re: OT Photographers - Shooting Manual

I was coming to post that wickowick.....good book.

Shooting in Apereture mode is what most photographers probably shoot in. Play with it until you learn more about how the different fstops act and also how to use ISO....then you can switch to manual.

As Antique said, try to always keep your speed above 1/60, otherwise you are going to most likely have blur.

If you have a tripod, set your camera up on it in aperature mode and set f stop at around 22, frame a picture of the water/beach at sunset, and you should get a nice pic of some silky water action.