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| March 3rd, 2007 09:33 PM | |  LVE
Joined: Aug 1, 2006
Posts: 825 | Something To Think About
I hear a lot from people who are trying to improve there techniques and learn about their camera and settings and are looking for an easy way or a blueprint to do this.
I have never taken a photo of a lunar eclipse before tonight, and I want to tell you how I went about it. First, everyday I go back and study up on a few features on my new camera. In preparation for shooting the eclipse, I looked at some setttings and adjustments I had never used. Okay, it's dark, the clouds are moving, the eclipse is visible and then not! I took 87 shots trying different settings and setups and think I finally figured it out. From the book, hell no! From experimenting and trying different combinations. My emotions went from wanting to throw the camera off my bedroom balcony to pure exhileration that after the 70th shot or thereabouts, I knew I pretty much had it! All in all I got about 5 decent shots and two that were pretty good in my opinion.
More than two hours, several glasses of wine, when I move forward my blueprint for doing this again is in my head. I want to keep getting better and am determined to do so. If you spend thousands of dollars on good equipment, you have to learn how to use it and maximize it's capabilities. You do this by practicing, and trial & error. There is no Crib Sheet in the world that you can use that will take you through the reality of doing it under the ever changing elements you will face each time you shoot.
I do not mean to pontificate, but I truly believe this to be a reality. LVE | | | << 1 [2] | | | March 16th, 2007 03:37 PM | | andreyG
Joined: Sep 19, 2006
Posts: 390 | sure
My aunt Sarra will shuvel my "artistic" pictures directly in my behind if i show it to her, She suppose to stay stiff and smile with all her 3.5 teeth. And authomatic is THE SETTING this time, because I will brake my head thinking how to avoid this nightmare that I am shooting to, because I do not want anything to be in the picture (including aunt Sarra), but I am "the photographer one" and i have to make pictures, let camera decide... | | March 16th, 2007 04:33 PM | | ssomajik
Joined: Sep 18, 2006
Posts: 161 | Re: Something To Think About
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