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James Staddon replied to the topic Shooting in Manual Mode in the forum Photography Q&A

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:06:32 -0400

Hi @kansasgirl! As @nateb said, there are a lot of factors making it hard to diagnose long-distance, but my first advice would be exactly what @loganlamar said. When shooting in full Manual, keep an eye on the light meter (it can also be called the “exposure compensation indicator”) and use the three settings (aperture, shutter speed, and ISO) to…Read more

Joanna Coleman replied to the topic Shooting in Manual Mode in the forum Photography Q&A

Sun, 07 Jun 2026 23:24:09 -0400

@nateb Ah, ok! Thanks for clearing that up, that’s why I didn’t recognize it. Ok, I will definitely do that! I might also look into a tripod, as well.

Joanna Coleman replied to the topic Shooting in Manual Mode in the forum Photography Q&A

Sun, 07 Jun 2026 22:39:34 -0400

Thank you both for your responses!

@loewfam I’m not sure what VR is, so I don’t know if my equipment has it. I use an EOS Rebel T7 with a 18-55 mm lens and a 75-300 mm lens. Typically, when I try to use a lower shutter speed than 1/500, I end up with a blurry picture. I would love some articles if you have any links! I also just need to go out…Read more

Joanna Coleman replied to the topic Shooting in Manual Mode in the forum Photography Q&A

Sun, 07 Jun 2026 20:49:19 -0400

@nateb So, depending on the shot, most of the time I will use between a F5.6 (which is as low as my lens goes) to about a F11 aperture, and at least a 1/500 shutter speed, sometimes more. Hopefully that is enough info.

Blessings Captured replied to the topic Storage Hard drive in the forum Photography Q&A

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:45:24 -0400

I’ll have to look into cloud storage for an extra backup. Thank you for mentioning it.

That is good to know that corrupted files aren’t very common.

Thank you @nateb and @dfrazer.

David Frazer replied to the topic Storage Hard drive in the forum Photography Q&A

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:30:07 -0400

There is really only one rule when it comes to storage: have more than one copy. Everything man namde can fail in this fallen world, so ideally you should have more than one copy on more than one medium in more than one location.

Beyond that it all depends how much you are willing to pay to keep your photos. As @nateb mentioned, cloud storage…Read more

James Staddon replied to the topic Need Help Deciding in the forum Photography Q&A

Fri, 19 Jul 2024 20:28:10 -0400

I am glad you were able to help, @nateb! Having very little experience with mirrorless cameras (let alone, the specific ones you were discussing), I think it was good you were able to help @cowgirlforchrist15 narrow things down.

@cowgirlforchrist15, the one thought I had about “moving from DSLR to mirrorless” is that lenses don’t automatically…Read more

Abby Fleshman replied to the topic Pics of the sun in the forum Photo Critique

Fri, 17 May 2024 19:32:24 -0400

You’re totally good @nateb. I didn’t feel that way at all!! I’m definitely a beginner with all this and appreciate any and all tips lol!

Logan Lamar replied to the topic Pics of the sun in the forum Photo Critique

Wed, 15 May 2024 16:05:39 -0400

Hi @abigail16! It seems you’ve figured out the aperture trick for sunstars! Good job! (and welcome to Lenspiration by the way!)

I think you (@abigail16) and @nateb might be referring to two different phenomena here. Abby, in your photos, you’ve narrowed your aperture and partially occluded the sun in order to get the “sun-star” effect (which is…Read more