My husband thinks I spend too much time dithering over taking photos as it is, so this was definitely going to be a challenge and a half :) Fortunately, for me, said husband took himself off to Ireland on a golfing trip last week so at least I wasn't clock watching as well as trying to get my head around the manual settings!
The gardens in a local stately home are just coming into their best so that was my first port of call for the manual challenge.
I am used to only having to think about one setting when I take my photographs, so as you can probably imagine having to consider several things seemingly at once took a bit of getting to grips with! Landscapes, at least, don't move which is more than can be said for the subject of the next challenge photo.
The perfect subject to challenge my manual skills. Just in case you think I have cracked it though, here is my first attempt :)
I have certainly enjoyed this challenge, and would never have attempted the manual settings on the camera without it, but I suspect that it will take a lot more practise on my part before using the manual settings comes anywhere near naturally to me.
How about you? Are you a point and shooter, or do you know your way around your camera settings like a pro?
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Yay you, well done for embracing it! The butterfly looks fab, and believe me, I have plenty of failure shots lol
ReplyDeleteWell done! Shooting in manual mode is a bit scary at first, but it gets easier with practice.
ReplyDeletegood photos you are certainly getting into this camera.
ReplyDeleteYour 'butterfly' shot is great, no blurring at all. I used to use a manual camera with no bother at all before the automatic ones became affordable but now, well, I'm so used to point and shoot I don't think I could go back to manual!
ReplyDeleteWell done. I love your photos. I'm afraid I'm a point and shooter. Both my cameras are completely idiot proof, they have to be.
ReplyDeleteWell done. I love your photos. I'm afraid I'm a point and shooter. Both my cameras are completely idiot proof, they have to be.
ReplyDeleteIf it makes you feel any better the pros say you get 1 good shot in 10 and 1 great shot in 10 good ones!
ReplyDeleteI very impressed - I'm even worse than point-and-shoot - I'm grab-the-phone!!!! In my defence my camera is pre digital! Both girls did A level photography, and so there is a proper camera around, (not that I'd know where to find it!) but I think even they did more on composition than the workings!
ReplyDeleteSad to say, point and click for me. You are powering along!!!
ReplyDeleteYour photography is going from strength to strength :)
ReplyDeleteI find even click and point challeging but your photo is very impressive!
ReplyDeletePoint and click here! Your butterfly looks amazing.
ReplyDeleteI'm with you on the trials and tribulation of "manual"! My first attempt was so dark I deleted it immediately. I'd never have attempted using "manual" either if it hadn't been for Katy's push! I guess we just have to keep practising. I'm still feeling optimistic about the outcome, after all I've learnt a ton already!
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