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It took me that long to understand Aperture
by Lilian ·
The guy at the camera shop loves to tell me “Just use P and everything is adjusted for you.” Yeah, he thinks I am a total moron who will never learn anything about Manual setting or understand the F numbers. So, I normally use P or the program mode for most of my shots on the Nikon D40.
This is the kind of photo I get with a P setting on a hot afternoon. Over exposed, too bright until you do not see much details.
Frankly, I hate taking photos during hot afternoons because I do not want to end up becoming tanned. When I first got my camera, I was so crazy about taking photos until I ended up looking several shades darker. Now, I do not sacrifice my fair skin anymore. Usually, it is a shoot and run without bothering about the camera settings.
However, if I take a little time to adjust it to Aperture priority, or the A setting, I do get a blue sky with fluffy white clouds. The first phot and the second photo are taken within a minute, with different settings.
So, moral of the story is to play around with the knobs.
