The Art of Observation

Date : 17th Jan 2010

Location : Wessex Estate and Villa Frangipani

Lens : EFS18-55MM f3.5-f5.6 IS

The Art of Observation - finding something interesting out of an ordinary place.

I had chosen the shooting mode 'AE' ie aperture priority and set the aperture between f5 to f5.6. This is helpful as it lets the camera decides on the faster shutter speeds and ensure a sharper photo. If I had used the Manual mode, I will have to keep adjusting the settings when I move around - in a building, car, under the shade, etc. The AE mode helps to compensate for changes in sunlight, indoor light and other different lights. The aperture has a big impact on the Depth of Field. If we want a shallow Depth of Field (Focus is sharp and background is blurred), we need a large aperture eg f/1.8. Smaller apertures have bigger f-stop numbers, so a f/1.8 is infact a larger aperture than f/22. Sounds confusing yah! But after awhile, this just come naturally to the head.

Settings : f5, 1/1600, ISO 400 and WB @ Auto, 18MM

Settings : f5, 1/1600, ISO 400, WB @ Auto, 30MM

Settings : f5, 1/250, ISO 200, WB @ Auto, 34MM
Settings : f5, 1/2000 ISO 200, WB @ Auto, 24MM

Settings : f5.6, 1/100, ISO 200, WB @ Auto, 55MM

Settings : f5, 1/60, ISO 400, WB @ Auto, 39MM
Settings : f5, 1/500, ISO 400, WB @ Auto, 36MM

Settings : f5, 1/640, ISO 400, WB @ Auto, 32MM

Settings : f5, 1/125, ISO 200, WB @ Auto, 39MM

This is my favourite for that day. I saw KK taking a photography of the 'No smoking' sign and quickly snapped this from behind him.

Settings : f5, 1/20, ISO 100, WB @ Auto, 18MM