Assign #21 Shoot Manual

Corry · Sep 13, 2005

Question...are we considering the use of a self timer to be 'auto', even if the rest of the settings, focusing, ect, are all manual?

Digital Matt · Sep 13, 2005

I think the point is, don't let the camera decide your exposure for you. Set your own aperture and shutter speed. Take a chance and try some different things like longer exposures, or wide apertures. The end result is that you will step out of the box and hopefully do something more creative. I don't see a difference between manual focus and auto focus. The camera doesn't decide the focal point for you. I use autofocus because I have a dslr with a tiny viewfinder, and manual focusing is not always reliable (not that auto is always reliable).

EVPohovich · Sep 13, 2005

File Name

IMG_6377.jpg

Camera Model

Canon EOS 20D

Shooting Date/Time

09/13/05 13:11:48

Shooting Mode

Manual Exposure

Tv(Shutter Speed)

1/250

Av(Aperture Value)

5.0

Metering Mode

Evaluative Metering

ISO Speed

200

Lens

18.0 - 55.0mm

Focal Length

41.0mm

Image Size

3504x2336

Image Quality

Fine

Flash

On

Flash Type

Built-In Flash

Flash Exposure Compensation

0

Red-eye Reduction

On

Shutter curtain sync

1st-curtain sync

White Balance Mode

Cloudy

AF Mode

Manual Focus

Parameters Settings

Contrast Mid. High
Sharpness Mid. High
Color saturation Mid. High
Color tone 0

Color Space

sRGB

Noise Reduction

Off

File Size

2482KB

Custom Function

C.Fn:01-0
C.Fn:02-0
C.Fn:03-0
C.Fn:04-0
C.Fn:05-0
C.Fn:06-0
C.Fn:07-0
C.Fn:08-0
C.Fn:09-0
C.Fn:10-0
C.Fn:11-0
C.Fn:12-0
C.Fn:13-0
C.Fn:14-0
C.Fn:15-0
C.Fn:16-0
C.Fn:17-0
C.Fn:18-0

Drive Mode

Single-frame shooting

Owner's Name

Erik V. Pohovich

Camera Body No.

0XXXXXXXX1

Hope I didn't miss anything

not great, but it'll have to do for now.

thebeginning · Sep 13, 2005

ohhhh, you used an auto white balance setting!!!

EVPohovich · Sep 13, 2005

nope, set manually to cloudy

darin3200 · Sep 13, 2005

I took some pictures yesterday that were all manual. My older camera doesn't have a lot of stuff besides auto-shutter which I wasn't using. Of course it was color so I'll have to wait a few days to go and get it developed

thebeginning · Sep 13, 2005

aha, but truly manual would mean you set the actual temperature for the WB

darin3200 · Sep 13, 2005

darin3200 said:
so I'll have to wait a few days to go and get it developed

What is this new fangled thing called white balance? I hear it is used in these "digital" camera. crazy

Karalee · Sep 13, 2005

So holga shots count then right :lol:

Ok, so I put it on the "sunny" setting, and set my focus to the landscape setting... no better go with infinity....click.....oh man I hope that worked!"

I :heart: my holga :lol:

Meysha · Sep 14, 2005

hahaha Kara!! :lol:

I think a truly manual holga shot would be if you used the Bulb setting to do your exposure. hehehee.... oh and I sincerely hope your holga doesn't have a flash. :shock:

Xmetal · Sep 14, 2005

Exp: 5secs
App: F2.8
ISO: 100

Only PS'ed part is the text and some slight cropping.

JTHphoto · Sep 15, 2005

This was a great weekly challenge. I am still getting used to shooting all manual and only about 10 of the 100+ pics i took this week are keepers, but I am really enjoying those 10.

My wife and I just got a new puppy, so she has become my subject of choice lately...

1) Intensity

2) At Play

LaFoto · Sep 15, 2005

File size: 69370 bytes
File date: 2005:09:15 14:47:46
Camera make: Canon
Camera model: Canon PowerShot A95
Date/Time: 2005:09:15 17:02:16
Resolution: 648 x 486 * done by Photobucket!!!
Flash used: No
Focal length: 19.2mm (35mm equivalent: 96mm)
CCD width: 7.19mm
Exposure time: 0.100 s (1/10)
Aperture: f/4.5
Whitebalance: Manual
Metering Mode: matrix
Exposure Mode: Auto bracketing

This is as manual as I know how to use my camera.
If I had my 35mm Canon at hand, I could go ALL manual, and for this photo I chose to do everything manually, but I really don't know how to avoid the autofocus.
And I haven't got any idea as to what "Exposure Mode: Auto bracketing" means.

Anyhow, this is a very secretly taken photo in the waiting room of the local GP's and fortunately this young mother never realised A THING about this photo taken... and neither did my son, whose back you can see, he is that skinny someone leaning over the counter, talking to the nurse.

Raymond J Barlow · Sep 16, 2005

I shoot everything in manual, I hate auto focus!!. Here is the flight data, and the shot.. does this qualify?

Nikon D70
2005/08/13 05:36:46.7
JPEG (8-bit) Fine
Image Size: Large (3008 x 2000)
Lens: 70-300mm F/4-5.6 D
Focal Length: 70mm
Exposure Mode: Manual
Metering Mode: Multi-Pattern
1/60 sec - F/5.6
Exposure Comp.: 0 EV
Sensitivity: ISO 800
Optimize Image: Sharp
White Balance: Auto
AF Mode: Manual
Flash Sync Mode: Not Attached
Auto Flash Comp: 0 EV
Color Mode: Mode Ia (sRGB)
Tone Comp.: Auto
Hue Adjustment: 0°
Saturation: Normal
Sharpening: High
Image Comment:
Long Exposure NR: Off