I snapped the picture in the “Auto” mode, because I couldn’t think of any other way to get the camera to flash! Wow! I just tried the flash, and it flashed! 🙂 I normally shoot in Manual, to be able to have total control, but it always seemed to be grainy without the flash, so then I would turn it to Auto to be able to get a clear picture!
Ok, gotcha! Now I’ve got another question: see the bolded words above… What is “it”? The water drop?
Now I’ve got another assignment for you. Do some research, and figure out why “Auto” can get “clear” results, but “Manual” can’t. 🙂
Did you know that you can learn from your camera? If it’s actually true that Auto does give better/clearer results, then obviously it’s choosing settings that do the trick! So, next time you can’t get your picture to turn out in Manual and switch to Auto to get a good picture, take a look at your metadata! Figure out what settings Auto used, and tell Manual what to do so that it can get the same results!
“Auto” does not magically create grain/blur free pictures; all it does is change settings based on the camera’s light meter. So learn from Auto, and it will make your Manual shooting more profitable!
So, I did have one of my brothers hold the flash light directly on the bowl of water, and I turned on as many lights as possible to get as much light as I could!! 🙂 Oops! I think I’m beginning to sound like someone else I know who used to do it! 🙂 Thanks for letting me know about that @buddingphotographer . I’ll have to try another shot at that.
Isn’t that funny? I knew enough about photography to know that generally, the more light the better, so I piled on the lights! And all I did was create more of a problem, not get better results!
You are very welcome! For payment, I expect you to improve your water-drop photography skills until you are taking pictures that you would be proud to show to your best friend, or your parents.
While we’re on the subject of flash photography, here’s something to give you more headaches with “Manual”. Did you know that your on-camera flash has a manual mode too? (Well, not quite… But it does give you the ability to turn it up for more light, or down for less light!) I’ll leave it to you to see if you can figure out how that works. It’s no fun just to have someone tell you everything you need to know. You’re much more likely to remember it if you figure it our yourself! 🙂