Taycia Halterman "incense"

This was a learning experience (with a lot still to learn) on working with lighting and motion and I spent a lot of time adding light and changing my settings in order to capture the image. I honestly don't think there wasn't a button I did not adjust... for this picture I used F3.5, ISO400, AWB, center-weighted metering.

Nicole Baxter

It was difficult to get the correct exposure in this picture due to the early morning light and fog. This picture looked the best on the histogram. I was using the auto exposure bracketing feature on my camera while taking these. I was in AV mode and set it at f/8 so the whole picture was in focus. ISO 400, 1/125 sec, EV: 0

Totem by Mary Douglas

This part of the totem caught my eye. I loved the strong colors, contrasts and carved forms.

Spot metering captured this for me.

1/20 second

ISO 400

40 mm

f8

Bracketing 0.3C

"Cars on the Freeway"

Using slow sutter speeds for moving cars.f.5.6 at 1/3 of a sec. I found that it is better to have the cars going across from you rather than coming towards you.

Jessica Morgan "Old Soul"

Spot metering was a great discovery for me! (Thank you!)

This is one of the venerable trees along 11th in Olympia. (They just got rather severe "hair cuts" from the power line folks.)

When taken: Wed, Feb 9, 1:42 pm
Aperture-priority
Aperture: F6.3
Shutter speed: 1/15
ISO: 100
Metering: spot
White balance: shade
Auto focus

Howard "taking pictures of people taking pictures"

F8, 1/100, iso 100, polarizing filter, landscape mode which underexposes vs evaluative metering. I bracketed other shots of the mountain and like the underexposed ones...richer colors...not washed out by the snow. To improve this shot, Charles could have turned to his left to show his camera but "see it, shoot it."

Tracy Landers "Using Auto Bracketing"

When I started this class I was having a problem with very dark pictures. I have a trail I like to take walks on and the pictures always came out dark. Without using a flash I was able to get the histogram to go across the entire graph. I know this isn't a very exciting picture but I was excited to get a picture in the woods with enough light and no flash! Thank you Barbra! Next time I should use a tripod to keep the camera steady.
26mm
F8
Shutter speed 1/20 sec.
ISO 200
Auto Bracketing +.5

Kay Schultz - Egret

How does he stay so white?

ISO 640

188 mm

F/6.7

1/250 sec

I played with bracketing and exposure this weekend. AE lock may have helped with the bird so white and mud so dark. The Nisqually sky was cloudy and gray.

Bob Connelly "Marathon Park"

It was a very gray day... I set the ISO to 400 and the shutter speed to 1/100. The F stop was 8.0 to bring everything into focus.

"DO NOT DISTURB"

played wit lite and photo shop.

"THE CHAMP"

Played with work shop some to change the effect,crop.

Tumwater Falls

Shutter Speed 1/15 of a sec.
A13
AWB
ISO 200

Photo was shot today at 3:30 pm,not much light left...cloudy dreary day.....Wanted to make the water slow down...more,but wrong light,and time of day....

Gricelda H. - "small creatures"

I captured this creature on a small tree at the Olympia's Farmer Market last Saturday. It is amazing what we can "see" if we slow down and look at small details that surround us.

I used aperture priority /shutter speed=1/20;
f 4.5; 162.00mm; ISO 64

John Gilvar "Crows"

I saw these crows taking off out of the corner of my eye and quickly dialed a fast shutter speed (1/640) to try to catch. Didn't have time to look at histogram. Camera set f-stop at F8. ISO was already set to 200. The image seems dark; I could try to fix with Photoshop and crop at the same time.

Tom Burns - "Tidal"

Camera: Canon G-11 P/S
Shutter Speed: 1/80 sec.
Aperture: f-8.0
ISO: 80
Date/Time: 02/01/2011/16:30 hrs.
Location: South base of Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach, Oregon

Taycia Halterman "Hearts"

I was playing with the bulb setting. Extremely Fun!

Aperture: f/13

ISO: 100

No Flash

Focal Length: 33 mm

Tracy Landers "In Motion Action"

I was having some fun with my niece and wanted to blur her movement in the picture. She was dancing and swinging her hair around which gave me the perfect moment to take the action shot with her arms, body and hair blurred.

I ended up using the flash due to very low light .
ISO: 3200
Shutter speed: 1/15th of a second
Aperture: 4.5
At 18 mm
The histogram went across the entire graph without lines up either side of the graph.

Jessica Morgan, "Alien Light"

F stop: 5.6
shutter speed: 1/10 sec
ISO: 800
white balance: shade
aperture-priority setting

(I'm still working on shutter speeds.)
I was struck by the lonliness of the Olympia Market with no vendors.

Taycia Halterman - "speeding through town"

Shutter Speed "6

ISO 100

Aperture f/29

I chose this picture because I liked that it had an abstract quality, plus, I liked the colors and lines. I should have paid more attention to my histogram as it was overexposed.

This picture was taken in front of Yelm True Value.

"Suze" by Mary Douglas

 

Shutter:1/200 f stop:5.6 ISO: 400
I liked catching our yellow lab in action.
Because the original image was dark, I had
to use a Photoshop color correction.
The next time I would try a slower shutter
speed.

Angela White- "Kids at Play"

F: 4.5
Shutter Speed: 1/50
ISO: 800
85 mm

This was taken during a friends son's basketball game.

I tried many different shutter speeds. This was one of my favorites because it shows many different rates of speed happening.

The lighting was rough.

Melinda -- "Frozen Water"

Shutter Speed: 1/1000

ISO: 400

The camera automatically selected f-stop 8.0

Taken in Seattle near the Aquarium.

I was trying to "freeze" moving water after several unsuccessful attempts to "freeze" flying seagulls. :)

Jay Mason " shutter speed"

nikon-D90

focal length= 105

f no.= 5.6

shutter= 1/50

Lisa Midles - Timeless Journey

I took this photograph on Sunday at Tumwater Falls. I tried several different shutter speeds and after reviewing over 15 photos, I liked this one the best because of the drama added with a slower shutter speed. The histogram is my new friend :).

ISO 100

Shutter 1/5 sec

F stop 1/36

length - 55MM

Kay Schultz -

F/5.6

67mm

ISO 2500

1/45

Sunset on a cloudy day, I took my camera for a walk on Shutter priority. I like the clarity of the eyes and slight blur in the feet.

I would have gotten a better shot with the camera closer to eye level with the cat.

Howard Nanto "traffic"

shot @ 1/15 handheld, f22, ISO 100, histogram even w/ spike on right. Wanted to show movement of the cars but could not shoot lower shutter w/o tripod...fuzzy. Busy bridge...busy sidewalk. Maybe a monopod?

JayMason King tide Olympia

Setting was on Scenery

Loan Tran - Spring is Coming

1/80 sec, F5.0, ISO200, 35mm

I tried to get my camera down to the ground. This was taken in front of the Legislative building in Olympia.

The Kettle - Mary Douglas

Taycia Halterman - Early Morning Fog

I used my Canon Camera using an Aperture of 8.0 and ISO 200. It was the only way that I could capture the shot and keep it warm. The histogram was nicely spaced, although it didn't reach the end of either the light side or the dark side.

I liked this picture because it feels warm and cold at the same time. By that I mean the foreground seems warm, but the background looks chilly.

This picture was taken off of Morris Rd, Yelm

"MT.RAINIER" DOTTIE HALL

I was out with camera,on Sleater Kinney Rd.and saw this view.I was thinking outside the box with this shot,as I seldom do scenic.

1/320 70MM F6.3 AWB ISO HI200
I like that the fence draws your eye into the scene.
I think the histograms were from edge to edge but I did need more exposure I think,the sun was setting fast....
Would have been much better if I had a faster and longer lens,so I could have brought the mountain in closer.I am always in awe of this beautiful sight.

John Gilvar - Xmas Lites

I experimented with increasing the ISO to 1600 and shooting with a large aperture and minimal depth of field at night without a tripod. I took this shot of Christmas lights outside through dimpled glass. This focal length was about 18 mm, the aperture was 5.0, and the shutter speed was 1/3 second. I didn't look at the histogram. I like the interplay between the shapes and the the indistinct but colorful lights. I would like to have brought some of the image into sharper focus.

Nicole Baxter-Tree

I used ISO 100 and f/4.5 because I wanted the background to blur out and 4.5 was as low as my camera would go! It was bright out and the aperture was open enough I didn't need to go above ISO 100. The histogram was exposed more toward the right but still pretty balanced. There was a spike that touched the right side, but I thought all the detail in the tree was still visible. I liked the detail of the tree, but I wish I would have tried taking the picture from a different angle

Tom Burns - "Frozen"

OK.............guilty as charged! After shooting f-2.8 - 8.0 and ISO's from 80 - 3200 w/da Canon G-11 all week I zoned out! Couldn't recapture da history but probably shot this at f-2.8 and ISO 80. I experimented w/trying to capture that magic shot w/aperture & ISO.....................................I shot no fewer than 100 pics from da coast to Seattle...........................I got a handful of shots that may have been better than this..........it's all what your eye and mind tell ya is good. Your the artist and you are your worse critic at times. Quite frankly I think Barb has an under da table contract w/Canon to get us to buy better gear!............ :>))))))

P.S.................getting an award winning shot using solely f-stop and ISO is like winning the lottery!

Gricelda H- "Nature"

This photo is off a trail @ Labor & Industries in Tumwater. I took many shots, the sun was going in and out on Saturday 1/22/11. I used ISO 100 @ f2.8
I chose this photo after looking @ the histogram because it showed that I used more pixels and color as opposed to the others that were over/under exposed.

What I would do different is make the place more inviting by "showing part of the trail as you approach this area"

Kay Schultz - State of the Union

The exposure: 1/60

Aperture: f/8.0

Focal Length: 32mm

ISO: 500

Aperture Priority

White balance: Auto

I used Lightroom3 to crop and a preset called "Seim Fix the Flat" found from a link on Adobe's website.

Thanks to Barbra's class last week, I kept the histogram in mind during my photo safari adventures. I appreciate learning more about how to use aperture priority.

What would I do different? I would think of a catchier title.

Lisa Midles - Solace

I really focused on using the histograph. The peaks and valleys were within the graph - nothing on either edge. I kept thinking of Barbra's remark about using all the pixels. I chose a F 8.0 to bring all levels into focus and an ISO of 100 because it was taken during dusk. I took this photo near our home - I love how the fog settles on the pastures and the sunset added both color and beauty.

Jessica Morgan - Ginny's Buddha

This was shot in my living room, with halogen and incandescent light. F stop - 5.7; shutter speed -1/10 sec; ISO - 1600.

I tend to like strong light/dark. Buddhist images are meaningful to me. This Buddha belonged to my sister.

I wonder how I might get a richer chiaroscuro. Is the light on the left too strong?

Bob Connelly - "Nai'a at Home"

For this picture, I chose F5.0 and ISO 1600... the histogram was skewed to the left. I had another shot that was at F8.0 and ISO 800 which seemed to provide a better histogram. Still, I liked the colors better on this picture and the blurred background along with a better image of my cute little model.

Howard Nanto "High Tide"

Used f10 to keep foreground, middle and ship in focus. Used 1/100 because it was handheld. Used ISO 200 because it worked. The histogram was spikey because of the different exposures, foreground walkway, reflection, ship and background. Liked the multi colors esp the orange/fushia ship. Shot varations w/ ISO, fstop, vertical but this pic had balance. Was disappointed that the tide was not higher after all the hype in the paper and news.

Angela White- "Shimmer"

Aperture-F8, Focal Length-200mm, ISO-400

I chose F8 and ISO 400 to keep detail in the water without blowing out the lighter spots. The histogram on the camera was missing a bit on the brightest tones but no adjustment fixed that; I took the picture with several different settings. The histogram in photoshop filled the whole spectrum.

I like the contrast between the shadow of the pilings and the blue of the water; it creates shimmer.

It might have been interesting if I had gotten even lower, maybe laying on the ground to get the water level view.

This was taken in Tacoma on the beach at the end of 6th Avenue, below Steamers Restaurant.

Tracy Landers "Reflection"

F8 to ensure foreground, middle ground, background was all in focus with ISO at 800 to give enough light to the photo. The histogram went across the entire graph from the left to the right without a line going up either side of the graph. I like the fact that I took a picture showing a reflection in the water. I have never been able to accomplish that in the past. I did crop the picture for the rule of thirds. I am use to centering everything in my pictures. Took the picture of a pond on the golf course with Jubilee homes in the background.

1st week, Kay Schultz - "Thirds"

Amber Eyes

Just Resting

jay mason "best of scavenger hunt"

Angela White- "Fill the Frame"

Angela White- "Growth"

James Harper - "Point of View: Horn"

Melinda Ackles -- "Fill the Frame/Macro"