https://padlet.com/garycollinson2/f9lfobvutwjr48s0 Just in case I don't win the lottery en-us 2022-05-16 17:23:54 UTC 2022-07-01 12:50:40 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f3cd.png garycollinson2 https://padlet.com/garycollinson2/f9lfobvutwjr48s0/wish/2186200197 2022-05-16 18:06:09 UTC https://padlet.com/garycollinson2/f9lfobvutwjr48s0/wish/2186200197 garycollinson2 https://padlet.com/garycollinson2/f9lfobvutwjr48s0/wish/2186204633 2022-05-16 18:08:43 UTC https://padlet.com/garycollinson2/f9lfobvutwjr48s0/wish/2186204633 garycollinson2 https://padlet.com/garycollinson2/f9lfobvutwjr48s0/wish/2186206416 2022-05-16 18:09:52 UTC https://padlet.com/garycollinson2/f9lfobvutwjr48s0/wish/2186206416 garycollinson2 https://padlet.com/garycollinson2/f9lfobvutwjr48s0/wish/2186208601 2022-05-16 18:11:16 UTC https://padlet.com/garycollinson2/f9lfobvutwjr48s0/wish/2186208601 garycollinson2 https://padlet.com/garycollinson2/f9lfobvutwjr48s0/wish/2186214529 2022-05-16 18:14:56 UTC https://padlet.com/garycollinson2/f9lfobvutwjr48s0/wish/2186214529 garycollinson2 https://padlet.com/garycollinson2/f9lfobvutwjr48s0/wish/2186216548 Taken on Sony HSC-HX400v 
f3.2, 1/1600s, ISO80
Again playing with perspective, with the walkway centered but in the lower third and "disappearing into the distance towards the horizon.]]> 2022-05-16 18:16:14 UTC https://padlet.com/garycollinson2/f9lfobvutwjr48s0/wish/2186216548 garycollinson2 https://padlet.com/garycollinson2/f9lfobvutwjr48s0/wish/2186218891 2022-05-16 18:17:41 UTC https://padlet.com/garycollinson2/f9lfobvutwjr48s0/wish/2186218891 garycollinson2 https://padlet.com/garycollinson2/f9lfobvutwjr48s0/wish/2186220280 2022-05-16 18:18:32 UTC https://padlet.com/garycollinson2/f9lfobvutwjr48s0/wish/2186220280 garycollinson2 https://padlet.com/garycollinson2/f9lfobvutwjr48s0/wish/2188235971 Taken in my garden, looks OK at first sight but actually the focus is just off making the main subject (the flower) just out of focus and some of the surrounding branches and leaves in sharper focus. ]]> 2022-05-17 19:38:19 UTC https://padlet.com/garycollinson2/f9lfobvutwjr48s0/wish/2188235971 garycollinson2 https://padlet.com/garycollinson2/f9lfobvutwjr48s0/wish/2188236871 f/5, 1/25s, ISO100 resulted in an under exposed shot of garden ornament. I could have tried to recover in LR or retake the image with improved settings to manage the exposure (higher ISO or longer shutter time)]]> 2022-05-17 19:39:08 UTC https://padlet.com/garycollinson2/f9lfobvutwjr48s0/wish/2188236871 garycollinson2 https://padlet.com/garycollinson2/f9lfobvutwjr48s0/wish/2188239320 Taken on Sony DSC-HX400v, 
f/4, 1/30s, ISO100
A close shot, intended to study the natural form of the cut log]]> 2022-05-17 19:41:10 UTC https://padlet.com/garycollinson2/f9lfobvutwjr48s0/wish/2188239320 garycollinson2 https://padlet.com/garycollinson2/f9lfobvutwjr48s0/wish/2188240751 f4, 1/30s, ISO100
Experimenting with a short focal length to blur the background and bring the single flower into sharp focus]]> 2022-05-17 19:42:25 UTC https://padlet.com/garycollinson2/f9lfobvutwjr48s0/wish/2188240751 garycollinson2 https://padlet.com/garycollinson2/f9lfobvutwjr48s0/wish/2198158757 Taken on Sony HSC-Hx400v
1/200, f4.5, ISO 400
This shot was intended to "freeze" the movement of the waterfall so a shorter shutter speed was selected along with an adjusted ISO to maintain the exposure ]]> 2022-05-24 18:32:48 UTC https://padlet.com/garycollinson2/f9lfobvutwjr48s0/wish/2198158757 garycollinson2 https://padlet.com/garycollinson2/f9lfobvutwjr48s0/wish/2198159474 Taken on Sony HSC-Hx400v
1/40, f4.5, ISO 100
This shot was intended to show the movement of the waterfall so a long shutter speed was selected]]> 2022-05-24 18:33:24 UTC https://padlet.com/garycollinson2/f9lfobvutwjr48s0/wish/2198159474 garycollinson2 https://padlet.com/garycollinson2/f9lfobvutwjr48s0/wish/2198159951 1/200, f3.5, ISO 80]]> 2022-05-24 18:33:47 UTC https://padlet.com/garycollinson2/f9lfobvutwjr48s0/wish/2198159951 garycollinson2 https://padlet.com/garycollinson2/f9lfobvutwjr48s0/wish/2198171027 1/4, f8.0, ISO 80]]> 2022-05-24 18:42:51 UTC https://padlet.com/garycollinson2/f9lfobvutwjr48s0/wish/2198171027 garycollinson2 https://padlet.com/garycollinson2/f9lfobvutwjr48s0/wish/2198240430 1/500, f4.0, ISO 80]]> 2022-05-24 19:47:34 UTC https://padlet.com/garycollinson2/f9lfobvutwjr48s0/wish/2198240430 garycollinson2 https://padlet.com/garycollinson2/f9lfobvutwjr48s0/wish/2198241559 1/160, f3.5, ISO 100]]> 2022-05-24 19:48:44 UTC https://padlet.com/garycollinson2/f9lfobvutwjr48s0/wish/2198241559 garycollinson2 https://padlet.com/garycollinson2/f9lfobvutwjr48s0/wish/2198243090 1/60, f3.5, ISO 100]]> 2022-05-24 19:50:19 UTC https://padlet.com/garycollinson2/f9lfobvutwjr48s0/wish/2198243090 garycollinson2 https://padlet.com/garycollinson2/f9lfobvutwjr48s0/wish/2211358060 Taken on Huawei P20 Mate Pro
1/250, f1.8, ISO 50
Shot of the entrance looking up at the stone arch centered in the frame]]> 2022-06-05 14:21:08 UTC https://padlet.com/garycollinson2/f9lfobvutwjr48s0/wish/2211358060 garycollinson2 https://padlet.com/garycollinson2/f9lfobvutwjr48s0/wish/2211359101 2022-06-05 14:23:35 UTC https://padlet.com/garycollinson2/f9lfobvutwjr48s0/wish/2211359101 garycollinson2 https://padlet.com/garycollinson2/f9lfobvutwjr48s0/wish/2211360691 Taken on Huawei P20
The short shutter speed was required to counteract the bright sunlight and the low ISO. The shot was taken from approx 50cm from the ground to try to emphasis the perspective ]]> 2022-06-05 14:26:37 UTC https://padlet.com/garycollinson2/f9lfobvutwjr48s0/wish/2211360691 garycollinson2 https://padlet.com/garycollinson2/f9lfobvutwjr48s0/wish/2211361632 Taken on Sony HSC-HX400v
f8, 1/250, ISO100
I wanted to capture a still of the waves crashing on the rocks off Bamburgh beach. It was a bright day so  ISO100 was adequate to achieve an OK exposure, and the shutter speed was reduced to 1/250 to achieve the "freezing" of the water. ]]> 2022-06-05 14:28:48 UTC https://padlet.com/garycollinson2/f9lfobvutwjr48s0/wish/2211361632 garycollinson2 https://padlet.com/garycollinson2/f9lfobvutwjr48s0/wish/2211363121 2022-06-05 14:31:39 UTC https://padlet.com/garycollinson2/f9lfobvutwjr48s0/wish/2211363121 garycollinson2 https://padlet.com/garycollinson2/f9lfobvutwjr48s0/wish/2235082594 This first section was about just getting used to using the camera. My objective for the course was to "wean" myself off using the Auto settings or at least understand what was going on behind them in terms of Shutter speed, Aperture and ISO settings. During the course I've used both my DSLR camera (Sony DSC-HX400v) and a smart phone (Huawei Mate P20 Pro). ]]> 2022-07-01 12:20:38 UTC https://padlet.com/garycollinson2/f9lfobvutwjr48s0/wish/2235082594 garycollinson2 https://padlet.com/garycollinson2/f9lfobvutwjr48s0/wish/2235094158 Taken on Sony HSC-HX400v
f4, 1/200s, ISO100
The shot focuses on the flower and branch leaving the background blurred. ]]> 2022-07-01 12:45:04 UTC https://padlet.com/garycollinson2/f9lfobvutwjr48s0/wish/2235094158