I've no idea how you could possibly get these in focus! Its a special skill thats for sure ..... I also think the movement of the wings is excellent, so the shutter speed is really well judged. Impressive indeed!

A very good result from the camera processing. I understand that the K1 has advanced these things somewhat, and there are plenty of tweaking options also within the mono setting ...?

There's an impressive dynamic range visible, even given the 'constraints' of 8bit and the web, and the shutter speed has got the water nicely with a feel for the force and energy.

I also like that darker one better, and in fact thats my favourite from the set.

Great images and a fascinating peek at a tiny and mysterious creature .... well, mysterious when you are towering above it at human size!

I wonder, are you at the lower limits of your flash power there Derek? Its just that I think they are a little too bright, perhaps a 1/2 stop less would be better ....(the last one seems a good brightness to me ... perhaps its just the more vibrant tones in the others).

You've made the place shine, and certainly given a good sense of the style and tone of the architecture. We feel like we're exploring around those narrow streets. The low light ones are great, the reflections in No are great

I think the fence is clearly in the way and blocking the view, so I would probably use the hammer that we should all carry in our photo backpacks, and see how much of the fence could be smashed down to clear the way.

OK Sorry, in a jokey mood today

I guess there's loads of ways that foreground interest could have been used, plenty of angles to try. As it is I think its a very effective image, and the Mono has been done well with lots of depth and detail to explore.

I think that's a fair assessment (going back to Jonathan-mac). Both my "kit lenses". DA 18-55 and D FA 28-105 are at their best from F8 to F11. The main point of a constant F2.8 zoom is that it is still "near best" wide open ....I never use my two "kit" ones wide open. It's never a real compromise for me, because my low light situations are when I'm using flash, but for the outdoor user without flash or shooting streets in low light then the widest apertures might have more significance.

.... I was thinking of French Landscapes in general, not just racing track landscapes ! If you can pull yourself away from the cars that is

I fully agree with your points in your blog .... the Priolite 'hot-sync', despite being the only 'hyper-sync' option with power control (as far as I know), is clearly a specialised solution! You're right, being able to use your more convenient and flexible Godox lights also for HSS with the addition of a single V6II unit is a very economical option.

The trigger stacking and compatibility confusions will continue to thwart the efforts of many though, and keep forum threads full of ongoing requests for help on how to get things all working .... however your blog helps to give confidence and good evidence of the reliable results.

Thanks for the update, and good luck with your future HSS images!

That No2 is freaky scary! Great effects and creativity Derek