I’m doing double duty today, with two posts! (I’ll make up for it next week, as there won’t be a post.)

I’m loving “flash off” mode. Yesterday my son made a very sharp cap for himself, using a colander and a chain of plastic rings. At first I took this shot in “auto.”

so aliens can't read his thoughts

I was disappointed that the flash washed out the points of light on his face from the colander holes. (Why didn’t I realize that would happen?!)

I turned the camera to flash-off mode and got this shot:

so much more natural!

(The ISO of 400 and aperture of f/3.5 are fairly normal. A shutter speed of 1/13 is slow.)

The slower shutter speed, to accommodate the lower light, resulted in a less crisp shot. Oh well… leaves room for learning. If I knew how to do everything already, it would be time for a new hobby, right?