I recently took the below shot using my 7d and 100-400 at 400mm handheld. When doing bird photography, 90% of the time I use AV mode with the lens wide open to give the maximum shutter speed possible. To meter the below shot, I used evaluative metering and the swallows came out really dark. I've managed to rescue it a bit in Photoshop, but have lost detail and colour on the birds becuase of this.
With hindsight I probably should have used spot metering and AE lock. Would this have been the best way to expose this sort of shot or are there better ways?
Cheers, Damian.
With hindsight I probably should have used spot metering and AE lock. Would this have been the best way to expose this sort of shot or are there better ways?
Cheers, Damian.