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Hey everyone,

I'm fairly new to photography (roughly 2 years). I'm spent some time trying to understand camera mechanics, composition, gear, and post-production. I believe I have a basic understand on all those subjects. Hopefully your critique will make me understand even more.

I took this shot while on vacations to Greece. We were at the beach some time after noon, so the sunlight was quite harsh. Luckily, the beach umbrella acted like a diffuser (didn't plan for this but the result is quite smooth). I used my D5500, with a Nikon 50mm f1.8 prime.

* 35mm focal length: 75mm

* Aperture: f2

* Exposure: 1/1250

* ISO: 100

Any feedback will be greatly appreciated. I also experimented with a tighter crop around the head, but for some reason I like the dynamics of the current crop.

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Hey everyone,

I recently bought a Metz 52 AF-1 Digital Flashgun for my D5500, only to find out that my camera cannot act as a commander. The possible solutions I've come across are to either upgrade the body or buy a transmitter. Upgrading the body feels like an expensive solution for my experience and usage. Therefore I'm considering various commanders for Nikon. Nikon's SU-800 is fairly expensive. I'm leaning towards the Nissin Air 1 which is fairly cheap. I don't know if the transmitter is going to work with my flash and I'm not sure how to figure that out anyway. Any input will be greatly appreciated