As mentioned in the previous page, both abstracts and still-life are among those that can be photographed with the Av mode. The EOS 5, with its 16-zone Evaluative metering, makes things pretty much easy with any of the EF lenses fitted to it. The abstract photo of the metallic blue car (below, left) was photographed with the EF 70-210mm f/3.5-4.5 USM zoom lens set at between 135mm and 210mm, exposure was at 1/180 sec. at f/8. Abstract of blue car Partly under shaded and glowing Next, is...actually, I don't know what message this photo (above, right) was trying to convey but the warm sunset glow that enveloped the building in the background (original was white) caught my attention, so I thought capturing the scene with the EOS 5 set at f/5.6 with a shutter speed of 1/15 sec. would be a blast initially. Maybe it did and maybe it didn't. Part of this LRT track (below, left) with the distant buildings looming in the background plus the partially cropped-off crane was photographed with the EF 70-210mm f/3.5-4.5 USM zoom lens, at its 210mm focal length in f/8, Av mode. Malaysia was celebrating the countdown towards its 43rd Independence Day with this photo (below right), showing the national flags decorated nicely in a row inside Kuala Lumpur's Central Market, shot at f/3.5, Av mode. The other two photos were shot at f/5.6 and f/3.5. LRT tracks against buildings (210mm, f/8) Flags inside Central Market (28mm, f/3.5)     Buildings enveloped in evening sunlight (35mm, f/5.6) Another building shot during dusk (28mm, f/3.5) Also mentioned earlier, slow shutter speeds can be a problem when using any 35mm SLR camera in Av mode, and this photo below show just how serious (or nice motion effect) camera shake can be when the shutter speed selected was not adequate to freeze the movement nor the vibrations generated by my not-so-steady hands during a 1/4 sec. exposure in Av mode at 210mm. Ooops! Too slow at 1/4 sec! Incredible exposure metering The final photo of a scene showing some passengers alighting from an LRT was captured superbly with the EOS 5's Evaluative metering despite the strong difference between the highlight and shadow details in the late evening sunlight. Text and photos by Philip Chong. Copyright 2000 by Canon Marketing (M) Sdn Bhd << Back to Main . 1 . 2 . 3 .