Photo Assignment: April/May '07: Spring

[handicap18]

Unfortunately for us, absolutely no sign of flowers yet. Instead, the first sign of spring is the return of birds!

Taken with Canon Rebel XTi
70-300mm IS lens, at 300mm, hand-held (ack!)
Aperature priority f/11
Shutter speed 1/100
ISO 100
White balance on set on cloudy
Developed in Lighthouse: fill-in 10; brightness +10 and vibrancy +35
Cropped from 56 x 36 to 4 x 6 in PSE
Unsharp mask: can't recall the settings!

If I remember the "rule" correctly, the lens at 300mm meant my shutter speed should have been at least 300. Wow, I was way off! Should I have increased my ISO to increase the shutter speed?

You could bump up the ISO or used a wider aperture or both. At ISO 100, f/11, 1/100th. To get to 1/320 that is 1 2/3 stops faster so bumping to ISO 200 is 1 stop and changing the aperture to f/9 (2/3 of a stop) would be 1 2/3 stops for the camera to choose 1/320. To keep f/11 you'd bump the ISO to 400 (2 stops faster) and that would make the shutter go 2 stops faster to 1/400. Some camera's can change ISO in 1/3rd stops. I don't know if the XTi does or not. To keep ISO 100, you'd change the f/stop to f/6.3 to get to 1/320.

 

[MarkBarbieri]

If I remember the "rule" correctly, the lens at 300mm meant my shutter speed should have been at least 300.

Keep in mind that the "rule" is just a guideline that some people find helpful. There isn't anything magical about it. In fact, the "rule" was created back before DSLRs, so for an apples-to-apples comparison, you should take into account the crop factor of your camera. In other words, you should shoot a 30mm lens at 1/480 or faster based on the original spirit of the rule. The important thing is not really what the rule says; it is important for you to get a sense for how well you can hand-hold a lens at a particular focal length.

In your case, IS should help and knock that down 2-3 stops. I would also be tempted to increase my aperture (assuming I had sufficient depth-of-field) before I'd up my ISO.

Since you were shooting at ISO 100, increasing it wouldn't be a problem. There is little difference between ISO 100 and ISO 200, but there is a huge difference between 400 and 800 or 800 and 1600.

 

[steery1]

Spring in my back garden..................
(Dont own a macro lens...yet, but it might have come in handy for these)

Sony Alpha+18-70 kit lens @70mm
f5.6
1/1000
A. Priority
ISO 200
Handheld

Sharpened
Adj. tone curve
Contrast= + 10
WB= Daylight
Hue= -10
Cropped

SonyAlpha+18-70 kit lens @60mm
f5.6
1/60
A. Priority
ISO 200
Gorillapod
Timer

Sharpened
Adj. tone curve
Contrast= +20
WB=Daylight
Hue= -20
EV= -0.33
Cropped

 

[0bli0]

since it's now autumn here in the southern hemisphere, i had to look venture a bit outside of the box...

 

[Gdad]

^^^ Very good Oblio

 

[Furgus]

since it's now autumn here in the southern hemisphere, i had to look venture a bit outside of the box...

Some sort of shock??

 

[0bli0]

100 respect points to the first person who guesses... i'll say what it is shortly if no one does get it.

 

[photo_chick]

100 respect points to the first person who guesses... i'll say what it is shortly if no one does get it.

Mountain bike shock?

 

[0bli0]

nup and nup.

Dismom+two - i love the purple with white and a touch of green. we actually have trees at the moment that are flowering a nice dark purple.

 

[hjd0411]

These are two of my very first attempts with my little Kodak Easyshare on Macro - like 0bli0 we are in Autumn, so these are from spring last year.

Camelia flower

Callistemon (Bottle Brush) flower

Both from my back yard. Don't know how many of those we will have this year as we have such a severe drought and we can't water our gardens. The poor old plants are relying on whatever falls from the sky, and that is not very much at the moment!!

Heather

 

[AndrewWG]

100 respect points to the first person who guesses... i'll say what it is shortly if no one does get it.

Well, it is a great example of a "Spring" picture , but I can't imagine where it is from. If not a bike, then maybe a go-cart of some sort?

Andy

 

[LPZ_Stitch!]

Here's my first one that I like:

(Super)macro shot of new maple leaves in front of the blooming forsythia:

 

[tinksdad]

100 respect points to the first person who guesses... i'll say what it is shortly if no one does get it.

Pogo stick??

 

[handicap18]

Spring time is the start of baseball season. Here are a few from last nights Red Sox/Yankees game at Fenway Park:

 

[Furgus]

Spring time is the start of baseball season. Here are a few from last nights Red Sox/Yankees game at Fenway Park:

SOOOOOOOOO jealous of you right now I missed the 4 homers in a row last night, I couldn't believe it.

 

[DVC Jen]

Not much as far as composition - but seeing my pool boy (hubby) cleaning the pool always puts me in the mood for warm weather.

Camera - Canon Digital Rebel XTi
Exposure - 1/60
Aperature priority mode f/11
ISO 200
Cropped using photoshop elements 5

Exposure 2/1
Aperature f/29
ISO 100
Cropped using photoshop elements 5 and clone tool to get rid of a few dust spots in the water.

This was taken in a friends backyard

Exposure 1/25
Aperature f/10
ISO 200
Cropped, increased contrast +19, Color variations - decreased red and green using Photoshop Elements 5

First bud on our Blue Salivia in our backyard

Exposure 1/40
Aperature f/5.6
ISO 100
this photo is as - is no photoshopping or cropping done.

 

[0bli0]

Pogo stick??

ding ding ding!!!!

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Around here, spring = mud. This was a quick jaunt down by the river during a bike ride. Just before going out.

unedited

I've been out every day with my camera but there's still not a lot of spring around here. Will try to post a few more if I can get some decent shots.

 

[tinksdad]

Had the 105mm marco lens on this evening and was playing around with stuff found in the backyard.


Rosemary branch; No cropping

Camera = NIKON D200
Exposure Time = 1/250"
F Number = F18
Exposure Program = Manual
ISO Speed Ratings = 100
Max Aperture Value = F2.93
Metering Mode = Spot
Focal Length = 105mm, with +5 close up diopter

Noideawhatflowerthisis; crop slightly

Camera = NIKON D200
Exposure Time = 1/250"
F Number = F16
Exposure Program = Manual
ISO Speed Ratings = 100
Exposure Bias Value = ±0EV
Metering Mode = Spot
Focal Length = 105mm, with +5 close up diopter


The Fly......When you see these guys, you KNOW it's getting warmer;
cropped approx. 50%

off camera fill flash, CLS flash: Commander - M 1/128, Remote- TTL
Camera = NIKON D200
Exposure Time = 1/250"
F Number = F20
Exposure Program = Manual
ISO Speed Ratings = 100
Exposure Bias Value = ±0EV
Metering Mode = Spot
Focal Length = 105mm, with +5 close up diopter

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Kyle, what a great game you saw last night! We were howling during those four homers! That'll be a game to remember. And BTW - next time, don't forget your Nikon.