Was on a nature hike recently. Wanted to capture things like birds, flowers, naturescapes, etc. Full tree canopy and shaded at times, wide open and sunny at other. Was a guided hike and I didn’t want to hold up the group. Ended up flipping it to Auto instead of fiddling with shutter/aperture. How does an experienced photographer handle that scenario? I feel so dirty for using it on Auto.
Sorry, but that’s nothing to do with gatekeeping, especially when there are a million and one tutorials on the internet helping you to get the best out of your camera, all it takes is a is a little bit of your time.
Manual mode is FAR superior to auto. You’re getting the images YOU want, not the photos the camera thinks are a perfect exposure.
Before writing crap like that down go and read up on what a camera thinks a perfect exposure is and how it works it out.
Also, what’s all this “pro’s know how to” bullshit… Knowing how to use your camera has nothing to do with being a professional.
A bit aggressive aren’t we? Is something bothering you and you are taking it out against strangers on the internet? This is not encouraging anyone to have a constructive exchange of opinions with you.
If you understand how a camera calculates exposure, you can set aperture/shutter priority and use exposure compensation to get the images you want while being faster adapting to changes in lighting conditions. Plenty of tutorials about that as well.