I love to hear that LOL. Good luck creating awesome photos. Charlie

Professional Nature Photographer Thanks 😊. Moved on a lot since my comment. Now have 3 flash units which operate on my micro 4/3rds system. Metz 64 AF-1 with only cable attachment possible for OFF camera use. A cheap ring LED flash for macro shots - manual mode only but good - and Nissin i60A Flash with wireless Air10s for OFF camera use without the need for cables. If anyone ever needs a wireless flash system for micro 4/3rds then Nissin is one of the few that operates. (Note: The Metz Flash wireless system does not work for micro 4/3rds !!) Just bought extension arm unit to use the Nissin Flash OFF camera but physically attached enabling overhead flash light and extra stability due to solid mounting system. All now ready to go with wildlife shots. Only need some good rain free weather in London ha ha !!

It's never too late Darrin. Thanks much for commenting! Charlie

Thank you for commenting Hans. I am pleased you enjoyed the video.

Me alegro que te haya gustado el vídeo y gracias por el tup.

You're welcome!

You are very welcome Tom. Thanks for watching. Charlie

You are very welcome!

I do love living in the mountains and the easy access to great nature subjects. Thanks!

Glad it was helpful!

Glad it was helpful!

Howdy, that adjustable mini tripod is a Targus TG-42TT but it does not look like its made anymore. But this Kodak is almost identical: www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1749065-REG/kodak_rocpgtr42_42_travel_compact_tripod.html/?ap=y&ap=y&smp=y&smp=y&smpm=ba_f2_lar&lsft=BI%3A514&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwzby1BhCQARIsAJ_0t5OLmpekD-euWqqSyYCQbr2MGCTkyy9wFKLOYwwszWIhl_Ak3XBT3AQaAhzbEALw_wcBBI/7592/KBID/8120

Thank you and thanks for leaving a comment. Charlie

Thanks a lot. I am very glad you enjoyed it.

thank you!

can you call me a cheap flash meter? :)

You are correct 1911geek- That area on the fringes of any light source is like the falloff zone where the light gets weaker and softer in quality. I use that technique all the time in my photography. Charlie

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you very much for commenting.

Thank you Manu. I am pleased you enjoyed he video.

Glad you enjoyed it! :) Charlie

You are welcome! I am very glad you enjoyed it.

Glad you enjoyed it.

I am so glad this video helped you Rose. Thanks for watching and subscribing. More to come!!!

Glad you enjoyed it Mark!

Hey Brian- I always use a lens shade and went back and looked and apparently spaced that. Gotta have a shade! LOL

Glad to have you Rich. Stay tuned! :)

Thanks Mark. Glad you enjoyed it.

Thats a good idea Robert. Thx

Glad you enjoyed it Vimal.

Glad you enjoyed it. Thx

Glad you enjoyed this vid Bill. Yes, you can look at it as the subject is affected when the ambient light changed with the shutter speed. If you go to a faster shutter speed to darken the ambient light, that will darken the subject at the same time. Charlie

Obviously, there are many ways to photograph any subject and I choose to add light with flash as demonstrated. Painting with light using a flashlight is a completely different technique and a cool one that works on many subjects.

Hey Bruce- Yes, you are absolutely correct. The 600exrt is an awesome system. I had one 600exrt and rented another when i wrote my ebook: Outdoor Flash Photography and included that in the pdf version. I liked it a lot but found it too expensive to expand the system to 3-4 flashes. Since i already have 4 580 series, and then discovered the cheap triggers, i chose that route and it works great. Thanks for leaving a comment. Charlie

Thank you very much!

The 10-18 is a great lens and I use it on my older 70D. So I can recommend it. My favorite lens is the 16-35mm f/2.8 and I use that on my full-frame sensor camera. It is very high quality but expensive. Good luck!

Hi Jules- You are absolutely correct , and I have a Sekonic, and I know where it is and its really old and its not in my camera bag. LOL I went to Visual Metering and SWAG a long time ago and surviving it so far. Cheers! 😄

@@ProNaturePhotographr Funny. Cheers!

Two ways to look at this. If the flash is set to TTL (thru the lens) then when the flash-to-subject distance changes, the flash automatically adjusts the flash output level to compensate for the change in distance. So, moving closer to the subject tells the flash to output less light or moving further away, the flash metering knows to output more light for good flash exposure. The other option is setting the flash to manual flash output where you have to manually change the output level on the flash when moving closer or further away. This can be more challenging compared to TTL. So you take a test exposure and evaluate it it. Too bright or too dark? If too dark, then increase the flash output level, such as 1/4 power to 1/2 power. Too bright, then lower output level from 1/4 to 1/8th. Evaluate again and if 1/2 power is perfect then exposure will be good on the subject, but if the subject moves and becomes closer or further away, then retest again. If you are shooting a moving subject, then TTL is easier and a stationary subject, then Manuel may be better. That's it! Cheers.

@@ProNaturePhotographr Thank you for this vers clean and détail explanation. Tests to be donc now. 👍

@@AlOne-xg6dv you are welcome.

Robert- TTL will work with a light box attached and if you switch from TTL to External Metering Sensor, that should work as well as long as it the sensor is not blocked by the light box. Charlie

Jason- When you move a light to the side of the subject, you are creating highlights and shadows and that creates shape in the subject. Like a portrait of someone. If the flash is on the cameras hot shoe, it is on the same plane as the lens so the light effect is very flat. All highlight and little shadow as far as shaping the subject with light. But move it to the side of the person and one side will be highlight from the flash and one side will be shadow and this shows shape of the subject. Works the same in nature as well. Charlie

​@@ProNaturePhotographr Very well explained! I have been researching into how one can use off-camera flash for macro photography and then I stumbled upon your video in the process. Though I don't shoot flowers as much as I do insects, I think your advice really comes in handy when it comes to better illuminating the subject. Thanks for taking the time and making this video for people like us out there. :)

@@viraj.shinde Thanks Viraj, I appreciate the comment. You are correct, these same techniques can definitely be applied to macro photography with some slight modifications to the flash lighting setup. George Lepp was well known for creating a lighting system exclusively for macrop and todday there are some similar products out there. Good luck! Charlie

Judi- the one i demonstrated Targus TH-42TT.

Thank you Divi.

Sorry for the delay Rob. I swear I answered your question but I guess not. The NPT is not model specific and will work with those two flashes you have. They just are not TTL capable. Charlie

@@ProNaturePhotographr Thank you!

Hi Copykatnj: That bracket you saw actually has a screw knob at the bottom of the bracket which screws in the speed ring and the the light box is attached to that ring. Here it is: www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/197439-REG/Photoflex_AC_B222SM_Adjustable_Shoe_Mount_Connector.html/BI/7592/KBID/8120 and the speed ring: www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=PHSRBXSLD&N=0&InitialSearch=yes/BI/7592/KBID/8120 Charlie

@@ProNaturePhotographr Thank you Charlie, I had searched for hours looking for a speedring adapter. Now I can move ahead.

@@CopyKatnj That's great! Photography away! :)

That's great to hear!

Hi Mike- I use full power on a lot of my subjects without issue, to keep my ISO low. But it depends on the subject and subject-to-flash-distance. I have not heard about avoiding the use of 1/2 or full power so i have no idea why others suggest that. Thanks for the question. Charlie

Sorry for the delay in replying to you Jan. I use the daylight WB setting because the flash is daylight colored white balance.

Hi Patricia- It's an Induro and here is the link, which is also pasted below. tinyurl.com/qomr5c2 I really like it! Charlie

Devolution- Good question and i dont have the answer. Sorry. Charlie

Wow, sorry, I never got a notification that you posted this question. Different cameras can have different sync speeds in each. You have one at 1/200 and 1/25oth and my Canons are the same. In each case, you cannot use a faster shutter speed than what the camera is capable of syncing with. Like 1/200th on one camera is the limit. In both cameras, you can use a long shutter speed without issue, like 1/100th or 1 second, but nothing faster than those sync speeds. With today's advanced cameras, when you set a sync speed faster than the designated speed if often automatically reverts to the designated sync speed cuz it knows speeds faster wont work. If you want to use a faster speed than sync speed, you would use Slow Sync Mode and that comes with most cameras. But there is a challenge there and it can create major technical challenges because of the rapid decrease in flash output level. There are many videos on that topic here if you are interested. Best wishes, and sorry I missed your message. Charlie

@@ProNaturePhotographr Thank you, no need to apologize, appreciate your response and clarification.

Hi Patricia- Actually the NPT-04 is not brand specific and you can use them on Canon, Nikon, and many more models. And they are really cheap. Charlie

Photographing in the studio is an option and I have done that, but that look would be different and its a completely different approach. You cant easily replicate grass and twigs and that out of focus background in the studio, that you can get in the field. 'Taking all that equipment into the field' is a personal choice. I get asked to do outdoor portraits from time to time and I take all that equipment because adding light to many subjects makes them look better than simply ramping up ISO.