Great Crested Flycatcher

[Troy Lim]

Great Crested Flycatchers nesting in my backyard.
1/320, f/13, ISO2000

[Randy Stout]

Troy:

I like the story telling here. Only thing better would be chicks poking out! Nice job holding as much sharpness as you did with this shutterspeed. I would have probably traded a little dof for more shutter speed. Excellent timing.

Might tone down a few of the bright spots in the bg.

Cheers

Randy

[Troy Lim]

Troy:

I like the story telling here. Only thing better would be chicks poking out! Nice job holding as much sharpness as you did with this shutterspeed. I would have probably traded a little dof for more shutter speed. Excellent timing.

Might tone down a few of the bright spots in the bg.

Cheers

Randy

Randy, thank you. It was the first trial. I forgot to mention it was a dual flash setup. When using that, anything above 1/250, I start get the black screen creeping up from the bottom of the frame. I have tried messing with different settings but could not fix that problem. I am not sure if that has something to do with the system or remote trigger. If anyone has a lot of knowledge of this type of setting with phottix strato II remote trigger, I would love to see how you can work around that. Chicks poking out should be coming soon, I am anxiously anticipating that type of image as well. Thank you for the comment. I will play with less DOF later this evening.

[Doug Brown]

Randy, thank you. It was the first trial. I forgot to mention it was a dual flash setup. When using that, anything above 1/250, I start get the black screen creeping up from the bottom of the frame. I have tried messing with different settings but could not fix that problem. I am not sure if that has something to do with the system or remote trigger. If anyone has a lot of knowledge of this type of setting with phottix strato II remote trigger, I would love to see how you can work around that. Chicks poking out should be coming soon, I am anxiously anticipating that type of image as well. Thank you for the comment. I will play with less DOF later this evening.

You are bumping up against the 1Dx's flash sync speed Troy. Are you using the brand new Strato or the older one? The new one supports high speed sync but the old one does not. Here's a pic of what the new one looks like.

[Troy Lim]

You are bumping up against the 1Dx's flash sync speed Troy. Are you using the brand new Strato or the older one? The new one supports high speed sync but the old one does not. Here's a pic of what the new one looks like.

Doug, not sure, I have the Strato II: http://www.phottix.com/en/phottix-st...multi-572.html

[Doug Brown]

Doug, not sure, I have the Strato II: http://www.phottix.com/en/phottix-st...multi-572.html

I have the same kind you do. High speed sync is not supported:
"Making a classic trigger better! The Phottix Strato II Multi 5-in-1 Wireless Trigger System gives
photographers incredible control over their flashes and studio lights. Four channels and four groups
provide unparalleled control in the studio or on location. The Strato II Multi can be used as a wired or
wireless shutter release. The 2.4 GHz. transmitter and receivers offer ranges of more than150 meters
and sync at speeds of 1/250 second."

You need to upgrade to this one: http://www.phottix.com/en/strato-ttl...iver-only.html
"With the LCD display and quick-change buttons adjustments are fast and easy. High-speed and second curtain sync are supported in this 4-channel, 2.4 GHz transmitter and receiver set. Shoot at maximum shutter speeds of 1/8000 s."

[Troy Lim]

Thank you for the info Doug. I guess I have to put in more OT!