Project Day 6

The project for Day 6 of the Better Landscapes in Just 7 Days tutorial in Practical Photography is to "Take a series of pictures of either wind-blown foliage or flowing water at a range of different shutter speeds. Then study the effect each shutter speed has had on the area that's moving during the exposure."

This tutorial has got to be the hardest so far. Shutter speeds are a difficult concept to get my head around and I am having a hard time getting the desired results.

These are my results:

ISO 100 f/7.1 1/8

ISO 100 f/6.4 1/18

In the first photo, there is no blur, while on the second photo there is some blur in the lower left-hand corner. This was not a very windy day, just a slight breeze was blowing.

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Day 6: Take More Control of Your Camera

Day 6 of the Better Landscapes in Just 7 Days tutorial in Practical Photography focuses on mastering shutter speed and aperture.

"Once you've got to know the basic settings on your camera it's time to start using them more creatively. Essentially, you need to understand how different settings affect the final look of your picture because this will allow you to manipulate the natural elements for the best result....

Two of themost powerful tools in your photo armoury are shutter speed and aperture. In any scene where there is movement such as flowing water or wind-blown plants you can use the shutter speed to blur or freeze these elements, while the amount of the scene that is sharp can be altered by using different apertures.... Mastering these two settings will make your landscape shots stand out from the crowd."

Shutter Speeds
"The shutter speeds available will depend on the amount of light, the aperture you choose and the ISO settings on your camera. You can't change the amount of light, so you'll need to use a small aperture such as f/16 or f/22 and use the lowest ISO settingto achieve longer shutter speeds. Although you can't change the light, you can use a plain ND or polarising filter to reduce the amount of light reaching the sensor. The other way of getting long shutter speed effects is to shoot at dawn and dusk."

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