{"id":26498,"date":"2014-09-11T04:00:17","date_gmt":"2014-09-11T10:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=26498"},"modified":"2014-09-07T07:10:58","modified_gmt":"2014-09-07T13:10:58","slug":"red-naped-sapsucker-sometimes-inappropriate-camera-settings-cant-be-helped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/11\/red-naped-sapsucker-sometimes-inappropriate-camera-settings-cant-be-helped\/","title":{"rendered":"Red-naped Sapsucker – Sometimes Inappropriate Camera Settings Can’t Be Helped"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you’re shooting in aperture priority, birds flitting into and out of shade can present an exposure problem.<\/p>\n

Each photographer has their own shooting styles\u00a0and habits and for me that includes shooting in aperture priority which I always do.\u00a0\u00a0Each method has its own set of\u00a0advantages and disadvantages\u00a0and since\u00a0I know aperture priority best that’s what I stick with but in certain situations it doesn’t serve me particularly well.<\/p>\n

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\"red-naped<\/p>\n

1\/8000, f\/5, ISO 800, Canon 7D, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

This past July I photographed this Red-naped Sapsucker as it was delivering ants to chicks in its nest hole (similar to what I’d done with the Williamson’s Sapsuckers on the same camping trip).\u00a0 It was midday and I only got a few shots of this bird as it flitted from deep shade to harsh light in the trees.\u00a0 When I’d set exposure properly\u00a0for the bird in shade and it then popped into direct sunlight my settings became ridiculous but it would all happen so fast that I didn’t have time to make adjustments.\u00a0 My choice was to take the shot as is or to miss it altogether.<\/p>\n

So that’s why the techs of this image include a shutter speed of 1\/8000 second and ISO 800 at f\/5\u00a0for a static bird in bright light.\u00a0 Sometimes you take what you can get and hope for the best.<\/p>\n

And yes, I still like the shot.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

Note:\u00a0 I\u2019m\u00a0on the road again and likely will be for much of\u00a0the week.\u00a0 As usual for these camping\/photo trips I\u2019ve prepared\u00a0posts to be published in my absence but\u00a0I\u2019ll mostly be without internet access so I won\u2019t be very active here while I\u2019m gone.\u00a0 I do enjoy reading any comments you may make on my phone, though.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When you’re shooting in aperture priority, birds flitting into and out of shade can present an exposure problem.<\/p>\n

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