Homework week 5

I don't have the right lense for this kind of shot the lowest I could get my aperture was 3.5, so I took a ton of shots just trying to get something that looked good. These were the best.

This is taken in a south facing window in my living room. There is not much room in here and by the time I got a decent shot the aperture was at 5.6.

f /5.6
200 ISO
1/50 sec

This was taken on the patio in the  light of the sunset. Unfortunately my subject was not being very co-operative so I was focused on the flowers but I still  kind of like it.

f /3.5
200 ISO
0.62 sec



I think this shot is my favorite out of the bunch.

f /4.5
800 ISO
1/1000 sec
  Thanks so very much for all I learned about my camera. Maybe, if I keep working at this I'll get some decent pictures. ;>)

Homework week 4

First I want to thank you for the help last time. I finally figured out how to change the focus box. On my camera you can't change it while in manual mode but you can change it in aperture mode, then switch over to manual. I figured this out while trying to address that metering problem which by the way was set at 1.7. Of course this brings me to this weeks lesson.

Side light
f /5.6
0.40 sec
ISO 200

Sorry I had to use a ball, no people around and the dog wouldn't sit on the stool.

Back light
f /18
1/40 sec
ISO 200

Natural reflector
f /5.60
0.40 sec
ISO 200
I used an apron hanging over a chair to reflect the light back to the dark side of the ball.

Back lit silhouette

f /5.60
1/20
ISO 200

Homework week 3

I took these pictures of my grandkids up in the hills around my house. It was a really sunny day, and I could not get the meter on my camera to work right. I had to just play around with the aperture until it looked right. I was also having problems getting the focus to be clear. They are all just out of focus. I can't wear my reading glasses while focusing it just makes everything super blurry. These all looked really clear when I took them. I wonder if I should increase the ISO. The camera was sitting on a tree branch for this one

f /22
1/50 sec
ISO 200

f/22
1/40
ISO 200

f/5.6
1/2000
ISO 200

Kloe is sitting on the rock, not on his shoulders.

I like the framing in this one. To bad the focus is off.

f/5.6

1/2000

ISO 200

This is what they all looked like when I just used the meter in my camera. I was metering off her face.

f/4.50

1/25

ISO 200

Babies are so fast, or maybe I'm too slow. I was trying to concentrate on the colors in this one.  I was trying to blur out the background.
f/4.8
1/320
ISO 200

It seems like the more pictures I take the worse they look. Guess I need more practice. ;>)

Homework week 2

Frozen action
This is a handheld sprinkler in front of the driveway light
f /4.8
Shutter speed 1/1000
ISO 100

I was amazed that with all the light put out by this light that the camera didn't pick it up at all.
Oh, and by the way you are pronouncing my name correctly.  ;>)

Implied Motion
This is a star trails picture  
f /16  
936.8 sec  15.6 minutes
I had the ISO set on Hi which was after 1600 so I'm not sure what that was exactly.

Panning Shot
My old wood floor and a matchbox car
f /5.6
1 /20 sec
ISO 1600

Homework week 1

Wow what a week! I really had a lot to learn. I didn't have any idea how to shoot in manual with my camera. I had to download the manual for my camera to even get started. And the wind was blowing so hard I couldn't use a tripod.

Storytelling Aperture
f /22
ISO 400
Shutter speed 1/50 sec.

f /11
ISO 400
Shutter speed 1/160 sec.

f /4.80

ISO 400

Shutter speed 1/1000 sec.

Who Cares

f /22

ISO 400

Shutter speed 1/20 sec.

f /8

ISO 400

Shutter speed 1/250 sec.

f /4

ISO 400

Shutter speed 1/800 sec.

Singular Theme

f /22

ISO 400

Shutter speed 1/40 sec.

f /11

ISO 400

Shutter speed 1/200 sec

f /5.6

ISO 400

Shutter speed 1/640 sec.

The flowers are my favorite. ;>)