RahulKhosla wrote:
I have been following Steve Perry's advice on Manual mode + auto ISO so far but am curious about how Aperture priority would work for situations where the subject is moving quickly (eg BIF or a tiger chasing a deer) and so you need pretty high shutter speeds to avoid motion blur (say 1/2000 - 1/4000).
So many wildlife photographers swear by Aperture priority mode and I can certainly see the logic in terms of having to fiddle with one less variable (shutter speed which the camera controls).
However, if I need reasonable DoF AND and I also simultaneously need high shutter speed, then a higher F stop to provide more DoF would automatically slow down the shutter speed, wouldn't it? And thus create the very motion blur that I want to avoid?
Cranking up the ISO or EV could be a solution but would love to hear advice on this.
I have been following Steve Perry's advice on Manu... (
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Using auto ISO may result in a too high ISO, if you set it for that.
I use aperture priority for the purpose of using a high shutter speed. I like to shoot, if possible, 1/4000 sec. this gets the wing tips frozen.
I control the iso so my shutter speed is fast enough. If lighting conditions change, my shutter speed will change, but NOT THAT MUCH. Probably two or three stops, which is no big deal.
Here is the thing RahulKhosla, we now live in a digital world, not a film one, we can now experiment and see our results right away, so start shooting using different approaches. What works for someone else will not work for you.
So try manual with auto iso. Try aperture priority using manual iso, and letting the exposure compensation make minor adjustments. But experiment, do not take any ONE way as the only way to do something.
I use Manual, Shutter Priority, Auto ISO, Manual ISO, it all depends on what I am trying to do for the final image.
It is not about one approach, it is about the right approach under the current conditions that you are shooting under.
Black Crowned Night Heron, Nikon D500, Nikon 200-500 lens, 1/320 sec. f5.6, ISO 1600, A Priority, -1 exposure compensation.