The Tree in the Park
Tree painted with flash
Same tree that I shot the other day. On this morning I was shooting about an hour after dawn, facing east, and since there were only thin clouds, I had a little trouble controlling the sky … keeping it dark. My flash acceptable shutter speed was maxed out at 1/250th while shooting at f/8. Going to f/11 will help, but stopping down more than that strains the capacity of my two little speedlights. And for sure, shooting away from the brightening sky would be smart.