tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052701179177433598.post4797028494847966158..comments2020-03-11T04:32:50.328+11:00Comments on My D3000 Diaries: Man on a missionGrumbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08673529885206047230noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052701179177433598.post-5082713770293047992010-08-18T23:02:26.931+10:002010-08-18T23:02:26.931+10:00I used 2 'automatic' methods Kate. The fi...I used 2 'automatic' methods Kate. The first (Aperture Priority) is when you decide what aperture you want (the size of the hole, remember?) and the camera works out how long to open the shutter for. So by setting a very small aperture (small hole = big number), the camera was deciding that it needed to open the shutter for a longer time to get the right amount of light. Of course, as the lighting conditions changed, so consequently, did the length of my shots - which wasn't so good.<br /><br />I decided that I wanted control over the length of the shot, because that related directly to the amount of motion blur I picked up - so I switched to Shutter Priority mode - which is exactly the opposite of Aperture Priority. You decide exactly how long you want the shutter open, and the camera works out how big the hole needs to be. This allowed me more control over the 'blur factor' - by being able to expose for 1/2 or 1/10 second to give me more or less movement.<br /><br />And sadly you are right - your camera doesn't allow you to select these modes for yourself.Grumbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08673529885206047230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052701179177433598.post-11624701200626023912010-08-06T23:48:31.485+10:002010-08-06T23:48:31.485+10:00Hey, well done on a new post!
I like the assignmen...Hey, well done on a new post!<br />I like the assignment pic... a captured moment in time while all around is moving. Looks great :)<br />I don't think I can use this Aperture Priority mode with my P&S camera, but question: When you set it, does the camera automatically choose the exposure time for the amount of light needed? It sounds like it was an automatic thing, then you changed it to manual?bcdehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417489208370519268noreply@blogger.com