Experimentation and Frustration

I was pleased that I was able to produce a few night shots at the carnival. As I wrote in my previous entry, I have not done a lot of night or low light photography. I found it very helpful to have a photography instructor as well as experienced photographs with me last Friday night. I gained some helpful tips from them.

I was a bit frustrated due to the fact that there was a loud, noisy crowd at the carnival. I couln't hear my camera "beep" was the shot was just right. So, I really had to trust my eyes. I also found it difficult to take photos with all the people in the way. I just could get close to the objects that I wanted to photograph and I am short to begin with.

It was good to be able to try something new. I learned more about shutter speed as well as my camera's settings.

Now it is back to photographing flowers. The tulips are in bloom!

Experimenting with Night Photography

On Fridat evening I attended a workshop sponsored by the local camera club. The workshop turned out to be a "hands-on" learning experience with night photography techniques. The presenter teaches photography courses at the local community college. She gave the participants some basic tips pertaining to the subject while we were still meeting inside.

Next, we headed out with tripods and cameras to a local fair. Amusement park rides and games had been set up, so we thought that this would provide use with some coloful night shots.

I have to admit that I tend to shy away from low light situations. I really enjoy working with natural daytime light. However, I thought that this workshop would be a good learning experience for me. So, I worked with light and movement as the presenter suggested and considered it to be an experiement. We shot with slow shutter speeds while using the tungsten setting on our cameras. I am posting the photo of the "Vortex" amusement ride. I was pleased with the color and movement that I was able to capture with my camera.

I will write about some of the frustrations that I encountered wiht photographing at the fair in my next blog entry!