i tried taking a picture of some birds flying over the other day and today i tried taking a picture of this halo around the sun. however i couldn't use any of the auto modes to take a picture. the lens just wouldn't focus. i've noticed this on a couple other occasions. i had to change the setting on the lens from AF to MF to be able to take the picture. i understand that sometimes this is an issue with contrast or low light. but is there a way to be able to take pictures of the sky on auto mode? if birds or something fly over i want to be able to take some pictures at a second's notice without having to mess with manual settings. i have the canon rebel t6 kit. i was using the 18-55mm lens.
canon EOS Rebel T6
f/22
shutter: 1/250 sec
ISO: 100
focal length: 18mm
Aperture priority
White balance: Auto
@Waddizzle wrote:
@stargirl23 wrote:yes i'm aware of that. and it's good to point out. i don't actually look through the lens or directly at the sun when i'm photographing it. that's also one of the few times using the LCD screen for visuals helps out. and that's another reason why i'd tried the auto mode at first without much luck.
Go out one night, and focus at the Moon. Remember the setting. It will be an approximate manual focus setting without a proper sunlight filter.
thanks for the tips. i'll remember that next time there's a full moon. i have taken pics of the moon. i hadn't thought of a sunlight filter either. one more thing to add to my list of things to get.
well, no problems taking pics of planes today! so i guess it was just the low contrast thing i was having problems with.
had a scare yesterday when the camera rolled off the sofa. luckily it landed on my shoe so it was a padded landing. all seems to be ok with it.
