The Trick to Balancing Flash with bright backgrounds in Canon's Aperture Priority Mode

Ever get that pesky blinking shutter speed indicator when you turn on your flash to shoot against a bright background? Here is how to overcome it and stop that blinking for good and get a good darkened background.

The Flash Sync Juggle

Video picture was adjusted to be able to read the numbers at the expense of the picture quality. See below for the actual pictures taken.

Notice the lower left image with the darker background also shows more detail in the background due to the increased F stop number. This is better known as an increased depth of field.