Monday, October 18, 2010

Alison -Blur and Motion - Playing with Shutter Speed

Shutter speed 1/30    F 18  
ISO 800     200mm
Though I don't think either of these are technically great photos I liked them for what I was working on. Both were shot at Tumwater Falls on Saturday. Since I didn't have a tripod I braced against the rail as best as I could. After watching this seagull for a very long time, I was finally able to predict when he would take off. I was happy to be able to show motion in the wings as I didn't have any shots last week that showed motion very well at all. It's time to invest in a tripod!


Shutter speed 1/2    F32  
ISO280      180mm
I liked this shot because I have always wanted to know how to blur the water like that. The very slow shutter speed gave so much blur to the water it looks more like wispy clouds. The white spot on the right is way overexposed, but I think it balances the dark of the rock. Not sure how I came out with a reading of 280 on the ISO?

1 comment:

  1. Alison, I love the contrast between the water- frozen and silky and the moss which is definitely in focus and so colorful on the rocks.

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