A good tip I have read off the internet today
"The first tip I will provide is not original - it is the old addage of " f8 and be there". This is pretty sound advice as setting the camera to f8 is usually a good compromise aperture to obtain reasonable depth of field without forcing the camera to set too low a shutter speed to compensate. If you are not there, i.e. have not researched your subject, travelled miles, got up at the crack of dawn, or whatever else your subject demands - you won't be there to get the shot !
"The first tip I will provide is not original - it is the old addage of " f8 and be there". This is pretty sound advice as setting the camera to f8 is usually a good compromise aperture to obtain reasonable depth of field without forcing the camera to set too low a shutter speed to compensate. If you are not there, i.e. have not researched your subject, travelled miles, got up at the crack of dawn, or whatever else your subject demands - you won't be there to get the shot !
I would go further to say have your camera ready set in "Action Mode". By this I mean set to motordrive, programme mode (or aperture priority - with the aperture set to f8 or even wider for birds and other fast-moving subjects), evaluative metering selected (matrix in Nikon speak). If you have AI servo (predictive autofocus) then set this too. Now you have the camera set ready for anything. If you suddenly round a corner and an eagle snatches a rabbit off the path in front of you you will stand your best chance of capturing the image in point and shoot.
Once you are at your location and you have time to change settings to something more suitable - you can do this at your leisure"
Once you are at your location and you have time to change settings to something more suitable - you can do this at your leisure"
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