On Friday I made a date with my camera and went to York's Castle Museum.My camera is a Nikon D50 - a beginner's digital SLR. I've always used it on automatic. Why? Well, sort of because:
a) I initially found it quite big and intimidating after years of little point and click cameras
b) you can get passable results just using it on automatic
and c) because I have a mental block about anything too technical.
Anyway, on Friday I sat in the Museum grounds by the old mill, put down my writing notes, and tentatively plucked a daisy growing on the ground beside me as a subject for my first manual endeavours. After about half an hour of reading my camera manual, I figured out how to override auto-focus and I focused on the daisy myself!! Whoo-hooo! The result is above. Only an OK photo, but the sense of acheivement was quite huge.
Next camera date, I shall be overriding something else - wonder what?!
10 comments:
Now that is absolutely excellent! Very well worth the extra effort you went through. I love it and might have to try your route myself one of these days.
I think you did great and I love the sweet little daisy sitting on the paper also works splendidly for theme day!
that is a brilliant macro - I really must try and master the technique myself.
Thanks Frankie and Nick. The results have inspired me to finally learn more about my camera!
Hi Tanya, I didn't know about theme day for the City Photo blogs till after I'd posted this, so it's a great coincidence about the lines theme!!
Thanks Gerald. I don't have a macro lens so I was surprised to be able to focus in this close - didn't know I could!
Anyone who stops by my blog knows I'm always urging them to try the manual.
This is excellent.
I'm looking fot that fairy poo. Either the joke shop or a passing dog is is going to substitue.
un vrai poème cette photo, j'adore.
a real poem this picture, I love.
Glad to see the camera made the trip oop the A1 ok.
What's the coffee like?
(Mr Bean)
Hi Rubes (almost said eh up me flower) that's a gorgeous piccie. Lots of love, K x
Babooshka, you mean there's no fairy poo at the bottom of your garden? I would have thought that would go with the territory in the Isle of Man ;-)
Hi Mr Bean, the coffee's great up here. I think you should visit again soon. We have good fishing too ;-)
AMA. nice to see you over here. I thought you might like my daisy pic. I shall be trying for poppies when they're out again next year, too. xx
Thanks for writing this.
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