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<blockquote data-quote="Clovishound" data-source="post: 822171" data-attributes="member: 50197"><p>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 the screen of the flash, or bother to read the instruction manual on TTL. It was only for a -1/3 of a stop, but after resetting it to 0, things look better. Here is one of a handful I shot a few moments ago to test it out. This image was converted to a smaller JPG without any editing. It is still a tad on the dark side, as were the others, but it is pretty close to ideal IMO. I discovered if you put a TTL exposure compensation value in the flash, it stays. Even if you turn the flash off, it still remains when you fire it back up. Flash exposure compensation goes away when you turn the camera off, unless you safe the settings to one of the "user defined modes". Something to consider, if I feel that it needs some constant compensation. Judging by what I see from these handful, I think it is close enough.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]408166[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>Here is the same image, cropped and edited, with no Topaz help.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]408167[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>And another a little closer up. Boy these guys really love the thistles. Those are volunteer, and not part of the wildflower seed mix I planted. Since the plot and a little bit of ground around the plot don't get mowed, there are some volunteer plants coming up. These have turned out to be a real magnet for pollinators. I've also noticed that some insects only feed on certain flowers. The bumblebees love the sweet basil flowers (which are almost gone). They don't seem much interested in the other flowers in the plot. </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]408168[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Anyway, I'm learning. I hope my images are getting better overall. I feel like they are. I remember trying my hand at macro back in the film days. What a disaster compared to what I am getting now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Clovishound, post: 822171, member: 50197"] 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 the screen of the flash, or bother to read the instruction manual on TTL. It was only for a -1/3 of a stop, but after resetting it to 0, things look better. Here is one of a handful I shot a few moments ago to test it out. This image was converted to a smaller JPG without any editing. It is still a tad on the dark side, as were the others, but it is pretty close to ideal IMO. I discovered if you put a TTL exposure compensation value in the flash, it stays. Even if you turn the flash off, it still remains when you fire it back up. Flash exposure compensation goes away when you turn the camera off, unless you safe the settings to one of the "user defined modes". Something to consider, if I feel that it needs some constant compensation. Judging by what I see from these handful, I think it is close enough. [ATTACH type="full"]408166[/ATTACH] Here is the same image, cropped and edited, with no Topaz help. [ATTACH type="full"]408167[/ATTACH] And another a little closer up. Boy these guys really love the thistles. Those are volunteer, and not part of the wildflower seed mix I planted. Since the plot and a little bit of ground around the plot don't get mowed, there are some volunteer plants coming up. These have turned out to be a real magnet for pollinators. I've also noticed that some insects only feed on certain flowers. The bumblebees love the sweet basil flowers (which are almost gone). They don't seem much interested in the other flowers in the plot. [ATTACH type="full"]408168[/ATTACH] Anyway, I'm learning. I hope my images are getting better overall. I feel like they are. I remember trying my hand at macro back in the film days. What a disaster compared to what I am getting now. [/QUOTE]
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