Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Overexposed?

{joining Ginny's yarn along again}

I am still knitting the Henley, it is coming along and keeping my hands very busy while I have to sit and wait. I love the fit - he has such a nice frame, I do not like baggy sweaters on him.  I will make everything long enough, an as soon as it is too small, he has two little brothers to take it over from him.

shutter speed 1/15s

I am also still reading  A Canticle for Leibowitz, and enjoying it very much.  It is light reading, and so much fun I almost feel guilty.  When I am done I will pen down a few ideas - I am a Calvinist to the core, but love my Catholic friends and really appreciate their input and perspective.

shutter speed 1/40s

My latest reading is Understanding Exposure, a book on photography that I discovered in Ginny's favorites shop.  Lovely! Many short easy words to explain the long, difficult ones.  I set my camera, a Canon EOS 350 D, to manual, and I am finally learning to use my camera.  The pictures of the sweater is a small sample of what I have been doing the past week - mostly setting the f stop to 5.6 and then adjusting the shutter speed to find the right exposure.  The first photo was taken at 1/15 s shutter speed, and the second at 1/40.  I also set the white balance to cloudy.  Sorry, this may be either old news or too much detail, I know, but I think it is amazing. 

1/40s at f/5.6

 He will be 8 in 2 weeks, he does not like standing there in a half-finished sweater.


1/40s at f/5.6


But I want to capture that smile and those little shoulders while I still can.

10 comments:

  1. I adore the henley sweater! Good boy patterns are so hard to find! Happy Yarn Along Wednesday!

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  2. It's coming along wonderfully! He is so cute!

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    1. Thanks. He is. I hope he never finds out...

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  3. What a cutie! The sweater is great. I love the colour!

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    1. Thanks, I love the grey on him. Very sophisticated.

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  4. the sweater is turning out nicely, it looks really good on him. thanks for sharing...

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  5. "The first photo was taken at 1/15 s shutter speed, and the second at 1/40. I also set the white balance to cloudy." And I can't wait until I can say THAT!! Beautiful photos of a beautiful boy in a beautiful knit... what's not to love about this place?

    Blessings, Debbie

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  6. Sweater coming along nicely, he looks so coool in his tinted sun-glasses.

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  7. The sweater is looking great! But I was REAL interested in the photography tips--and book recommendation. I'm finally taking a photography class at our local community college, but so far, the emphasis is ALL on Photoshop and nothing on the camera. I understand that will come, but I'm not very patient!!!! :) Great pictures!!!

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    1. Thanks! I agree - there is a big difference between understanding Photoshop and understanding the camera. Reading the book and doing the course could possibly be a super combination, enjoy!

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