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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 355612" data-attributes="member: 13090">First of all you are going to have to come to terms with the fact that most often there is not going to be a specific, magic recipe that is going to work for your specific situation every time. Really good photography is hard work and a good deal of it. You have also chosen some difficult subject matter in Dragonflies. Let me see if I can't boil down the whole focus point settings thing for you.Simply put: <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">For a very fast moving subject moving erratically, use the maximum number of points, i.e. D51.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">For subjects moving fast, but predictably enough you can track them accurately use fewer points; i.e. D21.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">For slow moving targets that are easily tracked use even fewer focus points; i.e. D9</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">For stationary targets, since you have all the time in the world to fuss with focus, use even fewer; i.e. Singe Point. That, or do like I do and continue to use D9.</li> </ul>Also, nickt linked you to an article called "D7000 Autofocus Explained". Don't be fooled by the title, the AF-Modes and and AF-Area Modes of the D7000 are the same AF-Modes and AF-Area Modes used on your camera. The principles explained are universal across the Nikon-camera universe. Read that article as many times as you need to fully grasp everything it's explaining.Also know that you're going to have to learn what all the different tools are, how each one works individually and how each one harmonizes with all the others. There are not going to be any easy outs or magic recipes you just "dial in" that nail the shot every time. You're going to have to apply your understanding, see what works and what isn't and go from there. It's what we all do because that's the nature of photography.....</blockquote>

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