S is for....

Sensitivity!!

I had fun with this one. =)  I was able to dedicate more time to the exercise, so I did it over and over again with different objects.  My favorite ended up being a vintage brooch that I found in my grandma's old jewelry box a few months ago.

I had to start with ISO 1600 and go from there because my camera doesn't have ISO 3200.

ISO 1600, shutter speed 1/80

ISO 800, shutter speed 1/50

ISO 400, shutter speed 1/25

ISO 200, shutter speed 1/10

ISO 100, shutter speed 1/6

Looking at each picture zoomed in, I initially had a hard time distinguishing differences between them.  I knew what I was looking for (based on what we learned at the first workshop), but I had a hard time picking it out.  It wasn't until after zooming in, picking a specific edge and looking at that same spot on each photo, that I was able to see the effects of different ISO. The lower ISO I used, the more precise the zoomed image was.  It wasn't as grainy, and more detail could be seen (ie: each individual thread making up the ribbon).  I think it would have been a lot easier if I could have done a side by side comparison of each photo, but after a lot of flipping back and forth the differences caught my eye.  Now I can't help but notice!

F(ocus)

And DOF.

This past week has been so insanely busy, and it doesn't help that the hours of daylight are limited at this time of year.  But, I did manage to get both  exercises done.

F(ocus):

And now, DOF.

f5.6, ISO 400

f8.0, ISO 800.  I initially tried to use ISO 400, but I had to decrease my shutter speed to 1/25, which was a little to slow for my shaky hands.

f11.0, ISO 1600.  Again, had to adjust ISO instead of shutter speed.

 

f16.0, ISO 1600.  

Let the journey begin!

I've been sitting here for the last 10 minutes typing and deleting, and typing, and deleting.  Truth is, I can't seem to find the proper words to get this blog rolling.  So, I'm just going to jump right in and hope for the best.

Today was day one of the DLS journey, and it was so beyond wonderful!  Hope promised that I'd go home with two things: a shopping list and the urge to shoot everything.  She wasn't lying!  I truly have a list worth thousands of dollars and no money to spend (three cheers for a student budget).  But what I do have is my trusty Canon, a fresh memory card, and the itch to click.  Tomorrows light couldn't come soon enough!  Stand by for some epic self-timer shots!  For now though, here are a few favorites from the holidays (which included a fabulous trip to The Netherlands).

Meet Jethro.  He's not mine, but it sure was nice having him around my house for a few days.  He is a wonderfully playful puppy and has a great appetite for leather.  More particularly, leather straps that belong on boots.  As his punishment, I forced him to model for me.

 My family was strongly opposed to the idea of being photographed on Christmas morning.  Fortunately enough Prancer here cooperated. 

Can you believe they consider this winter!?  Ten above and no snow.  It almost felt as if I were in Hawaii!