FIELD TRIP

SEE YOU @ TUMWATER FALLS 11 - 2

Donna Sunset

Birds and Chips   Bob

I took dozens of shots at various shutter speeds in order to get a couple in flight shots.

Pool Party

My daughter celebrated her 12th bday this past weekend with a slumber/pool party. As my "new" camera is out of commission I dug out my old Nikon D40 for the weekend. I took a lot of shots, but this was the best one I was able to capture where most of it was in focus.  I tried to freeze the girls in the air, but most of the time the pictures were blurry. The D40 does not have a wide ISO range, so this was at 800, no flash, 18-270 mm lens, f/4.5, and exposure time 1/40.  I did not have my tri-pod so I think that would have helped to make a difference.

Flyin' Low

Was playing around with shutter speeds taking shots of cars passing on the road in front of our house. Picked this shot for the "hovercraft" look of it. I think the shadows underneath are kinda cool & you can't see any wheels in the pic. ISO 1000 f25 speed 1/20 sec

Donna - Nisqually Ducks

Heritage Park Fountain

This was taken on Sunday, 10 Feb.  The sun had been out but decided to hide while these photos were being taken.  It was extremely difficult to find the right settings to capture water.  Then once I found it, my camera battery ran out of juice (which resulted in my going to purchase a spare battery).  The settings used were:  S:1/80, f/4.5, ISO 100.

Deschutes Falls - Jan K

Deschutes Water Falls

    S 1/4

    F5

    ISO 100

    52mm

Cousins

This picture was taken in the "yellow" light of a basketball court. The setting of the camera was 200ISO, f-5.6 and the shutter speed at 125. When using the "sports" setting of the camera, the shutter speed is lower for more light but the basketball is always blurry. I wanted to catch the boys in action. This shot was taken about 30 feet away. Even though it is dark-I planned on working with it in Microsoft Photo Maker.

This is the snapshot taken in class last week.  The ISO is 3200, aperture is f 9, and the shutter speed is 1/25

Bicycle Blur

Tried several shots with my son on his bicycle.  The ISO was 400, f25 shutter set at 1/15.  It is a bit overexposed so I would have lowered the ISO a bit.

Fish in a glass (Jodi Cox)

I played with a few different things from the car lights to light painting to the water drops..I light this the best. The ISO was at 3200 with the shutter at 1/500 and a lens lenght at 25m. I think it it's a little noisy but the light was very low as In was just using a low over head light and a flash light for the side light, but I really like the bubbles on top and the way it looks like the fish is making bubbles also.

Dogs on the Beach

These are our dogs, Chimi and Savannah, playing in the water on a cloudy Sunday.  I used 1600 ISO because it was so dark.  Shutter speed 320 and aperture 8.   Diana

Red car, Larry

Exposure 1\60
Aperture f/6.3
ISO 400

I tried about 30 shots of cars on the Yelm Highway.  This was about the best one.  The first thing I found out was its hard to take a picture of a moving object.  Its really hard to make an object clear and the background blurry.  I learned more about my camera and it's limitations.  It was a very cloudy day, I would think it would be really difficult on a sunny day.

Downtown Olympia Water park

I took several pictures of this and believe this one turned out the best.  I tried to set the shutter speed longer on a couple and realized the aperture needed to be set also because it was letting in way too much light.  I believe my shutter speed was 1/125th and ISO 100

Most Visible in Winter
1/125,  f/14,  ISO 800,  38mm

Portland Trailblazers vs Utah Jazz

One of my challenges is learning to take photos of indoor events. The lighting and movement is always a challenge.  This past Saturday I tried our homework assignment out at the Portland Trailblazers basketball game.  I was surprised that when I applied what we talked about in class and made the minor adjustments after each shot that I finally was able to capture some good images.  This was was shot from the 3rd level of the arena and I was finally able to get a setting where the players were in focus. The lighting still needed a little work, but was still the best I could get that night. Shot with a Nikon D5100, f/5.6, ISO 500, and white balance was set to auto.

Tulips

Photo taken with setting of f/5.6 and 200ISO. The histogram was reading toward the left so that is why I increased the ISO to 200. When I increased it more, it did not improve the histogram so I kept it at 200 to allow the photo to be clearer. The focal point was the front tulip making the others blurred. Bev

Jodi Cox Glass Chickens

With a very stressful week, I hope this is ok? I took quite a few shots with just window light, up close and far away, zoomed in and out.  I like this shot the best not only for the colors of the blue one but because I did manage to catch the "blur effect" I was hoping for. Canon 50D 18-270mm lens..focal at 238mm..f/16..ISO 1600.

Dancing in the Sunshine

Focal Length:  55 mm
F. 5.6
ISO 250

We caught some sunshine to break up the cloudy climate that we have been engulfed in lately.  I like that the focus is on the subjects and the sunny background is blurred.  The location is a place that these two boys love to explore.  To have a better histogram/exposure, I should have lowered my ISO as it is clipped on the right hand side.  Also to use the rule of thirds, adjust my angle to tell the story better. 

Little People Train

ISO 400
Aperture f4.6
I took this picture with a variety of ISO & Aperture settings and this one seemed to come out the best.
My histogram was of little value.  I would have liked the background to be fuzzier, but I don't have a clue how to do that.  This shot was taken in my back yard with a Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Buying A Used Car

Jason Moorash- "Motor City Car Sales."
I took a lot of different Aperture Shots but was most pleased with the f/4.5 and the ISO set at 4000.  The focal length was 30mm.  I like the softness of the background and the focus on the used car "office" and the subtle blur of the salesman and the cars. If I were to take this photo again, I would chose to focus on the man versus the building.

Trains

I took this picture next to the train station near my house in Centralia. My camera I was shooting with is a Cannon Rebel T1i and the setting I choice was F/5.6 ISO 200.

Lorna "Quinault Rain Forest"

This photo was taken while hiking through the rain forest near Lake Quinault this last weekend.  I am particularly happy with the way the water shows in this photo.  It's almost like the effect you get with dry ice...which gives the water a steamy water vapor appearance.  The settings used were:  S: 1/2.5; f/5.3; ISO: 125

Donna - Girl With Flowers Statue

My dog Zillah

I was at Priest Point park, I used if I remember correct F5.6 and ISO 800.  Needless to say, I was a little surprised.

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