This was a fun assignment (See the assignment here!) although I didn't have much time to complete it. I snapped this as the sun was setting in our neighborhood while I was supposed to be watching Dora with my 3 year old. I was sitting on the couch so you are looking out of my den windows.
Shutter Sisters asked us to try the "other end of the spectrum" by shooting with our F-stop high (narrow) instead of low (wide open). I admit, that like Sarah I love shooting with a 1.8 (lowest my camera lenses will take me) f-stop. But after admiring her photo at the link above I had to try this. 10 minutes later this is what I had.
This is what Sarah had to say about shooting at the narrow end of the aperture range (f-stop) "The narrower the aperture, the longer the exposure you can use, and that's how you get those lovely rays in the form of star-shaped flares"
Canon Xti
Aperture at 29
Shutter way down to 3.2
ISO 100
Manuel
God is unpredictable but consistent. You may not be able to tell what he is doing or why but you can always trust in WHO HE IS. He has your very best interests at heart. He is good. He is God.
May. 4, 2008 - What a great picture...