Learning how to use new gifts 2

I've also spent a day or so on this site. Learning about the exposure triangle. ISO rates, shutter speeds / exposure time and aperture. The IXUS 65 is a mid range point and shoot. It gives me control over two points on the triangle. ISO and exposure time.

I quickly found a tri-pod was essential, the camera shake warning won't give up otherwise.


After reading for a while it was time to have a go. Since bits are cheap I shot a large number of images, changing setting between each one, trying to predict what would happen to the image each settings produced.

Two series of shots are here and here. One is some lights on our front lawn, and another I was trying to capture the moon, not in detail I don't have a lens that good. Maybe next year.

I might have to take some more tonight and record, maybe in my moleskine, in order what all the settings were. iPhoto can tell me the shutter speed and aperture but not the ISO of each shot.

I'm luck so far, I haven't had to refer to the interwebs to find out how to use my new Gap jumper or Hugo Boss shirt from my brother. Saying that I was bought some ties by an Aunty which will probably need instructions.