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Submitted by Abby on Mon, 2009-08-10 01:52
Today is Monday which means we take the afternoon off work. We head up the road to the north east of the Samui. I love being on the back on the motorbike and its a fantastic opportunity to see so many different things and seeing so many things equals millions of photos!
A great technique is to play around with is the cameras shutter speed when your on a moving vehicle. I'm using my Canon G7, I find the smaller camera easier and slightly safer to use when I'm taking photos on the back of the bike. My SLR would be good but as I have the choice I opt for the smaller compact camera. I take some photos using a slow shutter speed, the camera mode I'm using is shutter speed priority. I focus on a moving object, for example a bike coming towards us, follow the bike with the lens and shoot. Here are a few of the photos I took today.
Photo taken with shutter speed 1/160 F/stop 2.8 and not flash was used. The time was about 5pm so it was great soft light, the flash was not needed.
As we turned at a junction I was able to get this great close up shot. Again the time was about 5pm so the light was great and the flash was not needed. I used shutter speed 1/160 and F/stop 2.8
This is just a really fun abstract shot. Using a 15 sec shutter speed. It was about 8pm so it was very dark. Leaving the shutter open for so long picks up all avalible light giving you this wacky image. I would recomend you trying this, but a word of warning, leaving your shutter open for so long when your moving on a dusty road can leave your lens a little dirty!
Today's Tip: Play around with different shutter speeds and moving objects. Set your camera to shutter speed priority mode and set a slow shutter speed, (1/250 or faster). Poin the camera at the moving object and follow it with your lens, then shoot still following the object. Good luck and have fun!
