Wednesday, 6 April 2011

Practising the Dreamy

shutter 1/6 aperture f22 iso 200 focal L 82mm

Steve had suggested I try moving the camera slightly on slow shutter speeds and experiment with different shutter speeds so this is what I was attempting with these shots.

They do  look more dreamy to me.  Again I went out in the garden experimenting with a Canon Eos 5D camera, with 24-105mm Lens,  hand held on a windy day, so there was some movement in the branches/plants but I also moved the camera more as I took the shots.  I started to focus using a centre focussing meter then as I release the shutter I moved the camera up or down at varying degrees until I discovered that moving the camera to the right or left just a little way on release of the shutter proved better results.  I also used a slower shutter than  the last time I tried this exercise, and I think the results are better.  In the above image I like the cut off line with the blue and white sky running diagonally.  


shutter 1.0 aperture f22 iso 250 focal L 97mm

This one lacks lustre but it is all blurred, by moving the camera slightly to the right as I released the shutter.



                                                  shutter 1.0 aperture f22 iso 320 focal L 105mm

The above  looks more painting like I think: a ghost sweeping through the conifers.  I had moved the camera left and right as I released the shutter.

He had also suggested I take one clear shot and one blur one...  The second image below is where I tried moving the camera up and down:

                                        
                                               shutter 1/5 aperture f22 iso 320 focal L 105mm


On viewing,  I decided I preferred the effects of  moving the camera sideways.

1 comment:

  1. I like the first one is it captured unusual way that make`s it very interesting.

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