This month’s assignment is Long Exposure.

This means you need a slow shutter speed to capture the desired effect. Try manual exposure or time/shutter priority to get the shutter speed to be 1/60 of a second or slower.  A tripod may be useful for sharp images. Most times you can decrease your aperture to F16 to allow for these shutter speeds and not make the picture too bright. Then adding a filter on the lens will even help more. There are neutral density filters and even a polarizer filter will darken your exposure so the longer shutter speed will work.  Notice in your scene where is the motion you want to blur and have some area that is still and will remain sharp. This creates interest and a 3D effect. A wide angle lens or short telephoto lenses are the best. Think about crashing waves, leaves in the wind, clouds moving across the sky, waterfalls or even street scenes. Capture, create and upload some nice photos for the slideshow at the Friday meeting.

We will have a slideshow of the entries on the 28th of August beginning at 10:30 AM Arizona time followed by a preview of September's Monthly Assignment, Nature and Wildlife. 

Facilitated by Mark Guinn

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