Bailey the Intolerable

[thirdxacharm06]

It's hard to get a picture of Bailey in low light but after about 15 shots I finally got her to sit still for a few seconds!

I know I didn't follow the rule of thirds but I like the shot. Anything I could have done differently like the rule of thirds or the color? She wasn't the most cooperative cat to say the least. Thanks!



Camera Nikon D5000
Exposure 0.167 sec (1/6)
Aperture f/5.3
Focal Length 45 mm
ISO Speed 800
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash No Flash
Exposure Program Shutter speed priority AE

[Laurenbiz]

Whew, I see lots of camera shake here! May I ask why you had your shooting mode set to AE with such a long exposure setting?

You can read about the Rule of Thirds here: Rule of Thirds



Below is a better example of the Rule of Thirds.

[thirdxacharm06]

Originally Posted by Laurenbiz

Whew, I see lots of camera shake here! May I ask why you had your shooting mode set to AE with such a long exposure setting?

You can read about the Rule of Thirds here: Rule of Thirds

I honestly couldn't tell you why. I'm just new at this and was trying out all the different settings trying to learn my way around the camera. Please explain the camera shake. Where do you see this?

[waterboy]

Hello, if i can help i will, your shutter speed is really important here. With animals and children, you do need to have a faster shutter to capture the movement, (thats to say if you want it pin sharp). And selecting the right one for the right subject, comes with practice and experience. To begin, with the lens you used, anything hand held down to 60th of a second should be fine, provided your very careful when you press the shutter. And if the cat moves suddenly it will blurr! Thats the problem with animals, so its a little trial and error. However, i recommend around 200 - 250th of a secound shutter speed to really get better results. However if its shot in really low light your need to possibly use a small apperture 2.8 or f4 for max light in the camera, and you may have to increase the iso aswell to obtain the 250th of a second, in low light.Or increase the light in the room !

Shoot in apperture priority, select 2.8 or f4, then see what the camera tells you the shutter will be at that setting, if to slow increase the iso to say 1000 and shot away.Or increase the light in the room.NOTE your noise will creep in with higher iso settings.

Try flash - bounced off the wall behind you or above - hope that helps, bye for now !x