This is the type of photo that annoys me to no bounds:
(ISO 6400, f/4, 1/60 sec.)
It annoys me because I know full well not to go to high ISO speeds! If you look at this photo in larger format, it is quite grainy due to using the high ISO ("noisy" is the technical term.) But I kept the camera in auto ISO mode and didn't even think about what it would do to the ISO. *grumble.*
That said...will I ever get over myself? Yeah, it's not magazine quality, but it was a beautiful sunrise in Albuquerque, and this picture captures the sky colors quite well. This is where my left brain needs to stop beating up my right brain already. As my friend Michelle said, what counts is that the photo captures a memory of a great moment. And I've learned a valuable lesson for the future.
An aside: if you haven't been to Albuquerque and love beauty, it's an awesome city to visit. This is my new laptop wallpaper:
(ISO 100, f/5.6, 1/80 sec.)
As you can tell by the moon in the shot, this was taken in the hour before sunset, often called the golden hour due to the way the sun casts an almost gold-ish color on things. It is a great time to get shots! (The hour before sunrise in the morning has a similar effect, but I'm rarely up that early. :)
The photography adventure continues...
It annoys me because I know full well not to go to high ISO speeds! If you look at this photo in larger format, it is quite grainy due to using the high ISO ("noisy" is the technical term.) But I kept the camera in auto ISO mode and didn't even think about what it would do to the ISO. *grumble.*
That said...will I ever get over myself? Yeah, it's not magazine quality, but it was a beautiful sunrise in Albuquerque, and this picture captures the sky colors quite well. This is where my left brain needs to stop beating up my right brain already. As my friend Michelle said, what counts is that the photo captures a memory of a great moment. And I've learned a valuable lesson for the future.
An aside: if you haven't been to Albuquerque and love beauty, it's an awesome city to visit. This is my new laptop wallpaper:
As you can tell by the moon in the shot, this was taken in the hour before sunset, often called the golden hour due to the way the sun casts an almost gold-ish color on things. It is a great time to get shots! (The hour before sunrise in the morning has a similar effect, but I'm rarely up that early. :)
The photography adventure continues...
