A few weeks ago I read a blog post over on Look What Mom Found... And Dad Too! about DSLR for dummies and how to start taking photos in manual mode. This post also talked about playing with the aperture settings. I've had my Canon DSLR camera for over a year and half and I have always just used it on manual. Learning how to truly use it just seems so overwhelming. But I decided to give it a go and I was pleasantly surprised with my results.
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| My beautiful hydrangeas. |
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| More hydrangeas. |
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| My lone sunflower in the yard. |
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| A hummingbird moth enjoying some nectar from our butterfly bush. |
OK so right now you may be thinking - so what? How are these pictures any different or any better than pictures you have posted in the past? I will let you see for yourself with a comparison of this week's WW pictures to some WW pictures from earlier this summer. The older photos were taken with my iPhone 4.
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| iPhone 4 |
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| Canon DSLR |
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| iPhone 4 |
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| Canon DSLR |
It is amazing what a good camera can do. I'm anxious to keep experimenting and to get better so I can eventually take great pictures of my kids!
Oh I love them! I especially love that last shot and the one of the sunflower!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos, Marianna! Now I need to look into that book myself!
ReplyDeleteLOVE those flowers! Great pictures.
ReplyDeletePretty flowers. What the heck is that bug?
ReplyDeleteOh, I so love these photos - you did a great job!
ReplyDeleteAmazing photos!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous photos! I love photography but need a new camera.
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing what a good camera will do. I really need one of those!
ReplyDeleteBut, those flowers of yours are gorgeous without the good camera! I wish my garden was that pretty this time of year:)
I like all your photos, but I especially LOVE the picture of the sunflower.
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing what a little bit of knowledge can do, your shots are beautiful. That is exactly why I purchased a fixed lens, lower f-stop, more blur. :)
ReplyDeleteThose photos are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteNICE! The pictures are great. I love trying to figure out my DSLR. I can do well if its a nice sunny day, otherwise the pics are a mess. lol. Practice makes perfect I guess.
ReplyDeleteI love my hydrangeas. Great pic.
ReplyDeleteThe sunflower and the blue-ish are my faves. GREAT shots!
ReplyDeleteKas
gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteOh how beautiful! I always enjoy flower posts. I'm excited that you got a photo of the Hummingbird moth.
ReplyDeleteThose are beautiful pictures!! You should frame them!
ReplyDeleteWonderful pictures. I have always heard about hummingbird moths and now I see what they look like. Very cool.
ReplyDeleteKeep up the great pics :)
Kevin
Oh those pics are just beautiful! and I had no clue there was such things as a hummingbird moth, LOL. My daughter is OBSESSED with moths, if she ONLY knew about those, oh my goodness!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI love these! It is amazing the difference between a DSLR and iPhone 4. Although, the iPhone 4 does take great pics. I get compliments all the time.
ReplyDeleteVery cool - I want to take a photography class.
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful! Someday I'll have my DSLR and will have to read that book too :)
ReplyDeleteI love the hummingbird moth. I was chasing one around my flowers, but he was to quick for me :(
ReplyDeleteI just have a point & shoot & have been trying some of the other modes on it... but I have not gotten the striking results you have!
Great freakin' job!!! I'm still learning, ahem, 2 years after getting my DSLR. LOL
ReplyDeleteSo pretty!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! I still need help learning my DSLR!
ReplyDeleteI love the sunflower picture. Thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos! I love my Nikon DSLR, you can get such detail and gorgeous color with them, right? You do a wonderful job and I look forward to seeing more of your masterpieces. =)
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