Nanaimo Perspectives II

[queen of the waterfront]

Wow!

[fitz]

pffft.. you'd think you were a photographer or sumpthin'...

Even more appropriate to my comments - I'm now a photography TEACHER at North Island College, so now I get to talk about this stuff, and people (mostly) listen and are interested!! =)

@Flugel Horn: I really like how those turned out, especially the second one.. were you panning with the ferry as it moved? Nice night shots!

[yogi bear]

Even more appropriate to my comments - I'm now a photography TEACHER at North Island College, so now I get to talk about this stuff, and people (mostly) listen and are interested!! =)

@Flugel Horn: I really like how those turned out, especially the second one.. were you panning with the ferry as it moved? Nice night shots!

Mr. Fitz,

Congrats on the news...are you teaching a more specific class, or is it general photography related? NIC has a pretty good reputation for their photography program, having you on staff is another "feather in their cap" so to speak... : )

Are you located at the Ryan Rd. campus or one of the satellites(sp?)

Cheers,
Al

[fitz]

**sorry for the hi-jacked thread everyone!**

Thanks Al! - Currently teaching Advertising/Product Photography, but would love to expand on that in the future! I'm teaching up on Ryan Road, yup.. bit of a commute, but WORTH IT!

...and to keep it on-topic, here's a neat perspective from inside a float plane after landing in the harbour...

[Soda]

Even more appropriate to my comments - I'm now a photography TEACHER at North Island College, so now I get to talk about this stuff, and people (mostly) listen and are interested!! =)

@Flugel Horn: I really like how those turned out, especially the second one.. were you panning with the ferry as it moved? Nice night shots!

HEEEEYYYY!! Awesome! Good for you man! well done!

[Flugel Horn]

@Flugel Horn: I really like how those turned out, especially the second one.. were you panning with the ferry as it moved? Nice night shots!

Thanks. That second shot with the blurred tree background was a stationary camera (I didn't pan), with a shutter-speed of 0"6 (I'm still figuring out what that means, re whether this is normal or is a long opening). I used my "TV" setting on my camera dial, so that presumably balanced the aperture and ISO to complement my selected shutter-speed.

I took 3 other shots in the same sequence with the same settings, and this was the only one where the ship was focused.

[fitz]

Thanks. That second shot with the blurred tree background was a stationary camera (I didn't pan), with a shutter-speed of 0"6 (I'm still figuring out what that means, re whether this is normal or is a long opening). I used my "TV" setting on my camera dial, so that presumably balanced the aperture and ISO to complement my selected shutter-speed

I have no idea why camera companies decided to complicate matters - but you've got it right. TV is "time value" setting.. which is essentially "shutter priority"...why they couldn't just call it "shutter priority" I don't know!

0"6 is 1/6th of a second (see how they changed things again? ) - which is a pretty long shutter speed (long opening) for a moving subject, but since you're at a distance, it worked out quite well!

There are reasons to break every rule, so I hate calling them 'rules' - but to freeze action you should consider anywhere from 1/125th of a second to 1/2000th of a second, and to have motion in your shot, try 1/15th of a second to 1/60th of a second, and steady your hands, or use a tripod! Hope this helps a bit!

[Flugel Horn]

Photos taken from the perspective of the Nanaimo Cemetery, on January 23, 2010.

Ferry Coastal Inspiration is headed for Duke Point.
- in the foreground is Protection Island.
- the Seacrest apartments tower frames the shot.

(can you see any falling barbecues from the tower?)


Old school look of ships outside of Nanaimo Harbour.
- Perhaps from the Nanaimo Archives, of the Union Steamship "Cardena". Or perhaps not...

[queen of the waterfront]

I used to live in that corner unit on the 17th floor, facing the water.
Woke up every morning wishing I had a camera.

Great picture!

[Soup Dragon]

A couple of photos taken at Neck Point yesterday ... the third photo is the new part