Labour day week-end is the last big outdoor holiday of summer. For most of us, it means a trip, a weekend camp, or other special jaunt—and plenty of pictures, to remind u: of summer fun during the coming winter months.
Is your camera ready? And have you made your plans with a view to picture chances? That's always a good idea when you're planning an excursion—keep the camera in mind, and select a tour route, or holiday spot, that you know is full of picture opportunities.
The more fun and activity you can pack into the week-end, the more snapshot chances you'll have. Wherever something is going on, your camera should be ready for action. A roasting-ear picnic, an amusement-park tour, a fishing trip, a mountain hike—all these are chuckful of picture material if you just keep your eyes open and your camera ready.
On a picnic, picture your crowd setting the table and eating—don't wait until they get through. At the pool, or the beach, picture them swimming and diving, or enjoying some other beach sport—not posed on shore.
Watch your exposures, and keep them "in step" with the prevailing light. Along shady streams there is very little light, so you must use a large lens opening and a slow shutier speed. But on the beach, or when fishing offshore, light is bright and intense—and exposures of 1/50 sec. at 111, £16, and sometimes even 122 are correct.
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