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Originally Posted by Dave
Yep fully understand that Silky, but the 1st shot taken with no flash had an exposure time of 3.6 secs ....... the one with flash fired straight up , only of course 0.6 secs ...... so the flash obviously has hit the object.
I believe I'm possibly working in to small a room & being 7-8 feet away from subject, too close for a sensible comparison test ?  |
Yes, without a diffuser the flash hits the subject, but only after bouncing off and around the ceiling, walls, etc which scatters the light so it hits from all sides. The diffuser lets some of the light hit the subject direct.
Even at 60 deg, the flash beam (no diffuser) is quite narrow so little or none will be directed at the subject.