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TheLorax · 05-13-2009, 05:57 PM

Is anyone taking photos through windows?

havalotta · 05-13-2009, 06:11 PM

Of course! Is that cheating?

TheLorax · 05-13-2009, 06:12 PM

Oh no it isn't cheating. I didn't know if it would work or not. I have clean windows.

havalotta · 05-13-2009, 06:28 PM

Once in a while the camera will focus ON the window if there is a reflection. And there are LOTS of them when you take notice. Sometimes I hold a black towel in the air over the spot to see through better. They will show up in print otherwise.

Sage · 05-13-2009, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by havalotta

I am also new to the wonderfull digital world.
I found the "S" on my dial and set it for 1000 as you said. I noticed it goes all the way to 2000. Would that be even better?
There is an F2.8 next to that. What does that tell me? Is it adjustable also?
There is also a +/- sign to the right of that. What would this be used for and where should this be adjusted?
Contact me private if you would prefer but I think it would benefit all of us future threadbearers out there............

What make and model camera?
Once you understand "S" (shutter speed) and "A" (F-stop/aperature) you can set both. For partially automatic shooting, 1/800 or 1/1000 setting should stop most action. If the setting goes red, you'll need a slower speed (1/250) or more light (low # F-stop).

For birds in good lighting I ususally start with 1/1000 and adjust from there.
I always take test shots when I start the day as conditions differ.

Sage · 05-13-2009, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by TheLorax

Is anyone taking photos through windows?

Best way to do this is having the camera right up against the glass. If your windows are older double or triple paned as most are, it may lower the quality of the shot. They just aren't crystal clear. I'd rather shoot through the glass than miss the shot though!

havalotta · 05-13-2009, 09:19 PM

I have a fuji film fine pix S8100 fd.

I understand shutter speed - the higher the # the quicker it snaps a shot.

Now for the F #? You set it by how bright you want the photo or how bright the room currently is?
How do you adjust that setting? Is that what the pluss minus is for? I see by playing around with it to the pluss end the screen gets brighter. Is the picture taken as being brighter too?

Barbara E · 05-13-2009, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by TheLorax

Alrightie you two posters of beautiful birds. Here is my photo of birds as promised. Do I have a winner photo?

TheLorax, I'm with you. If only they would hold still!

Sage · 05-13-2009, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by havalotta

I have a fuji film fine pix S8100 fd.

I understand shutter speed - the higher the # the quicker it snaps a shot.

Now for the F #? You set it by how bright you want the photo or how bright the room currently is?
How do you adjust that setting? Is that what the pluss minus is for? I see by playing around with it to the pluss end the screen gets brighter. Is the picture taken as being brighter too?

A lower f-stop allows more light in. What would you be shooting?

havalotta · 05-13-2009, 10:26 PM

For instance birds in low light.
I understand when it is dim out such as dusk you need to a have a slower shutter speed to let more light in.
Do you you also need to change to a lower F stop to add more there too?
How do you change this F stop?

05-13-2009, 05:57 PM	#31
TheLorax Unicellular Fungi Join Date: Nov 2008	Is anyone taking photos through windows? __________________ "In the end we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand; we will understand only what we have been taught." -Baba Dioum, Senegalese ecologist

05-13-2009, 06:12 PM	#33
TheLorax Unicellular Fungi Join Date: Nov 2008	Oh no it isn't cheating. I didn't know if it would work or not. I have clean windows. __________________ "In the end we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand; we will understand only what we have been taught." -Baba Dioum, Senegalese ecologist

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05-13-2009, 06:11 PM	#32
havalotta WG Prize & Gift Coordinator Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Michigan	Of course! Is that cheating?

05-13-2009, 06:28 PM	#34
havalotta WG Prize & Gift Coordinator Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Michigan	Once in a while the camera will focus ON the window if there is a reflection. And there are LOTS of them when you take notice. Sometimes I hold a black towel in the air over the spot to see through better. They will show up in print otherwise.

05-13-2009, 09:19 PM	#37
havalotta WG Prize & Gift Coordinator Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Michigan	I have a fuji film fine pix S8100 fd. I understand shutter speed - the higher the # the quicker it snaps a shot. Now for the F #? You set it by how bright you want the photo or how bright the room currently is? How do you adjust that setting? Is that what the pluss minus is for? I see by playing around with it to the pluss end the screen gets brighter. Is the picture taken as being brighter too?

05-13-2009, 10:26 PM	#40
havalotta WG Prize & Gift Coordinator Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Michigan	For instance birds in low light. I understand when it is dim out such as dusk you need to a have a slower shutter speed to let more light in. Do you you also need to change to a lower F stop to add more there too? How do you change this F stop?