mknmemries54 Loc: Missouri

OK! here I go again. I did cheat on image 1/4000. It was very dark so I zapped it with Paint Shop Pro.

Hi Jennifer, I looked at your exif data and they are both the same.
It does look like for some reason your camera picked a different white balance for each picture, there is nothing wrong. :)

If you look at #1 the bowl has more of a yellow tint, in picture #2 it's more blue. They are both exposed the same

ISO 400, F8, 1/160


ISO 400, F5, 1/1000


ISO 400, F5, 1/4000

Perry Loc: Washington Michigan

Nice set. I love the "smokey" look of the water at your last settings.

sford122 Loc: Amarillo TX

Here is my first set. I didn't see enough of a change from 1/160 and 1/1000 SS's so I took additional settings. All are at ISO 200 and at 70mm on my Tamron 70-300. It was super bright and hot here today with winds gusting from 30-35 mph. I did get a light mist on my lens but it cleaned up okay. I really am learning to be more careful with my camera. I want to try again later this week, if not so windy. I do like the differences that I'm able to see so far though. These are 1/6, 1/60, 1/160, 1/1000 and 1/4000. At 1/4000, you can see shadows of the water droplets on the red bull. I did crop these but did not make any other adjustments post editing.

1/6


1/60


1/160


1/1000


1/4000

Peanut Loc: St Augustine, Fl

Well this has been a great experience for me...i get the speed thing Ok but still not totally getting it with the ISO. i found i had to dial up or down so not too dark or too light but i guess if i keep practicing i will get it. This is the very first time i have slowed water down.

slow 1/15


med 1/125


fast 1/250

gdwsr Loc: Northern California

Great job Peanut. The fountain was an excellent choice for the challenge -- really shows the effect of shutter speed.

Peanut Loc: St Augustine, Fl

Thank you...i was quite excited ;-)

gdwsr Loc: Northern California

My only recommendation is that you should have shot it in 3D :D

RMM Loc: Suburban New York

Not exactly what you specified, but... shot at a small stream.

First shot: 1/2 second at ISO 200, f/20
Second shot: 1/1000 second at ISO 200, f/5.0

Nikon D5000, shot in Raw. Tthe one taken at 1/1000 was seriously underexposed and had to be adjusted. I had the ISO fixed at 200 and should have let it go up to 1600.

Still, enough to make the point, I hope.

Peanut Loc: St Augustine, Fl

Hhhmmnnn i missed that lesson lol

mknmemries54 Loc: Missouri

I am not happy with my camera. I can't seem to get what is needed for the assignment. They all look the same to me. Can someone check it out & let me know what else I need to do????

ISO 400, SS 1/160 F stop 3.6


ISO 400, SS 1/1000 F Stop 3.6


ISO 400, SS 1/4000 F stop 3.6


ISO 400, SS 1/60 F stop 3.6

bawlmer Loc: Baltimore, MD

First, I would increase the water flow to create some visible splash. Also, you might want to bump up the ISO to maybe 800 just to brighten the photos a bit. Make sure your white balance is set for the type of lighting, which I would guess is tungsten. Shoot your first photo at 1/160. Shoot the second photo at 1/1000 or higher if you can, to freeze the splash. Lastly, shoot a third photo at 1 or 2 seconds. See what kind of results you get. :)

mknmemries54 Loc: Missouri

Thank you bawlmer, is this any better???? not sure. I feel like I'm dense and I need to just give up!!!! I don't see it, I didn't get the last assignment either.
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ISO 800, SS 1/160 F4


ISO 800, SS 1/1000 F4


ISO 800, SS 1/4000 F4


ISO 800, SS 1/4, F7.1

RMM Loc: Suburban New York

You have an exposure problem with the last shot, but it does illustrate the point of the exercise. The water is blurred. You might want to try a couple more shots at, say, 1/10 second, 1/25 second. These also should show blur because the shutter speed can't capture the drops in place. At 1/1000 and 1/4000 second, you've frozen the water in place. The 1/160 is actually a little sharper than I'd have expected, but that's why I'm suggesting a couple of shots at lower speeds.

The camera has some good reviews, so you should probably get a basic book on photography and sit down with it and your camera manual and go through some exercises. What MWAC is doing here is very much in line with what you should be doing to learn your camera and photography basics. If you're not satisfied with your results, go back and try again, because understanding aperture, speed and exposure are fundamental if you're going to move past point-and-shoot.

Small aperture (small lens opening) means slower shutter speed to let in the necessary amount of light.

Wider open aperture means faster shutter speed to let in the same amount of light.

Wider apertures mean narrower depth of field, i.e., blurring of focus.

These are oversimplifications, but should point you in the right direction.

GH2man Loc: Portland Oregon

Great set.

bawlmer Loc: Baltimore, MD

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They are better. As you can see, when you use a high shutter speed, the water is frozen in place. When you went to the lower speed, the water became a blur, almost a misty appearance. But as RMM stated, you might want to try a few more shots, at the lower SS just to get a feel for what happens when you change the shutter speed. If you want to try the first lesson again, feel free to PM me and I'll work with you on it. It's really not difficult. It's just a matter of getting an understanding of what your camera will do with certain settings. :)