Back To School !

RR Workshop - 25.1.22

I'm always open to trying something different and when I had the opportunity to use flash as a light source as opposed to just using ambient light I was keen to explore the possibilities. Today I'm having a short workshop with a gent that has been using flash for a number of years to freeze action and also produce different types of images with various lighting effects.

In the past when I've seen flash used to supplement or as a main light source the images always seems to produces a black background never to me looking quite right, that's not to say that was the intension. So it's the start of the learning curve exploring flash as a light source and no doubt incurring more expense for new kit along the way.

All the images below were taken using multiple flash lighting, the settings some of which make perfect sense and others completely baffling like f14 ! Some of the images the low front lighting has been removed to enhance the back "rim' light, in others the lighting levels reduced to give a darker image...see if you can spot the difference !

The Robin and especially the Wren are totally wild individuals and all down the skill and perseverance of the person proving the tuition over many weeks gaining the trust and confidence of the birds. Looking forward to future sessions, watch this space.

Wren

Robin