Motion

Another technique that I learned from the book Understanding Shutter Speed by Bryan Peterson was keeping one thing in focus while there is motion all around it. I placed the camera on my arm and took the picture while moving my arm and the camera at the same time.

I love the yellow leaves against the bright green grass in this picture. With all the sickness in our family these days, I haven't had a lot of time to actually take any pictures. I do have a gorilla tripod that I can put on my camera and have something other than my hand in focus while the other things are out of focus. In the book, Bryan used a broom for a really neat effect.