Recent content by Aunt Flo

Hello everyone :) just a quickie from me. If I'm using a 18mm-200mm lens on my camera hand held, the shutter speed must be set at above 200 (err 250?) to avoid shake. Even if I haven't zoomed in? ie 18mm I guess this would be especially important is there was movement in the photo...

Thank you everyone, It's a bit clearer now. Need to get out there and practice. Will post a few shots to see what people think. I've been reading through a few older posts too and have come to the conclusion that the book by Brian Peterson (Understanding Exposure) might be worth reading and so...

Hi guys (nervous) Ok here's a newbie question - no laughing at the back though! :) I've been browsing a couple of photography books at the library (I should really rent them out). I like what I read about ISO, shutter speeds & aperture, but I'm missing something really basic, maybe I should...

Hello everyone :) I've just joined after stumbling across the site - what a find! I hope you won't mind my basic knowledge and maybe help me improve my photography, once my kit arrives - a Nikon D5100 - just ordered it from Amazon, I'm sure it shot down in price recently, that's what made me...