Comments on: Birds in the Backyard http://www.staddonfamily.com/2007/10/16/birds-in-the-backyard/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:15:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: StaddonFamily.com » Blog Archive » Does God Leave Time for Hobbies? http://www.staddonfamily.com/2007/10/16/birds-in-the-backyard/#comment-1962 StaddonFamily.com » Blog Archive » Does God Leave Time for Hobbies? Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:38:54 +0000 http://www.staddonfamily.com/2007/10/16/birds-in-the-backyard/#comment-1962 [...] hobby is. All the same, I am grateful for Matthew 6:26 where Christ calls for us all to be at least casual birdwatchers. Regardless of how busy I am, I happily find that I am always able to see the local birds and call [...] […] hobby is. All the same, I am grateful for Matthew 6:26 where Christ calls for us all to be at least casual birdwatchers. Regardless of how busy I am, I happily find that I am always able to see the local birds and call […]

]]> By: Dad http://www.staddonfamily.com/2007/10/16/birds-in-the-backyard/#comment-1881 Dad Sun, 21 Oct 2007 23:45:47 +0000 http://www.staddonfamily.com/2007/10/16/birds-in-the-backyard/#comment-1881 Good example of patience. Thanks for the lesson on apeture. Keep shooting! Good example of patience.
Thanks for the lesson on apeture.
Keep shooting!

]]> By: Robert http://www.staddonfamily.com/2007/10/16/birds-in-the-backyard/#comment-1871 Robert Sun, 21 Oct 2007 05:22:04 +0000 http://www.staddonfamily.com/2007/10/16/birds-in-the-backyard/#comment-1871 Incredible, James! I had no idea... There is so much I need to learn from you about photography. Keep up the great picture-taking! Incredible, James! I had no idea… There is so much I need to learn from you about photography. Keep up the great picture-taking!

]]> By: James http://www.staddonfamily.com/2007/10/16/birds-in-the-backyard/#comment-1867 James Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:01:36 +0000 http://www.staddonfamily.com/2007/10/16/birds-in-the-backyard/#comment-1867 Good question, David. Aperture is just a setting that controls the amount of light you let into the camera. The setting "f/2.8" is extremely wide, letting in a lot of light. "f/22" is narrow, letting in much less light. On SLR's and some point-and-shoot cameras you can manually set your aperture to be wide or narrow, depending on what creative effect you want to create. Now take a good look at the blurred background of the second picture. Do you notice how the light blobs are slightly hexagonal in shape? At a wide aperture, these blobs are always round; at a narrow aperture, they are clearly hexagonal. So, now can you guess what aperture it is? Because they are slightly hexagonal, you can deduce that the f/stop is somewhere in-between; f/8.0! This is one of those thrilling phenomenons that makes photography such a creative art. Good question, David. Aperture is just a setting that controls the amount of light you let into the camera. The setting “f/2.8″ is extremely wide, letting in a lot of light. “f/22″ is narrow, letting in much less light. On SLR’s and some point-and-shoot cameras you can manually set your aperture to be wide or narrow, depending on what creative effect you want to create.

Now take a good look at the blurred background of the second picture. Do you notice how the light blobs are slightly hexagonal in shape? At a wide aperture, these blobs are always round; at a narrow aperture, they are clearly hexagonal. So, now can you guess what aperture it is? Because they are slightly hexagonal, you can deduce that the f/stop is somewhere in-between; f/8.0! This is one of those thrilling phenomenons that makes photography such a creative art.

]]> By: Donald http://www.staddonfamily.com/2007/10/16/birds-in-the-backyard/#comment-1862 Donald Thu, 18 Oct 2007 08:33:56 +0000 http://www.staddonfamily.com/2007/10/16/birds-in-the-backyard/#comment-1862 You are right Esther. Watching birds is a real refreshment--And I was almost surprised at how glad I was to see those common backyard species again. Even more memorable was my life verse there at the end, James. Thank you. I am looking forward to making out a report on some of the birds that are here. I'll guess F stop 4.5??? You are right Esther. Watching birds is a real refreshment–And I was almost surprised at how glad I was to see those common backyard species again. Even more memorable was my life verse there at the end, James. Thank you. I am looking forward to making out a report on some of the birds that are here. I’ll guess F stop 4.5???

]]> By: Joshua http://www.staddonfamily.com/2007/10/16/birds-in-the-backyard/#comment-1860 Joshua Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:59:42 +0000 http://www.staddonfamily.com/2007/10/16/birds-in-the-backyard/#comment-1860 The second to last photo is remarkable and probably stands out to me among all of them. You know James, I am not terribly familiar with ins and outs of aperture settings on a camera, but have desired to learn. Because of the blur and bright lighting in back, would this be a slower shutter speed, thus allowing more light in? The second to last photo is remarkable and probably stands out to me among all of them. You know James, I am not terribly familiar with ins and outs of aperture settings on a camera, but have desired to learn. Because of the blur and bright lighting in back, would this be a slower shutter speed, thus allowing more light in?

]]> By: Esther http://www.staddonfamily.com/2007/10/16/birds-in-the-backyard/#comment-1859 Esther Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:39:27 +0000 http://www.staddonfamily.com/2007/10/16/birds-in-the-backyard/#comment-1859 That's incredible that you got him just as he took off! Somehow it is so relaxing to watch birds. That’s incredible that you got him just as he took off! Somehow it is so relaxing to watch birds.

]]> By: david http://www.staddonfamily.com/2007/10/16/birds-in-the-backyard/#comment-1855 david Tue, 16 Oct 2007 19:19:28 +0000 http://www.staddonfamily.com/2007/10/16/birds-in-the-backyard/#comment-1855 What's aperture? What’s aperture?

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