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Nikon D200 Flash in Automatic Mode

Photo #1. Nikon D200 Flash in Automatic Mode

I purchased a Nikon SB-600 External Flash as I wanted to try and achieve better results using flash particularly when taking photos of my kids in an inside situation.  I was not happy with the shadows I was getting in my photos with the normal flash on my camera and that sometimes my subjects looked ‘washed’ out by the flash.

I have taken some photos using my Nikon D200 flash in automatic mode and with the Nikon SB-600 External Flash to show the advantages I have found of using the external flash. Read more