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Canon Speedlite 430EX III-RT with Diffuser |
Butterfly and small flowers were captured with my Canon EOS 6D / EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro lens with a Canon Speedlite 430EX III-RT flash (with its proprietary white plastic Stofen-like diffuser covering the flash head).
For overpowering the strong sun light I selected the fastest sync speed of the Canon EOS 6D (1/180s) and small(er) apertures (f/11 - f/16) for providing a relativity dark ambient exposure.
Using High-Speed Sinc (HSS) will provide an even darker ambient exposure. Most Canon DSLRs (and Canon E-TTL / E-TTL II Speedlite flashes) will have HSS for the built-in flash and / or external Speedlite flash.
Speedlite flash head was tilted slightly upwards (for minimising direct flash light on the subjects). Speedlite was used in E-TTL mode.
Camera Exposure Settings
Av Mode: f/11 - f/16 / ISO 400 / 1/180s - the highest shutter flash sync speed not using HSS (on the EOS 6D, some cameras like the EOS 70D / 7D Mark II, HSS is 1/250s).
Images post-processed in Adobe Lightroom Classic CC 8.2
Canon Speedlite Flash Resources
Images post-processed in Adobe Lightroom Classic CC 8.2
Canon Speedlite Flash Resources
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Small butterfly with Canon Speedlite Flash - Image Copyright Vernon Chalmers |
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Small flowers with Canon Speedlite Flash - Image Copyright Vernon Chalmers |
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Small butterfly with Canon Speedlite Flash - Image Copyright Vernon Chalmers Canon Speedlite Flash Training Classes, Milnerton Cape Town View |