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.
As an experienced working photographer, when I’m being paid, I work hard at manually balancing those settings every second of the shoot. But being experienced, it’s also second nature. That’s part of my cost/value.
On my personal time, however, I flip to auto. I’m not working on my day off.