Enjoyed that, learned a decent amount. I do have two minor counterpoints: 1) I am sure you are just hand waving it away for simplicity but f numbers are not just numbers they are the ratio of the size of the iris to the focal length. 2) If you want to shoot wildlife using any mode that is relying on the camera's automatic metering you can can use exposure compensation to calibrate the 17% grey to something else. If you are shooting a bird against a bright sky for instance dial back exposure 2 or three stops. As someone less skilled at birds this works well. You shoot manual with auto ISO the camera gives its best guess and you then tweak it. You have the advantage of being able to set your own shutter speed and depth of field. The camera attempts to correctly expose the scene and you get to correct that to your preference. It also has the advantage that once you have your settings where you like you are mostly just messing with one dial.

Thanks for sharing....

Thank you so much Gary that was brilliant

I will have my daughter look at this. She will love it. Thanks for all the good advice and words. :-)

Thanks Gary spot on

Great tutorial.

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Hello. Manual mode way to go. ISO on auto, Shutter speed up to your lens capability (high enough to remove blure = double of focal lengt), F number to the sharpest possible for you lens and focal length. You need to feel you lens!

Doesn't really make much sense. Keep the Camera in Aperture Priority with Widest Possible Aperture and you force the Camera to shoot at the highest possible Shutter Speed and lowest possible depth of field, makes life more simple