Datasheet

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Index
auto-focus modes
Automatic Switching mode, 28
changing, 55
Continuous Auto-Focus mode, 28
One Shot Auto-Focus mode, 28
overview, 28
auto-focus point
for animal photography, 171
overview, 28–29
Automatic Shooting mode, 54
Automatic Switching mode, 28
Automatic White Balance (AWB),
11, 303
auxiliary flash
overview, 57–58
for wildflower close-up
photography, 192
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background
contrasting
for nature’s patterns, 198
for wildflower close-up
photography, 191
when subject blends into, 303
backing up images to external hard
drive, 276
backlit subjects, 112–114
battery
described, 51
recharging, 277
in stormy weather keeping warm
spare, 109
belt pack, 46
Better Beamer, 114, 148
B&H Photo and Video, 37, 42, 71
big picture, seeing, 122
bird feeder, photographing birds at,
143–145
bird photography
bird blind, creating a, 143
birds in flight
described, 160
panning, 162–163
tips for shooting, 161–162
birds in nest, 158–160
birds of prey
described, 155
habits of, 155
tips for shooting, 155–158
equipment for, 142–143
long lens for, 142–143
mentor for, 142
overview, 141–142
portraits
overview, 147
silhouettes, 149
tips for capturing, 147–148
resources for, 141–142
rookeries, 158–160
shooting buddy for, 142
small birds
aperture for, 144
Aperture Priority mode for, 146
at bird feeder, 143–145
Continuous Auto-focus mode
for, 146
Continuous Drive mode for, 147
Continuous Focus mode for, 145
hiding place for, 146
image stabilization for, 145
overview, 143
shooting buddy for, 146
shutter speed for, 144
tips for, 143–145, 146–147
tripod for, 145
in wild, 145–147
tele-extender for, 142
wading birds
habits of, 149–150
overview, 149
tips for shooting, 150–151
Black Skimmer (photograph),
324–325
black-and-white images
overview, 238–241
third-party plug-ins used to convert
color images to, 238–240
tips for shooting, 241
blinkies, 62, 66, 298
blown-out highlights, 298
Blue Hour, 114
Blurb, 293–294
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