Derrel
Mr. Rain Cloud
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Manual is often not the best exposure mode when the subject is moving throug rapidly-changing lighting conditions. Like inside of stadiums, or on racetracks, where the subject matter is moving quite fast,and often moves from the shade, into bright sunlight. Many stadiums have one side of the field that is in deep shade, the other brilliant sunlight. Under those conditions, Aperture priority automatic makes the most sense, and is actually what many experienced shooters will use. Whwen you have a big lens on a monopod,and are following action, it's just simpler, and smarter, to allow the camera to set the shutter speed as the subject moves from one lighting condition to another.
Anybody who has shot much inside of sports stadiums is familiar with this type of situation. The 200 meters is a prime example: the race begins at the turn, which is in open sunlight, but as the runners come around the corner, they are in the shade of the stadium. You will have 8 seconds in which to shoot as many frames as you can...you do not have time to adjust the exposure....and guess what...at the FINISH line, that is often in the sunlight.
GO to a world class track and field stadium like Hayward field, where the Olympic trials have been held a couple of times....that stadium is the typical "main grandstand on west, track oriented North and South layout that literally thousands of football stadiums and track stadiums follow. Most people realize that it;s more important to get the correct exposure than it is to feel smug about how the exposure is set.
Anybody who has shot much inside of sports stadiums is familiar with this type of situation. The 200 meters is a prime example: the race begins at the turn, which is in open sunlight, but as the runners come around the corner, they are in the shade of the stadium. You will have 8 seconds in which to shoot as many frames as you can...you do not have time to adjust the exposure....and guess what...at the FINISH line, that is often in the sunlight.
GO to a world class track and field stadium like Hayward field, where the Olympic trials have been held a couple of times....that stadium is the typical "main grandstand on west, track oriented North and South layout that literally thousands of football stadiums and track stadiums follow. Most people realize that it;s more important to get the correct exposure than it is to feel smug about how the exposure is set.