David's Shutter Bug Club

[injest]

this one reminds me of some of the images from the Hubble telescope!

[David In Indy]

That one up there reminds me of a sea urchin! Some of them glow in the dark, deep in the sea where there is no sunlight at all.

Those are beautiful pictures Jess. All of them. Do you remember what setting you used on your camera when you took them? Or what scene mode?

[injest]

for these I used the movie mode....then loaded it onto the computer and used the 'snip tool' to cut these pics out!

For my camera, when I am trying to capture action shots, I have found this works best...it kinda gets around my cameras limitations.

[injest]

action shots are a major weakness for me. If I have time and a fairly stationary subjects I can play around and find a good setting.  But if things are happening fast I just cant' adjust my camera fast enough!

I forget what I am supposed to be doing..

"It is dark..the shutter should be slow to let in more light...but the action is FAST so shouldn't I have it fast??

and on and on...

[David In Indy]

action shots are a major weakness for me. If I have time and a fairly stationary subjects I can play around and find a good setting.  But if things are happening fast I just cant' adjust my camera fast enough!

I forget what I am supposed to be doing..

"It is dark..the shutter should be slow to let in more light...but the action is FAST so shouldn't I have it fast??

and on and on...

Using the video mode is very good advice Jess. Perhaps I will try that tomorrow when I go out there and photograph some of the fireworks here in Indy.

My camera has a "fireworks" mode, but somehow I don't want to use it. I love a challenge. I'll try the video mode first, and then switch to manual, and if THAT doesn't work I'll try the fireworks mode. Hopefully I will take a few decent pictures.

Thanks Jess!

[Kerry]

A nasty storm swept over Sydney from the south yesterday. When I took this pic, the sun was still brightly shining on the city, but the sky behind the tall buildings was becoming quite dark as the storm closed in.

Storm approaching Sydney as seen from St Leonards on the North Shore
Friday 4 July 2008
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[Kerry]

Here's another pic of yesterday's storm, as it approached Sydney. Sydney Harbour lies between the city buildings in the distance and the place where I took the pic, at St Leonards, on Sydney's North Shore, where I work. I live on the southern side of the harbour, where the tall buildings are, and if you scroll over to the far right edge of the pic, that's close to where I live. To the left, hidden by the trees, you can see the arch of Sydney Harbour Bridge. I drive  across that bridge every day to get to work. I quite like the light in this pic.

Storm approaching Sydney as seen from St Leonards on the North Shore
Friday 4 July 2008
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[Kerry]

This pic was taken at the height of the storm (with zoom).

Storm over Sydney
Friday 4 July 2008
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[Artiste]

Interesting Kerry !

Merci pour les belles photos !

[David In Indy]

Gorgeous pictures Kerry! That storm looks very violent. I hope everyone is okay. You really captured the look and feel of the storm. I love how you shot your pictures in a series. It feels a bit as if we are watching the storm as it descends on Sydney. Thanks for posting the pictures buddy!