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This is not a good place to simply share cool photos/videos or promote your own work and projects, but rather a place to discuss photography as an art and post things that would be of interest to other photographers.

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Light changes while hiking (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by shitterisfull@alien.top to c/photography@viewfinder.pro

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Was on a nature hike recently. Wanted to capture things like birds, flowers, naturescapes, etc. Full tree canopy and shaded at times, wide open and sunny at other. Was a guided hike and I didn’t want to hold up the group. Ended up flipping it to Auto instead of fiddling with shutter/aperture. How does an experienced photographer handle that scenario? I feel so dirty for using it on Auto.

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[–] eichkind@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The problem wasn't using auto but going on a hike where you couldn't control the pace. I learned that when I have to worry about keeping up with the group, I turn my expectations towards photography way down because there simply is not enough time to concentrate enough. Having a camera on auto then is totally fine.

[–] shitterisfull@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

That’s a fair way to look at it. Photos were second priority to the route and knowledge provided by the guide.