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After hurricane Debby moves on through, I'll have to try some off camera flash macro work. If nothing else, I can try some wildflowers. Occasionally, I get a bug that sits still for quite a while. I do like it when they are still enough that I can set up a tripod. Even though the flash stops...

Just an update. I'm still having this issue. My subscription for updates ran out earlier this year. I am loathe to spend the money for upgrades without knowing that the issue has been resolved. I currently use the standalone for any images that contain significant shadows. That is a majority of...

Don't look Ethel! I had to brave a light rain to get these. The camera and lens are supposed to be weather sealed. The flash, not so much. I went out to check on things and discovered this pile up. Initially there was a fourth individual that looked like he wanted to join in. By the time I got...

I am currently shooting macro with the Z7ii and a Godox TT685 on camera. I am also using a homemade swiss style diffuser. I will probably pull the trigger on an AK diffuser in the near future. I would like to explore off camera configurations. The issue with that is that most insects won't stay...

What lens are trying to mount on which camera body? Also which adapter, specifically, did you get?

Well, I carry enough gear to necessitate a backpack. They are much easier to carry a lot of gear than a shoulder bag. It is, however, more difficult to get to the gear when needed. I switched to a backpack when I got the 200-500 F4. It wouldn't fit in my shoulder bag. I now have two bodies...

That's another sore point. When uploading a video, it gives me a choice of three autogenerated thumbnails from, apparently random, sections of the video, or I can upload my own. I would like to be able to choose which image was used for a thumbnail. Unfortunately, to upload my own image, which...

Sometimes an issue is simple and can be easily remedied by the user. Sometimes it requires a trip back to the mother ship. Hope you get this sorted without too much of a drain on your wallet.

Well, I did have a "big" bump between 9:00 and 10:00 this morning. When you get over 1,000 views, it starts listing it as 1.0K, so it would have to go over 100 views to change with this video. The only way I know of getting exact numbers is for me to go into the analytic section of my channel...

Let me preface this with a statement. I am not looking to be "successful" on Youtube. I started posting mainly as a method of making it easy for friends and family to see what I am doing with photography. I was rather surprised and a little pleased when one of my videos took off in a small way...

Yeah, Photo AI is really bad about oversharpening. When I use it, I virtually always have to crank down the amount of sharpening.

Found another newcomer to the plot this morning. It's a spotted datana moth. I call it a cushion moth. Very laid back. I had a hard time getting the right angle on it, so I started messing with the basil plant it was perched on. I actually got pretty aggressive with the plant at one point. It...

I'm still in the honeymoon phase with my Z7ii. I wasn't planning on upgrading my Z5, but earlier this year they put it on sale for 1/3 off. I looked to my daughter for support to stand firm against an unnecessary purchase. Instead, she offered to give me some early Father's Day funds to help...

I guess this little crab spider forgot they were green and the flower was pink. Sure made it easy to spot, even though it is very small. I went out to see if my wildflowers needed some water, and spotted this little guy. Had to run back inside and get my camera and extension tubes. I decided to...

First of all, great image. I don't know about everyone else, but I appreciate some info about either the subject, and/or the taking of the picture. If I'm not in the mood for that, I can just look at the pretty pictures and ignore the text. But that's just me.

Had a tougher time deciding this month.

I looked on B&H as well as Amazon, and couldn't find the AMZ1 you were asking about. I'm sure a round softbox would work very similarly to a square one. Yes, I could use F22, and often do. It will increase DOF a little, in this case, probably not enough to get the wings in focus. The downsides...

OK, I'm now up for the Dummy of the Week award. I discovered this afternoon that somehow my flash was in an exposure compensation mode. I've not used the flash in TTL except for the one shoot when I first got it, until a couple days ago. I wasn't really paying attention to all the information on...

Yes. Towards the end, I went ahead and used a little flash exposure compensation, as all the previous were a little dark.