I'm still figuring out my new camera, whose battery ran out because, straight out of the package, it was nearly empty. While I went out to photograph the moon with my cell camera, I let the Canon's battery charge. As it turned out, though, the moon was barely visible behind a thick cloud layer, so I changed plans and took two pics of the front of the local Catholic Church, which is currently displaying a mournful banner beseeching the Lord to grant Pope Francis (Francisco to Koreans) eternal rest.
This first shot was done with the camera on its usual, default automatic setting:
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| ISO 400, 26 mm focal length, F1.8, 1/40 sec. shutter |
Next is a photo taken with the "pro" setting. I've tweaked things like the ISO (which I lowered) and shutter speed (which I increased slightly).
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| ISO 50, 26 mm focal length, F1.8, 1/45 sec. shutter |
A much lower ISO and a faster shutter speed, both of which mean less exposure, hence a darker photo. I suppose I could use the phone's photo-editing app to brighten the photo, but that would be like raising the ISO, so what would be the point? Note how, in the first photo, the lights shine so brightly as to generate halo-like noise, but the church's name ("Catholic Irweon-dong Cathedral/천주교 일원동 성당") is visible. Meanwhile, in the second photo, with everything being darker, the lights are less raucous, but the church's name is now invisible. I really wish I could have taken a zoomed-in pic of the moon after tweaking the "pro" setting, but that'll have to wait for another night.
Tonight, I'll figure out how to get my camera going, both for still photos and for video. If I don't have the video figured out by tomorrow, I'll just film vignettes of me prepping and cooking the boeuf bourguignon with my phone camera, then stitch everything together over the coming week. One common complaint I hear on YouTube all the time is that editing takes so long. If I end up becoming something like a YouTuber or a Rumbler, that's something to keep in mind: I'll have to budget a lot of time for video editing.
Sorry about the lack of a moon. I'll try again later, preferably with both phone and Canon.
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