Q&A #10 - Shooting with Grey Skies and Why Manual Mode?

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Q&A #10 - Shooting with Grey Skies and Why Manual Mode?

FromThe Martin Bailey Photography Podcast

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36 minutes

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Aug 10, 2009

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Today I answer a question from a listener about shooting under a grey sky, and I also go into detail on why I use Manual Mode, especially in challenging exposure situations.

Do you know why you need to use Manual mode from time to time?

Released:

Aug 10, 2009

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The Martin Bailey Photography Podcast provides education and inspiration through a mix of art, creativity and technical topics, interviews, gear reviews and travelogue style episodes. Full archive at http://mbp.ac/blog

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Q&A #10 - Shooting with Grey Skies and Why Manual Mode?

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