Hi all, We engaged the local contractor to remove a stump (my favorite Claret Ash ) from the front yard. I thought it a great opportunity to take some shot to attempt to capture the feel of action and the sheer power of the machine. I took a series of shots staring at 1/25 sec at f4 and working my up to 1/125 @ f8. That the highest f stop my Powershot G6 has.
I started with slow shutter speeds to catch motion but obviously the shot was so overexposed it was of no value at all. The first photo here is middle range of the series but still burned out. I did manage to capture motion, action and reasonable exposure, (see second shot) but they are just photos and don't capture the real feel I would have liked.
I would appreciate some CC on how I could have improved on these type shots in the future keeping in mind that I use (for the moment) a Canon Powershot G6.
PS: I have sharpened, adjusted exposure a bit and smoothed. I focused on the writing on the blade guard to do the sharpening adjustment.

Geoff P


File Name: StumpMuncher2of2.jpg (Edit)



File Size: 352 kb - 1024 x 768
Camera Make: Canon
Camera Model: Canon PowerShot G6
Date/Time: 2012:06:22 13:56:48
Resolution: 1024 x 768
Flash Used: No
Focal Length: 11.2mm
Exposure Time: 0.033 s (1/30)
Aperture: f/8.0
ISO Equiv.: 200
Exposure Bias: 1.00
Metering Mode: pattern
Exposure: shutter priority (semi-auto)
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Date Created: 20120622



File Name: StumpMuncher5of5-1.jpg (Edit)



File Size: 354 kb - 1024 x 768
Camera Make: Canon
Camera Model: Canon PowerShot G6
Date/Time: 2012:06:22 13:58:56
Resolution: 1024 x 768
Flash Used: No
Focal Length: 11.2mm
Exposure Time: 0.017 s (1/60)
Aperture: f/8.0
ISO Equiv.: 200
Metering Mode: pattern
Exposure: Manual
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Date Created: 20120622