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Originally Posted by Dennis
Another trick is to set the mode to Aperture Priority and with an L lens, leave it wide open so that the camera then selects fast shutter speeds. The challenge here is to spot meter on the moving bird. The danger is that if you miss the bird and meter off the sky, the bird becomes under exposed as the meter is fooled by the bright sky. Also, if the bird has large areas of white feathers, that can give a false meter reading too.
It’s a steep learning curve but also a lot of fun. So much less tiring that an all nighter!
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Hi Dennis, love the shots, especially the bears and birds in flight, well done.
IMO Aperture Priority is a good choice in these situations.
Another method I've tried is to take some test shots in this mode and then go into manual mode with the settings that yielded the best test result.
If the scene is repetitive and conditions fairly unchanging, it usually produces well exposed images.
Which lens did you use for these shots?
Did you try any shots with a lower ISO?