Thursday, March 19, 2009

Here's a cut-and-paste of the sunny 16 rundown (not sure who to credit):

Let's assume an F stop of f/8 and a ISO (film speed) of 400.
Here's what these 10 light levels are and the shutter speed that would be needed.

A Sunny day outdoors — 1/2000 sec
A hazy bright day — 1/1000 sec
A bright cloudy day without shadows — 1/500 sec
An overcast day, or open shade on a sunny day — 1/250 sec
A heavily overcast day — 1/125 sec
Deep shade. The woods on an bright overcast day — 1/60 sec
Just before a thunderstorm or late on a heavily overcast day — 1/30 sec
A brightly lit store interior — 1/15th sec
A well lit stage or sports arena — 1/8th sec
A well lit home interior — 1/4 sec

Photo Art Contest

Sunday, March 15, 2009

I joined a camera club. I'm lovin' it so far although I've only been to 1 meeting. Next one is Wednesday night and you can hand in an entry to their photo art contest. This is what I ended up with to enter.

The last meeting they had a speaker on making panoramics. I have taken a series of boring shots to play with in the panoramic program. I still have to scout out something interesting to shoot for the panoramic sharing night.

A GREAT book!

Saturday, February 21, 2009

Understanding Exposure - Bryan Peterson

I'm slowly working my way through the book and am learning alot already! I definately recommend it.