Recent content by hark

Forgot to mention this is when in Live View!

By the way, @Needa, I'm not a fan of grackles. The adults don't hesitate to kill smaller birds. They poked a hole into a sparrow's head once. Had to bury the poor little bird. They often attack other birds while they are trying to eat. Fortunately I haven't had many over the past 2-3 years. No...

How different is the preview? I have a D750 that allows me to see the exposure on the rear screen. In the past, I know I had to enable it in the camera's settings. Just can't remember if it was my D750 or D610. Is the preview that different from a DSLR that allows the actual exposure to be...

Oh ... I just remembered there was a time when I switched to spot metering temporarily. I used to photograph high school musicals and dramas. No flash was allowed, and of course the stage had really bright lights. Spot metering helped prevent the stage lights from interfering with the camera's...

Use whatever works for you. I first learned on a manual focus 35mm SLR that had both Aperture Priority or full Manual Mode. It offered center weighted metering so I found center weighted metering on a DSLR better than Matrix metering for my preferences. I was already accustomed to using it...

Hopefully @Woodyg3 will chime in. I'm pretty sure he's photographed many black birds while showing detail.

I tend to use center weighted metering for most of my photos including birds. It depends on the scene – I eyeball it and use the +/- button with Aperture Priority and Auto ISO. You did great here, @Needa. Do you know if this is a grackle? They are black with iridescent bodies. Sometimes their...

Continuous will allow multiple images while the shutter is pressed. Most NIkon cameras have a mode dial. At the bottom of the mode dial shows options for shooting. It should be identified as a CL or CH (Continuous Low or Continuous High). Low shoots fewer frames per second than High. I think...

Sorry about that. Take a look now and let me know if you have any issues.

When calibrating a lens, nothing should change how the other lenses work on the same body. The camera body will remember the calibration based on the serial number of the lens. So even if you have 2 identical lenses, the calibration will only be affect the lens you adjusted. Glad to hear the...

Do you mean the image shifts a little compared with the rest? If so, do you have VR turned on? I notice that happens with a couple of my lenses when using VR.

@Silversnapper so sorry. I am fully responsible for the glitch so the buck stops with me. As Marilynne said, we are working behind the scenes to stop spammers. There seem to be some issues – and I didn't foresee the problem with accounts like yours. Thank you for being so gracious! If anyone...

I'm in SE Pennsylvania which is included in the area supposedly visible. This is what the Aurora Pro app lists for my area. Not sure I'll be out there, but you never know. ;)

If you see the spam again, please be sure to report it. A new change was made behind the scenes. Anything that gets through, Marilynne and I will take care of as quickly as possible. Thanks for your help everyone!

@Marilynne and I are doing what we can. I reached out to jdeg asking for help somehow. It's been crazy lately. Thanks for your patience!