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What to do when auto exposure doesn’t work

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Photo by Steve Berardi
Photo by Steve Berardi
If you haven’t ventured into the world of manual exposure yet, then you may have noticed that auto exposure doesn’t always work too well. Sometimes changing your metering mode can help, but if that fails, what do you do?

Fortunately, there’s another method that can help you get that perfect exposure, while still avoiding the world of full manual. This method is known as bracketing exposures. [Read more…] about What to do when auto exposure doesn’t work

How to get a perfect exposure of an albino Red-tailed Hawk in flight

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Photo by Vic Berardi
Photo by Vic Berardi
This photo of a nearly all white albino Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) was taken in northern Illinois this past weekend, at midday.

This plumage variation of Red-tailed Hawks, although not necessarily rare in
occurrence, is somewhat rare in opportunities to photograph. When I first saw the bird, it was perched in a tree directly above me. The lighting was perfect as you can see in this photo below: [Read more…] about How to get a perfect exposure of an albino Red-tailed Hawk in flight