A Rainy Day

I took my camera out for a spin on this nice, rainy day. When it's raining, that's a wonderful time to experiment with shutter speed settings. Not only is it fun, but you'll learn more about your camera and you'll learn more about photography!

ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/250
Aperture: F3.1
No Flash
Exposure: ±0

With the faster shutter speeds, I've noticed that you'll need more lighting to catch the right photo, considering there's less time for light to enter the lens.

ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/400
Aperature:F3.1
No Flash
Exposure: +1

See, faster shutter, darker picture. However this was in a pretty dark spot, so it's not so much a problem when you're more out in the open.

ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/400
Aperture: F3.1
No Flash
Exposure: +2

Here's a picture of water passing over a bridge. With moving water, the faster the shutter speed, the more detail. You just have to make sure you have enough light for the shutter speed you choose.

ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/400
Aperture: F3.1
No Flash
Exposure: +2

I thought this was a pretty neat shot, considering the angle anyway.

ISO: 64
Shutter 1/15
Aperature: F6.4
No Flash
Exposure: ±0

For a smoother water effect, consider taking it with a slower shutter speed. If used correctly, it can create quite a wonderful picture. Make sure to be careful about shaking when using a slower shutter speed.

ISO:320
Shutter: 1/320
Aperture: F4.0
No Flash
Exposure: ±0

This is a shot from above the creek, from the bridge.

ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/640
Aperture: F4.0
No Flash
Exposure: ±0

Here the shutter speed is twice that of the previous picture. As you can see the water has noticeably more detail but it's also slightly darker.

ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/125
Aperture F5.0
No Flash
Exposure: ±0

Unlike all the previous pictures, this one was not taken with the shutter priority setting. I used the preset scene "Landscape" for this picture.

ISO: 64
Shutter: 1/110
Aperture:F3.1
No Flash
Exposure: ±0
Macro Setting

ISO: 200

Shutter: 1/85

Aperture:F3.1

No Flash

Exposure: ±0

Macro Setting

I hope you enjoyed my first actual picture posting. I took all these pictures with my Fujifilm Finepix S1800 camera, which I plan to talk about in a later post. If you have any constructive criticisms for me to improve my posts, feel free to leave a comment below! Thanks for reading!