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Minter Gardens

Shot taken at Minter Gardens in Chilliwack, BC. This is an amazing place to shoot flowers, waterfalls, etc. You can't go wrong here!
f8, 1/15 sec, ISO 800, 26mm

Morning Mist on Mayfield Lake

Peaceful

f/14

1/500 sec

55 mm

ISO 1600

Incandescent White Balance

Exposure Compensation (backlit subject) - Larry Thomas

Atlanta, GA

f/5

ISO 200

50 m

1/100 sec

Critter from Home

Nikon D5000. F/5.6; Exposure time 1/125 sec.; ISO 400; Metering Center Weighted; Aperture Priority, Exposure Compensation -0.7 step. Taken at 8:37AM.

Harold Ducks and Junk

I was working on shutter-speed priority and used 1/250 to freeze the movement of the water and birds. The camera selected F4.9, which left me with an adequate depth of field. The ISO was set to 160. This was shot with a Canon S90 point-and-shoot and cropped later in Photoshop.

I like the contrast in colors and texture between the birds and the junk in the wate.

Evelyn - and the wheel turns round & round...

This image was taken at Lakefair at 9:30pm. I didn't really have an absolute "favorite shot" this week, but this is the closest. What I like best about the photo is the lighting - with the high ISO, the sky color was a deep blue in contrast to the colorful wheel. My disappointment is that the shot is a little boring, so I took the picture at a different angle. I think the color draws some interest to the photo; also since the bottom is brighter because of the overhead lights, you can see the people in line. Because of the light changes due to approaching darkness, I was practicing more with ISO than metering. I just noticed the moon in the background - cool!
f/5.6, 1/25 sec, ISO 1600, Nikon D40x, Matrix Metering

Larisa Wade "Peace Revealed"

f/10, 1/80 sec, ISO 100, 300mm, WB Manual, Partial Metering, EC 0. Sylvester Park during Lakefair

Capitol Building at Dusk

This spot metered shot was the best of the manual bracket exposures.

f/14; 1/125; ISO 200; 75mm; Nikon D40DX; Patial Metering, EV: -1.0

I like the movement in the water in this shot, and the texture of the waves.

It was shot at 1/1250 with an aperture of f7.1, an ISO of 3200, and a focal length of 52mm.

I would have liked to see it a bit more smooth in the waves, so I could have opened up the shutter speed for a bit longer.

Overall though, I like the composition.

On the upswing - Cam

1/60, f/11, ISO 400

Taking off - Cam

1/125, f/11, ISO 100

Larisa Wade "Sunlight"

This photo was taken in my yard on a sunny, windy afternoon. I like the sunburst and the motion of the leaves; next time I might try to make the tree trunk lighter. I chose the shutter speed because it's the lowest my camera could handle without making everything blurry, but it captures the blur in moving objects.


Shutter Speed 1/8 second, Aperature f/20, ISO 100, Focal length 70 mm

Exposure II - Larry Thomas

Capitol Mall

Washington, D.C.

1/640 sec

f/5.0 ISO 200

Exposure - Larry Thomas

Capitol Mall

Washington, D.C.

1/1000 sec

f/6.3 ISO 200

Perspective - Larry Thomas

Inside Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C.

1/8 sec

f/3.5 ISO 200

Field Trip Tuwater Falls Park - Larry Thomas

1/3 sec

f/11.0 ISO 400

Jenna Kearns—"Swing Time"

Practicing shutter speed, I wanted to capture the movement of the golf swing.

Details: Nikon D70, Shutter speed 1/10s, f/16.0, ISO 200, Focal Length 24 mm

I selected this shutter speed because I wanted to capture the entire swing. I like that you can see the club bend and the ball on the tee and the line that the ball took after impact.

If I could change anything, I'd position myself so the background was the green instead of the trees, and I'd probably make the shutter speed faster so that the golfers legs and head are less blurry.

Elizabeth Hyde - Cat's Play

I thought it would be fun to experiment at home with action and blurring. Jazz, my Siamese, loves the laser pointer and dashes in if he hears it being moved or picked up.  I left the parts of the bookshelf and couch in the shot to give a sense of place and also to provide a non-moving contrast. I used my 18-55mm lens.  Shutter speed of 1"3, aperature 4.0, ISO 200.  It was hard to keep him interested in playing in one spot for the benefit of the camera. . . .

HENRY "silky smooth"

Practicing with shutter speed, desiring to give the water the silky smooth appearance.

f/25, 1/5, ISO 200, 55mm.

The water feels so light and airy. There is still so much to learn but I am excited I could make adjustment on the camera to capture my vision of "silky smooth".

To change: I would like about three hundred more shots at the same scene.

VandeKieft: Tumwater Falls a la Vincent Van Gogh -- my hero

At our Tumwater Falls field trip, I experimented with the same scene with various settings. I love the artwork of Vincent Van Gogh, so needless to say, I was pleasantly surprised by this one. (f/25 1/10 ISO 200 WB-Direct Sunlight; Nikon D5000.

Tumwater Falls

One of my many field trip shots. I was happy to capture the blurred motion of the moving waterfalls. This photo was adjusted in Photoshop because it was a bit over exposed. I would try a lower ISO. (Next camera - 200 ISO is the lowest my Nikon D40 will go.)

Shutter: 1/6

ISO: 200

f/25

90 mm

Donna ~ Wheeee

I took this at a local festival using f/8 with a shutter speed of 1/160, which 'froze' my subject,which I prefer to do. I like the way the afternoon sun reflected off the metal highlighting her face.

Evelyn - "getting her kid-groove on"

I attended a noon concert at Huntamer Park in Lacey and saw kids dancing near the stage. I thought this would be a great opportunity to practice shutter speed. This picture was my favorite because of the girl's body position, the bright colors of her clothes, and the movement that showed up with the slower shutter speed. I debated about cropping out the girl's foot and upper body on the left of frame, but opted to keep it in for interest and it also shows movement. I think another thing I could have done is to take more shots and maybe have gotten a foot in motion or a smile on her face.
Shutter speed: 1/30
F/10
ISO 100
220 mm
Nikon D40X

Rachael Beck- "I am a Mountaineer": a shutter-speed excercise

This picture was taken with a Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi with a Shutter speed of 1/32 seconds, an F-stop of f/8, ISO speed of 1600, flash, and a focal length of 18.0 mm. The shutter speed and flash were chosen for the benefit of motion blur and subject focus in the same image, the ISO was chosen because of the lighting, and the focal length was chosen so that this image was close and personal, but not too close. I like this image because it has movement, yet it is still generally clear, it has emotion, it has interaction, and it makes me feel something. I instinctively like big, wild smiles that come not from the urging of a photographer, but from a moment captured by a photographer. I would change the angle. I would change the ISO to 800, or 400.

Aperture Exercise - Larry Thomas

Union Station, Washington D.C.

f/4.5

1/6/ sec ISO 200

Harold House Across the Lake

I shot this at f16 to keep everything in focus and get some framing. ISO = 800. shutter = 1/200, focal length = 184mm. I'm a little disappointed in the haziness of the house.

Harold Sprouting Growth

I took this at f5.6 to blur out the background. ISO = 200, Focal length = 154 mm. It was about 20 ft. away. I should have closed the lens down a bit to get the whole plant in focus. I have less than a 2 ft depth of field from 20 ft away at this focal length.

Sarah Lloyd "Taking It All In"

This photo was shot at f/5.0, a focal length of 35 mm and an ISO of 200.

It was taken around dusk, so there was a pretty good amount of lighting available. I wanted the middle ground of the shot to be clear, but not the trees in the far background, which is why I chose a 5.0.

I really like the lines and patterns in this shot, and I love how my eye moves throughout the photo. I like the usage of the rule of thirds, and the direction that she is looking. I also like the lighting and am glad I went out when I did to shoot.

If I were to shoot it again, I think I would walk in one more step, cropping in a bit more on the top and bottom. But I think overall it's a good image.

Lynette VandeKieft: This boat wants to go play.

Percival Landing. Nikon D5000. f/4.5; ISO 200; 1/2500.

Vancouver Island - Cam

ISO 200, f/11 I wanted a moderate depth of field to maintain the ethereal feel of this place. Histogram was balanced.

Lynn - Rule of thirds

Larisa Wade "Urban Vibrance"

This is a shot of the big tree mural in downtown Olympia. I liked the vibrant colors, but next time i may try to reduce the glare on the plates. I chose ISO-800 because i thought it was a middle-range number, as the light wasn't very extreme, F-stop f/8 because i wanted the main objects to be in focus without great detail on the bricks. I am getting this info from a computer w/o a histogram, but I assume it is balanced.

Evelyn - water on the falls

I took this shot at Tumwater Falls.
Aperature 5.6, ISO 400, 200 mm focal length.
My histogram was pretty even - I like the flat water at the top and the flowing water below. This is a beautiful spot for photos. Maybe I could have changed this shot by setting my ISO to 100 - I wonder if it would have given the water a blurred/motion effect - may have been interesting. Nonetheless, I like the reflections at the top of the falls and the framing of logs.

Henry Lloyd "gentle morning"

aperature setting, f5.6, ISO 200, Histogram (fairly balanced), Autoenhanced HP Media Smart

Canadian Goose on the Water

This photo was taken at Tumwater Historical Park. I enjoy the reflection in the water, the grass, the slight blur background, and the branch adds interest. My Nikon D40 settings were f/5.6, ISO 400 with a focal length of 200 mm. The histogram had a range of dark to mid tones. I could have used more blur in the background by adjusting the aperature to 4.0.

Donna Overacker~ Exposure Part 1

I took this out in the high dessert of Oregon at sunset. The f-stop was f/5.6 with an ISO of 100. The histogram was mostly to the left but I wanted to keep the shadows. I think I should have increased the aperture as the blur of the tree is a little distracting

Flags on the 4th

This photo of my neighbors flags was taken on the afternoon of July 4, 2010. It was taken at f/5.6 with an ISO of 320.
The histogram shows high dark and bright, low mid -tones with a spike at the very bright end. I would use a higher ISO for a similar shot.

Lynn Focal Point

Rachael Beck- Fill the Frame

Rachael Beck- Subject Placement

Harold Rule of Thirds

Rachael Beck- Worm's Eye View

Harold Repetition and Patterns

Harold - Use Selective Focus

Evelyn - Point of View

Evelyn - Rule of Thirds

Evelyn - Sense of Scale

Sarah Lloyd "Worm's Eye View"

Sarah Lloyd "Emphasis"