Up at the top of a parking garage in downtown St. Petersburg Florida, Lisa practices shooting in manual mode with her Nikon D5100The last time I met Lisa in downtown St. Petersburg for a 1-on-1 DSLR Photography Lesson with her Nikon D5100 the most powerful thunderstorm of the year hit! It allowed us to get some cool funnel cloud and lightning shots, but it also made us nervous. The weather for this morning's third of four photography lessons was the usual Florida sunshine with only the persistent heat to deal with.
Lisa is taking a trip to Tennessee later this month and wanted to get some practice in photographing wide open scenery. Now that The Pier is closed, I suggested we go to the top of a parking garage for the best high views. I also gave Lisa a thorough review of shooting in manual mode and kept trying to stress there is no need to ever ask what shutter speed should be used, the meter tells you what shutter speed is needed for a proper exposure. The only thing you need to remember about shutter speed is not to go below the minimum speed for hand holding a shot (1/60th in most cases).
I look forward to seeing her photos of Tennessee mountains and rivers.
