Dawg Pics' New Adventures of the D500 (and maybe the D300)
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you will get it and when you do its like a ahaaa moment , its really not hard just confusing at times until it sinks in
matrix metering probably 75 percent of the time for me center weighted i use when shooting birds in flight and spot occasionally for certain shots , once you understand what the camera is metering it makes it easier to choose the right one
looking forward to seeing some more of your shots
matrix metering probably 75 percent of the time for me center weighted i use when shooting birds in flight and spot occasionally for certain shots , once you understand what the camera is metering it makes it easier to choose the right one
looking forward to seeing some more of your shots
Dawg Pics
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Dawg Pics
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Thanks, Egosbar.
I am going to read up on Matrix Metering (again
). I know a lot of people who use it successfully.
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Dawg Pics
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That seems to be the consensus. Time for some matrix metering practice.
Dawg Pics
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Went on a photowalk with @Roy1961 at San Jacinto on Sunday. We got there before it opened on a very foggy Sunday morning. Roy spotted the "white rainbow," and, of course, neither one of us had our wide lens. We were lucky enough to see several along the road. We both made an attempt to capture this tree that was at the end of one. I made some adjustments to at least try to show what we were looking at. The original file looks like a soft focus tree with mild vignetting around the edges. Looked pretty cool.
Yeah, that dog portrait is fantastic. I'll also just chip in and say that I use manual mode with auto ISO for almost everything. For action it keeps exposure where it belongs. For compositions where you have plenty of time, you just set things where you want them, including getting the ISO where you want it, by changing shutter speed and aperture. It's manual mode using only two knobs instead of three.
So much of it comes down to what you are used to, and once you are familiar with the set up, it becomes second nature. At least that's how it seems to work for me.
So much of it comes down to what you are used to, and once you are familiar with the set up, it becomes second nature. At least that's how it seems to work for me.
Dawg Pics
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Yeah, that dog portrait is fantastic. I'll also just chip in and say that I use manual mode with auto ISO for almost everything. For action it keeps exposure where it belongs. For compositions where you have plenty of time, you just set things where you want them, including getting the ISO where you want it, by changing shutter speed and aperture. It's manual mode using only two knobs instead of three.
So much of it comes down to what you are used to, and once you are familiar with the set up, it becomes second nature. At least that's how it seems to work for me.
Thank you very much, Woody.
Any tips for getting better wildlife images are appreciated. You wouldn't think exposure would be such a struggle after all this time, but apparently, I need to get some more practice out in changing light.
Seems like I start out using Auto ISO, and then end up switching to full manual.
Danno_RIP
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I too like the Dog Portrait...
But I want to add that I use manual with auto ISO on most things where the light changes quickly between shots too. Around my place, I can go from ISO 200 to ISO 2000 in a couple feet because of the dramatic difference from thick underbrush to an open meadow. I am not fast enough to adjust ISO on the fly like that. I still determine shutter and aperture.
But I want to add that I use manual with auto ISO on most things where the light changes quickly between shots too. Around my place, I can go from ISO 200 to ISO 2000 in a couple feet because of the dramatic difference from thick underbrush to an open meadow. I am not fast enough to adjust ISO on the fly like that. I still determine shutter and aperture.
