Monday, January 31, 2011

SHUTTER SPEED PRACTICE

 A couple of days ago the boring weather actually relaxed with a sigh and let the sun brush in.  My photo buddy P called, and I knew right away why: "Let's get out there!"  Turned out to be a momentary temptation; the sun left as we left the driveway. So we just went close-by to practice getting waterfall shots.  Even for that, the sky made for blow-out pics in our practice.  So, I post only one in order to remember that we tried:


Okay, I am really upset with the posting process here.  I call this shot, "Bubble Beetles", but it is supposed to be horizontal, not vertical.  This blog insists on making it vertical.  To see the "beetles", you have to turn your head sideways.  These little guys were scooting around in the pool at the bottom of the little waterfall:

I gave up on the waterfall because the pool at the bottom caught my attention.  The sky was changing moods like a chameleon and so did the shadows and colors in the pool.  Here, the sky was momentarily brighter:

And this reflects a sudden change to a darker mood.  Same camera settings; same place; different sky colors:
Looks a lot like water and oil.  But the water was clear.