Chickerdoodle13's Photography Classroom (*New Assignment* Pg6 Post54)

[Chickerdoodle13]

Good photos so far guys! Yeah, the manual mode can be tricky. I was playing around with it this weekend and it really takes some getting used to!

I will try my hardest to give critiques in a timely fashion for this assignment. I have a paper and presentation due next week so I'm scrambling around trying to get that done. I did manage to take some example photos for you guys though, just in case anyone else wishes to join in. They aren't the best and my white balance was off, but it gives you a rough idea what I am looking for.

This first one is 1/50 s at f13 and ISO 400. You can clearly see the movement of the fan in this picture.

This next one is 1/500 s at f5.6 and ISO 400. You can see that the fan's movement is somewhat frozen. My lighting was not good where I took this photo otherwise I would've pushed the shutter speed to 1/1000 to freeze the action even more.

 

[Amyable]

Is there a due date for this assignment? I'm trying to get it done...

 

[Chickerdoodle13]

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Right now I'm extending the due date just to give everyone enough time. I think people have just been really busy lately, myself included! I'm not sure when I will extend it to, but probably for another week or so. Just post your pics when you get a chance!

 

[texasgal]

I'm behind also....

 

[Amyable]

After quite a bit of playing around, I finally learned how to adjust shutter. I used a turbine vent on top of my coop as a subject. (Note: next time bring towel to prevent butt burn on a hot asphalt roof.

) I took 10 shots, starting at shutter 1/4000, and halved the number with each shot down to 1/8. The faster the shutter, the darker the image; my last shot at 1/8 was washed out. I also notice the background comes more into focus as shutter lengthens.

shutter 1/2000

shutter 1/25

 

[texasgal]

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Ohhhhhhhhhhh .. I likeee likeeee ... good idea.

 

[Amyable]

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Ohhhhhhhhhhh .. I likeee likeeee ... good idea.

Thanks. I wanted something that was 'stationary motion'. Didn't want to chase anything around the yard, be it bugs, chickens, or children.

 

[Chickerdoodle13]

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I promise I will get around to giving everyone's work a proper critique! I just wanted to say that this is awesome though. This is exactly what I wanted you to learn from the assignment, and it is not an easy assignment to do! Great job!

Shutter speed, aperture, and length of zoom all play into depth of field. I love that you are able to see the effects in your photos! I was trying to capture that in my pictures, but it was just too dark where I was taking pictures. Typically, a smaller aperture (Typically used with a slower shutter speed. Slower shutter speed = longer time the shutter is open, which calls for a smaller hole to balance the amount of light let into the camera) will give a greater depth of field in a photo. Larger apertures tend to give more shallow depth of fields. Also, when you zoom in with a long lens, that typically lends to shallow depth of field as well.

I'm currently trying to think up the next assignment and I think I may have decided what it will be! I will give everyone a few more days to finish this assignment and then I will post the new one.

 

[FourPawz]

Here goes:

Shutter speed 1/25
Aperture f13
ISO 100

This is a panned shot

Shutter speed 1/25
Aperture f11
ISO 100

Here comes the fastest pontoon on the lake! VRRRROOOOM!!!

 

[Iheartchicks<3:)]

i cant do this assignment