POTD - Wide Open

I turn my autofocus light off. ;

Justin, nice capture.

 

I will have to fugure out how to do that on my camera, just one more thing I need to learn!

 

Camera manuals are great for figuring stuff like this out. ;

 

LOL! ; I tried it in my classroom today but that only got me frustrated. ; Will be spending so time with the manual later today!

 

Thanks- I have the AF light turned off also. ; I do use AF and just try to look for some contrast in the subject to lock on to- with af-s lenses you can always 'take over' though. ; Manual focus can be tuff- I just usually set the camera to around 10-15 ft and let the motion of the ride being the subject into focus. ; Seeing good enough is easier at night when your eyes are already dialated- most rides are not long enough for your eyes to fully adjust on a bright sunny day.

 

OK, so now I learned how to shut of the auto focus assist light! ; I guess that means that I still need to learn about my camera before I talk to my wife about an upgrade. ; I still have so much to learn. ;

Now I can try to get some dark ride photos next week without worrying about that pesky light, let my frustration with not getting it to focus begin!!

 

US 66 by ~Life by the Drop~, on Flickr

 

Very nice Jeff!

 

Golden Beech by Scottwdw, on Flickr

 

Nice work Scott. ; Love the constrast of colors.

 

I'm happy I just re-aquired one of my favorite little lenses- the Sigma 30/1.4-
Here's an old shot to celebrate- @1.4 of course. ; 8)



It's Time by ~Life by the Drop~, on Flickr

 

that is so sharp and shallow dof is great

 

I missed these ; wowoza wowza Jeff and Justin

 

Awesome shot, Jeff! ; I keep forgetting to try that shot... ; I'll have to make it a point to try it in October.

 

It's Valentines Day at Disneyland. (Got this one last night...)

 

Sigma 20/1.8


Nummy Reddi Whip by ~Life by the Drop~, on Flickr

 

who doesn't love rreadi-whip right out of the can, i'm always getting in trouble for that

 

Looks like someone is getting ready to reenact a certain scene from Animal House...