Shutter Speed = Motion Blur or Action Freeze

     The shutter speed helps in capturing motion blur or freezing action. The slower shutter speed would blur the motion of the object that is moving while maintaining the clarity of the background.

Motion Blur

18-55mm lens at 28mm

f/8 for 1/20 sec

Action Freeze

You can see the defined shapes of the water droplets at a faster shutter speed.

18-55mm lens at 55mm

f/5.6 for 1/500 sec

Panning

Follow the moving 'object' with the camera while pressing the shutter.

18-55mm at 30mm

f/29 for 1/8 sec

     All these pictures were taken using trial and error to figure out how to manipulate shutter speed.