ISO settings, and other ramblings

ahaslett wrote:

Hopefully this is the start of a regular set of threads with pictures and stories and not much about cameras and stuff. Enjoyed the story (and the pictures).

Looking forward to it!

Andrew

As we journey down life's road, we learn many lessons, during our time here.

Once I got a notion, that I'd sorta like to roam, and I got out and rambled, and searched the wide world over, and found the best place, home. And when a feller travels around the scenic Ozarks, he has a lot of myths and stereotypes about Ozarkers, that he can use to guide him on his journey.

Like the folks he sees having fun at night at a barn dance, shot with his widest, fastest, 14mm wide angle f2.5 Panasonic prime lens on his best OMD M5II camera, with the five way stabilization, set at auto limit 5000.

Barn Dance

And naturally, if a feller is all in cahoots and friends with the owner of the barn, he'll respect the privacy of the folks at the dance all acting up like hillbillies, and send the photos over the internet to the owner, so he can share them with the folks at the barn dance and the folks that play the music at the barn dance, and next year the whole thing might be a little better, because he took those pictures.

Or at least that's the theory, anyway, to make everything a little better, for folks that are yet to make the journey.

Now, if I only had me one of those really wide angle, fast f1.2 12mm Olympus lenses by next year's barn dance, maybe I could take even better pictures in the dark without flash, you know?

Sometimes, it's good for your camera to be able to see in the darkness, the same as your eye does, maybe even better.

There were fireworks at the barn dance.

Fireworks at the barn dance

Folks brought their whole family, and camped out all weekend, and they had the best time, and those kids will remember the barn dance for a long, long time.

Camping at the barn dance

And of course there were places where couples and friends could sit and visit, and lots of good food and drink, and the place was just decorated so nice, folks couldn't help but relax and have a really good time, with their friends and neighbors.

Ozarks hospitality

The most important part of having a barn dance like that,,,,is who gets invited, and of course they'll need instructions on where to park, and what to do, and what the rules are, and such as that.

Leaving the barn dance

I took this picture, as I was leaving, to show the owner what it looked like entering and leaving the barn dance.

Ya'll come back now, ya hear?