My g/fs Hamster

[vecsri]

Harder to photo than i thought.
Taken with my F2.8 24-70mm sigma using a Jessops flashgun on bounce.

 

[Bo2007]

mate, hamsters are so frigging hard to capture its untrue! They change direction so much!

 

[CScottMcQueen]

The main problem is the shallow depth of field, I notice you had the lens set to F2.8 the lens has focused on the bag of treats, notice how sharp the picture is around the 'Ge' or Gerbil.

Not being a Nikon user (and could be talking a load of old cod anyway)i'm not sure how it works but on my canon if I have the camera set to aperture priority the flash works as a fill flash. Try setting it to manual F4 and 1/60 shutter speed I think the nikons ttl flash metering is really good and should set the flash to just the right level or try 'P' mode

Hope this helps Scott

 

[vecsri]

Cheers for the tips Scott, I think my gf would like some decent shots of Choo