capturing pictures of wildlife requires many skills—hand and eye coordination,composition,
the capable to follow-focus,patience, and good exposure technique.That last word is particularly important because animals are found in a different lighting situations, and each one requires you to understand the best way to obtain a correct exposure.
Front lighting is the easiest to expose for because the direct, low-angled light fills in most of the areas in the subject that would be in shadow.
Light coming from the side is another characteristic type of illumination at sunrise and sunset.
It creates,long shadows, and a strong interplay of light and dark. This kind of light presents a problem for built-in camera meters because if there are too many shadows, the meter tries to lighten them in its goal of making the scene middle toned.
Back lighting presents one of the most dramatic types of lighting a photographer has to work with,
and when you are shooting an animal with a beautiful form, it can help you produce strong results.
Moments like these in nature are very short. They last for mere seconds,
and you certainly don’t want to blow the opportunity of getting a great shot because the exposure isn’t correct.
There are many examples in which a wildlife subject is moving too fast for you to use a handheld meter. It just becomes impossible to take a precise reading, because the light and shadows on the subject are changing every second.
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