This exercise really interested me as I had never used a camera that could alter shutter speed as much as the 5D MkII. I struggled to think what to shoot, the text suggested water flowing over some rocks or a friend riding a bicycle a number of times in front of the camera. I really wanted to try and think of something for myself and don't live near anywhere with water flowing over rocks. I decided upon my daughters windmill in our garden.
I set the camera to what I thought was a high shutter speed and mounted it on my tripod.
Photograph 1:
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| 55.0mm EF24-105mm f/4.5 1/320s ISO320 |
Photograph 2:
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| 55.0mm EF24-105mm f/4.5 1/200s ISO100 |
Photograph 3:
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| 55.0mm EF24-105mm f/9.0 1/50s ISO100 |
Photograph 4:
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| 55.0mm EF24-105mm f/16.0 1/15s ISO100 |
Photograph 5:
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| 55.0mm EF24-105mm f/22.0 1/8s ISO100 |
Photograph 6:
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| 55.0mm EF24-105mm f/22.0 0.3 ISO100 |
Photograph 7:
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| 55.0mm EF24-105mm f/22.0 0.6 ISO100 |
The first couple of photos are extremely dull and show no movement and are less sharp than the others as the aperture is wide (although the Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L lens is pretty sharp even at its widest). The most successful photo in my opinion is photo 5 (f/ 22.0 and 1/8s). This photo shows the movement of the windmill and is sharp. The image is also not 'too abstract' as you can still see that it is a child's toy windmill. By photo 6 the image is becoming slightly more abstract and it is becoming more difficult to identify the subject (which I think could work if that was required). By photo 7 the camera was struggling with over exposure as the shutter speed was so slow and the aperture was stepped down to its maximum of f/22.
I learnt a great deal from this simple exercise and will always consider shutter speed and what I want the photograph to portray.
