CHG_CANON wrote:
They move at lots of different speeds over the course of their presentation. You can go as slow as 1/2000 sec, even on the highspeed passes.
Blue Angels - Sun Day 2 by Paul Sager, on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51402868004_70c22044a8_h.jpg
Depending on the light, 1/2000 sec might be a good speed for the entire show. If you're in the position for the head-on-head passes, still faster helps freeze both planes if you can time it right. But, when you pick faster speeds in speed-priority, you force the camera to shoot at wider apertures and / or higher ISOs. So, don't go faster than you need. And, be sure to use EC to push the meter to the right of the 0-mark. The relatively dark sky / water will under exposure for metering modes that use the entire frame as input. When you use EC to push to the right, this helps manage the underexposed digital noise in the darker areas.
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Great advice and a great shot you attached. Thank you.