stephen_lilley Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 <p>I am new to flash photography. I shoot wildlife, often from a small hide, mainly birds. I decided to explore the possibilities of flash (SB900) as light here in the UK is often poor. My camera is the Nikon D300, along with the Nikon 500mm VR11. My question is can flash compensation be adjusted from camera ,as opposed to using the flash unit. The reason I ask is that when in my hide the SB900 is positioned well forward of the camera out of site and out of reach from my position in the hide. Hoping you can help Regards Stephen</p> <p>PS Any recommendations to links on wildlife/flash photography would be appreciated.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Laur Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 <p>How are you triggering the flash? If you're using Nikon's CLS system, then yes: the Commander menu on the camera can precisely control the flash (complete manual control, or iTTL with +/- compensation in small steps).</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis_vener_photography Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 <p>You use either the built-in CLS system or, if line of sight or distance between flash and camera is a problem the PocketWizard ControlTL system to do this too and over a much longer distance. I have tested it up to about 400 feet.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_skomial Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 <p>... and CLS pre-flash will scare the birds away, before you take picture.<br> Use manual flash mode and a plain radio trigger</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Laur Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 <p>Use the SG-3IR to block the visible light from the commanding flash. It will cut down on spooking the birds (or making portrait subjects blink, etc). It's a well spent $14.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lornesunley Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 <p>is it (the flash) "out of sight" as in line of sight, if that is the case CLS is not going to work well, you need line of sight from the camera pop-up flash (acting as the controller) to the slave flash. This may be a case where Pocket Wizard Flex TT5 and Mini-TT1 radio units may do a better job of carrying the control information to the flash than regular CLS - which is infrared - will.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howard_m Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 <p>depending on the distance between the camera & flash, you could use a looooong-ish cord and a hot shoe (see flashzebra.com) in addition to the other suggestions. Given the kind of setup you're talking about, I kinda doubt there is much need for the true dynamic adjustment nature of CLS and manual trigger would be better.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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