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camera settings for static birds
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<blockquote data-quote="d5200user" data-source="post: 444290" data-attributes="member: 38636"><p>well, ladies and gents, i got the shots and i am proud of my work. the shots are amazing!</p><p></p><p>however, i remember reading about aperture priority. i tried it on ap but some shots were well exposed and others were as dark as yesterday. By the way, i always use spot metering. Spot metering can be bad if you target the wrong "spot." i must've hit the wrong spot and really blew the shot. Again, i had the camera set for flight. I have yet to learn how to photograph static birds.</p><p></p><p>anyway, i played with the settings several times and i got the most amazing shots. i am happy. but i noticed that both d5200 and coolpix had the same problem tring the light the scene. I suppose that a shadowy scene requires some bit of light. I say this because the sunlight hit the Kleiber a few times and my shots are great. When the bird moved deeper into the shadows, the shots were again underexposed. I learned a lesson today. At least i can begin to get great shots of static birds too.</p><p></p><p>i also got a great shot of a female Mallard flying five feet in front of me. perfect blur/bokeh. the shot looks like it belongs in a magazine. i am so happy today. all is well.</p><p></p><p>for some reason, i struggle to use aperture priority. I will have to play some more settings in this mode.</p><p></p><p>I'm off to admire my shots...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="d5200user, post: 444290, member: 38636"] well, ladies and gents, i got the shots and i am proud of my work. the shots are amazing! however, i remember reading about aperture priority. i tried it on ap but some shots were well exposed and others were as dark as yesterday. By the way, i always use spot metering. Spot metering can be bad if you target the wrong "spot." i must've hit the wrong spot and really blew the shot. Again, i had the camera set for flight. I have yet to learn how to photograph static birds. anyway, i played with the settings several times and i got the most amazing shots. i am happy. but i noticed that both d5200 and coolpix had the same problem tring the light the scene. I suppose that a shadowy scene requires some bit of light. I say this because the sunlight hit the Kleiber a few times and my shots are great. When the bird moved deeper into the shadows, the shots were again underexposed. I learned a lesson today. At least i can begin to get great shots of static birds too. i also got a great shot of a female Mallard flying five feet in front of me. perfect blur/bokeh. the shot looks like it belongs in a magazine. i am so happy today. all is well. for some reason, i struggle to use aperture priority. I will have to play some more settings in this mode. I'm off to admire my shots... [/QUOTE]
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