Photo Sharing: Canon

[MikeandReneePlus5]

Beach Club Pool @ Night

How does one shoot a picture like this, in basic terms?

I was in my pool last night at home and looking around and I realized I didn't know how I would go about shooting what I saw with my eye.

Do I need a tripod? What basic camera settings? Slow shutter speed...wide aperture???

Any info however basic would be appreciated!

 

[countrylady_j]

That is a beautiful picture! I absolutely LOVE that color blue!

 

[hjd0411]

 

[pointandshoot]

 

[klmall]

Yarrow and bees

 

[mom2rtk]

^^^^ AWESOME capture!

 

[MikeandReneePlus5]

How does one shoot a picture like this, in basic terms?

I was in my pool last night at home and looking around and I realized I didn't know how I would go about shooting what I saw with my eye.

Do I need a tripod? What basic camera settings? Slow shutter speed...wide aperture???

Any info however basic would be appreciated!

anyone....anyone? Bueller?

 

[mom2rtk]

anyone....anyone? Bueller?

Hi! Mike will probably chime in at some point to tell you what he did. Basically you have a couple options:

1) handheld: For this you're going to have to make sure you can attain a fast enough shutter speed that you won't get blur from the camera moving in your hands. So that means you'll have to open the aperture wider and probably bump the ISO pretty high. Keep in mind the higher the ISO, the more likely you are to have noise in the photo.

2) tripod: This requires the effort of lugging ou the tripod, but your result will be a better photo. No reason not to shoot at ISO 100 or 200 for the least possible noise, After all, the camera doesn't move when it's on the tripod so you can have as long a shutter speed as you like. Do keep in mind the other considerations with a longer shutter speed though. If there's anything with movement (wind making the water move?) you will get blur with a longer shutter speed. Many like this and use it for creative effect.

It's all just a balancing act of deciding what's most important. Want the sharpest cleanest photo possible? Bring the tripod. Happen to be walking around with no tripod? You'll have to settle for some noise.

 

[KCmike]

Janet was spot on! It was a hand held shot and it was shot at the highest ISO my camera had which was 1600. I have a much older Canon SLR. The key is a fast shutter speed, high ISO, and the right lighting. I don't think enough is said about having the right amount of lighting for your shot or how to deal with the lighting you do have. I personally love to shoot in the magic hours of the day which are in the morning or when the sun is setting. Not the case here. Here is the details of the shot. I was also shooting the 10-22 ultra wide angle that I rented for the trip.
P mode
F-stop f/4
Exposure 1/40sec
ISO 1600
focal length 10mm

 

[BorisMD]

Here's an oldie repost that used the opposite approach. Although I didn't use my tripod, I set my camera on either a rock or railing (I forget which) and chose a smaller aperture and longer exposure.

 

[KCmike]

Great caputre!

 

[mom2rtk]

Janet was spot on! It was a hand held shot and it was shot at the highest ISO my camera had which was 1600. I have a much older Canon SLR. The key is a fast shutter speed, high ISO, and the right lighting. I don't think enough is said about having the right amount of lighting for your shot or how to deal with the lighting you do have. I personally love to shoot in the magic hours of the day which are in the morning or when the sun is setting. Not the case here. Here is the details of the shot. I was also shooting the 10-22 ultra wide angle that I rented for the trip.
P mode
F-stop f/4
Exposure 1/40sec
ISO 1600
focal length 10mm

Great job handholding at 1/40 Mike! It's a lovely shot. I really need to check out the Epcot resorts one day!

 

[ddstratton]

I'm still trying to learn the tricks of my glorified point and shoot. I've got a Canon Powershot SX 10is. If anyone has any pointers for this particular camera, I would love to hear them. These pictures are all untouched - no post-processing at all. I honestly wouldn't know where to start for that.

 

[MikeandReneePlus5]

Hi! Mike will probably chime in at some point to tell you what he did. Basically you have a couple options:

1) handheld: For this you're going to have to make sure you can attain a fast enough shutter speed that you won't get blur from the camera moving in your hands. So that means you'll have to open the aperture wider and probably bump the ISO pretty high. Keep in mind the higher the ISO, the more likely you are to have noise in the photo.

2) tripod: This requires the effort of lugging ou the tripod, but your result will be a better photo. No reason not to shoot at ISO 100 or 200 for the least possible noise, After all, the camera doesn't move when it's on the tripod so you can have as long a shutter speed as you like. Do keep in mind the other considerations with a longer shutter speed though. If there's anything with movement (wind making the water move?) you will get blur with a longer shutter speed. Many like this and use it for creative effect.

It's all just a balancing act of deciding what's most important. Want the sharpest cleanest photo possible? Bring the tripod. Happen to be walking around with no tripod? You'll have to settle for some noise.

Janet was spot on! It was a hand held shot and it was shot at the highest ISO my camera had which was 1600. I have a much older Canon SLR. The key is a fast shutter speed, high ISO, and the right lighting. I don't think enough is said about having the right amount of lighting for your shot or how to deal with the lighting you do have. I personally love to shoot in the magic hours of the day which are in the morning or when the sun is setting. Not the case here. Here is the details of the shot. I was also shooting the 10-22 ultra wide angle that I rented for the trip.
P mode
F-stop f/4
Exposure 1/40sec
ISO 1600
focal length 10mm

many thanks!!! I actually feel like I can handle that....here is hoping I can get some shots as good as you all.

 

[PrincessInOz]

From this...

to....

 

[jenseib]

 

[jenseib]

 

[Shyvioletisme]

My front yard is about as far as I've gone for photos lately...

 

[jenseib]

 

[klmall]