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Message: <blockquote data-quote="snaphappy" data-source="post: 183347" data-attributes="member: 12198">Thanx I'd like to see if I can some how get my Aperture 2 not crash on me and see if I can fix up the green light up on his hair in the first photo and maybe if I'm lucky that waaay over highlighted open barn door glare.  He was in the show ring so I had little control over lighting or background but I think I did ok and I so rarely get such a nice smile especially for such a big moment <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> This one was as he waited outside the judging ring with his fellow poultry friends before judging started.  I could move a bit more here but had no control over background as that was where he was to place his birds and wait.  I cut off his elbow but the other birds and background was quite distracting.  I had my Sb-700 set at -1.7 I believe and with the barn roof and dark walls I had nothing to bounce flash on.  I didn't pull down my diffuser though maybe I should have.  [ATTACH]47032[/ATTACH]iso320 40mm f5.3 1/60  (IDK I don't seem to get results I'm happy with going above iso400 so kept it as low as I could, and I had to have a bit faster shutter since birds were moving and I was crouched in a public walkway at a very busy Fair so skimped on aperture but maybe should have brought iso up to 400)He has to do his official photos still where he'll have a MUCH nicer background although I'll most likely be working with full afternoon sun <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown    :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" />  Photo set up is outside facing south and most photos seem to be done at 1pm blech.  I hope I can pull off a nice portrait for him.</blockquote>

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