It Takes Two

284/365 It Takes Two, originally uploaded by afortiorama.

Manchester, Exchange Theatre. The other day I went to see The Bacchae. Although it is possible to take pictures outside the theatre structure it is not really allowed to take pictures within the theatre itself but I managed a couple of shots before a mask told me off.

Up to now I've used only the manual mode in my camera. The manual mode is really good for static exposure conditions and for pictures that are setup (tripod or studio). However most of the other times it's slow and clumsy. The other evening I tried other modes:

1) TV shutter priority is not for me and I'm not sure in what conditions a mode that changes depth of field to adjust exposure can be used.
2) AV aperture priority is much more interesting as it regulates the exposure once the aperture has been set. In the late afternoon darkness it was over exposing and the street lights and shop windows were overblown. However together with the semi automatic modes I also finally tried proper EV correction. Up to now I did use it a bit randomly as an additional setting I could use to change the exposure, but in the other evening darkness, in AV mode, I finally understood what it is really for and how well the combination works to set the exposure in low lights for hand held pictures.