Sorry about the delay in posting the last of the February submissions, and subsequent drawing of a winner – I’m happy to say that we survived our technical changes relatively unscathed and I’m back!! 

A bit of housekeeping – In the course of the technical changes, there may have been some dropped emails so if you emailed me and have not yet heard back from me, please re-send me your email!

And now to share the final submissions from our lovely readers!

Juanita Stauffer send me these two photos, using the Sunny f/16 rule:

Taken with Nikon D40 at f/16, 1/250 sec., ISO 200

Taken with Nikon D40 at f/16, 1/250 sec., ISO 200

Even though they are lovely, it’s hard to look at that snow when we’re so close to spring, isn’t it!?  Thanks for submitting, Juanita!

Michelle Kuijer, of ON, sent me two photos, showing her bracketed shots:

Taken with Canon Rebel XS at f/16, 1/125 sec., ISO 100

At these settings, the photo is underexposed due to the overcast weather.  Michelle opened up her aperture two more stops to f/8 for the next photo, for a better exposure:

Taken with Canon Rebel XS at f/8, 1/125 sec., ISO 100

Thanks for sharing, Michelle!

Lastly, Carla Ganske, of AB, snuck in these two great photos of her kids:

Taken with Canon EOS Rebel XSi at f/16, 1/30 sec., ISO 100

Taken with Canon EOS Rebel XSi at f/16, 1/40 sec., ISO 100

 Thanks for your submissions, Carla!

As you can see from all of our submissions, the Sunny f/16 rule is only used as a guideline – more of a starting point for proper exposure of your image.  Using your bracketing will help you achieve your proper exposure, and as with all photography techniques, the more you practice, the easier and more automatic these settings will be!

I will post a winner for the February challenge tomorrow – and stay tuned for the March tutorial to be posted on Thursday!

Cheers!