Hi everyone, I am experiencing some frustration with my D5100. I am playing around in S mode (I usually use A mode) because I am taking photos at a cooking event on the weekend and want to get some action shots of the busy cooks cooking. I thought I would try S mode for this, so I've been practising.I keep getting "subject is too dark, cannot adjust exposure, choose a slower shutter speed' even outside on a bright sunny day at 12 noon. I was practising taking photos of my kids on their bikes and on swings. With the fast shutter speed (so I get frozen action, no blur) the camera takes the photo despite the warning message, but it turns out too dark given the glaring sunlight.I have seen this question asked many times however people are often shooting indoors or at night time. But I'm shooting outside on a day that can't be any brighter!When I slow down the shutter speed to the point where the warning message disappears and the image is lit well enough, I get blurred shots which is not what I want (for e.g. the blurry photo of child on a swing).I am using the regular kit lens that came with the camera. I have played around with the ISO settings, exposure compensation but to no avail. Even indoors in a very sunny, brightly lit room, my pictures are almost black.When I take photos of the cooks at the vent, I will be up close and happy to use the kit lens (as it will be crowded and I like to get right up close, further away with larger lens is hard as people will be walking in front of me). I have also played around with the 200mm lens but get the same 'subject is too dark' message in bright sunlight.I recently did a short photography course but the teacher was using A mode and our discussion of S mode was brief and I forgot to ask about this problem, doh. He did say increase your ISO to get the faster shutter speed and reduce blur but that doesn't make a difference.Because I am still a newbie and this cooking event will be very fast paced, I am a bit hesitant to fool around in M mode as I take too much time trying to get everything just right. I have to be moving quickly from stall to stall as it's a big, crowded event.Thanks