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Ok, the leaves are turning pretty good and starting to fall in some cases. So lets take this weekend to get them before they are gone. Go take some picture of the color of fall.
Here are a few things to remember when you go out to take your pictures. Don’t just go for a wide range photo of a hill or valley full of leaves. These can be very nice, but gets old after while too. Look for a different angle. Leaves along rivers, lakes, streams, and roads can set a picture off much better. Tomcats photos from last weekend showed examples of this.
DSLR and Manual mode shooters:
Remember last weekends WIP lesson. If you want the entire scene to be sharp and in focus use a higher aperture number. If you have something you want to stand out in the photo more, focus on it and use a smaller aperture number.
Here are a few things that maybe of use.
AE Lock button- This can help you focus on a subject, hold the AE lock button and recompose your picture the way you want it.
Aperture numbers- Small numbers like F2.8 really mean the aperture of your lens is opened wider. Larger numbers like F16 mean your aperture opening in much smaller.
Tripod- Using a tripod is important. You can’t hand hold with out shake down below about 1/30-1/60 of a second shutter speed. Remember the more you zoom in, the higher your shutter speed would have to go for handheld picture taking as well. If your at 50mm you handheld shutter speed should be no less than 1/60 of a second, and at 200mm zoom your handheld shutter speed would need to be no less than 1/200 of a second.
Most important have fun!
Here are a few past examples to get ya going.
Here are a few things to remember when you go out to take your pictures. Don’t just go for a wide range photo of a hill or valley full of leaves. These can be very nice, but gets old after while too. Look for a different angle. Leaves along rivers, lakes, streams, and roads can set a picture off much better. Tomcats photos from last weekend showed examples of this.
DSLR and Manual mode shooters:
Remember last weekends WIP lesson. If you want the entire scene to be sharp and in focus use a higher aperture number. If you have something you want to stand out in the photo more, focus on it and use a smaller aperture number.
Here are a few things that maybe of use.
AE Lock button- This can help you focus on a subject, hold the AE lock button and recompose your picture the way you want it.
Aperture numbers- Small numbers like F2.8 really mean the aperture of your lens is opened wider. Larger numbers like F16 mean your aperture opening in much smaller.
Tripod- Using a tripod is important. You can’t hand hold with out shake down below about 1/30-1/60 of a second shutter speed. Remember the more you zoom in, the higher your shutter speed would have to go for handheld picture taking as well. If your at 50mm you handheld shutter speed should be no less than 1/60 of a second, and at 200mm zoom your handheld shutter speed would need to be no less than 1/200 of a second.
Most important have fun!
Here are a few past examples to get ya going.
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