Would you set your camera on AUTO, or would you use a programmed or manual setting?
One opportunity. One shot. Never to be seen or duplicated again.
I would set my D3100 on Live View and record the whole thing on VIDEO!
But thats just me. A picture may be worth a thousand words, but VIDEO is worth a million words!
I'm surprised with the number of aperture priority responses, but its probably just my photography ignorance showing. I'm a newbie and have been forcing myself to learn in manual mode - and taking some terrible pictures - because I thought the other modes were "cheating." I say cheating because i cant think of a better word, but don't want to offend anyone. I'm a newb, remember? Guess I'm gonna have to start letting my camera work for me a bit more.
As for the historical pic, I'll throw the cam in Auto for now. If I don't I might not have anything to prove to others that I was there, right?
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Re: You have an opportunity for a once-in-a-lifetime historical photo shot....
Now, before I suggest any mode, what are you talking about?
Is this sport, landscape, group shot, wedding? All these different subjects could call for different camera settings. Maybe if you'd clarify your question I could help you.
This is just a hypothetical question. No rights or wrongs. No "help" is necessary. Just say... you were walking through the wood looking for aviary shots and you came upon an alien. A fast alien that you can only click once. Yeah. That's what I'm talking about. ET and you and your Nikon. Then it's just you and your Nikon.
Auto, self timer, drop it and run.This is just a hypothetical question. No rights or wrongs. No "help" is necessary. Just say... you were walking through the wood looking for aviary shots and you came upon an alien.