Africa Wild

This can make for some interesting pics indeed, but can difficult with smaller auto cameras?

Anyway, a famous pic be Carolyn Dunford a few years ago, check the shadows of the kudu's hooves, an amazing effect!:


Suggestions?

the lamps of the cars

No, I mean suggestions for settings etc, nana!

I know... well I don't know

but first try to focus at the right place

This is a famous picture?

It's not even in focus, as nan alludes to....

Suggestions on what, RP. I think we're not understanding the intent of the question. Thanks!

It's a cropped picture, Ex! Not the point!

Backlighting means having the light source behind the subject, which often only leads to a silhouette without details of the subject on "your" side. One may need to use a flash from your side, but with certain settings and focus depth and what not one can get good results without using flash. Just need expert opinions here.

So in other words you are shooting into the light ...possibly straight into the light.
Exposure modes do make a difference..for shooting into the light I tend to use partial or spot metering mode. Remember that the exposure is metered from the centre of the camera...not your focus point. I tend to use centre focus point ...so if I am focussing on an animal or bird with my centre point that is where the camera is metering from as well. So in other words my camera will be exposing for the subject matter of my photo. If I am in AV mode and shooting into the light I will over expose a bit ...all that is doing is slowing the shutter speed down therefore my subject will not be so silhouetted...
One has to realise that many beautifully exposed photographs have been processed in Photoshop or other suchlike software. It is not always possible to attain perfect exposures in camera.
If shooting onto the light is your only option then it is best to do it creatively....

Oh and by the way..this is just my opinion ...not an expert one....

Richprins wrote:It's a cropped picture, Ex! Not the point!

Just need expert opinions here.

I can be such a dufuss! I thought maybe you thought it was April 1 st or just playing a joke.

Sorry, my bad.

Michelle has given good advice above.

As Michele says use spot metering or set your exposure meter to +1 or +1/2 depending on how bright it is and how dark the subject is. The Mice and druk camera's have a over exposure button on them that you can press and most DSLR camera's when shooting in Auto. When shooting in Manual then you can set the exposure bracket to +1 or what ever by changing the speed, ISO or f-stop. If you can try and shoot from a covered area so to have shade over the camera and lens to stop camera flair.

you could also place the subject in the shade, but will be difficult with a lion or wild animal or you can use a flash as a fill in light if the subject is not too far



Another example

Settings
1/1000 sec, f/5.6
Mode: Av
Metering: Spot
ISO: 320

Over exposed by +1 and brought buck in PS