Challenge: Weekend 7/6-7/8/13 AV Setting: Road Runner, RR, is your host for the weekend and will be here early Saturday morning to greet you all and explain the challenge. Meanwhile he...

PAToGraphy Loc: Portland ME area

Road Runner, RR, is your host for the weekend and will be here early Saturday morning to greet you all and explain the challenge.

Meanwhile he requests that we check this out:

http://www.slrphotographyguide.com/camera/settings/av-mode.shtml

I need to post or the page will disappear so, I'll post and include the settings. Hope it's what he had in mind. He'll do the explaining tomorrow. Aside from subject matter, note the settings and the details in the images.

f8 55mm ISO 100 1/60

f 4.5 170mm ISO 100 1/250

f16 ISO 100 1/100 And Oops on the focal length - forgot to write it down)

f8 150mm ISO 100 1/60

markar Loc: Michigan

PAToGraphy wrote:

Road Runner, RR, is your host for the weekend and will be here early Saturday morning to greet you all and explain the challenge.

Meanwhile he requests that we check this out:

http://www.slrphotographyguide.com/camera/settings/av-mode.shtml

I need to post or the page will disappear so, I'll post and include the settings. Hope it's what he had in mind. He'll do the explaining tomorrow. Aside from subject matter, note the settings and the details in the images.

Pat, you are super to help out. I like what you posted.
Can't wait to see what RR has.

judy juul Loc: Cheshire, Ct.

PAToGraphy wrote:

Road Runner, RR, is your host for the weekend and will be here early Saturday morning to greet you all and explain the challenge.

Meanwhile he requests that we check this out:

http://www.slrphotographyguide.com/camera/settings/av-mode.shtml

I need to post or the page will disappear so, I'll post and include the settings. Hope it's what he had in mind. He'll do the explaining tomorrow. Aside from subject matter, note the settings and the details in the images.

Sounds like a learning exercise....Good! See you all tomorrow...can't wait to try this out!

Rufe Loc: Missouri

Three from Missouri. I don't see many white cone flowers, so I was suprised to find this one. The first two are blooms from a hosta plant.

Iso 400, F 3.5, 105mm, 1/125

ISO 400, f 11, 105mm, 1/60

iso 400, F 4.0, 105mm, 1/125

susie-q-tip Loc: Mississippi/Texas

Rufe wrote:

Three from Missouri. I don't see many white cone flowers, so I was suprised to find this one. The first two are blooms from a hosta plant.

That must be an Albino.

Roadrunner Loc: Quebec, Canada

Pat, you are awesome. thank you so much,,,,Jim

Today I am trying something new. I always try to host Challenges in which I feel comfortable and can easily explain and go out and take photos knowing exactly what I want even before I leave home.

Today is different. Todays Challenge is Av, aperture priority, which is the black sheep in my herd of photographical knowledge, a real problem.

Av is quite complicated in that we play with blur, bokeh?, and DOF and trying to find the exact point in the photo that we want to be the point of interest. To do this, after a consultation with a shop owner yesterday, the main thing is the focal point, and then the distance from the subject matter and of course the f/stop, ..of course. What I like about this Challenge is that it forces me to do photos in a manner which I do not like but only because I do not understand the procedure and by having to do it will not do anything else but help, and of course help comes from all over including your shots.

If possible I would like to see the settings also, as today we are back in school.

f/4 50 mm focal length

f/5.6

f/22

Roadrunner Loc: Quebec, Canada

5:20 AM....back later.zzzzzzzzzzzzz

judy juul Loc: Cheshire, Ct.

Rufe wrote:

Three from Missouri. I don't see many white cone flowers, so I was suprised to find this one. The first two are blooms from a hosta plant.

Great shots,Rufe.

Roadrunner Loc: Quebec, Canada

Took these yesterday afternoon at the creek not far from here. It is a Cross country Ski Center and during the summer months, a day camp for kids..........and here comes this old man with his camera prowling around and eyes were following him. Actually I was glad and later told one of the monitors so. Y'never know, y'know

Shot at 100 mm at f/4.5 1/125 ISO 100

f/9 1/40 ISO 100 at 100 mm

f/14 1/40, ISO 100 at 100mm

f/22 1/15 ISO 100 at 100 mm

Roadrunner Loc: Quebec, Canada

PAToGraphy wrote:

Road Runner, RR, is your host for the weekend and will be here early Saturday morning to greet you all and explain the challenge.

Meanwhile he requests that we check this out:

http://www.slrphotographyguide.com/camera/settings/av-mode.shtml

I need to post or the page will disappear so, I'll post and include the settings. Hope it's what he had in mind. He'll do the explaining tomorrow. Aside from subject matter, note the settings and the details in the images.

Happy to see the settings of these fine shots

:thumbup:

Roadrunner Loc: Quebec, Canada

Rufe wrote:

Three from Missouri. I don't see many white cone flowers, so I was suprised to find this one. The first two are blooms from a hosta plant.

Looking at your settings and your photos it sez to me, ''Dude, you've got a lot to learn'' :roll:

judy juul Loc: Cheshire, Ct.

Roadrunner wrote:

Pat, you are awesome. thank you so much,,,,Jim br ... (show quote)

I'm with you exactly,Jim. I don't want to be bothered with the nuts and bolts but I'm sure some of my photos would come out much better- IF I better understood how the camera works. This is true especially with a subject that happens spontaneously. . Like a once in a life time happening. That's where lack of functional knowledge really takes it's toll!

view of the lay of the land from a winery in Wallingford,Ct.-can't tell you settings-cause I don't really know

Those daisys were huge

Grapes beginning to mature

inside looking out

Fred Ann Loc: New Brunswick, Canada

f5.6, shutter 1/250, ISO 100, focal length using a 300 lens- 300 mm and a center single dot focus point

And secondly a photo yesterday of a favorite fence post
f 4.5, shutter 1/125 ISO 100, focal length 55mm
I think I will take 2camers with me today, one set at f 4.5 and the other set in the higher f -stops like maybe 19 or 20.
This is a very useful, fun challenge. I love creating the bokeh effect. It works great with flowers and butterflies.

f5.6, shutter 1/250, ISO 100, focal length using a 300 lens- 300 mma butterfly on a brown eyed Susan wildflower

f 4.5, shutter 1/125 ISO 100, focal length 55mm

Roadrunner Loc: Quebec, Canada

Fred Ann wrote:

f5.6, shutter 1/250, ISO 100, focal length using a 300 lens- 300 mm and a center single dot focus point

:thumbup: :thumbup: I'm getting there slowly F.A. THANK YOU

judy juul Loc: Cheshire, Ct.

Fred Ann wrote:

f5.6, shutter 1/250, ISO 100, focal length using a 300 lens- 300 mm and a center single dot focus point

Beautiful shot-that's what I need to learn to do! :thumbup: