“My Approach to Bird Photography” by Ulli Hoeger

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#3: Master your Equipment; ExposureWe all know: Shutter speed, aperture, and ISO are used to control exposure!- pick aperture required to get desired Depth of Field (DOF),e.g. separation of subject from background- find matching ISO/shutter speed combination- shutter speed as fast as desired/required (min. 1/ focal length)- ISO to match, as low as possibleSpot metering 90% of the time, the rest centre-weighted metering.Full manual (M-mode) 90% of the time, the rest in aperture priority (A-mode).- A-mode is useful if lighting changes a lot and rapidly (moving clouds)- M-mode if light conditions are reasonable stableHow do I determine shutter speed?© Ulli Hoeger
#3: Master your Equipment; ExposureHow do I determine shutter speed?If possible spot meter the subject (bird), ormeter on test images (pebbles, leafs) in the anticipated shooting vector.Example: Eagle shoot- blue sky all day- sun in the back all day- same shooting vectorSpot metering to determineshutter/ISO/aperture to beused as long as light is notchanging and eagles show up.f/5.6 1/2500 s ISO 200Look for:- detail preserved in dark parts- detail preserved in light parts(highlight warning to preventclipping of highlights)© Ulli Hoeger
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