November Sunrise

We had a gorgeous sunrise this morning.

I had to drop everything and run outside in my pj’s to get these shots.

It’s a good thing I did, too because about 5 minutes after I took these photos all the color was gone.

Focal Length: 50mm
Shutter Speed: 1/1250
Aperture: F/3.2
ISO: 1600

 

Focal Length: 50mm
Shutter Speed: 1/640
Aperture: F/3.2
ISO: 1600

 

Focal Length: 50mm
Shutter Speed: 1/640
Aperture: F/3.2
ISO: 1600

 

Focal Length: 50mm
Shutter Speed: 1/200
Aperture: F/3.2
ISO: 400

 

Oh, and I have to mention that I shot these in *manual mode!  Squee!  I have been trying so hard to figure it out for a while now. 

After reading this post I started fiddling with my camera to give a try.  I didn’t have much luck until last night when everything just clicked.

So, first chance I got, I went outside to test my new knowledge.  Not too shabby, right??

*Manual mode is where you set your shutter and aperture values instead of letting the camera figure it out for you.  Previous to this I was shooting in AV mode, in which I would set my aperture value and my camera would determine my shutter speed.  The opposite of that is TV mode, where you set your shutter speed and the camera determines the aperture value. 

I’m really looking forward to really getting a handle on this.  I think this will really help to boost my photography to levels I’ve only dreamed of!