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1. And waited When I wasn t waiting I missed several lightning strikes because they were behind me or on the other side of the house Then I saw an incredible strike hit just up the street I got it NING KY Inside Out Bobcat 5 13 Do not take unnecessary risks for a photograph Shooting during storms especially when lightning is present can be incredibly dangerous I took the shot in this section when the storm was moving away and even then the lightning strike scared me silly I went inside soon afterward Option Setting Notes ISO 100 No need for high ISO with extended shutter times Aperture 5 6 didn t consider setting an optimum aperture at the time proving that you can sometimes choose questionable settings and still produce good looking photos Shutter 16 seconds Bulb setting much like the one for fireworks speed Bulb open the shutter and wait for the zap Camera Sony Entry level dSLR cropped body FX built in Alpha 300 Super SteadyShot image stabilization Lens Sony DT General purpose zoom budget kit lens 18 70mm good value 3 5 5 6 Focal 20mm 35mm equivalent 30mm length Processing Sony Image Data Converter raw Photoshop Other Tripod remote shutter release pattern metering change of underwear Inside Out Bobcat MBER RNS The following photo shows a creative way to take advantage of light and shadow As I stood outside our garage looking through the windo
2. Processing Sony Image Data Converter SR raw Photoshop Elements Other Manual exposure mode because of the Bulb shutter speed tripod remote shutter release pattern metering candy family
3. cropped body FX built in Super SteadyShot image stabilization Lens Sigma Ultra wide angle zoom useful for scenic 10 20mm F4 5 6 shots such as this one where no distortion is detected Focal 10mm 35mm equivalent 15mm length Processing Sony Image Data Converter SR raw Other Manual exposure mode tripod remote shutter release mosquito repellent snacks pattern metering Casting a Shadow This shot from my local zoo again takes advantage of the setting sun which is highlighting the trees on the far side of the lake I couldn t find a vantage point to take the photo without my shadow getting in the way but then I realized that purposely making the shadow an element of the photo would be interesting The rocks in the foreground weren t exciting anyway Casting a Shadow 571 My wide angle lens helped capture the lake and made it feel large ISO 100 f 8 1 200 second Sigma 10 20mm F4 5 6 at 20mm 2008 Option Setting Notes ISO 100 Shot outdoors in strong daylight Aperture 8 My go to aperture for most scenic shots Shutter speed 1 200 second Fast stop down to reduce if necessary when shooting at ISO 100 Camera Sony Alpha 300 Entry level dSLR cropped body FX built in Super SteadyShot image stabilization Lens Sigma Ultra wide angle zoom 10 20mm F4 5 6 Focal length 20mm 35mm equivalent 30mm Processing Adobe Camera Raw raw Photoshop Elements Other Manual mode pattern
4. metering tripod remote shutter release exhausted family in a van out of frame to the left waiting to return home Book IX Chapter 1 w 4 pue 3461 yum upom 572 Lightning Crashes Lightning Crashes One good thing about storms unlike other exterior subjects such as moun tains or the ocean is that they re everywhere I took this shot from the front porch of our house ISO 100 1 5 6 16 seconds Sony DT 18 70mm 3 5 5 6 at 20mm 2008 Photographing lightning is a matter of being in the right place at the right time with your camera set up and already shooting when the lighting strikes Notice the taillights on the car in the lower left corner That s right The shutter must be open if you want to capture lightning it s too fast other wise Close the shutter when you think you re on the verge of overexposing the photo or after the strike I had to choose a focal length that provided good coverage of the sky and more importantly choose which direction to point the camera To do that I observed the storm to see where it was moving and tried to predict its action In this case an intense storm cell had just passed and the rain had eased so I was able to set up my camera on the porch without fear of getting it wet I quickly oriented the camera at the trailing edge of the storm plugged in the remote shutter release cable and switched to Bulb mode Then I triggered the first exposure and waited
5. High Contrast Sunset in HDR ar Chapter 1 Working with Light and Time In This Chapter Shooting into the sun Working with low contrast Putting the sun to the side Fading with the last glowing embers Working with shadows Going out in a storm Framing creatively Photographing fireworks ou shouldn t be surprised to read that light and time are important aspects of photography Different situations with different lighting conditions at different times of the day or night combine to make an incredible pal ette that you as the photographer get to try to capture If you re tired of shooting the same old scenes make the effort to go out at different times of the day Try shooting at dusk and at night into the sun and away from the sun with the sun shining sideways or from shadow or into shadow for example This set of photos was taken after a long afternoon of shooting I shot quite a few bracketed shots of the area while my family visited the park While driving home we noticed that the sunset started to look incredible so I made a quick turn and went where I knew I could capture the sunset with out letting too many obstacles get in the way Stay on the lookout for clouds as the sun sets They can transform a scene into an incredible display of color and detail as they show highlights and shadows and capture the color of the setting sun 566 High Contrast Sunset in HDR ISO 100 1 8 1 320 second
6. Sigma 10 20mm F4 5 6 at 10mm 2009 Bracketing the scene allowed me to point directly into the sun to capture detail and color in the foreground If I had approached this shot normally the sunset and sky and to some degree the river would have looked good but everything else would have been in silhouette For more information on HDR turn to Book VI Chapter 4 Option Setting Notes ISO 100 HDR shot with ISO 100 to reduce noise shutter speed generally not a problem Aperture 8 My go to aperture for most scenic shots for depth of field Shutter 1 320 second For the 0 EV exposure speed Brackets 9 1 0 EV AEB 9 exposures at 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 EV Camera Nikon D200 Semipro dSLR cropped body FX Lens Sigma Ultra wide angle zoom useful for wide 10 20mm F4 5 6 landscape shots Focal 10mm 35mm equivalent 15mm length Processing Nikon Capture NX 2 raw Photomatix Pro HDR Photoshop Other Manual exposure mode tripod remote shutter release pattern metering Low Contrast Cloudy Evening MBER ANS amp This scene presents the opposite challenge from shooting at sun set in HDR In this photo the sun is setting and the light is hidden behind the cloud cover on the edge of the horizon The sky lacks dramatic contrast and the scene as a whole has a limited color palette Sometimes less than optimum conditions can contribute to pro ducing fantastic shots Resul
7. aw Other Aperture priority manual focus center weighted metering handheld Fabulous Fireworks 5 15 Fabulous Fireworks Book IX Chapter 1 Don t skimp when you take photos of fireworks take as many pictures as you can Bring extra memory cards too if you have them Take longer expo sures of a few blasts and shorter ones of a single burst If you leave your shutter open too long light reflecting off the smoke from the display becomes more visible wu j pue z4 yim uno M Bring along your tripod and cable or electronic remote shutter release The tripod is a necessity because you ll leave the shutter open use the Bulb setting to press and hold open the shutter and you want blurry photos If you use the remote shutter release you can sit back and have some fun as you watch the fireworks without having to manhandle the camera during every exposure Use a locking cable so that your finger doesn t cramp up from endlessly holding down the shutter release button ISO 100 f 8 2 seconds Sigma 10 20mm F4 5 5 6 at 12mm 2008 The secret to shooting fireworks is using the Bulb shutter speed in Manual exposure mode The exact timing is up to you Your camera will pick up the light from the fireworks just fine You have to decide whether you want to freeze a burst as I did here or catch an extended display You can t physically move closer or further away easily so bring a multipur pose zoom lens Experiment w
8. hat circles Sigma 10 20mm F4 5 6 at 16mm 2008 around the lake As the train chugged back to the station I leaned out and took the shot looking ahead The sun was low and off to the right which is a key element of the photo You don t capture shadows like this when you point your camera at the sun or directly away from it I was momentarily in the right place at the right time ready to take the photo Sometimes even landscape shots can be spontaneous Know how your camera works and practice using it Be ready for every situation so that can you can literally just point and shoot Option Setting Notes ISO 100 Outdoors in strong daylight Aperture f 5 An action shot in the sense that was moving and used a larger aperture to get a faster shutter speed an approach chose over raising the ISO Shutter 1 160 Fast enough shutter speed for a blur free shot speed second from a slow moving train Camera v Entry level dSLR cropped body FX built in Super SteadyShot image stabilization Lens Sigma Ultra wide angle zoom 10 20mm F4 5 6 Focal length 16mm 35mm equivalent 24mm Processing Photomatix Pro pseudo HDR Adobe Camera Raw raw Photoshop Elements in this case overlaid a semitransparent pseudo HDR layer created from Photomatix Pro on top of the normal photo to enhance the contrast and color Other 1 0 EV exposure compensation center weighted metering aperture priority shot handheld whi
9. ith different focal lengths so that you get the coverage you want at your current distance Previewing photos in the heat of a noisy fireworks display is difficult Check a few photos first and then trust your settings Set the manual focus to infinity turn off long exposure noise reduction and set the ISO to 100 5 76 Fabulous Fireworks MBER AS amp Take snacks beverages a blanket and possibly a lawn chair to sit on while you watch the show and take your photos And don t trip over the shutter release cable Option Setting Notes ISO 100 No need for a high ISO even in the dark the fireworks combined with the Bulb shutter speed are plenty bright Aperture 8 My go to aperture for most scenic shots Shutter 2 seconds To use the special shutter speed Bulb press speed Bulb and hold the shutter release button to open the shutter and then release the button to close it your finger appreciates your use of a remote shutter release with a locking button Camera Sony Alpha 300 Entry level dSLR cropped body FX built in Super SteadyShot image stabilization Lens Sigma 10 20mm Ultra wide angle zoom a good general F4 5 6 purpose kit lens with reasonable wide angle capability would work well too Focal 12mm Used this decidedly wide angle focal length length to cover a good portion of the sky and not leave fireworks outside the frame cropped to the fireworks blast 35mm equivalent 18mm
10. le moving on a train Just Past Dusk Or Thereabouts 569 Book IX Chapter 1 Unlike the photo in the earlier section Sunlit from the Side this shot was completely set up I set up camp on the east side of the lake so that I could frame the water trees and light all at the same time as the sun went down aul pue yr yum uno M ISO 100 f 4 1 13 second Sigma 10 20mm F4 5 6 at 10mm 2008 570 Casting a Shadow ar Don t waste your time going out and setting up your equipment shooting five or six shots and then wrapping up and going home Go out and stay a while Take extra batteries and one or two extra memory cards To capture the photo shown in this section I arrived early chose my posi tion examined different framing options and started taking photos during the golden hour I continued until dark so that I would have a wealth of options to choose from when I returned home and analyzed the photos Although they show the same scene they re completely different pictures because of the ever changing light Option Setting Notes ISO 100 Maintain a low setting to reduce noise origi nally part of an HDR bracketed set that didn t look good in HDR so selected a single expo sure and processed it Aperture 4 Opened to let in more light Shutter 1 13 second Fast shutter speed not as important no speed moving objects and using a tripod Camera Sony Alpha 300 Entry level dSLR
11. ts matter not our preconceived notions In this case I processed the photo artistically by adding a vignette in Photoshop to empha size the silhouetted bridge and clouds Low Contrast Cloudy Evening 567 ISO 100 f 8 1 60 second Sony DT 18 70mm 3 5 5 6 at 20mm 2009 Option Setting Notes ISO 100 Outside shooting toward the setting sun even though this is a darker scene you don t need to raise the ISO because the shutter speed was more than reasonable Aperture 8 My go to aperture for most scenic shots for depth of field Shutter 1 60 second No need to go faster nothing is moving in speed the scene and used a tripod Camera Sony Alpha 300 Entry level dSLR cropped body FX built in Super SteadyShot image stabilization Lens Sony DT General purpose zoom budget kit lens 18 70mm 3 5 5 6 good value Focal length 20mm 35mm equivalent 30mm Processing Adobe Camera Raw raw Photoshop Other Manual exposure mode tripod remote shutter release pattern metering Book IX Chapter 1 aully pue 34r im upo 568 sunlit from the Side Sunlit from the Side You never know when you re going to get a truly nice looking photo I real ize that my statement sounds strange in a book that describes how to take good photos in different conditions but it s true I took this shot at a local zoo My fam aa ISO 100 1 5 1 160 second ily was riding a small train t
12. w as a Bobcat tore out the existing concrete I used center weighted metering because a lot of things were happening that could confuse the camera The interior of the garage was much darker than the outside and the driver was in shadow It was just after 2 p m and the sun was beating down brightly from almost directly overhead You can change metering modes whenever you need to I switched to center weighted metering to try to properly expose the Bobcat but even then had to address some of the shadows in processing Book IX Chapter 1 aully pue 34r im upom 5 1h Inside Out Bobcat ISO 100 1 4 1 1000 second Nikon Nikkor 28mm 3 5 Al 2009 Option Setting Notes ISO 100 Subject shot in strong light Aperture f 4 Used older lens to experiment with wider apertures sharp with good depth of field mostly because of the distance Shutter 1 1000 second A bit of overkill dictated by the wide aperture speed Camera Nikon D200 Semipro dSLR cropped body FX Lens Nikon Nikkor Used an older manual focus lens on my 28mm f 3 5 Al Nikon FE2 SLR Although it s compatible with my D200 it supports only manual focus This focal length is used on cropped bodies Al lenses were introduced by Nikon in 1977 and allow the camera to automatically index the maximum aperture of the lens Focal 28mm 35mm equivalent 42 0mm length Processing Photoshop Elements from JPEG proving that you don t always need to use r

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