Shutter Speeds 1

In last week's photography class, we learned about shutter speeds, choosing the correct shutter speed and compensating for lighting, relativity of motion, and other subjects corresponding to shutter speeds. We were sent from class with the assignment of submitting a picture that showed stopped motion and another that showed blurred motion. Here are the two that I ended up choosing:

Stopped motion. 

 

Blurred motion. 

Because most of my pictures were experiments with new techniques, not very many turned out well. Here are a few of my other photos from the week:

This was one of the pictures from when I was playing around with an LED flashlight and a shutter release cable. I also tried with a candle, but it didn't work out quite as well.

And this is my dog, Coco. She's very unique. Here, I'll show you what I mean...

 

When we got her as a puppy, her tongue actually fit inside her mouth. However, when she stopped growing, her tongue forgot to stop as well. The older she gets, the longer it gets. (BTW, this picture isn't from this week)

Okay, getting back on track, the last picture is from when I was practicing panning on cars in front of our house. I stopped and switched to working on panning with Coco as the subject because I was attracting some pretty weird stares from the drivers :P.

Feel free to critique my work - that's how I'll get better!