Shooting Surfing.

[sdsurfer]

Which metering setting would you recommend for shooting surfing?

Thanks,
James

[Mark]

Manual, for sure, set it up with chimping, then shoot away

[BLS439]

"Manual" is not metering. Manual is a shooting mode. I am also one for manual mode - to me it's just so much easier than playing with a semi-manual mode (AV, TV) and dialing in exposure compensation constantly for the changing light.

When I shoot surf I stick to spot metering because most of my scenes are pretty evenly lit or I know what look I want to go for. I tend to meter off the surfer.

You have to be careful though because with spot metering and strong back lighting you can really blow the highlights.

[bobbyz]

Isn't manual exposure same as manual metering?

[Mark]

What I mean, is I would meter it manually (by taking an CWA exposure, then shooting a pic of a surfer showing skin tones, chimp the pic, then adjust until the skin tones are nicely exposed), with manual exposure obviously.

[gregpphoto]

chimp the pic? monkeys?

[Radtech1]

chimp the pic? monkeys?

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=518265

[BLS439]

There are typically three metering modes your camera is equipped with: Spot, Evaluative, and Center Weighted. Shooting modes include: Manual, AV, TV, P, etc. While it's true Manual Exposure will get you "manual metering" of sorts - you can dial the aperture and shutter independently - you are actually obtaining your light meter reading by using one of the three modes I listed above not by using the shooting mode.

Check this link for a decent informational article about metering and how to use it. LINK (http://tech.yahoo.com/gd/fine-tuning-exposure-with-a-digital-camera-s-metering-system/153028)

[coalcliff]

Sometimes you can overexpose for the effect, see below. But for magazine quality stick to the advice above!

[ryant35]

Aperture Priority
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/ryant35/IMG_1824-1.jpg

[gregpphoto]

Damn, if you had the face more, thats cover. Still a sick shot, great wave spray. Little red in the face but that could just be the differences between our monitors, awesome job.

[ryant35]

Damn, if you had the face more, thats cover. Still a sick shot, great wave spray. Little red in the face but that could just be the differences between our monitors, awesome job.

Thanks. His face isn't red on 2 of my monitors, but it is on my phone... so I don't know what to make of it.

[gregpphoto]

Chock that up to monitor differences, the only thing that you can really go by is a print, in which, Im sure, his face wouldnt be red.