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Originally Posted by Itsed65
I had a bad day with gear today. Of course it was my fault, and I realized what I had done when I got home, but I missed a bunch of great opportunities. Ah well, there is always next time. I did get a couple that I like though, and this is the best of the day:
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Great pose and light.
I still have the same problem. After you've shot a camera/lens rig tens of thousands times, lots of things get automatic, but it's a mistake to rely on the familiarity.
When I'm leaving for a shoot, I reformat the cards in the cameras and I aim out the window and check my baseline settings. I started this after missing some high potential shots when I came into my target area and something really exciting was happening and I had -2EV set on the camera because I'd been shooting the moon the night before.
If you don't force yourself to check settings, the shots you miss will be the high potential ones because you'll be the most excited. I used to drive into a park and think, "I'll check the settings as I raise the camera to my eye. I know how to do it fast and settings are in the viewfinder." This does work a lot of times, but I guarantee that if an eagle is snagging a prairie dog, you'll be in a hurry.