Rockin What you Got - Lesson 1 (May 18th) (Page 17): Thank you MWAC for taking the time to start this thread! I have had a Canon Rebel EOS XT for some time now and only started...

maryp Loc: Boston

Thank you MWAC for taking the time to start this thread! I have had a Canon Rebel EOS XT for some time now and only started getting serious about learning it a year or so ago~there is so much to learn!
Here is my first attempt~AV Mode with a Canon EFS 18-55mm lense-I am not really seeing that much of a difference in the pictures, although I could not get the f/stop below 5.6 for some reason

ISO 100 SS 1/60 f/stop5.6 FL 47mm

ISO 100 SS 1/30 f/stop f/8

ISO 100 SS 1/13 f/11

ISO 100 SS.30 f/22

jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

Kalskag2 wrote:

Thanks for the lesson. You rock! Homer went for a picnic amongst the phlox and wanted his photo taken, so I obliged. All photos taken with a Nikon 5100, 35 mm f/1.8g lens, mounted on a tripod using auto focus (AF-S). The camera was focused on the cake in Homer's right hand. All photos shot in RAW and converted them to JPGs, with no manipulation for sharpness, etc.

I'd say you have the lesson down pat, but your lens is soft or you didn't use spot focus. The cake is not in focus in any of the shots. What is the lens you are using?

jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

maryp wrote:

Thank you MWAC for taking the time to start this thread! I have had a Canon Rebel EOS XT for some time now and only started getting serious about learning it a year or so ago~there is so much to learn!
Here is my first attempt~AV Mode with a Canon EFS 18-55mm lense-I am not really seeing that much of a difference in the pictures, although I could not get the f/stop below 5.6 for some reason

Did you use the spot or center focus or the 19 point focus? You should use spot focus and focus on the yellow center of the flower in each shot. Honestly, the entire flower is soft or not as sharp as it could be.

The reason you can't get below f5.6 is because it is a kit zoom lens with variable aperture that starts at f3.5 @ 18mm focal length and increases until you are close to full zoom of 55mm focal length. You shot at 47mm which is close to the 55mm max zoom, therefore f5.6

If your subject is farther away from a background, you will see more of a difference in the blurry background. Kit lenses also have fewer blades in the aperture so the effect isn't as smooth and apparent as a pro lens. The effect is also increased with a longer focal length lens. Don't expect much more than a snap shot with that lens.

MMC Loc: Brooklyn NY

First of all congratulations. I hope your husband is not against your school and next year you will celebrate 18 anniversary. I can not imagine where can you find time to check everybody's homework. I think this weight is too heavy. I have few suggestion. Do not give your explanation for terms like exposure, aperture, DOF, SS and so on. Take them and copy from any good book or article from Websites. It will be more accurate and easy for you. All students can be divided in groups depending on their levels like beginners /A,B,C/, advanced /A,B,C/. Maybe you can find some volunteers among knowledgeable members of this forum who can help you. You did not tell people that distance between main subject and background should not be very short to see difference between their pictures. I am sorry if you do not like my advice. I wish you all the best.

MWAC wrote:

Way to go everyone!

Sorry for being MIA, this weekend my husband and I are celebrating our 17th wedding anniversary so I've been away from the computer for most of the time.

* Thanks to everyone that caught any errors on my part in my tutorial, as I said I'm still learning as well and any input from others is always welcome.

dadchiasson Loc: Baton Rouge, La

Shot with D90 and "nifty fifty lens on a tripod. ISO fixed at 200.

I expected the DOF to change, but I was not expecting the exposure to show that much difference in pictures. Notice how the detail of the first box changes through the photos

f/1.8 SS 1/250 ISO 200

f/8 SS 1/20 ISO 200

f/22 SS .62 ISO 200

EoS_User Loc: Oshawa, Ontario Canada

maryp wrote:

I could not get the f/stop below 5.6 for some reason

MaryP what was your lenses focal length at. If you were fully zoomed in at 55mm then 5.6 is as big as this lens can go. If you set your focal length to 18mm you will see you can now go to 3.5.

Cas Loc: Maine

bhfranklin wrote:

Here's my four pics - Thanks MWAC - good experience and learning tool!

Cool!!! Very inventive, wish I'd thought of it, of course I don't have that setup. Good job.

Indi Loc: L. I., NY, Palm Beach Cty when it's cold.

MWAC wrote:

Way to go everyone!

Sorry for being MIA, this weekend my husband and I are celebrating our 17th wedding anniversary so I've been away from the computer for most of the time.

* Thanks to everyone that caught any errors on my part in my tutorial, as I said I'm still learning as well and any input from others is always welcome.

Happy Anniversary to you. Happy Anniversary to you. Happy Anniversary dear teacher...you know the rest.

sportyman140 Loc: Juliette, GA

Hi MaryP I have a EOS Rebel XS with a 18-55mm and I had to get a foot away from a coffee cup to get the AV mode to be f4.5 with a Shallow DOF. you might be to far away from your subject but nice shots I like them.

planepics Loc: St. Louis burbs, but originally Chicago burbs

Here's my lesson entry. I had to modify the pics for light, because even though the flash went off (at least it said it did - it popped up anyway), the smallest aperture, f32 was almost black. I didn't even see it until I downloaded the pics onto the computer.

f32, iso 100, 1/60

f5, iso 100, 1/250

f8, iso 100, 1/100

f16, iso 100, 1/60

Debby910 Loc: Floida

MWAC, I love what you're doing here. It's a great opportunity for those of us who are new or inexperienced to participate and learn.

Here are my pics. I would love feedback. I used my Canon EOS 60D mounted on a tripod about 3.5 feet from the flowers.

ETA: After looking at some of the other beautiful photos here, I'm thinking mine look soft, not crisp. Any ideas will be appreciated!

ISO 200, SS 1/160 sec, f/1.8, 50mm lens

ISO 200, SS 1/8 sec, f/8, 50mm lens

ISO 200, SS 1.00 sec, f/22, 50mm lens

ISO 200, SS 1/2 sec, f/16, 50mm lens

mknmemries54 Loc: Missouri

Rockin What you Got The UHH new weekly photo lesson / challenge.
I am still working on this challenge but I seem to be taking better pictures when I forget to take the camera off "A". What's up with that????
Be gentle with me!!!! I'm thinking on keeping the setting on "A"?????

mknmemries54 Loc: Missouri

My pictures all seem to look the same????

RC0448 Loc: Tacoma WA

mknmemries54 wrote:

My pictures all seem to look the same????

Are you using aperture priority? Or whatever your camera calls it? That's the only way this lesson will work for you.

cableguy Loc: Germantown Hills, IL

I can't determine any difference in the background from the F3.5 to F22.0. Could the focal length be the problem? I shot at 18 mm. Should I of shot it at 135 mm?

F3.5, SS 2500, ISO 3200, 18 mm

F8.0, SS 1/640, ISO 3200, 18 mm

F22.0, SS 1/80, IS0 3200, 18 mm