Practice with the TV

TV stands for time value (this is me reminding myself...say it again - TV stands for time value!) It's been a busy week but I am going to plug through this and use my camera in modes other than "green square!" Twice I did take a moment and mess with the TV setting to see the effect. I am starting to understand it but need lots more practice...This "31 Days to A Better Photo" is going to take me months!

Here are some shots of four-eyed fish at Sea World. Bare with me, it was a dark room and aquarium shots through glass are more complex than merely changing the TV but I did just that, and although I didn't get a fabulous shot, I am learning the effects of this mode.

1/5 - a good amount of light but too slow a shutter speed for the camera to be handheld - I needed a tripod for this shot1/25 - a good amount of light and fast enough to not have too much blur. This was the best shot overall (they are crazy fish with half their eye above water and half below - see them there?)1/125 - too fast, not enough light1/500 - way too fast, not enough lightI didn't note the TV for the next two but I really think they are a good example of what my Camera Manual describes as blurred vs. frozen action shots controlled by the TV mode. A slower shutter speed lets in more light and gives a blurred action shot, a cool effect if that is desired (would be a better pic if her head was turned!)And the faster shutter speed lets in less light and I got more of a frozen action shot, much more crisp detail in this picture.

Ok, that is it for TV for now...I will continue to play but moving on to Day 4 - ISO (I don't remember studying this in college photography at all, although I'm sure we did, so I'm eager to learn :)