Hello James,
Well it was very overcast and as I did not bring along my tripod I had to use the flash to keep the shutter speed up and aperture stopped down for more DOP. Next time I go out to shoot like this I'm going to shoot everything I can using a tripod and no flash and see how they come out. I have never shot anything requiring shutter speeds too slow to hand hold yet.
Thanks for viewing & your comments, Dean