Into the Unknown in El Yunque, Puerto Rico.
July 1st, 2008
Another of my photographs from my December trip to Puerto Rico. This one titled “Into the Unknown”.
For most of my Rain Forest photos I used Shutter Priority mode(Tv). I usually shoot in Aperture Priority(Av) mode, but the first day in the rain forest with that mode, i found that the camera struggled to find the right shutter speed for handhold shots.* On the second day I switched to Tv and set my shutter the slowest speed that I felt I could hand hold. The resulting photos were slightly underexposed; a result that in my opinion, gave the photos a more realistic mood. I used Pentax’s SMC DA 18-55mm “Kit Lens” for this, and most of my photos. While this is the Kit lens that would of came with my camera, I bought this lens about two years after buying the camera. The reason being, I was finally in need of a wide angle lens, and money was short. I am very pleased with the results.
*I did have my tripod with me, but time constraints meant I was did not use it very often.
