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Focusing on the Find – Avoiding Auto

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At the beginning of July, I started a Summer Photography Series on 5 Minutes for Mom, and I figured I would “play along” with the weekly challenges.

Summer Photography Series at 5 Minutes for Mom

This week’s challenge was simple – get out and take some pictures in any mode EXCEPT AUTO. I’ve had a TON of picture-taking opportunities this week, so the only challenge for me was finding a favorite shot to feature…and then figuring out why this picture was a good example of utilizing the different modes on my camera’s dial.

Here’s the shot I picked:


For this shot, I put my camera in AV mode (aperture priority) so that I could focus specifically on the crystal and make everything else in the picture blurry.

Twizzler had a blast mining for fossils and gems at the mining station at Jellystone Park. His mining career got off to a good start when he walked up to the mining trough (is that what you call it??), reached in to the murky water, and pulled out a crystal bigger than his thumb.

I loved this picture because it focuses on his cool discovery, but you can see his happy face in the background. It’s just not the focus of the picture. I also love that his dirty camping fingers are so clear.

Have you taken any pictures this week in a mode OTHER than auto? You should totally link up to the challenge at 5 Minutes for Mom. We’ll have a new challenge coming up this Thursday, too!

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About Lolli

Lolli has written 3740 post in this blog.

I became a mom in 1996, and in 2005 I had my fifth. Yes, 5 kids. In 2007, this blog was born (my 6th baby that will never grow up) and I've been sharing recipes, photography tricks, parenting tips, and everything in between. (Formerly Better in Bulk)

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  2. Your pictures are gorgeous! I am not a very good photographer, but I have been playing around with my Canon point and shoot (on modes other than manual). I may be getting a Nikon shortly – a nice one, and I think I will learn a lot from you!

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