READ: Shutter Speed

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Example of .8 of a second shutter

Here are some examples of pictures that I have taken using certain shutter speeds.

This is an image I took of my Christmas tree. I left my shutter open for .8 of a second. The reason I did this was so that I could get the lights on the tree to "twinkle" (you know - have little light rays pouring off of them) as well as so that I could get enough light into my camera JUST from the tree itself, not from any other source.