thephotosocietyのインスタグラム(thephotosociety) - 8月15日 12時20分

Photograph by @andyparkinsonphoto /@thephotosociety
Sika deer female in dappled forest light – The conditions under which this image was captured, in regard to the fall of light, are among the most challenging that a wildlife photographer will encounter. Variable degrees of sunlight were streaming through the canopy, illuminating the deer with different amounts of light whilst the backdrop was filled with patches of extreme dark and significant brightness. My usual rule of thumb is that if the light is constantly changing, such as a day with scudding clouds, then I use aperture priority, the camera being best placed to react immediately to changing light levels. In these circumstances everything is done on the exposure compensation dial and I’m making constant assessments as I look through the viewfinder, gauging the amount of light and dark in the image, working out what part of the image that I’m exposing for, the deer in the instance, and then adjusting accordingly. Alternatively, in a situation like this it is possible to use manual exposure but you must first decide on what ISO and aperture that you’re going to shoot at. Once determined then I commit to only shooting when the subject is in direct sunlight as a deer in full shade, when compared to images such as these, would be a much lower quality image. With my exposure set manually it is then a case of paying close attention to the strength of the light, picking up on its subtle nuances and this is a strength that you will develop in time and with practice. It’s then just a simple quarter turn of the command dial to increase or decrease the shutter speed according to whatever perceptible increase or decrease that you’ve noticed in the fall of light. I will also be chimping constantly (checking the Histogram on the LCD screen) to ensure that I’m retaining detail in all the critical parts of the image. This is my preferred technique in these kinds of situations as this was a bright, clear sunny day and so all I had to do was remain mindful of the strength of light that the deer was moving toward and then tweaking my shutter speed one way or the other. Please #followme at @andyparkinsonphoto

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