I tried to capture my brother teaching a tennis lesson. It was 5pm, so perhaps a bit dark. My camera wouldn't meter b/c it needed the flash, but I tried to use my knowledge to override it, but I'm not that good yet. These were taken at f/7.1 at 1/25 sec or f/5.6 at 1/30 sec. I know the shutter speed is too slow for these shots, but I was trying to let in more light. Anytime I would change the shutter speed so that it would work faster, my pictures turned out pitch black dark. My ISO was on 640 and then I tried 800, still to no avail. Here's the disappointing proof:
I'm REALLY trusting my brother here sitting behind him while trying to capture action coming towards me. All the shots of only the ball were too blurry.
So help Mari, how could I have fixed this??!!! Should I have used the flash?
Determined to bring some kind of successful homework to class, I had no other action ideas but to take pics. of my 3 year old. (sorry). Same thing as the tennis shots...dark indoor lighting so it needed the flash, which kind of washed everything out b/c my mom has a white couch. My daughter playing ball....
f/10 1/200 sec. ISO 1000, I had to use a flash, otherwise they were pitch black. ISO was left on 1000 b/c I forgot to change it after I was trying to take these w/o a flash.
Then I wanted to try some more natural light so I wouldn't have to use the flash, so we moved to the porch. Obviously worked out much better....despite all the business going on in the background.
Jumping f/4.5 1/160sec. ISO 1000 (b/c I forgot to change it)
Trisha
Actually you are not "failing miserably" as you say. Check out your brother, he is tack sharp. The ball which is moving at a higher rate of speed is of course blurred. That was one of your assignments. Wow, you did it without even knowing it! LOL
ReplyDeleteOf course the ball and jumping shots of your daughter are better with the higher shutter speed, but remember what I said about being at the apex of the action. I am trying to make you understand how your light falls and how your action moves. You are actually getting it. Just look beyond what you are trying to see and see what you are accomplishing. :)
Mari