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In the years following her role as the lead author of the international bestseller, Limits to Growth--the first book to show the consequences of unchecked growth on a finite planet-- Donella Meadows remained a pioneer of environmental and social analysis until her untimely death in 2001. Meadows' newly released manuscript, Thinking in Systems, is a concise and crucial book offering insight for problem solving on scales ranging from the personal to the global. Edited by the Sustainability Institute's Diana Wright, this essential primer brings systems thinking out of the realm of computers and equations and into the tangible world, showing readers how to develop the systems-thinking skills that thought leaders across the globe consider critical for 21st-century life. Some of the biggest problems facing the world--war, hunger, poverty, and environmental degradation--are essentially system failures. They cannot be solved by fixing one piece in isolation from the others, because even seemingly minor details have enormous power to undermine the best efforts of too-narrow thinking. While readers will learn the conceptual tools and methods of systems thinking, the heart of the book is grander than methodology. Donella Meadows was known as much for nurturing positive outcomes as she was for delving into the science behind global dilemmas. She reminds readers to pay attention to what is important, not just what is quantifiable, to stay humble, and to stay a learner. In a world growing ever more complicated, crowded, and interdependent, Thinking in Systems helps readers avoid confusion and helplessness, the first step toward finding proactive and effective solutions.
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Publishers Weekly, Starred Review-Just before her death, scientist, farmer and leading environmentalist Meadows (1941-2001) completed an updated, 30th anniversary edition of her influential 1972 environmental call to action, Limits to Growth, as well as a draft of this book, in which she explains the methodology-systems analysis-she used in her ground-breaking work, and how it can be implemented for large-scale and individual problem solving. With humorous and commonplace examples for difficult concepts such as a `reinforcing feedback loop,` (the more one brother pushes, the more the other brother pushes back), negative feedback (as in thermostats), accounting for delayed response (like in maintaining store inventory), Meadows leads readers through the increasingly complex ways that feedback loops operate to create self-organizing systems, in nature (`from viruses to redwood trees`) and human endeavor. Further, Meadows explicates methods for fixing systems that have gone haywire (`The world's leaders are correctly fixated on economic growth ...but they're pushing with all their might in the wrong direction`). An invaluable companion piece to Limits to Growth, this is also a useful standalone overview of systems-based problem solving, `a simple book about a complex world` graced by the wisdom of a profound thinker committed to `shaping a better future.


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Feb 28 2012
Auto ISO
On the car trip to Colorado, I changed a setting on my camera. I switched it to Auto ISO.
I've never had my camera on this setting before; I've always manually controlled the ISO on my camera.
I know, I know. Silly, right? You all keep the ISO on Automatic all the time on your cameras, right? I'm the last one to this picnic, right? It's okay. I'm used to it.
Well, here's what I think so far: I'm loving it. Where has Auto ISO been all my life?
My photos seem better since I made the switch. I'm not sure if this is the placebo effect or not. But it has made me realize just how often I must have gotten the ISO wrong all this time. It also makes me realize how much sense it makes.
I shoot on Aperture priority 99.9% of the time. I wouldn't dream of letting the camera decide how wide to open up the aperture. That has to be my decision most of the time, because I need to control how much of the photo is in (or out of) focus.
But the ISO? Why shouldn't I hand over controls to the camera? If I'm shooting a recipe late in the afternoon and the light is diminishing in the kitchen, the camera will compensate for this by increasing the ISO (and decreasing the shutter speed if I've got the aperture set where I want it in Aperture Priority.) If I have to adjust the ISO manually (which I always have done) there seems to be a little more room for error: either I set it too high or low, or forget to adjust it at all.
Anyway, it's a new setting I'm excited about! I'll be examining my shots while on vacation this week and seeing if it truly makes a difference.
Do you guys shoot on Auto ISO? Or do you prefer to adjust it yourselves?
188 Comments and 18 Replies
Amy Jo On Tuesday, February 28 at 7:20 pm
I was using auto ISO, but I am a crazy person when it comes to noise. I would rather sacrifice my aperture to keep the ISO lower.
Sharon On Tuesday, February 28 at 7:47 pm
I didn't even know there was an auto ISO, but I like to do everything manuel anyway. Your trip looks wonderful. I'm off to southern Utah next week. Yahoo!
Cyndi Adams On Tuesday, February 28 at 8:20 pm
I always use auto since it's the dogs I am usually photographing. Another setting I love is the sports mode. Too much fun when my spotted babies are running around in the forest.
Catherine On Tuesday, February 28 at 8:44 pm
I love it too. I have used it on a cloudy day when shooting my son's soccer game when the sun keeps coming and going. What a life saver! I wished I had been using it last weekend when I didn't check my setting and shoot the whole game in bright sun light on an ISO of 1200! Ugh. Lesson learned, I won't pick up the camera and start shooting in the heat of the moment without checking ISO first.
Annette On Tuesday, February 28 at 8:45 pm
Just until recently I shot only in manual ISO. I've changed my settings to default at 200 ISO and let my camera override this if necessary up to 1000. (I feel I get too much noise over 1000) I have a Nikon D90. This has really freed me up from having to play with that setting and has brighten up my pictures when needed!
AmyD On Tuesday, February 28 at 9:03 pm
Outside with lots of natual light or indoors with lots of lights on, I usually leave it on Auto ISO. But somewhat dark inside or shady outside, I adjust it myself.
Krista On Tuesday, February 28 at 11:34 pm
My camera makes the pics grainy at anything over 400 ISO so I would never use Auto. I keep it set at 400 most of the time and only if I really HAVE to get the shot will I move it up to 800. Optimally I use 200, but not as much in the winter since it's darker in my house (where I take most of my pics now).
D. Marie On Tuesday, February 28 at 11:46 pm
I didn't discover Auto ISO until I upgraded to the Nikon D90. I, too, love it. It's made such a difference in my photos, and shows me just how wrong I was doing it before.
Ruby On Wednesday, February 29 at 5:55 am
Hmmm, I just wanted to add something. I don't shoot Nikon, my auto ISO doesn't work the way everyone else's does. My setting is TAv. I choose the aperture, I choose the shutter speed. The camera sets the ISO accordingly. (And, again, it's right next to M on the dial, so if I'm not happy with the chosen ISO, it's a breeze to switch over to M. No menu diving involved.) If I just want to tweak the ISO a little, I change shutter speeds. This seems different than choosing only the aperture while the camera choose shutter and ISO. It's a true partner to Av and Sv (or Tv, depending on what brand you shoot), not a modification of Av.
Ivoryhut On Wednesday, February 29 at 6:17 am
I almost always shoot manual ISO and that's a habit I've carried from using my point-and-shoot. The earlier cameras did a horrible job once you got up to about ISO 800: too grainy with a lot of detail lost.
The newer cameras (at least the digital SLRs) are much better at controlling noise once you get to higher ISO settings, and some cameras now can take shots at ISO 3200 and make it look like the ISO 400 of old. (Side note: another thing newer cameras are much better at now: auto white balance.) I used to be wary of bumping up my ISO, but now when I know there won't be enough light and I'm in a situation that needs quick shooting without fiddling with settings, I'll switch to auto ISO.
Melissa On Friday, March 2 at 7:30 am
Thanks for mentioning this. We got our Nikon SLR about 6 months ago, and I never noticed a quality problem with photos shot at an ISO over 800. I was really surprised to see people mentioning on here that they hate the quality of photos taken at higher ISOs. I guess I'm being spoiled by our newer camera.
Julie On Wednesday, February 29 at 7:13 am
I find I shoot Auto fully most of the time, no matter how hard I try, I take the best photo that way so I accept it.
Megan - Best of Fates On Wednesday, February 29 at 7:54 am
I… I didn't know auto ISO existed.
Now I just feel silly.
Lynda On Wednesday, February 29 at 7:56 am
Those eyes are to die for! And the faces your baby makes are just silly. Someday, some girl will melt over those eyes. Sorry, Ree, but it's true! For now, just enjoy that little monkey.
eli Paulsen On Wednesday, February 29 at 8:37 am
I have never used the auto setting for my ISO…something new to try. Thanks Ree!!!!!!
P.S. Glad you are enjoying the beautiful part of our state! We are out here on the eastern plains keeping the ag business running!
LaShawn On Wednesday, February 29 at 8:57 am
I shoot manual now,but I'm intrigued by Auto-ISO…and Aperture Priority….
p. claire pertalion On Wednesday, February 29 at 9:09 am
i don't even know what ISO is.
thecrazysheeplady On Wednesday, February 29 at 9:13 am
Honestly, I'm not sure I was even AWARE there was an auto ISO setting. Thanks!
ButterYum On Wednesday, February 29 at 9:35 am
I love all these answers, but makes me painfully aware that I ave no clue how to use my Nikon D7000. All I know is I take a gazillion photos on a bunch of different settings and when I upload them onto my computer, there are a few that look pretty decent. If you were to ask me what setting a particular photo was taken on, I wouldn't have any idea. What can I say – I get lucky I guess.
Kate On Wednesday, February 29 at 10:10 am
Auto ISO is the best! When I was making the transition to manual it was my best friend, because I only had to adjust the aperture and the shutter speed. I'm still learning, but I think I have it down doing it that way for now.
Geoff On Wednesday, February 29 at 10:23 am
You have to be careful with Auto-ISO with Nikon's newer models (D7000, D5100, D300s, maybe a few others). When using Auto-ISO and A, P, S or M modes with a flash the camera sets the ISO without taking the flash into consideration. You will often see a really high ISO chosen because the camera doesn't lower it to compensate for the flash.
There's a good writeup on it here:
Melissa On Friday, March 2 at 7:31 am
That's probably why 9 times out of 10 my Nikon seems spot on with its choice of ISO, but that 10th time it comes out a bit…off. Thanks for the heads up. I'm new to photography and I hadn't even though that maybe the camera wasn't taking the flash into consideration.
Maryanne On Wednesday, February 29 at 11:39 am
My camera has "auto ISO"?!? (Canon 5D Mk II) Whoa and holy cow. I'm running to my camera RIGHT NOW to check it out!
Kay On Wednesday, February 29 at 5:32 pm
OMG…his eyes are gorgeous!!! What a cutie!
Colleen On Wednesday, February 29 at 6:13 pm
Nope, manual everything chickitas…it's the only way to stand up for yourself and *to* amateur "photographers"…apparently the image is not good enough for "professional" photographers.
N in Shawnee, Ok On Wednesday, February 29 at 10:26 pm
Life is hard enough……..Auto anything and everything if it's available…..
Shasta On Wednesday, February 29 at 10:45 pm
I switch back and forth between auto ISO and doing it myself. If I'm in a situation where the light isn't changing anytime soon, then I just handle it manually. But if I'm chasing my 2 year old daughter around trying to take her picture, I put it on auto because it makes my life so much easier.
cpr On Thursday, March 1 at 1:05 am
I have also found that auto ISO is a nice feature, but only because I shoot in RAW now. I only shoot RAW, never jpg unless it's "snapshots". So, even if you continue to do manual ISO or move to auto ISO, you can fix the exposure in Photoshop, if you're shooting RAW– no problem. You can correct I think up to 2 stops in exposure. After that it might start to get "artifacty"..
Lisa Fujioka On Thursday, March 1 at 1:58 am
Yes I shoot in auto ISO because I shoot in AV most of the time and do not know how to set the ISO manually. That is one of the technical aspects that still makes my head sore.
Chelsea On Thursday, March 1 at 8:19 am
I almost always use auto ISO. The only exceptions are when I'm shooting sports (especially in a gym with bad lighting) or when I'm shooting from far away and know I'm going to have to crop a ton out of the frame later.
Marian On Thursday, March 1 at 8:54 am
I do now. Did some silly test shots and what a difference.
Thanks Ree
Melinda On Thursday, March 1 at 10:56 am
I started my photography journey with PW! Now I shoot in full manual mode almost all the time. I played with AUTO ISO when first learning over a year ago- and had frankly forgotten about it. I can see the value in doing it for situations when you have to shoot quickly without being able to change settings easily. But in my first trials today I found that my highlight warnings showed some blown highlights when I used AUTO ISO. It wasn't important for what I shot- but for skintones, I would always check to see this hasn't happened. If you don't have your highlight warnings on, ladies, TURN THEM ON in your menu- this will save many photos! I plan on trying out the AUTO ISO for awhile- it is obviously working for you, Ree!
Paul S. Bartholomew On Thursday, March 1 at 11:05 pm
Your observation about highlights are correct. Dynamic range decreases as ISO goes up. Most people just think about the grainy look (noise) with high ISO. As ISO goes up images will increase in contrast and therefore lose tones including highlight and shadow. Letting the camera decide is just too random and I keep ISO at 100 or 200 and use studio lighting if needed.
Color is effected too much like the tones.
Nicole B/Noshings On Thursday, March 1 at 3:28 pm
alas…my canon 5D is old school, so no auto ISO for me…once I win the publishers clearing house, Im getting the mark II…all auto ISO, all the time.
ok, not all the time, but I do miss it!
Cathy S On Thursday, March 1 at 7:20 pm
I know nothing of photography, but he has to be the cutest kid God ever created.
Mary S On Thursday, March 1 at 8:56 pm
I have never shot in auto ISO…what if it gets all grainy? And when I shoot wildlife as the sun is setting ..I like to crank up the ISO gradually…and see how I can do at the lowest possible ISO. maybe I should try it and see what happens.
Paul S. Bartholomew On Thursday, March 1 at 10:57 pm
I highly suggest avoiding auto ISO and go with the lowest ISO possible. Some people mentioned the grainy look as ISO goes up but not many people know that dynamic range decreases at higher ISO. Of course different cameras are better than others when it comes to dynamic range and ISO. Just to explain dynamic range, it's the range of tone and color from highlight to shadow. As ISO goes up, we get less range and you will notice colors becoming flat and tones increasing in contrast. Nikons are known for great results at high ISO but I'll see much better results at ISO 200 than 800.
I've been a commercial photographer for 14yrs and have to send the best quality possible to clients. I tested and compared. This is why I mostly use studio lights when photographing food. It gives me hand held ability with natural results and no compromise.
Hope this was helpful!
Pam D On Tuesday, March 6 at 10:13 pm
I've spent the last 3 years at the mercy of the "natural light ONLY" crowd. Over a period of 4 days, I've had to take head shots of my son's school's faculty and staff. With crazy weather, I finally and reluctantly pulled out my flash. I bounced it off the ceiling and I am StiLL amazed at how great the pics are. I'm now itching to learn ALL about lighting…
nancypants On Friday, March 2 at 12:49 am
Pretty much full manual all the time. I have to say that I sort of forget that auto ISO is even an option.
Melissa On Friday, March 2 at 7:27 am
I tend to leave the camera on Auto-ISO, since it's simply easier not to worry about it. Especially since my husband doesn't even know what an ISO is and he often likes to grab the camera when we're at events/parties/etc. and use it himself. I find 9 times out of 10 the Auto-ISO works just fine, but that 10th time it will have picked an ISO that just doesn't quite work for my tastes. If I'm snapping photos that of a slow moving object (like, say, the cat) I will put the ISO I want and go back and reshoot, otherwise if it's an in the moment thing I usually just shrug and figure at least I got the shot, since having to play with the ISO on my own would have likely kept me from getting the shot in time anyway.
Bobbie On Friday, March 2 at 10:15 am
One of these days I hope to have a camera that allows me to join in the conversation
Right now, I'll just read and enjoy everyone's comments!
Jeff Clough On Friday, March 2 at 10:17 am
Your kids sure do have big blue eyes!
Natalie @ TheShadyAcre On Friday, March 2 at 10:24 am
I set it manually. I want to be able to control the grain the same way I can control the depth of field. I'm a control freak when it comes to settings!
Charlton On Friday, March 2 at 12:28 pm
I shoot in aperature mode almost all the time too and I keep the auto iso on all the time. I do try to pay attention to see if the iso is 800 or higher first, to see if I need to adjust the aperature to make it lower or if I'm ok with maybe a slightly grainy picture.
Melissa @ Journey to Marvelous On Friday, March 2 at 2:30 pm
I usually have it on auto ISO unless I'm shooting in super low light, then I put it on manual.
Kris V. On Friday, March 2 at 4:38 pm
I usually shoot with Auto ISO because I'm moving around in the school and the lighting changes so quickly. I can't keep up with how the conditions change from room to room, so Auto works sooo much better!
LaNell On Friday, March 2 at 4:40 pm
I always use automatic, not because it my be the best thing, but because I can't figure all of those others settings out, even though you and others have tried to teach it to all of us. By the time I would get the setting changed my subjects would have disappeared.
Dee54 On Friday, March 2 at 6:04 pm
OMG…. Your son has such beautiful blue eyes!
Wendy On Saturday, March 3 at 9:36 am
::runs out of room to go switch camera to this "auto ISO" setting you speak of::
REALLY? For Canons, too?! I am so excited, this is my biggest time suck when taking photos.
Thanks, Ree!!
Karen Jo Moseley On Saturday, March 3 at 5:18 pm
umm, I don't HAVE a fancy camera, so I don't shoot in anything. But, I loved the show where you were shooting your food as you prepared it and I was agag (is that a word?) when I saw YOUR camera! ooh, I want one, badly! : D
Heather On Saturday, March 3 at 6:56 pm
Manual ISO for me along with everything else manual! 'cept auto-focus, gotta have auto-focus…….
Sandra On Sunday, March 4 at 11:02 am
I use auto ISO and adjust everything else manually. I like not having to worry about that part of the process. Since my camera goes very high with the ISO before I have to worry about grainy I just had over that part to Nikon.
Tonaka On Sunday, March 4 at 1:36 pm
I usually set the ISO myself. I occasionally will put it on auto when I am questioning myself. I also shoot in AV most of the time, any other time its in Manual mode. I think I may start leaving it on Auto Iso myself.
lensaddiction On Sunday, March 4 at 2:25 pm
Because I started off with my DSLR shooting low light dancers, ISO was the first thing I had to learn to master to be able to shoot without a flash.
My old 40D had terrible noise in it if I used it above 800 and I hated the way it looked and always kept it as low as possible. My new 7D has MUCH better and lower noise and I have used it up to 1250 or so with no really obviouse noise which I just love.
I think in normal bright light you could easily use Auto ISO, but like other posters, I have found it tends to err on the high side and not all cameras handle the higher noise generated so well. My usual setting is 100 but I always tweak it for the conditions.
For exmple this was a Chinese Lantern Festival held in the dark recently, and this is essentially shot in Tv mode, tweaking the shutter speads til I got the exposure I wanted, and to allow that my ISO is quite high. Flash is *not* used otherwise you lose the glowy effect of the light sculptures
Kath On Sunday, March 4 at 7:18 pm
I shoot in AV mode 99.9% of the time too. I'm so glad to read you share this habit! Love the convenience
Vincent On Sunday, March 4 at 7:47 pm
I manually adjust my ISO because when I set it to Auto-ISO, it never goes above ISO 100. Never. I suppose that's what I get for buying offbrand gear
kate giovinco photography On Monday, March 5 at 10:31 am
I always adjust it but now I am going to have to check out the Auto ISO. I shoot manual 95% of the time and Aperture priority the other 5%.
Elizabeth On Monday, March 5 at 8:14 pm
Hi Ree!
I have a Nikon D70 and I can take great pictures with it, but it takes a long time to adjust all of the settings to get it just right. I was wondering if you have any tips to adjust my camera so I can just pick it up and not have to adjust it every single time I take a picture (even when I'm shooting at different angles)? What kind of camera do you have and would you recommend it to a camera challenged person (like me) who does not want to adjust it so much?
Tempest Cooney On Tuesday, March 6 at 10:25 am
my husband just bought me a nikon D3100… i'm so excited for it to arrive! I will have to keep this Auto ISO in mind = }
Kara B On Tuesday, March 6 at 5:28 pm
I generally shoot in full manual, except for white balance, sometimes. I do a lot of night shots, as well as shooting in abandoned buildings, so I shoot a lot in low lighting, and having my camera on Auto ISO would totally screw everything up.
Shelly Evans On Wednesday, March 7 at 12:35 pm
My Dream vacation would to go anywhere. I have never been on a vacation im a stay at home mom living in washington and my husband is in the navy and gone all the time. So for me to go anywhere would be a dream come true!! I love you and all your cooking and homeschooling and your awesome!!
Nancy On Wednesday, March 7 at 12:48 pm
I would go to New Zealand. My husband and I are avid golfers and would love to play on the courses over there.
Beth On Wednesday, March 7 at 12:52 pm
Somewhere warm and sunny with a gently breeze blowing!
Jami Opal On Wednesday, March 7 at 1:19 pm
Family going camping with four wheelers, the boat and supplies for smores. I love the outdoors.
Susie H On Wednesday, March 7 at 2:48 pm
I would go to Israel. Its the best place on the planet!
Vicky On Wednesday, March 7 at 3:06 pm
I don't own a camera except for the one on my phone (would love to have one though). My husband does and he does everything himself. If I'm taking a picture he puts it on all auto…lol. I am challenged when it comes to technology.
Cerissa On Wednesday, March 7 at 3:42 pm
Costa Rica… beach hut, beach, margarita.
Bobbie Fraine On Wednesday, March 7 at 4:00 pm
Moved to the mountains from the beach, so our vacation spot is now the beach! AND that is where is our grandchildren are!
Colleen On Wednesday, March 7 at 4:38 pm
I would love to go back to Munich, Germany and use it as a homebase to travel to Austria, Switzerland and all around Germany.
Beth Shirley On Wednesday, March 7 at 6:19 pm
ITALY…………The great great history. It would be magnificent!!
April Scalpone On Thursday, March 8 at 7:18 am
I agree with some of the writers that you have to be careful with using Auto ISO. In dark situations, you have to watch for noise (graininess). I hate that and it's hard to correct on PhotoShop (at least in my minimal experience with it).
An Auto setting that I use all the time is the White Balance. In my photography class we did test shots comparing the auto setting to manual setting and they came very similar. I use a Nikon D5000. Just another tip for you to check out!
Jane Jones On Thursday, March 8 at 8:48 am
I would love to go to Turks and Caicos!
kathy a On Thursday, March 8 at 8:58 am
Anywhere can be an adventure, i'd just be happy to get away with my family…
Karla On Thursday, March 8 at 9:51 am
I almost always use auto iso.
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Debbie Taylor On Thursday, March 8 at 11:55 am
I have always wanted to go to Australia. It sounds like a great place to visit.
Amy On Thursday, March 8 at 11:56 am
If I could go anywhere in the world on vacation would be Paris. But then I would make my way to Italy, Switzerland, Ireland, and Norway! All of these places to see where my roots are from and just the beauty of each country
angela On Thursday, March 8 at 11:57 am
paris, with my kids!
Angela On Thursday, March 8 at 12:05 pm
If I could go anywhere, I would travel to Europe and see all the beautiful, historic places.
Nicki Prescott On Thursday, March 8 at 12:46 pm
I would love to go to the Dakotas, with my son and husband of course! The Dakotas seem like such a beautiful place and I love the history that surrounds it.
Connie B On Thursday, March 8 at 1:10 pm
Always, always, always it will be Paris. My favorite vegitarain restaurant is there, so I need to go there, just so I can eat my favorite food!
Desta On Thursday, March 8 at 1:21 pm
My dream vacation is Paris, France. I dream about seeing the artwork in The Louvre again and sampling the food! Amazing! Maybe for my honeymoon I will return.
Lorrie Bailey On Thursday, March 8 at 4:23 pm
I have wanted to go to Paris since I was a little girl.
Edward On Saturday, March 10 at 3:13 pm
Depends on the quality of the camera and what you are going to do with the results. As a rule higher ISO mean more noise. If you are just using your photos on Facebook then maybe no one would notice. If you are make large prints then the noise will show.
If you have a really great camera with a large sensor then it can handle higher ISOs so the risk of Auto ISO is not as bad as on a less expensive camera.
Andrea On Monday, March 12 at 1:27 am
AWESOME!!! My husband bought me a really nice camera for my birthday (I mean REALLY nice–like so nice i wanted to send it back because I don't want to break it kind of nice) and I have NO idea what to do with it….it is so fancy (and did I mention nice?) So my first thought —instead of reading the booklet(s) that came with it was to check your blog and your photography stuff…oh what a dream your info has been! HOWEVER–I am having to re-read everything 5 or 6 times, then go practice, then come back and blah, blah, blah! My dishes, laundry and everything else is starting to pile up!
Anyway–thanks so much for putting it in my kind of terms! You rock!
slim paley On Wednesday, March 14 at 8:23 am
Wow.I'm new here- Holy #$%#**^&!! I'm slow on the uptake, but better late than never
Anyway, kind of weird because I also just discovered exactly the same thing with my camera (although it's just a little Leica point & shoot) on holiday this month. I feel so silly!
But I agree, I think my photos seem much brighter and more alive.
Isn't learning new things wonderful?!
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Candi On Wednesday, March 14 at 10:34 pm
I am very new to my camera and had to go look up ISO – mine is on Auto. I keep the manual close by! For Christmas my Hubby got me a tripod and a macro lense.. and I recently bought a light box – it's a start so i can't hardly wait to use that also.. One day I will brave the manual ISO LOL!
ile g On Wednesday, March 21 at 3:47 pm
From start to beginning I will sit in full Manual mode. I know this takes a little "letting go" but you will get some impeccable results. I always tend to underexpose just a tad bit (maybe 1/2 to 1 stop) so that I can keep the colors saturated. You can always bump up the colors in post, but you can NEVER restore an overexposed photograph to get the black values back.
Sara Yochum On Tuesday, March 27 at 12:12 pm
What kind of camera do you have?
Richard Hasting On Tuesday, March 27 at 3:27 pm
We have a Nikon SLR, D200. I am pretty geeky, and though the camera has an auto-ISO, I almost always set the ISO myself. It directly relates to the quality of the photograph. If I want a higher shutter speed, I push ISO to 1000, In normal conditions, I set it to 400, and when I want excellent saturation of color, I will set the ISO to 100. I typically allow the camera to select the speed and aperture, unless I really want to mess with the soft focus around the subject. For normal family photos, it is not a concern, but when I want to make art, I will control two of ISO, aperture, and speed, and allow the camera to adjust the third variable.
Nice photo.
Danita Cahill On Monday, April 2 at 12:23 pm
I always set my own ISO, but now that I've read this, I'll have to experiement with auto. Thanks!


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TELL CITY - After a wearying final day that saw him testifying in his own defense, Kenneth Cronin showed little emotion Monday night as jurors in his methamphetamine trial returned one guilty verdict after another, 22 in all, that will likely send the Tobinsport man to prison for decades.
CANNELTON - Eulogized by friends and fellow police officers who shared warm memories, smiles and the occasional tear, Cannelton Police Chief Kenny Kellems was eulogized Saturday as a man who gave his all: to his family, his community and his profession.
Kellems, the city's police chief since 2007 and a former sheriff's deputy, died suddenly of an aneurism March 3.
TELL CITY - Ron Crawford made it clear when he addressed the Perry County commissioners March 2 he was speaking as a citizen, not in his role as county-council member. But if it goes anywhere, his own question will return to him.
"I'm assuming that this is where I would start," he told the commissioners during their regular meeting March 2, "to ask for the funding, then if you approve then it would have to go to the council, and the council would say yeah or nay."
TELL CITY - An effort by the Perry County Recycling Management District to increase the amount of cardboard it collects could cost local businesses more, but they could partner with each other to send costs below what they're now paying, district leaders said.
The district provides trailers to businesses at a cost of $20 or $30 per month, Executive Director Paul Alvey told the district's board of directors at their Feb. 26 meeting.
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TELL CITY - Perry County's commissioners seemed amenable to a public-transportation presentation when it was offered in November, Pat Glenn reminded them at their March 2 meeting. They expressed some reservation this month, however, after a taxi-business owner said he feels threatened by a proposal to offer inexpensive rides to anyone for any purpose.
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Inclusive Education
McKay School teacher candidates work through special education laws and philosophies in the classroom.
Inclusive education is a complex practice, which is challenging to teach. CPSE professor Heidi Abraham helps McKay School students make sense of the laws concerning inclusion and test their own philosophies concerning it.
Inclusive education is a policy by which students with disabilities are educated in the same classroom as their typically developing peers. This is in contrast to other models of special education, such as pull-out models by which students with disabilities are educated in a separate environment— either a separate classroom or school.
Abraham said there is no cut and dried answer to whether inclusive education is the better method for teaching students with disabilities. "Inclusion is seen as a way for all students to access education or access knowledge," she said. "One thing we know from the Brown vs Board of Education case was that they determined that 'separate but equal' is not equal." Separate environments for special education students tend to be unequal to general education classrooms because it is difficult to provide the same kind of access in a separate classroom. Since this ruling, special education laws and regulations have continued to evolve as new assumptions and structures have been explored.
Abraham cites educators' experience with the curriculum as part of the reason for the dichotomy between inclusive general education and separate classrooms. "General education teachers become experts in the general curriculum; in a secondary classroom it means they've learned everything [necessary to teach] science or chemistry or technology," she said. "A special education teacher doesn't necessarily have that same [content teaching] expertise, although [he or she has] has expertise in working with students with disabilities."
Abraham feels collaboration between the general education teacher and the special education teacher to combine their separate skills is the best way to educate students with disabilities.
" I try as much as I can to stay neutral and to interact with the information rather than just say this is the right way for kids— because what is the right way?"
But inclusion isn't controlled by educators; Abraham teaches her McKay School students about the legal requirements teachers must follow. Legally the student with a disability has the right to be in the general education classroom to the extent that is determined to be appropriate for the child. The current federal law regarding special education requires that schools find an inclusive placement for students with disabilities, not necessarily total inclusion. Abraham said the national trend is moving towards increasing the time during which students with disabilities are in the general education classroom during the day. School districts in the BYU-Public School Partnership commonly rely on the pull-out model, with students pulled out into a special education classroom. McKay School teacher candidates must reconcile these differences with their own feelings before they enter their own classrooms.
Abraham acknowledges her bias as a special education teacher. "I think your bias creeps in," she said. "I try as much as I can to stay neutral and to interact with the information rather than just say this is the right way for kids— because what is the right way?"
On the first day of class Abraham has her special education candidates write down their philosophy on inclusive education. Throughout the semester she presents the historical facts of inclusion and discusses class members' personal experiences with students with disabilities. "I've learned more that my job is not to fill an empty vessel, but to sort of help teacher candidates understand their philosophies."
Abraham said most students' philosophies don't change during the course. "We assumed they came to us as these open books and we were giving them all this information," she said. "But people are much more complicated than that."
While personal experiences can make understanding inclusion more confusing, Abraham said those experiences are influential and important to students preparing to teach, whether their own experiences or those of others'.
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Friday, February 28, 2014
The good news for Swamp Fox fans is the Ashley Ridge softball team has 13 players returning with varsity experience.
With so many players returning from a team that finished 18-11 in 2013 after losing the District V championship game in the playoffs, things are looking good for Ashley Ridge. However, they arent looking as good as they did earlier in the year.
The bad news is Aubrey Rabon, who has been the teams starting catcher and one of its top hitters the past several seasons, will not be able to play. Rabon, who has signed with the University of South Carolina Softball Team, is recovering from a shoulder surgery that will keep her out for her entire senior season.
Still, first-year Swamp Fox coach Chelsie Lisenby is optimistic.
We are going to miss Aubrey but we have two girls with catching experience and some very good contact hitters, she said. With Aubrey out, a lot of my returners have stepped up and taken charge. Im excited about this season. We are a young team, but I have high expectations and expect us to make the playoffs and advance.
The teams 17-player roster includes no seniors, seven juniors and six sophomores. All but five members of the varsity team have played together so chemistry should be sound.
Returning letterman Annika Ponton and Amber Watson, a transfer student from Ohio, will likely handle most of the catching duties. Watson also has experience at third base.
Returning junior Kendall Zeski and returning freshman Camyrn Alverson will likely handle most of the pitching duties. Both saw time in the circle for the Lady Swamp Foxes last season.
Players returning with infield experience include Sierra Robinette, Val Frank, Emily Hutt, Alyssa Ateniza and Kelly Cousins. Nicole Snow brings experience to the outfield.
Robinette and transfer students Mackenzie Nicely (Tennessee) and Taylor DeLeon (Hanahan High) may also play some in the grass though DeLeon also has infield experience.
Noel Gilley, Elizabeth Moorer, Madison Veronee and Katie Chambers are players who were pulled up to the varsity from the JV last season who are hoping to have bigger roles this season. Crystal Owens is a freshman in her first season with the varsity team also looking to earn playing time.
The talent we have is amazing, Lisenby said. Ive been blessed with girls with great attitudes and work ethic. Whatever I ask them to do, they do it. One thing we need to minimize is mental mistakes. Im not worried about that but we need to make sure we stay in the game mentally and dont just rely on our skills. It should be exciting to see how far we can go and how we grow as a team.
The coach is expecting Region 8-AAAA to be as competitive as it was last season.
I dont think any of the teams lost a whole lot of players so it will be interesting to see how things unfold, she said.
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Music gives away Clint Eastwood as RNC mystery guest? Worst kept political secret?
Speculation has abounded over the "mystery speaker" at the RNC Thursday, but a clip shot by WFTS, our Tampa Scripps Station, gives it all away.
Executive Producer of New Media Blake Sabatinelli was on the floor of the RNC today when the band began to practice Ennio Morricone's theme for Sergio Leone's spaghetti western classic "The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly", starring Clint Eastwood. Below is a clip he uploaded to YouTube .
So far this has been one of the most poorly kept secrets in politics, this side of the official Paul Ryan VP announcement.


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Old Manila photos show what the war destroyed
Manila's most famous tour guide Carlos Celdran walks along Adriatico Street in modern-day Malate, a historic area he knows well. But in his hands this time are rarely seen images of post-World War II devastation of the same places. Recently discovered prints by 1940's photographer Teodulo Protomartir are eerie reminders of what war wrought in what had been widely admired as one of the world's great cities.
LISTEN: Celdran talks about what Manila lost in World War 2.
Today, Malate is filled with the bustle of passing jeepneys and the carefree laughter of children. It seems hardly the scene of mass murder. And yet, the photos lead Celdran to little reminders of the horrors.
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'Bones of the city'
Who was
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One of the most interesting things about these photos was that they were almost never seen.
It was in 2007 when the withering negatives, already more than 60 years old, were serendipitously discovered in an antique shop by film aficionado and TV director Uro de la Cruz.
Nowadays, anyone with a digital camera can become an amateur photographer. But film-loyalists haven't forgotten that once upon a time, only a pioneering few were patient, resourceful, and dedicated enough to pursue the craft of turning celluloid into pictures. One of those few was Teodulo Protomartir, one of the first Filipinos to popularize the use of 35-mm film in the Philippines. Continue reading
Celdran keeps walking. He takes one of Protomartir's photographs in his hand and holds it up against the skyline. Though much has changed, his keen eye spots structures that are still there today. A row of buildings in the distance. A roof here, a pillar there. "The bones of the city are still around, and they're still so very beautiful," he says.
Pearl of the Orient
What would Manila be like today had it not been destroyed? "Nothing less than the most beautiful cosmopolitan city in Asia," Celdran emphasizes. He notes that the city had been planned under the auspices of the renowned architect and urban planner Daniel Burnham, who drew inspiration from Paris and Washington, DC. Its streets, according to Celdran, formed neat lines that radiated outward from the city's center, "like the rays of the sun." Also, at the time, Manila boasted centuries-old churches existing side by side with modern architecture and was an important travel destination.
We take the same Protomartir images to urban historian Paulo Alcazaren, himself a learned collector of old Manila photographs.
Alcazaren takes a close look at the post-war photos. "Manila is a much richer city than what you see in these photographs," he says. According to him, there's so much more about Manila that can't be gleaned from pictures alone.
"It was a major port capital, even more so than Hong Kong, Singapore, and Kuala Lumpur at the time," he says. "It was one of the earliest airline hubs and had one of the best tram (rail) systems in Asia," he adds.
In 1946, a photographer named Teodulo Protomartir took a series of striking images of what was then the rubble of post-war Manila. GMANews.TV teamed up with famed Manila tour guide Carlos Celdran to photograph the same places as they appear today. Watch the excursion in this behind-the-scenes video.
Lost sense of urbanity
"We've lost our sense of urbanity, our urbanidad," Alcazaren says. In the wake of the war, he explains, the people who came to settle in Manila had a different sense of place and community. It became common to think of one's province as home, with Manila as just a place to stay, study or earn a living.
Beyond the ravages of war, Manila was also a victim of grand plans that were never quite finished. To this day, Alcazaren notes, Manila still lacks an administrative center. "We have existed so long without a capital complex that we forgot that we need one," he says.
Inspiration for the future
However, as he traces his fingers across Protomartir's photographs, Alcazaren says that their real value may be less in nostalgia for an irretrievable past and more in the hope for a better future: "These are glimpses of what and could have been, and an inspiration for what we could be."
LISTEN: Urban historian Paulo Alcazaren believes that antique photographs of Manila's past can inspire better plans for the city's future.
Fortuitous then that among Protomartir's photos of destruction were found his negatives of the ceremony in Luneta on July 4, 1946, when the Philippine flag was raised, permanently replacing the American flag.
Amid the rubble sprung this promise of recovered glory. A walk around the city today will tell us that residents are still waiting. - HS, GMANews.TV
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June 9 to July 3, 2010.
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Oscar Noms #2: War Horseradish Mashed Potatoes
It's hard to make mashed potatoes look interesting. Don't get me wrong, I could eat my weight in mashed potatoes. I love them, but what I mean is it is hard to photograph mashed potatoes in an interesting way. They just look like a big white or yellowish blob on a plate.
It's also hard to make a film about using horses in war look interesting. From a vegan point of view, War Horse is the Oscar film that I am least interested in seeing, as I disapprove of using horses to fight wars or to be exploited to star in movies. But back to the mashed potatoes. What is not difficult is to jazz up your mashed potatoes in new and exciting ways, like adding horseradish to them, which does not injure any horses in the process.
It's amazing how something as simple as just adding a tablespoon or two of horseradish to your usual mashed potato recipe can transform them and add the perfect zippy, zingy kick. You could also add wasabi for a very similar bite, although I think wasabi tends to hit you in the nose more than the mellower horseradish. Anyway, this is such a simple recipe I almost feel bad posting it, but here you go. This was a perfect accompaniment to an easy dinner of baked teriyaki tofu and some quick sauteed spinach.
Horseradish Mashed Potatoes
serves 2 - 4
1 1/2 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes, cut into 1-inch pieces (unpeeled is fine)
1/2 cup plain non-dairy milk of your choice
3 Tbsp. Earth Balance or other vegan butter
2 Tbsp. bottled horseradish, drained
salt and pepper to taste
1. Steam potatoes until tender and easily mashable. Drain and transfer potatoes to a large bowl.
2. Add non-dairy milk, Earth Balance, and horseradish to potatoes. Use a potato masher or hand mixer to mash until you reach your desired consistency. I don't mind mine a bit chunky.
3. Salt and pepper to taste. Enjoy!
There's only one Oscar Noms left before the big day! Can you guess what my final dish will be?
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That's a great idea to incorporate the wonderful, robust flavor of horseradish into mild mashed potatoes. I've recently gotten into horseradish hummus,and it's the same kind of idea. It takes a simpler flavor and mixes it with the bold punch of horseradish.ReplyDeleteReplies
Horseradish hummus sounds great! I will try that, thanks for the idea!Delete
Brilliant combination of ingredients. I love mashed potatoes and I'm drooling over the idea of horseradish mixed in.ReplyDelete
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