Stanwood

[squirl033]

no sign of the Swainson's hawk today, but the short-eared owls were back - there were half a dozen or so working the meadow, and occasionally chasing off a harrier that dared to infringe on the shorties' territory... light was better than yesterday, but still not great, and i missed some shots by not having the ISO up high enough to give me a decent shutter speed. gonna have to start using Tv mode and auto ISO up there, i think...

 

[Bill Anderson]

With the 7DII you can use M mode to set the shutter speed and aperature setting of your choice, then use auto ISO to let the camera get enough light. Unlike the 5DIII, the 7DII will let you use exposure compensation in M mode through the use of the Q screen.

 

[landscapes&birds]

Nice shots Rocky, those SEO's are tough to catch in flight. Thanks for sharing that tip Bill, I've been meaning to try it but haven't gotten around to it yet. Isn't there also an option to set a minimum shutter speed in Av mode with auto ISO?

 

[squirl033]

Nice shots Rocky, those SEO's are tough to catch in flight. Thanks for sharing that tip Bill, I've been meaning to try it but haven't gotten around to it yet. Isn't there also an option to set a minimum shutter speed in Av mode with auto ISO?

thanks, Tyler! i believe there is such a trick, though i haven't tried it... you can set a shutter speed range, and the camera will only vary shutter speeds within that range, and use the auto ISO to increase sensitivity if the exposure would be too dark. that's another trick i haven't tried yet, but might have to... but frankly, it'd be simpler just to shoot in Tv, lock the shutter at, say, 1/1000, and let the aperture float as well. i'm not too worried about DoF with bird shots... in fact, i prefer a shallow field to blur the backdrop like in the 1st and 3rd shots above. even with the long lens at f/6.3, my DoF is usually enough to keep the entire bird reasonably sharp as long as i get a good focus lock.