I decided that I would go manual in mono for the first time-- learning about the "exposure triangle"- went to a lovely dinner at a friend's house and her little decorative string of lights on a side table caught my eye!
Didn't your friend mind you taking your camera with you to dinner? Sorry but i just have to ask Daryl and this is a very good shot for your first attempt. Really love the way it goes from Black to almost pure White and even totally burnt out, in places well done...
@salemslot Paul, we were at someone's home, and before I pulled out my camera, I asked my host is she was ok with me trying out a few things I was learning online--the exchange was sending her some nice shots too. :) Thanks for the comments! Learning how to really adjust shutterspeed and aperature without losing focus. I loved the shadow and the curly pieces--pigstails.
@jo13 Thanks for visiting Jo! I really do want to know how to use manual settings more, so try, try, try I will :). Hope your son is recovering well and that you are getting rest! :)
@darylo All is well with Harry, thanks. I think he's rather enjoying the attention!!! Since starting 365 I have pretty much only used AV and Manual which is a world away from auto which was the only setting I ever used!
@jo13 Good to hear Harry is well! And thanks for the encouragement--I absolutely LOVE 365 so far, and I'm inspired that I can finally learn how to use my wonderful camera. I told my daughter that by the time she graduates from high school, I will be able to do a great job with her senior photo! (I have a few years to improve, hehe).
Very good, you have a full tonal range without excessively clipped highlights ... more to the point the photo is an interesting one and well composed. Well done!
@automaticslim Thanks so much for looking and commenting--love the feedback. I was a little thrilled that this one came out. My other photos that night sticking strictly manual were, well, sort of bad.
Hmm, I do think that some people are a bit pious about using manual mode - it's a very good thing to know how to do but most of the time you can have just as much control in aperture priority mode. There are exceptions, of course!
Most of the film people here use fully manual cameras, but if they're anything like me it's usually a case of deciding on an aperture or shutter speed that should be about right, then twiddling the other knob until the light meter looks okay. (Or else you just guess, like Cartier-Bresson). Granted there's more leeway with film, but if you display the histogram and watch that, the process ought to be much the same with digital. It certainly shouldn't be so much of a chore that it gets in the way of composing the picture.
March 4th, 2013
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Most of the film people here use fully manual cameras, but if they're anything like me it's usually a case of deciding on an aperture or shutter speed that should be about right, then twiddling the other knob until the light meter looks okay. (Or else you just guess, like Cartier-Bresson). Granted there's more leeway with film, but if you display the histogram and watch that, the process ought to be much the same with digital. It certainly shouldn't be so much of a chore that it gets in the way of composing the picture.