Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Whale



Whale
Originally uploaded by Michael Slear
Since shutter speed was an issue with beginning images, thought this image might be appropriate. Obviously we need to freeze this action, because a pan or zoom would render something unidentifiable, unlike a car which has wheels and recognizable features. Therefore not wanting to take a chance on missing this unusual opportunity, as well as the landscape. I selected a higher ASA or ISO to allow an exposure of 1/1000 of a second at f11, thereby keeping the background from being out of focus. Your normal digital cameras would try to expose this scene on a sunny day at 1/125 of a sec @ f8. When dealing with motion the accepted norm is to have the motion read left to right. Which of these do you like?

3 comments:

  1. Oh hey! I know that whale!

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  2. I like the whale breaching to the right.... for some reason it going to the left creates some kind of tension for me.... not real sure why.

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