I've been using digital cameras for years, but with the camera almost always determining the exposure. ; I'm in the process of learning manual exposure settings. ; I'm understanding the concepts and have been testing them for the last few days. ; I have some really nice all white and all black jpegs created during my tests 
Can someone explain the benefits to using a low aperture/fast shutter speed verses a high aperture/slow shutter speed? ; It would seem like, if done correctly, both would have the same result. ; I've been testing this by taking pictures of my backyard. ; I just took a picture with an aperture of F8.0 with a shutter speed of 1/100 and another with F3.4 and 1/250 and both look nearly identical.
I understand anything moving would certainly blur with the slower shutter speed. ; Are there any benefits to the higher aperture settings?
Thanks,
Bob

Can someone explain the benefits to using a low aperture/fast shutter speed verses a high aperture/slow shutter speed? ; It would seem like, if done correctly, both would have the same result. ; I've been testing this by taking pictures of my backyard. ; I just took a picture with an aperture of F8.0 with a shutter speed of 1/100 and another with F3.4 and 1/250 and both look nearly identical.
I understand anything moving would certainly blur with the slower shutter speed. ; Are there any benefits to the higher aperture settings?
Thanks,
Bob