ISO

So after having my camera for 7 months and not really having a chance to read up about anything that it does, I decided to take some time and play with it.  Especially when I downloaded the pictures from Niagara and everything is pretty much white, or the background is white.  I learned from my mistakes though.  I needed to figure out the ISO.  Now I don't know what that stands for, or how it actually works, but I have learned that I have to change it depending on my environment. 

I took some pictures of mom's garden outside her house and I was getting so much white "interference" (for lack of a better word) that I started to get frustrated.  When Jeoff set up my camera for me he gave me a wealth of information and I have a feeling I have lost most of it.  However, through trial and error I am learning.  Bright sunlight requires a lower ISO, whereas a dim interior requires a higher ISO. 

After fixing my mistake, I went to play in the garden and these are the shots I got.

Now the picture of Millie (the dog) was a challenge.  Millie has quite a bit of grey that you can see in this picture and before I switched my ISO all it focused on was the grey hair, so you didn't get the details in her nose, or the lines in her teeth.  Once changed there is a lot more detail to the picture and she is just so happy and smiley for me now.  I have to admit, my camera intimidates me because of all the settings but slowly and surely I am learning.