Alright, here I am, thanks to beansbaxter for getting me started.
These are a few of the pictures I shot when visiting a beautiful neighborhood in Issaquah. I'll be happy to get comments/critics about them.
The camera is a Sony DSC-S85 digital camera. Focal Length=7mm
Aperture=2.8
Exposure=1/80
ISO-100
I had a challenge on this next one. I wanted to capture the fluffiness of the clouds and the depth of it if you know what I mean, and at the same time have the mountain details (trees, ...) visible. I wasn't successful, the mountains are too dark.
Aperture=6.3
Exposure=1/500
ISO-100
When I increased the total amount of light coming in the camera by changing to Ap=8 and Exposure=1/40 I got the following:
A little bit over exposed I suppose. The mountain has (more than) enough light now, but I lost that quality in the clouds.
(I have moved between taking the two shots, so it is not the ideal case for comparison, but let's use it as a starter).
What am I missing? Would a setting of Ap=7.1, Exp=1/125 (or 1/250) give me a better result? Do I need a different lens/filter to do this?
Thank you,
Mazyar