Stroud cloud

[JaxSnaps]

Something I took 19.3.06 when I was suffering with a broken ankle& my g/f bought me a Fuji Z2 4 my birthday a few days before.
So used 2 hop across the road 2 the park 2 take pics.
Was quite pleased with the cloud formations even thou I not a clue wot I was doing not bad results on some I think!

[jiminyClickit]

JaxSnaps,

Broken wrist last year allows me to say, "Sorry 'bout that," and know how distracting pain is. So you must have really wanted to get to that park.

I'm assuming Fuji still uses the half-depress system to get readings just before full shutter-release. If you had been pointing the [ ] at the buildings when taking the reading, they would have detail and color, and the sky washed out, light. If you had pointed at the brightest spot in sky (sun), that area would have detail and some color, not whiteout, and everything else dark and silhouetted. So depending on what you want, pointing the [ ] is critical. Composition is good, a little more building would help.

[JaxSnaps]

Thanx,
I think I get wot u mean,there was more building but that is how I choose 2 crop it but unfortuanetly as I new 2 all of this I have lost the orginial pic cos I 4got how 2 save it!!!
Sadly have done that wit a few now.
yes fuji use half depress method,camera was on auto so it was camera settings not mine.I am still trying 2 learn how 2 work my camera really.
Anyway I will keep playing round&hopefully it will sink in at sum point.

[jiminyClickit]

JaxSnaps,

Even in Auto, where you point the camera during the half-depress will determine the qualities of your photo. In other words, you tell the camera what settings to automatically set itself at. by what area you give it to work on. Yes, playing will give most of this to you.

No hard-and-fast rule about cropping, but generally thin bits of anything are less effective. Like barely cropping the top of someone's head in a portrait is not as effective as just above the hairline, and maybe down to the chin, a real closeup. Most of the rules are based on intention: a 5-degree tilt of horizon is irritating, crooked; 45-degrees shows the tilt is meant to indicate upset, excitement, or just grab your attention. Subjective, sure.