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David's Shutter Bug Club
injest:
LOL....well I will try...it is all DAVID"S doing...he has me thinking about what I like and what is not the way I want it... I am beginning to understand WHAT I want...even if I am not sure yet how to get there! LOL
I am SOOOO excited about Sunday..we are going to the Ft Worth Stock Show and it will be a GREAT opportunity to try out different shots....I am particularly looking at speeding up the shutter so I can photograph the horses in action!
Kerry:
--- Quote from: injest on January 11, 2008, 11:55:30 pm ---LOL....well I will try...it is all DAVID"S doing...he has me thinking about what I like and what is not the way I want it... I am beginning to understand WHAT I want...even if I am not sure yet how to get there! LOL
I am SOOOO excited about Sunday..we are going to the Ft Worth Stock Show and it will be a GREAT opportunity to try out different shots....I am particularly looking at speeding up the shutter so I can photograph the horses in action!
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I look forward to seeing your Ft Worth Stock Show pics, Jess. Yee-Haw! :D
After seeing your beautiful portrait studies, I was inspired to go hunt-down something tasty to snap. I came across this pretty little rose on my balcony, delightfully lit in dappled afternoon light, filtering through the leafy canopy of the fig tree overhead.
I took a number of pics and clipped them with my photo editor to get the following results. These are my three favourites. Alas, all on auto. I'm still very nervous about changing the settings.
It's not great art, but I like them because they are intimate and personal. And they express for me the sweet minutiae of life that is so important to me.
It may be necessary to scroll over --->
injest:
oooo!! I like the way the light hits the edges of the roses...makes them look luminous!
very pretty! I think the first one should go on the archive thread...I can almost smell them!
(look don't be worried about using your manual...as soon as you put it back on Auto the computer will take right back over! You won't hurt your camera at all....that was something I was a little scared of...)
David In Indy:
Kerry, those floral pictures are beautiful! Do you remember your camera settings when you took those? Your camera does a brilliant job with colors. Every single one of those reviews I read about your camera said that. And you did a very nice job of composing those pictures. But I must admit I'm feeling a bit jealous when I look at those flower pictures. It's obvious the weather in Australia is nice and warm. We're freezing our butts off up here in America!
Thanks for posting those pics Kerry. I'm glad you are using your camera and taking pictures. You are very good and I'm looking forward to seeing more of them! :D
Jess, that is a very good picture of the two girls. I agree with you. I like the sepia tone too. Those filters are fun to play around with. Nice pictures Jess!! :D
We're you at Chick Fil-A when you took those pictures? I LOVE that restaurant! I love their chicken sandwiches and the waffle fries!! :)
David In Indy:
Histograms
Chances are your camera has a handy little feature built into it called a "histogram". And chances are you probably aren't using it. If your camera has one you really should be using it. Often people don't know what their camera's histogram is or what it does. It looks complicated but it really isn't. In fact it's quite simple and the histogram is a very powerful tool.
The histogram tells you if your photo is overexposed or underexposed. It's always best if you turn on the histogram so you can see it as you compose your picture. Here's how to read it...
Basically you want to keep the bias towards the middle of the graph. This indicates a properly exposed image. The histogram will display the bias over on the left hand side of the graph if the image is too dark. If the image is too bright the bias will be over on the right hand side of the graph. Adjust your camera's EV (exposure compensation) to correct the problem. For example, if your histogram is indicating an under exposed (too dark) image, adjust the EV a step or two up to make the image brighter. Keep adjusting the EV either up or down until the bias in at or near the center of the graph.
The histogram is indicating a dark or under exposed image since the bias is towards the left....
The histogram is indicating a bright or over exposed image since the bias is towards the right....
The histogram is indicating a properly exposed image....
It's that simple!! If you have a histogram feature on your camera (and you probably do) use it!! It's another one of those nifty tools to help you shoot a perfect picture every time!! :D
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