lunar eclipse

[TTQ B4U]

Best way to bracket in your case is with shutter speed and a tripod. How far to bracket depends on the lighting.

 

Here's a simple blend of two shots:

http://www.pbase.com/pdqgp/image/82169357

 

Here's a blend of 3 since the lighting was extreme. Not the best since clouds were rolling and the sun was pretty bright.

http://www.pbase.com/pdqgp/image/82158233

 

If you're new to photography, jump on Av mode and stay there. Read up on Aperture and master that. Then move to practicing fill flash using Av Mode.

http://www.pbase.com/pdqgp/image/82578572

 

Once you get those two down, understanding shutter speed is second nature...just practice panning with slow shutter speeds and you won't feel the loss of not being part of the racing:

http://www.pbase.com/pdqgp/image/35186985

http://www.pbase.com/pdqgp/image/80636359

 

next you'll use Manual for most indoor flash shots or outdoors where you want completely consistent exposures.

http://www.pbase.com/pdqgp/image/36723828

 

Where's the airshow? Wouldn't mind going....perhaps take my son and my camera Happy to show you some tricks on the camera too.

 

I haven't figured out how to bracket the exposures. The D40x doesn't have an automatic bracketing feature. While I have nearly a thousand shutter clicks on this camera, I haven't strayed far from the Auto or sports modes when a good shot was on the line. I guess its just one of those things you learn from experience. I need help on metering and exposure values before I head to the airshow in late Sept.

[Wease]

The exposure itself won't require the shutter speed, but his focal length will. Especially on his 300mm FOV that the D40x will give him. Personally, I shoot RAW and Bracket them in 1-2 increments blending them so taht the exposure all around is good.

 

Here's one of my better shots of an almost full moon. Blending of 3 exposures.

 

http://www.pbase.com/image/84674099.jpg

 

That is a fantastic picture...

[Supplicium]

Best way to bracket in your case is with shutter speed and a tripod. How far to bracket depends on the lighting.

 

Here's a simple blend of two shots:

http://www.pbase.com/pdqgp/image/82169357

 

Here's a blend of 3 since the lighting was extreme. Not the best since clouds were rolling and the sun was pretty bright.

http://www.pbase.com/pdqgp/image/82158233

 

If you're new to photography, jump on Av mode and stay there. Read up on Aperture and master that. Then move to practicing fill flash using Av Mode.

http://www.pbase.com/pdqgp/image/82578572

 

Once you get those two down, understanding shutter speed is second nature...just practice panning with slow shutter speeds and you won't feel the loss of not being part of the racing:

http://www.pbase.com/pdqgp/image/35186985

http://www.pbase.com/pdqgp/image/80636359

 

next you'll use Manual for most indoor flash shots or outdoors where you want completely consistent exposures.

http://www.pbase.com/pdqgp/image/36723828

 

Where's the airshow? Wouldn't mind going....perhaps take my son and my camera Happy to show you some tricks on the camera too.

 

 

really cool pics. I'd like to get a nice camera and start to learn. what $ range would a nice setup cost or a beginner?

[Mitch]

Where's the airshow? Wouldn't mind going....perhaps take my son and my camera Happy to show you some tricks on the camera too.

 

The airshow is at Rickenbacker http://www.gml2007.com/

Scheduled demonstrations of the F-22 raptor, F-16s, F-15s, the thunderbirds and over 100 P-51s.

 

I'll PM you about getting together to shoot sometime.

[TTQ B4U]

There's such a wide range of gear out there....not to make things too complicated, but it all depends on what you want to shoot and how much you will be really using the gear.

 

IMO, Nikon and Canon have the best gear. Pentax and Olympus have good stuff too, but again, IMO, I like the larger variety of Canon lenses and quality they have out there. The camera is just a body...the lenses are the investment and "system" you buy into.

 

It's a good time to buy. New stuff is out/just about to ship and the previous models are going for about 1/2 the costs. Lots of hardware junkies upgrade and take a huge hit on gear to upgrade to. Buyers market.

 

PM me if you are serious, we can talk live or get together at a meet or something. Happy to share some opinions and insight.

 

Thanks for the compliments too.

 

 

 

really cool pics. I'd like to get a nice camera and start to learn. what $ range would a nice setup cost or a beginner?