How To Achieve the Correct Exposure Every Time for Wildlife Photography!

Step by Step explanation of how to get the correct exposure for wildlife, including in the field demonstrations and lots of tips on how to nail your exposure every time. I hope it is helpful, Cheers, Duade
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Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:47 Why Shoot In Manual?
01:11 Camera Meter
02:34 Gary Galah Example
03:42 Histograms
06:45 Overexposure Warning
07:19 Choosing Settings
08:13 5 Steps For Exposure
11:50 Manual + Auto ISO
14:34 In Field - Manual Mode
17:29 Red-cap Robin
19:41 In Field - Auto ISO
23:46 Manual-Low Noise
26:30 ISO1600 on 40D
28:35 Uneven Light
31:51 Different Light
33:30 Have Fun
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I shoot in manual mode all the time and you definitely nailed it when explaining the auto metering. The hard part about shooting in manual are when the birds are in flight. But Shoot enough manual, it becomes super easy.

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I usually shoot in manual with auto iso. It’s just much quicker to get the correct exposure especially since I use a dslr and need to use live view to check exposure. I usually use spot metering and the camera gets it right most of the time. But in harsh lighting situations I might just switch to full manual.

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Brilliant video. I started in manual. Failed miserably. Then moved to shutter priority. Was underexposing the photos and was also editing. Now at aperture priority. Pretty happy with this. Will now graduate to manual mode.

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If your camera supports exposure compensation in manual mode use it - your work will be 10x easier. Ie, just leave the is on auto, and adjust the exposure as necessary. Fully manual shutter, aperture and iso, is just too unnecessarily hard.

[@Duade]

They are very similar when you think about it, you set your Aperture and SS and then adjust one dial. In Auto ISO you adjust the exposure comp, in manual you simply turn the ISO dial left or right. They effectively work the same as in you are just adjusting one dial. As I mentioned earlier, there is no right or wrong way to set your exposure and I encourage trying all these different modes and choosing the one that is right for you. Cheers, Duade

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Aditya, I highly encourage you to also try Exposure Compensation whilst in Shutter Priority as this will help with stopping underexposed images. Manual is also great to understand how all the settings work together. Cheers, Duade

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Finally I understand exposure and the histogram....now I need to put this newfound knowledge into practice. Thanks so much for a brilliant video.

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Hello Duade, great video as always! I learned a lot!
"Saludos" from Tierra del Fuego!

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Kenneth, that is great to hear and was my motivation for the video, to help others understand exposure. Cheers, Duade

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Well done Duade its a wonderful explanation of a very complicated subject ... thank you

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