Photo Assignment July '07: Water

[handicap18]

Summer is upon us. Water is everywhere. Lets photograph it. Pools, lakes, rivers, oceans, quaries, rain, puddles, baths, waterfalls, sprinklers, fountains and any other places or things that have water.

Lots of different options depending on your subject. Good time to play around with shutter speeds to get different effects from moving water. Those with dSLR's can try out a polarizing filter for cutting down on glare.

See how creative you can get. Maybe try something a little different. Get out there with your camera, take some pictures and have LOTS of fun!

 

[tinksdad]

Here's some water in a different manner. Drops on a yellow flower, selective coloring on the drops.

Exposure: 1/50
Aperture: f/16
Focal Length: 105 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0/6 EV
Metering Mode: Spot

 

[Pea-n-Me]

I spent some time in the mud flats.

I believe I used macro for #s 2 and 3 and super macro for # 4 in manual mode. It's the first time I've had (moderate) success using these features.

And for those of you who've followed my saga, it's still a work in progress but I think it's finally coming together for me. I'm feeling much more comfortable using the varied features of my camera - I don't think I used auto even once. We'll see how this week goes with the fireworks.

1)Camera model: Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Date/Time: 2007:07:02 19:10:29
Resolution: 640 x 480
Flash used: No
Focal length: 57.8mm (35mm equivalent: 364mm)
CCD width: 5.72mm
Exposure time: 0.0016 s (1/640)
Aperture: f/4.0
Whitebalance: Auto
Metering Mode: matrix

2)Camera model: Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Date/Time: 2007:07:02 19:14:02
Resolution: 640 x 480
Orientation: rotate 90
Flash used: No
Focal length: 6.0mm (35mm equivalent: 38mm)
CCD width: 5.72mm
Exposure time: 0.0050 s (1/200)
Aperture: f/5.0
Whitebalance: Auto
Metering Mode: matrix
Exposure Mode: Auto bracketing

3)Camera model: Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Date/Time: 2007:07:02 19:16:02
Resolution: 640 x 480
Orientation: rotate 90
Flash used: No
Focal length: 6.0mm (35mm equivalent: 38mm)
CCD width: 5.72mm
Exposure time: 0.0050 s (1/200)
Aperture: f/5.0
Whitebalance: Auto
Metering Mode: matrix
Exposure Mode: Auto bracketing

4)Camera model: Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Date/Time: 2007:07:02 19:20:02
Resolution: 640 x 480
Orientation: rotate 90
Flash used: No
Focal length: 6.0mm (35mm equivalent: 38mm)
CCD width: 5.72mm
Exposure time: 0.0050 s (1/200)
Aperture: f/5.6
Whitebalance: Auto
Metering Mode: matrix
Exposure Mode: Auto bracketing

5)Camera model: Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Date/Time: 2007:07:02 20:35:05
Resolution: 640 x 480
Flash used: No
Focal length: 72.0mm (35mm equivalent: 454mm)
CCD width: 5.72mm
Exposure time: 0.0020 s (1/500)
Aperture: f/4.0
Whitebalance: Auto
Metering Mode: matrix

 

[Michele]

Canon Digital Rebel-trying out my new EF 50mm 1.8

ISO-100 f/22 1/30 sec.

ISO-100 f/1.8 1/4000 sec.

ISO-100 f/22 1/8 sec.

ISO-100 f/4 1/50 sec.
Enjoying this subject!!

 

[scottny]

wintery water in Central Park, NYC

a waterfall on the side of the road in West Virginia

autumn reflection in Central Park, NYC

 

[Virgo10]

Awesome photos everyone. Here's a few of mine.

 

[funhouse8]

These pictures are amazing!

 

[funhouse8]

 

[DVC Jen]

Great topic! It is really making me think to come up with something unusual and new (for me). Glad we have a month for this.

 

[cpbjgc]

For those who already posted, can you edit to add what lens you were using and the EXIF info? I like to see that to help with my own "experiments" in shooting.

 

[Amy]

Oh boy - I get to be the first one to post this picture! (I'm sure lots of folks on this board have the same shot.) I took it on our trip last month:

Camera Model Name Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Shooting Mode Program AE
My Colors Mode Off
Tv (Shutter Speed) 1/125
Av (Aperture Value) 4.0
Light Metering Evaluative
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed 100
Lens 6.0 - 72.0 mm
Focal Length 6.0 mm
Digital Zoom None
IS Mode On
Image Size 2112x2816
Image Quality Superfine
Flash Off
White Balance Auto
AF Mode Continuous AF

 

[Amy]

Camera Model Name Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Shooting Mode Shutter Speed Priority AE
My Colors Mode Off
Tv (Shutter Speed) 1/500
Av (Aperture Value) 3.2
Light Metering Evaluative
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed 100
Lens 6.0 - 72.0 mm
Focal Length 9.1 mm
Digital Zoom None
IS Mode On
Image Size 2112x2816
Image Quality Superfine
Flash Off
White Balance Auto
AF Mode Continuous AF

 

[cathy0124]

Specs? I don't know at the moment.. will have to go pull the memory card. Will edit them in later.

 

[Pokprincess]

Wow... all those shots were excellent ! Well, here is mine.. not as good as everyone elses, but I have a lot to do this vacation coming up... can't wait to try everything !

 

[ukcatfan]

Just a friendly reminder to everyone: This is an inspiration thread and not a show off thread. It is meant for you to go out in the month of July 2007 and take some pictures. Please do not post pictures not taken this month.

Thank you all,

Kevin

 

[nikkistevej]

I noticed nobody else had people in their pics- but I thought these were cool water pics. Taken at a birthday party last week- my husband and nephew on a waterslide

 

[mikamah]

Awesome pictures everyone. I'll be playing with my camera this weekend at Sebago Lake and hope to share some pics next week.
Happy 4th of July!!

 

[LMarge]

Just a friendly reminder to everyone: This is an inspiration thread and not a show off thread. It is meant for you to go out in the month of July 2007 and take some pictures. Please do not post pictures not taken this month.

Thank you all,

Kevin

Thanks Kevin, I was curious about this!

 

[MichelleVW]

Here's my goofball Golden at the lake the other day....he loves to stick his head under the water!!!

nothing makes him happier than the lake...

 

[Suburbanmom]

I've been lurking this board for a while and thought I should finally contribute something. This is my niece playing in Lake Erie over the 4th of July. I shot with my Nikon d50 using a telephoto lens (70-300). I didn't record my shutter speed although I believe it was fairly high (1000 or higher) and my f-stop was lower (lower than 7.1). I've really enjoyed the photos shared here and look forward to sharing more of my own. :camera: