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Chap 5 Assignment
Experimenting with Motion

I decided to do this assignment right before dusk in front yard to play with light.

Camera Model Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XS
Lens Sigma18-250mm
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1.3
Av( Aperture Value ) 8.0
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed 100

Chap 10 Assignment
Finding Light in the Night

Well I think the scene speaks for itself. this was tough considering I didn't use a flash because I didn't want to distract the drivers an cause an accident. This was harder than I thought it would be.

Camera Model Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XS
Lens Sigma 18-250mm
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 0.3
Av( Aperture Value ) 4.5
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed 800

Chap 9 Assignment
Using Light to Make Something Special

Sitting around contemplating what to shoot and saw my Egg sitting there by the window so here it is.

Camera Model Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XS
Lens Sigma 70-300mm
Shooting Mode Manual Exposure
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 0.3
Av( Aperture Value ) 5.0
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
ISO Speed 100

Chap 8 Capturing the Personality of a Community

Was in truck riding by Bone Fish Grill said what the heck. Was at 8:00pm I think it came out pretty good, tel me what you think......?. Equipment was :

Camera Model Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XS
Lens Sigma 18-250mm
Shooting Mode Manual Exposure
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/13
Av( Aperture Value ) 5.6
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
ISO Speed 100
White Balance Mode Cloudy

The cactus are blooming in the desert.  I took a hike and found these in a canyon north of the Phoenix area.  Welcome any suggestions!

Chap 7 Assignment

Getting The Best Light from your Landscape

In middle Georgia it is hard to get a good sunset without driving to far away places. I was setting up for the Supermoon shots for tonight. I noticed these clouds that  were staying in one spot what seemed forever. I shot for a few and during which I noticed that the Clouds were floating just above the Earth's shadow.  I was using my Canon EOS Rebel XS with a Sigma 70-300mm. It just so happened that my remote tore up and I had to use the self timer. The sun had just set with this photo.

Aperture: F9.0
ISO:         100
Exposure Compensation: +/- 0  

you were right, thanks

It is fun to experiment with very long shutter speeds, which is when the bulb mode is your best option, especially when combined with a shutter release cable. The assignment for this chapter is to use the bulb mode to take a very long exposure — try for one over the usual 30 second limit on the camera and don’t forget to upload your results to the website.

For this assignment, I set up my camera and tripod on the sea wall facing the cove inlet that I wanted to photograph. I used a wide-angle lens to get both the skyline and the cove entrance in the frame. I started by setting the ISO to the lowest setting available on the camera (ISO 100) and the aperture at the smallest opening available on the lens (f/22) to get the deepest depth of field. Using this combination to get a proper exposure, I made an educated guess that I would likely need a shutter speed of 10 seconds or more. So, I started at 10 seconds, which was not nearly enough time. I added 10 seconds and tried again until I reached 40 seconds. It still wasn’t quite what I wanted, so I adjusted the shutter speed in 1-second increments. I took several shots between 40 and 45 seconds to make sure I was happy with the results. My favorite was at 41 seconds — I really liked the way the water looked soft, but there was still detail in the rocks, cliff, and seawall.

From "Night Photography," by Alan Hess

Thank you - I will try to capture the sunset in the summer time when the sky has more pinks and purples in colors.

I like the second panning photo of your dog.