The sun is finally out in Seattle!! It’s summer! (anything about 60F at this point in time is summer)
For this weekend’s challenge I’m going to pick a topic which reoccurs often for me. I seem drawn to decay at times. Maybe it’s the contrastyness (not a real word) and saturation that often occurs or maybe I just like seeing things break apart into their pieces. And any rate,
This week’s topic is Decay
And now for the challenge. You need to keep your shutter speed at or above 1/1000 of a second. It’s up to you to decide how to make that work (hint: check the Exposure Triangle for the other variables you can use to bring this about).
Go forth, enjoy your weekend and report back by sundown-ish on Monday evening.
OK I have really struggled with this one – shutter speed of 1/1000 used in this image. http://www.flickr.com/photos/37583020@N03/5801318360/in/photostream
Now in my mind using 1/1000 is fast, so little light coming in due to speed, so large aperture needed to get as much light as possible f5.0 in this case (largest I could get) ISO 100. Admittedly it was an extremely bright day and midday sun so maybe I couldn’t hope for much better. Think I have worked it out just now playing – if I raise my ISO up to 3200 with 1/1000 and f5.0 and alter the exposure compentsation I get a kind of semi decent exposured picture but a very noisy one. So I’m guessing yesterday I should of raised my ISO really high and altered the compensation.
Have I got it or am I way off track?? By the way the ‘decay’ is the remains of a Cornish Tin Mine on the Bissoe Trail. When I first said to my girls I needed a photo of ‘decay’ the eldest suggested a self portrait!!!! Kids eh? I did laugh though :)
Karen,
Your image is a bit dark and would have benefited from a higher ISO. You have everything else exactly correct; adjusting aperture to compensate for the fast shutter speed.
ok…so I had a little challenge with not only the “decay” but with 1/1000! Until, I stepped out of my Rig and looked down at my driveway. There was this little viola peeking up through the “decay” of gravel…(am I reaching?) and I had to take a few zillion photos of it! I even tried taking one or two at 1/1000. Here is one!
https://picasaweb.google.com/101707485799292864809/20110605BeachDeck?authkey=Gv1sRgCNWi7oHl-_KXdg#5614935917192409762
Karin,
Yes, you’re reaching. :) But that’s ok, as long as you’re thinking! Your shot is a bit dark as well and could be helped with higher ISO, but just a bit. I was hoping it would be sunny for most people in order to cause problems as it did. I like to cause problems.
Here’s my own take on 1/1000 and decay. This is a ship badly in need of some paint. The shot is at 1/1000, f/10 and ISO 800. I wanted f/10 to try to keep it mostly in focus as I was zoomed to 270mm, thus decreasing my depth of field.
http://thecareyadventures.com/blog/2011/photo-of-the-day-rusty-boat/
ahh yes, I remember that day!
I’m a bit late. We got a little sunshine but mostly clouds. This was under a long shed that they use to display old farm equipment. I’m not sure what it is but I liked the colors. 1/1000th @ 4.0 ISO 800. I had to “test” quite a few shots to try to get it bright enough Pretty fun to try since I had it in my head that you SHOULD use the very lowest ISO and I normally leave it at 100. Cool to see the difference it can make.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jltaylor57/5810276257/