Out of Class Assignment No. 2: Manual vs. Settings

For this one, we tried shooting images at both the manual setting of our choosing and a pre-set automated setting to get comfortable with the differences. I have to say, I did not notice as much on this initial set as I thought. For example....


Anyone who has been on the main SPSCC campus knows this iconic building...the SUB, or Student Union Building. The shot on the left was my camera's Landscape preset, shot at F/5.6, 1/3,200 and a 400 ISO. Not very different from the original I shot on the right: F/4.5, 1/4,000 and 400 ISO.

So, I decided to try again. And while the example is not nearly as exciting, at least you can start to see a little change.


In this set, which is the staircase outside building 25, the difference is slightly more noticeable. I shot the one on the left under manual settings at F/8, 1/250 and 400. The one on the right, again in landscape setting, came out at F/7.1, 1/100 and 400. It's got a little darker, more full color than my original, but the difference is pretty slight.

I guess what I really need to do is get out there and play with more of the settings in even more varied situations to see just how much some of the others can change.