6 pages and no one has noticed the Op doesn't know a thing about a camera but is trying to use manual settings, which would necessitate having some idea of a workable ISO related to shutter speed and a depth of field that would render a landscape in reasonable focus No one has even asked WHY this person is trying to shoot in manual mode.The whole foreground is out of focus because of the aperture he/she has set.
Eventually another "twiddler" enters the thread advising shooting manual mode (!) because the choices there are either automatic or twiddling.
Then we have the insanity of someone coming on to attack a member who had absolutely nothing to do with this thread at all because in his sick mind this uninvolved member somehow
"resembles" another member.
As for newbies discovering manual mode,(which has its purpose for some but not all things),this is a stage of growth newbies go through,resembling children who won't listen to reason. The sooner they get over it the better!
Even Nat'l Geo. photographers use aper. or shutter priority sometimes.

Since the Op's time seems so limited, it would be wise to spend a good part of it reading the darned manual and absorbing the information. Then, when still having questions to ask,the first one would be why go to UH!!

Sounds like the most positive idea I've seen on UH in ages
Bram boy. In your past year on the forum I am sure you have seen all too much of what happened here. For me it has been 2 years in which a number of very competent sincere people have tried to do tutorials etc.but have left for obvious reasons.

I come back to the site to find a somewhat cryptic 8-word private message from one of the participants of this thread,but it doesn't seem to offer a positive idea. While we need this feature for transactions and other legitimate uses, I disapprove thoroughly of the sort of traffic I have seen going on behind the scenes. The purpose of a forum of course is open discussion. If something is to be said it should be done right her

While your idea sounds so wonderful and I want to believe in this enthusiastic approach,could it succeed in the negative atmosphere all too prevalent here? Unfortunately the blind lead the blind, the loudmouths drip their ego,the inattentive can't follow a thread,and admin. doesn't seem interested in leading.(?)

We have an extensive search feature for the forum but I admit it isn't exactly what you have in mind. To modify that idea,however,do you think there could be that special section explaining the basics for total newbies,a tutorial with solid information,no foolish input allowed as on a thread,let the newbie take it
or leave it? If so,you might be able to promote that idea and get some
support for it,then submit it to admin. ?? ?? ??
Thank you for bringing such a positive idea to the forum!

Jen. i got no idea how it could be controlled , it would be a banter site like all the rest where people just come to visit . and talk about what they got and what there going to get , it would have to be just a question and answer site. the question comes up with a number the answer comes back in with that same number . the one who asked that question gets back on types that number . and all the answer,s pop up that have been sent in . there will be no yanking back and forth . maybe a number to get hold of some body on a private thing like thay already . it all begins with a idea then gets tossed around to explore all the ways it will work or won't work .

You don't state your ISO settings nor your aperture and shutter speed settings which may make our responses somewhat of a guess. Also stating your camera name and model and lens used may have further helped in our critiquing your photos.

ISO was high? Why? This is a daylight shot. ISO of 100 or 200 should have been more than sufficient.

As for shutter speed controlling ISO? Maybe in shutter priority mode but not in manual mode.

As for ISO, in almost all photographic situations it is best to use the lowest possible ISO to minimize noise (grain). Sometimes this can not be done mainly because of the lack of lighting.

Go back to your camera's manual and consider purchasing Bryan Peterson's "Understanding Exposure." It cost about $26.00 and is carried by most book sellers and can be ordered on line. It's well worth owning.

That book will further expand your knowledge of the photographic triangle; aperture, shutter speed and ISO.

I've been photographing well over forty years, sometimes getting paid handsomely and I still make some mistakes.

I've owned "Understanding Photography" for a little over two years and wish I had had it a long time ago. Although I've accumulated several photographic books throughout the decades, this one so far is my best go to book.

Several other UHH-ers also recommend this book.

One of the things which digital photography does is spoils us. We can take many, many pictures just to get that one good photo.

Where as in film days we learned how to get the best shot while taking one, two or three photos so as not wasting film. So we learned, we studied, we talked to others and we read. Now most of us film guys who are doing digital don't need to take many shots just to get that one best photo.

However you have an advantage. Get that book and keep taking pictures. By the way, nice shots.

any one who does not understand fractions may have a little trouble . but a fraction is a part of a whole . that whole being the hole that let's light to the sensor or film. I been at this longer than JFK was shot . and you don't need to know any of that . only a couple things to know . why you would change it , how it effects depth , how it correlates to shutter speed . and which way to turn the knob . oh there is no knob . well I guess your SOL . you will have to know which side of the button to push for a bigger hole or a smaller hole