Thanks Bob
Editing is still a huge task for me , I saw that one and didnt know how to end up smoothening it.
I will use a softer brush in my next ones and hopefully I will start getting the hang of it.
Thanks for the tip

Been playing with smoke again, so who can see a lady in the smoke here ?
Matt, I had a go with the settings you suggested me yesterday, and you were spot on right, the flash ends up taking too long to recycle, and unfortunately anything less than 1/1 power of the flash is not enough.
So much so that I need one extra to put on the opposite side. The reflector I put is not enough to illuminate.
But the shutter speed was fantastic, 180 was more than enough. It even allowed me to bump up the stop down the aperture at 16 so that I could capture enough of the area.

So this means I guess I am in the market for a second flash. Anyone wants to get rid of one please? Do let me know as I am interested. Something cheap but that would work wirelessly so that I can link it with my sigma also.




Thank you

Some more coming up soon I get myself locked in my shed . .
I am glad it wasn't only my impression because I really could see the curves in all of them. I have a few more to edit and most of them show either curves of a lady or two silhouettes. Must have been due to the set up, didnt plan it that way but now I am eager to go and consciously set it up that way and look for the curves

That is correct. If you choose AF.C then it will trigger straightaway as you press the remote button. If you want it to focus first then you must select AF.S.

Amin

Shim, you are going to get me shot by somebody here in the forum .
Declaring it here openly the bargain I got it for , you are going to be swamped by requests for more bargains. .

Have you got anything else wanting to get rid of? Let me know because I you are then I will consider it. You heard it from me first

That's excellent news, . Makes me feel much better as you got rid of the TC to cushion the price for that camera. We are talking about the GX20 aren't we?

Shim, I am confused, whats the difference between that one and the one you sold me? Aren't they the same?
Well the other one did go for £240 anyway if I am not mistaken, that's roughly the going price, around £200

You could just add the pages and we could get the updates . Your e-book is marvelously written. It was by reading your book that I dug out the flash again, up until that time it was gathering dust since I bought it a few months ago, had been frustrated trying some setups and that added to the lousy manual it came with it just put me off. But then getting to read your book encouraged me to give it a try and I must say I am starting to love using flash setups . One feels more in control again

Funny you mention this I have just been having a thought of doing something of the kind. Half of my shots of last time got ruined because light filtered through my lens and it just destroyed the images that I could really have done with. The aim really is to light only the portion of the smoke that I want to so I guess I am off raiding the kitchen for tin foil. Hope wife doesn't start thinking I am off to cook dinner

Thanks Matt, I will get some done and let you know how it went. I think I have all the info required now to lock myself into the shed again, and this time its not going for birds

Amin

all are great and they seem fantastic. But the owl really knocks me off, what a great closeup.

Matt,
Thanks for that explanation. Quite clarified now. The part where you mention 1/1 (full power) takes time to discharge, and that "1/64" will take far less time to discharge than 1/1 was what I was confused about but now after you mentioning it I understand . That's what I wanted in fact, the short duration. I see that duration of the flash is directly proportional with the power, laws of physics here again I see . Because ideally I wanted full power but with the shortest duration, and that however I think the normal flashguns might not be possible. That's where I suppose people get around by using multi flash setups, specially when shooting hummingbirds.

The Sigma I have lets me change the Exposure values when I am in manual mode also.

And Matt, by the way, I ordered and got your e-book just a few weeks ago, and have gone through the first pages already, that's how I learnt already how to use the flash adjustments to match the ambient light and make use of it to enhance the images . Also that's what has prompted me to start making more use of the flash, until now I suffered from an authentic phobia of flash .

Thanks so much for your kind patience and help in understanding this.

Amin