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Since posting my "Cameras: Digital or Film" poll, http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,16068.0.html (http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,16068.0.html) several people have emailed me with camera questions. So, I decided to create a thread where people could come together and discuss cameras, offer tips and advice, and/or talk about their cameras and pictures.
I have a degree in photography, but I am in no way an expert. PLEASE remember that! I earned my degree 20 something years ago, back when digital photography didn't exist, at least not in its current form. Having said that, I do have quite a bit of experience in photography and I have been fooling around with cameras nearly my entire life. When I was very small, my mother owned a Kodak Instamatic camera. Remember those? She never allowed me to touch it. Then when we were on vacation in Florida, I asked her if I could take a picture and she said yes. She handed me the camera and I took a picture of a cloud. I was around 6 or 7 years old at the time. This cloud picture was my very first photo, and from then on I was completely hooked.
Also remember I am not beyond making a mistake and/or posting inaccurate information. Much of what I will be posting in here will be based on my 20 year old photography degree, and technology has changed quite a bit since then. I will also be posting info based on my personal experiences and preferences. Photography is fluid. There is more than one way to do things, and this is one of the first things the professors will tell you. Therefore...
I welcome constructive criticism and alternative opinions.
If you feel I have posted something in error, please tell me.
Ask all the questions you want.
Feel free to post tips and helpful information for others.
Tell us about your camera and what you like and don't like about it.
Are you planning to purchase a new camera and you don't know what make or model to buy? Ask and hopefully people will chime in to help guide you to that perfect camera.
Post your pictures. (When posting pictures, please include shooting information if possible. This will help others to understand your photo and what settings and conditions were involved to achieve it.)
Most of what I will be discussing will be related to point and shoot or SLR cameras; particularly digital cameras (unless someone asks a specific question about film or film cameras). I know very little about camcorders and webcams, so I will steer clear of those questions, although if anyone has a question or comment about them they should feel welcome to post it. Hopefully someone knowledgeable will see the question and answer it.
Welcome to the Shutter Bug Club!!! :D
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ok!!
I have been fiddling with the controls of my camera....but here is the deal. What is up with 'my colors'? they all look about the same! well one made the picture all red-y looking...
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Yay, you did it ! :D
Good on ya mate. :)
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Rob
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David are you trying to get your dog to have puppies....? I hope you know that boy dogs don't
have puppies... :P
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ok!!
I have been fiddling with the controls of my camera....but here is the deal. What is up with 'my colors'? they all look about the same! well one made the picture all red-y looking...
Hi Jess!
Canon's "My Colors" should be used to enhance a certain color in the photo. Many digital point and shoot cameras have this feature, although different camera manufacturers have different names for it. "My Colors" is an attempt by Canon to add some SLR capabilities to their point and shoot/range finder cameras. If you've ever owned an SLR and used color filters, then you should understand what Canon is trying to do. "My Colors" is far from perfect though. Take a look at two pictures I just took outside my house....
The first picture was taken with "My Colors" turned off. I have listed the camera's settings, and I will do this with any picture I post in this thread.
Conditions: Bright/Sunny/Snowy
Camera Equipment: Canon PowerShot G9
Camera Mode: Manual
Aperture: f/4.0
Shutter Speed: 1/1250
White Balance: Manual
Light Meter: Evaluative
Exposure Compensation Value: -2/3
ISO: 80
Flash: Off
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/photos/magnolianofilter.jpg)
Now, take a look at this next picture. All the camera's settings are the same, except this time I turned on "My Colors" and I selected the green filter...
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/photos/magnoliagreenfilter.jpg)
See the difference? Generally I don't use the "My Color" feature. Since it is not an actual lens color filter, color accuracy is often compromised, which is exactly what happened here. The first picture shows the leaves' true colors. "My Colors" tends to oversaturate. This is probably why your picture looked reddish. Either the camera oversaturated the reds in the photo, or the camera couldn't find any red to enhance, and so it enhanced the entire picture with a reddish hue. Remember, "My Colors" is not a true color filter; it is digital - computerized.
"My Colors" does have its benefits though. If you were in a boat out on the ocean, the "My Colors" blue setting would enhance the blueish hues of the water and sky and make it more brilliant looking. Setting "My Colors" to red would enhance the red color of a sunset or sunrise. Just remember color accuracy will probably be compromised when using these settings. But just the same, it can make for some very beautiful photographs.
"My Colors" includes some other interesting "filters" besides the red, blue and green. Canon cameras do a nice job with sepia, which adds a coppery color to the entire picture. The Black and White filter is also quite nice. :)
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Yay, you did it ! :D
Good on ya mate. :)
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Rob
Thanks Rob!!! Hopefully I didn't open Pandora's box here. But I'll do my best! ;)
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David are you trying to get your dog to have puppies....? I hope you know that boy dogs don't
have puppies... :P
Hey Janice!! No, I don't want any puppies. Cody has been neurtered so we don't have to worry about him fathering any puppies, but he thinks he's still a pup. He's a big baby, hence my choice of words under his picture! :)
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The word "photography" means "writing or drawing with light". A camera photograph is a picture drawn with light.
Photography is actually a very simple and straight forward process. Light passes through a small opening and strikes an object sensitive to it (film) causing a change (exposure). Add a lens to the opening, and an image is imprinted. Sounds simple. So why is it so complicated sometimes? It is complicated because we can't always depend on perfect conditions. Remember those milk carton cameras? A milk carton camera is photography in its simplest form. But they only worked when the conditions were absolutely perfect; bright light and a steady or non moving subject.
Cameras have evolved to handle difficult shooting conditions, but this evolution has also made for a much more complicated piece of equipment. The upside to this is most cameras can take an acceptable picture no matter how bad the lighting is, or how uncooperative the subject might be. Most cameras today include an on board computer which handles most of the difficult and technical decisions, a luxury we didn't have 25 or 30 years ago. My first real camera was a Canon SLR and I had to carry a light meter with me. It had a cord attached to it, and I would wear it around my neck. Just before taking a picture, I would aim the light meter at the subject and use the information to set the camera's aperture and shutter speed. It was all done manually. Modern cameras have light meters built right into them, which not only takes a reading, but then sends this information to the camera's computer. The computer then uses this information to set the appropriate aperture, shutter speed and exposure. Often the flash will also be programmed by the computer, setting the correct bounce, burst intensity and duration of the burst. The picture is then sent to a imaging processor. The imaging processor cleans up the photo, removing most, if not all light anomalies and noise. The imaging processor checks for color balance and color accuracy and makes any necessary adjustments to the picture. This helps to insure the resulting image is crystal clear and full of rich pure colors and hues. Lastly the image is saved on a memory stick or memory card. The file is often compressed, allowing room for many more pictures.
So, photography is now a more user friendly activity, but the equipment has become very complicated. And with all these settings, buttons and terms comes a lot of questions. I will be posting a FAQ sheet in this thread, containing questions many people have asked me over the years; such as "what does IS mean? What is ISO? What does second curtain mean? What is the difference between digital and optical zoom?" And many more.
Stay tuned!! :D
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Sunset Over Indiana
Conditions: Dim/Dusk
Camera Equipment: Sony F-717
Camera Mode: Aperture Priority
Aperture: f/2.8
Shutter Speed: 1/30
White Balance: Manual
Light Meter: Center Weight Average
Exposure Compensation Value: 0
ISO: 540
Flash: Off
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/photos/indianasunset.jpg)
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That's beautiful!
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Conditions: Dim/Cloudy
Camera Equipment: Sony F-717
Camera Mode: Manual
Aperture: f/7.1
Shutter Speed: 1/8
White Balance: Auto
Light Meter: Evaluative
Exposure Compensation Value: +1/3
ISO: 650
Flash: Off
Notice the grain in the photo. It's not too bad, but it's still fairly noticeable. This is a perfect example of image noise. This sometimes happens when the ISO is raised above 600 on a digital camera. The imaging processor does a good job of removing noise, but can't always clean the image perfectly. Be careful when raising your ISO. Opening your aperture to a wider setting and/or slowing down the shutter speed may allow you to set a lower ISO when shooting in poorly lit conditions. Bring a tripod with you if you are worried about camera shake.
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/photos/stornyskies.jpg)
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Cody
Animals and children can be tricky to photograph. If the lighting is good enough, try using a faster shutter speed just in case they decide to suddenly move or begin to bolt. This will help to prevent image blur. Positioning your subject next to contrasting colors will make them stand out and be noticed.
Conditions: Heavy Shade/ Early Morning
Camera Equipment: Sony F-717
Camera Mode: Aperture Priority
Aperture: f/8.0
Shutter Speed: 1/500
White Balance: Manual
Light Meter: Spot
Exposure Compensation Value: 0
ISO: 400
Flash: Second Curtain (to allow some minimal to moderate shadowing on the subject)
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/photos/cody.jpg)
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You can get up close and personal with your subject using your camera's macro setting. Photographing tiny things like a drop of water on a leaf is also possible. Avoid zooming in on your subject when using the macro feature, as this may prevent your camera from focusing properly. Most cameras can focus accurately to as close as 1 inch when set to macro.
Conditions: Bright/Sunny
Camera Equipment: Sony F-717
Camera Mode: Manual
Aperture: f/7.1
Shutter Speed: 1/250
White Balance: Manual
Light Meter: Evaluative
Exposure Compensation Value: 0
ISO: 200
Flash: Off
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/photos/earlyspringmagnolias.jpg)
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There's lots of things wrong with this picture. First of all the composition is lousy (something I've never been very good at). Positioning the subject a bit more to the right would have made for a more interesting picture. The image is also overexposed. Bumping down the exposure compensation value a notch or two would have helped tremendously. I purposely set a lower shutter speed because I felt fairly certain the animal would not bolt. It was very hot outside and it was obvious he was feeling lazy. With a slower shutter speed I could set a more narrow aperture, to give the image some depth of field. But in doing so, with such a slow shutter speed in bright conditions the image became overexposed. Lesson learned: make sure your camera is properly set before you take the picture. Just after this photo was taken, the squirrel scrambled up a tree.
Conditions: Bright/Sunny
Camera Equipment: Sony F-717
Camera Mode: Aperture Priority
Aperture: f/6.3
Shutter Speed: 1/125
White Balance: Manual
Light Meter: Evaluative
Exposure Compensation Value: 0
ISO: 100
Flash: Off
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/photos/summerheat.jpg)
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Taking the time to learn your camera's settings and features can often yield some interesting photos. Don't be afraid to set your camera to manual and play around a little. By slowing the shutter speed down to 2 seconds and using a relatively high ISO I was able to photograph the subject without a flash. Since there is nothing in front or in back of the subject, depth of field was a moot point and allowed me to fully open the camera's aperture. The high ISO setting produced a bit of image noise and some fringing, but it was worth it.
Conditions: Dark
Camera Equipment: Canon PowerShot G9
Camera Mode: Manual
Aperture: f/2.8
Shutter Speed: 2 seconds
White Balance: Auto
Light Meter: Spot
Exposure Compensation Value: 0
ISO: 800
Flash: Off
Other: Macro
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/photos/IMG_0190.jpg)
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That's beautiful!
Thank you Shasta!! :)
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Thank you David for taking the time to post these examples!! I am learning but will need to come back and look at it again. I am not familiar with some of the terms you use. I will have to look at my camera and see if I have those options on mine.
A problem I have had with the macro is getting it to focus on what I want it to....for example I was trying to get a picture of a rose but the camera kept focusing on the BACKGROUND... :P
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Thank you David for taking the time to post these examples!! I am learning but will need to come back and look at it again. I am not familiar with some of the terms you use. I will have to look at my camera and see if I have those options on mine.
A problem I have had with the macro is getting it to focus on what I want it to....for example I was trying to get a picture of a rose but the camera kept focusing on the BACKGROUND... :P
Hi Jess! Yeah, macro can be tricky sometimes. Here's a few suggestions...
When focusing on the subject using macro, try focusing on an edge rather than in the center of the subject. Using your rose picture as an example, try to point the camera so it is focusing on the edge of the rose. This might work. I've found using edges as the focal point sometimes works.
Make sure you aren't accidently zooming in while in macro. Your camera probably allows you to do this, but it sometimes makes focusing in macro more difficult. Instead of zooming in, physically move the camera closer to the subject. Your camera can probably focus in macro up to one inch from the subject; maybe even a little closer than that.
Check that your camera isn't in one of the "scene" modes. If you have your camera set on landscape and try to take a picture in macro it will probably have a difficult time focusing, since the camera is being told by the computer to look for a landscape, but the lens is showing it something completely different. Some cameras will prevent you from using scene modes with macro. I'm not sure about yours.
You may need to try and focus several times before the camera focuses correctly. It's frustrating, but patience is a virtue! ;)
One other idea; you might be too close to the subject. Try pulling back just a little and then refocus. If the camera insists on focusing on the background, point the camera towards the area it is focusing on, allow the camera to focus, then while keeping the shutter button halfway depressed, move the camera back to the rose. Sometimes the camera will notice the movement and then attempt to correct itself by focusing on the new subject, in this case the rose.
Hope that helps Jess!
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Hi Jess! Yeah, macro can be tricky sometimes. Here's a few suggestions...
When focusing on the subject using macro, try focusing on an edge rather than in the center of the subject. Using your rose picture as an example, try to point the camera so it is focusing on the edge of the rose. This might work. I've found using edges as the focal point sometimes works.
Make sure you aren't accidently zooming in while in macro. Your camera probably allows you to do this, but it sometimes makes focusing in macro more difficult. Instead of zooming in, physically move the camera closer to the subject. Your camera can probably focus in macro up to one inch from the subject; maybe even a little closer than that.
Check that your camera isn't in one of the "scene" modes. If you have your camera set on landscape and try to take a picture in macro it will probably have a difficult time focusing, since the camera is being told by the computer to look for a landscape, but the lens is showing it something completely different. Some cameras will prevent you from using scene modes with macro. I'm not sure about yours.
You may need to try and focus several times before the camera focuses correctly. It's frustrating, but patience is a virtue! ;)
One other idea; you might be too close to the subject. Try pulling back just a little and then refocus. If the camera insists on focusing on the background, point the camera towards the area it is focusing on, allow the camera to focus, then while keeping the shutter button halfway depressed, move the camera back to the rose. Sometimes the camera will notice the movement and then attempt to correct itself by focusing on the new subject, in this case the rose.
Hope that helps Jess!
huh!! now see you taught me something....there is two different things at work...the computer does one thing but the lens is/can be independent?
I will have to think about that....so...would zoom then be the lens and not the computer? ( I NEVER use the digital zoom cause it looks bad)
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huh!! now see you taught me something....there is two different things at work...the computer does one thing but the lens is/can be independent?
I will have to think about that....so...would zoom then be the lens and not the computer? ( I NEVER use the digital zoom cause it looks bad)
Yes, the camera lens is separate from the camera's computer. They communicate with each other and the computer controls the lens, but they are separate systems. Just like your eyes and your brain are separate, but they work together. Yeah, stay away from digital zooms. I leave mine turned off. I never use it.
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Jess, here's another example of macro. I took this picture to help illustrate what I said to you in my post above. In this photo, I focused the camera on the edge of the "F" key. The camera "saw" the edge and focused on it rather than on the flat surface of the key. Focusing the camera on the letter "F" probably would have achieved successful results. Anything with an edge will work to your benefit when taking a macro picture.
Conditions: Dim incandescent light
Camera Equipment: Canon PowerShot G9
Camera Mode: Manual
Aperture: f/3.1
Shutter Speed: 1/4
White Balance: Auto
Light Meter: Center Weight Average
Exposure Compensation Value: + 1/3
ISO: 650
Flash: Low Burst, Sychro, Second Curtain
Other: Macro, Image Stabilization
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/keyboard.jpg)
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Image Stabilization helps, but it is far from perfect. I turned on the image stabilization and shook the camera considerably. Notice the camera did compensate for most of the shake, but not all of it. The word "Reese's" is a bit blurred. Case in point: Image Stabilization is a tool, not a cure. When in doubt, use a tripod. IS really is a very nice feature though.
Conditions: Overhead Incandescent light
Camera Equipment: Canon PowerShot G9
Camera Mode: Manual
Aperture: f/6.3
Shutter Speed: 1/2
White Balance: Auto
Light Meter: Evaluative
Exposure Compensation Value: + 1
ISO: 400
Flash: Off
Other: Optical zoom x2, Optical Image Stabilization
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/photos/boxofcandy.jpg)
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I wish Marlene would come over here and teach some of us about photo composition. I know I could use some help. I've never been very good at it.
Jess, you're good at composition too. Would you care to offer us (me) some tips?
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I wish Marlene would come over here and teach some of us about photo composition. I know I could use some help. I've never been very good at it.
Jess, you're good at composition too. Would you care to offer us (me) some tips?
SURE!! I would LOVE to share my knowledge...but first!
I gotta go find out what that is....be right back!!
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I wish Marlene would come over here and teach some of us about photo composition. I know I could use some help. I've never been very good at it.
Jess, you're good at composition too. Would you care to offer us (me) some tips?
hm. Well I am not sure really.
I do try to focus on the main thing I want to photograph and then try to get everything I DON"T want out of the picture....I think most of mine is accidental..but I think I need to start being a bit more serious and pay attention to what and why I want to photograph something...
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My professors always told us a photograph should be interesting and tell a story. Anything less than that deserves a toss in the trash barrel. My photo comp professor continuously told me my photos were boring. Blah. Zzzzzzz. Even after 20+ years I can't seem to shoot interesting photos. Perhaps it is a talent and not something that one can actually learn. Either you have it or you don't.
I remember most of the things I was taught, but I have a hard time putting them into practice. It's a bit like my cooking; I occasionally get lucky but mostly it's something you want to steer clear of! :laugh:
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My professors always told us a photograph should be interesting and tell a story. Anything less than that deserves a toss in the trash barrel. My photo comp professor continuously told me my photos were boring. Blah. Zzzzzzz. Even after 20+ years I can't seem to shoot interesting photos. Perhaps it is a talent and not something that one can actually learn. Either you have it or you don't.
I remember most of the things I was taught, but I have a hard time putting them into practice. It's a bit like my cooking; I occasionally get lucky but mostly it's something you want to steer clear of! :laugh:
hmm...I don't think your pictures are boring!
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hmm...I don't think your pictures are boring!
Well, I appreciate that. I can take a good picture. By that I mean I can get the lighting correct and the camera set correctly. Most of my pictures come out "photographically correct". So, those are my strong points - all those technical things. I'm planning to post some poorly shot pictures here to help explain common mistakes and how to avoid them. I've already posted one or two of them.
But I've never been good at composing a picture. I've seen some incredible pictures posted here by some of our members. Both you and Marlene immediately come to mind. But we have many very talented photographers here at Bettermost. Hopefully a few of them will drop by and offer tips and advice. I know I would benefit from it. :)
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Well, I appreciate that. I can take a good picture. By that I mean I can get the lighting correct and the camera set correctly. Most of my pictures come out "photographically correct". So, those are my strong points - all those technical things. I'm planning to post some poorly shot pictures here to help explain common mistakes and how to avoid them. I've already posted one or two of them.
But I've never been good at composing a picture. I've seen some incredible pictures posted here by some of our members. Both you and Marlene immediately come to mind. But we have many very talented photographers here at Bettermost. Hopefully a few of them will drop by and offer tips and advice. I know I would benefit from it. :)
we could have an 'assignment' or something!! I will go out this weekend and try some of the different settings!! Then I will post them and you can tell me what I did or didn't do right!! (my camera remembers what the settings were for my pics!! isn't that cool?)
maybe some more people will too??
would that be ok with you?
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Absolutely!!! That would be fun, wouldn't it?
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Absolutely!!! That would be fun, wouldn't it?
ok! I will...you too. Ok??
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I'll do it too Jess. :)
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Here is another angel picture. This is the very same subject as in the previous photo, but this time I lowered the ISO from 800 to 400. Notice how much image noise was eliminated by using a lower ISO. In lowering the ISO however, I also had to slow down the shutter speed to compensate for the lower ISO setting and a narrower aperture. I decided to pull back a bit more this time to photograph the glass case in addition to the angel. In doing so, I needed to add depth of field; not much, just a little. With an aperture of f/5.6 and a low ISO, I had to set the shutter speed to 4 seconds. This is a long exposure time, but it helped to eliminate much of the noise that was present in the previous angel photo.
Edit: There is still a problem with fringing however. This continues to be an issue with many digital cameras, including Canon's A and G Series cameras. Canon managed to correct much of this fringing problem with the release of its G7 camera and pefected it even more with the introduction of the G9. But the problem persists. Much of the fringing around the angel in this photo is caused by light refraction, and therefore not any fault of the camera.
Conditions: Dark
Camera Equipment: Canon PowerShot G9
Camera Mode: Manual
Aperture: f/5.6
Shutter Speed: 4 seconds
White Balance: Auto
Light Meter: Spot
Exposure Compensation Value: 0
ISO: 400
Flash: Off
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/photos/angel1.jpg)
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Sand Dollars On A Florida Beach
Use your macro setting to pull in a lot of detail.
Conditions: Bright
Camera Equipment: Canon PowerShot G9
Camera Mode: Shutter Priority
Aperture: f/7.1
Shutter Speed: 1/60
White Balance: Custom
Light Meter: Evaluative
Exposure Compensation Value: 0
ISO: 200
Flash: Off
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/photos/sanddollar.jpg)
You can sometimes use your macro setting to fool people too. If you thought that photo was really a beach scene in Florida, take a look below....
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Well, the sand and the sand dollars really are from Florida. But it was photographed in a jar right here in Indiana! ;)
Conditions: Bright
Camera Equipment: Canon PowerShot G9
Camera Mode: Shutter Priority
Aperture: f/8.0
Shutter Speed: 1/30
White Balance: Custom
Light Meter: Evaluative
Exposure Compensation Value: +1/3
ISO: 200
Flash: Off
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/photos/sanddollar1.jpg)
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You can sometimes make an otherwise boring photo.........
Conditions: Dim Incadescent
Camera Equipment: Canon PowerShot G9
Camera Mode: Program
Aperture: f/11
Shutter Speed: 1/60
White Balance: Auto
Light Meter: Center Weight Average
Exposure Compensation Value: 0
ISO: 200
Flash: Low Burst, Soft Bounce
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/photos/spinx1.jpg)
.......a bit more interesting by photographing the subject at their eye level. This is especially important when photographing children and pets. People want to see faces, not the top of heads!!
Conditions: Dim Incadescent
Camera Equipment: Canon PowerShot G9
Camera Mode: Manual
Aperture: f/4.1
Shutter Speed: 1/8
White Balance: Custom
Light Meter: Center Weight Average
Exposure Compensation Value: + 2/3
ISO: 1600
Flash: Off
Other: Image Stabilization
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/photos/spinx.jpg)
(Sorry about the noise. I had to use a higher ISO setting. I wished to maintain depth of field, but the flash was washing out the image too much so I turned it off.)
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Has this ever happened to you? You're at a concert or night sporting event, you aim your camera, the flash fires and the only thing you end up with is the back of the people several rows in front of you. No visable concert. No nighttime football or soccer game. Just the back of a bunch of heads. People you don't even know.
Conditions: Pitch Dark
Camera Equipment: Canon PowerShot G9
Camera Mode: Program
Aperture: f/4.1
Shutter Speed: 1/60
White Balance: Auto
Light Meter: Center Weight Average
Exposure Compensation Value: 0
ISO: 400
Flash: Forced
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photoerror.jpg)
Okay. So we'll improvise. I'm at my Dad's house tonight! :laugh:
Pretend the bucket is the back of somebody's head and the subject is somewhere out there in the darkness.
Turn your flashes OFF ya'll!! It won't do you any good. Your camera's built-in flash has an effective range of only 10-20 feet; just enough to properly photograph the bald man's head six rows in front of you. If the concert or sporting event is well illuminated, you don't even need your flash. If the subject is more than 20 feet in front of you the flash will be absolutely useless. TURN IT OFF!!! For every flash that fires during a concert or night time sporting event is a disappointing and disastrous photo waiting to be developed.
Many cameras come with a "concert" or "Night Action" scene mode. If your camera has one, USE it! If it doesn't....
1. Turn your flash OFF.
2. Cradle your camera in the palm of your left hand.
3. Brace the elbow of your left arm against your chest (in doing so you are creating a makeshift tripod).
4. Take a breath and hold it.
5. Carefully and smoothly press down on the shutter button.
Suggested camera settings if your camera doesn't have a scene mode for concerts or night time sporting events:
Camera Mode: Manual
Aperture: f/4.0 - 5.6 (or as wide as an F stop of 2.0 if you aren't too worried about depth of field in your photo)
Shutter Speed: 1/8 - 1/4 (1/2 - 1 second if your subject is not very well illuminated)
Exposure Compensation Value: +1/3 to 1
Image Stabilization (if available): ON/Continuous
ISO: 400 - 600
Flash: OFF
If your camera has a "fireworks" or similar scene mode, this may work for concerts and night time sporting events. Just make sure your flash is off, and you set the camera for a slower shutter speed.
Edit: Slow shutter speeds are always detrimental when photographing concerts and other night time/dark lighting events. Opening up your aperture and forfeiting depth of field might be a good trade off to avoid image blur. Each camera handles these difficult situations differently. Explore your camera's settings beforehand for best results.
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ok depth of field....that is controlled by the aperture...and the higher the aperature number the deeper the field?
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ok I took 500 pics of the cat. this is the only one that came out half decent...
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/013-1.jpg)
My Colors Mode Off
Tv (Shutter Speed) 1/125
Av (Aperture Value) 5.5
Light Metering Evaluative
ISO Speed 80
Lens 5.8 - 23.2 mm
Focal Length 23.2 mm
Flash Type Built-In Flash
Shutter curtain sync 1st-curtain
White Balance Day Light
Drive Mode Single-frame shooting
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That's a beautiful kitty picture Jess!! I love how you took the picture from the animal's level, rather than hover above him and aim the camera down. Too many people take pictures of their pets like that. Coming down to eye level with the pet allows people to feel a part of the pet's world.
First curtain sync is the default flash setting of most cameras, even if the manufacturer doesn't refer to it as "first curtain". First curtain simply means the flash fires immediately after the shutter opens. Some cameras come with a second curtain setting. Second curtain sets the flash to fire just before the shutter closes. Second curtain works well as a fill flash because most of the image has already been exposed before the flash fires. Second curtain will help to eliminate shadowing (at medium or full burst) or some shadowing (at low burst) when taking pictures in bright situations. I often use second curtain during the daytime to rid the photo of unwanted shadows. The next time you photograph your animals indoors, or outdoors during the daytime, you may wish to play around with first and second curtain sync. Second curtain will also produce interesting effects at night too.
This is a beautiful picture of your cat Jess. I love black cats. Their eyes always seem to glow against their dark fur. How did you get the animal to look slightly away from the camera? Did you hold the camera out to the side? Or was the cat simply not interested? Thanks for posting the pic!! :)
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(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/photos/angel1.jpg)
Beautiful, David!!
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Thanks Lee! I love to photograph glowing objects. I have a light bulb with a neon flamingo and palm tree inside it. It glows pink and green colors when I turn it on. I'll take a picture of it sometime and post it. :)
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That's a beautiful kitty picture Jess!! I love how you took the picture from the animal's level, rather than hover above him and aim the camera down. Too many people take pictures of their pets like that. Coming down to eye level with the pet allows people to feel a part of the pet's world.
First curtain sync is the default flash setting of most cameras, even if the manufacturer doesn't refer to it as "first curtain". First curtain simply means the flash fires immediately after the shutter opens. Some cameras come with a second curtain setting. Second curtain sets the flash to fire just before the shutter closes. Second curtain works well as a fill flash because most of the image has already been exposed before the flash fires. Second curtain will help to eliminate shadowing (at medium or full burst) or some shadowing (at low burst) when taking pictures in bright situations. I often use second curtain during the daytime to rid the photo of unwanted shadows. The next time you photograph your animals indoors, or outdoors during the daytime, you may wish to play around with first and second curtain sync. Second curtain will also produce interesting effects at night too.
This is a beautiful picture of your cat Jess. I love black cats. Their eyes always seem to glow against their dark fur. How did you get the animal to look slightly away from the camera? Did you hold the camera out to the side? Or was the cat simply not interested? Thanks for posting the pic!! :)
she was interested in the first thirty pics...then she got bored...LOL!!!
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That's a beautiful kitty picture Jess!! I love how you took the picture from the animal's level, rather than hover above him and aim the camera down. Too many people take pictures of their pets like that. Coming down to eye level with the pet allows people to feel a part of the pet's world.
That is a beautiful cat! I love the picture of Cody too! I rarely get good pet pictures. I'll have to try to get eye level -- but I think I'll get licked and knocked over. LOL. Some of my dogs look away or look down anytime I get the camera near them. I guess it intimidates them. Others run away, oblivious.
The cat was always a better subject -- nothing intimidated
her. :P ;D
I'm enjoying the pictures and the tips. I don't think my camera has all the different settings. But I'll keep practicing and discovering!
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ok I have been playing with the macro this morning...
first I had the flash on
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/004-1.jpg)
WOW!! Look at the detail! You can see every hair!
but! I wanted to see his eyes and the flash was hurting him being that close SOOOOO...I tried
Tv (Shutter Speed) 15
Av (Aperture Value) 5.6
ISO Speed 80
with flash off...
(ok David already knows what is gonna happen huh? :P )
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/007.jpg)
He moved!! the ?shutter? was open too long, right?
sooooo...I tried changing it:
Tv (Shutter Speed) 1
Av (Aperture Value) 2.6
ISO Speed 200
(but I accidently left the flash on!!)
:-\
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/008.jpg)
ARGH!!
so I turned OFF the flash and tried again:
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/013-3.jpg)
but it is still blurry!! >:(
I AM happy with this picture though (although the composition is not good...I was looking at trying to focus)
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/015.jpg)
so! wrap up is....I liked the macro with the flash as far as the detail but I wouldn't want to use it so close to his sweet face....so what settings should I have used do you think or is this just a bad situation to be trying to take a picture and I should wait til he is somewhere there is more light?
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Actually Jess, I think the picture of the paw is very cute. I like it! :D
Regarding your second picture (the blurred one), I think you found out exactly what I was talking about when I posted the pic of my dog Cody. When photographing pets and small children, you really do need a fast shutter speed just in case they decide to make a sudden move. A shutter speed of 1/125 or faster is best. Many cameras will automatically set the shutter speed to 1/60 when the flash is used, but this could change depending on the lighting conditions. If your flash is startling the animal, you could try turning on some lights in the room, or moving the cat under a overhead light. Perhaps then you could turn off your flash and possibly even use a faster shutter speed. 1/60 is generally too slow for photographing animals, unless the animal is asleep when you take the picture. It looks like you were using shutter speeds even slower than this in your pictures. You had your camera's ISO set to 80. Perhaps bumping it up to 200 or even 400 would have allowed you to set your shutter speed higher. What mode was your camera in when you took these pictures (IE Auto, Program, Manual, Aperture Priority, etc.)?
I really like the first picture of your cat. He's a beautiful animal too. I hope the flash didn't hurt his eyes too much.
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F Stops and Apertures Explained!!!
Many people are confused about apertures and that little "f' with a number next to it. If you find it confusing, you aren't alone. So don't worry about it. It really isn't very complicated at all, but it takes a little explaining.
The aperture is the opening where the light comes through. More light enters the camera if the aperture is opened wide. Less light enters the camera if the aperture is narrow. Most cameras allow you to adjust the aperture manually by setting the camera in the manual and aperture priority modes. In the aperture priority mode, the photographer controls the aperture while the camera automatically adjusts a compatible shutter speed. In full manual, the photographer controls all the camera functions.
The little "f" with a number next to it tells the photographer how wide open the aperture is. The lower the number, the wider the aperture. It's that simple. The F stop is actually a fraction, and if you think of it as a fraction it will make more sense. Just as 1/2 is a larger number than 1/4, f/2 is a larger number than f/4. So, while f/2.8 indicates a wide aperture setting, f/8.0 would indicate a narrow aperture, since f/2.8 is a larger number. To prevent any confusion, I will refer to F stops such as 2.8 as a "low" number and F stops like 7.1 or 8.0 has a "high" number.
Less light enters the camera when the camera's aperture is narrow. So a slower shutter speed must also be used to achieve an acceptable photograph. But depth of field is also affected. What is depth of field? It simply means both the foreground and background in the photo is visible and clear. A picture with a visible foreground and a blurry background has little depth of field. A photo with both the subject and the scenery behind the subject visible and focused has greater depth of field.
Sometimes in poor lighting conditions things like depth of field may be compromised since a proper exposure is really the photographer's main goal. Fortunately most modern cameras have several tools built into them which help the photographer; things like ISO settings, exposure compensation, multiple on-board light meters and programable flashes.
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Something else you could try Jess, is backing away from the cat and turning off the macro. Then try zooming in on him using your camera's optical zoom. If you absolutely must use your flash due to poor lighting conditions, setting your flash to low burst probably would help to not hurt his eyes so much.
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I promised Lee I would take this picture.....
Photographing objects emitting very little light in total darkness without a tripod and little to no image blur can be very tricky. By maxing out my camera's ISO setting of 3200, fully opening the aperture and turning on the camera's image stabilization, I was able to achieve this photograph without a flash. I wish the camera would have captured the pink and green colors more vividly. I will play around with the settings and see if I can do a better job with this photo. Perhaps setting the camera on "vivid colors" would help a bit. Switching light meters might not hurt either. There is a tremendous amount of fringing in this photo, which is to be expected with such a high ISO setting, although much of it is actually caused by light refraction from the glass bulb.
Conditions: Pitch Dark
Camera Equipment: Canon PowerShot G9
Camera Mode: Manual
Aperture: f/2.8
Shutter Speed: 1/2
White Balance: Auto
Light Meter: Spot
Exposure Compensation Value: 0
ISO: 3200
Flash: Off
Other: Optical Image Stabilization, Macro
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/photos/neonflamingo.jpg)
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that is pretty cool!
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that is pretty cool!
Thanks sweetie!! I'll try again tomorrow. I don't like the yellow blob in the middle of the flamingo. It shouldn't be there. The bulb emits beautiful pure pinks and greens; very "neon-like". :)
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well I went out taking pics using my 'manual' settings...
here are some of the FEW that came out ok...
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/031-1.jpg)
( I LOVE that Macro lens!)
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/033.jpg)
I know it is just mold...but I thought it looked cool
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/058a.jpg)
everybody loves a pony!
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/066.jpg)
I have GOT to get a tripod....when I use the zoom thingie everything gets blurry...I am so sick of that little red icon telling me I am moving the camera too much...this is one of about twenty I took of the same scene...
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Yes Jess, everyone loves a pony, especially a beautiful picture of ponies like the one you just took! It makes me want to reach out and hug him! :D
Re the mold on the tree: isn't macro fun?!! I wish people would utilize their macro settings more often!
Your last picture probably could have been shot without zooming in. Try using the landscape mode (found in the "scene" settings on Canon cameras) the next time. It's a stunning photo and as usual you composed the picture flawlessly (you always do!). But, you can never get too much natural scenery in a photo. Many people wonder what Texas looks like. Show it to them! Try resisting the temptation to zoom in the next time and instead utilize the Texas landscape to compliment the setting or rising sun. But, it's an excellent picture just the way you shot it! :)
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Congratulations on this excellent thread, David. :D
And thank you to yourself and Jess for the beautiful pics posted. I'm simply blown away by them. They are so professional. I particularly love your amazing photo's of light, David, and your incredible close-up pics, Jess, especially the mold. Beautiful.
I discovered this thread via the banner and am so glad I found it. Alas, I have no expertise in this field myself, so cannot contribute. However, I will certainly visit silently often in future, just to enjoy the beautiful photography - and saving my favourites! ;) :)
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Congratulations on this excellent thread, David. :D
And thank you to yourself and Jess for the beautiful pics posted. I'm simply blown away by them. They are so professional. I particularly love your amazing photo's of light, David, and your incredible close-up pics, Jess, especially the mold. Beautiful.
I discovered this thread via the banner and am so glad I found it. Alas, I have no expertise in this field myself, so cannot contribute. However, I will certainly visit silently often in future, just to enjoy the beautiful photography - and saving my favourites! ;) :)
aw Kerry! I am no expert either....grab a camera and learn with me!
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aw Kerry! I am no expert either....grab a camera and learn with me!
I have a cute lil Olympus digital camera, Jess, but can't take the credit for the results it produces. :-\
I admire the expertise of people like yourself and David, who are obviously so talented in this art form. :D
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I have a cute lil Olympus digital camera, Jess, but can't take the credit for the results it produces. :-\
I admire the expertise of people like yourself and David, who are obviously so talented in this art form. :D
well thank you for the compliment but I really don't know that much....David is the pro here!
I think it is mostly MY camera too! LOL!!
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aw Kerry! I am no expert either....grab a camera and learn with me!
Yes Kerry. Please join us! Take some pictures of Sydney and post them here. We can all learn together. I'd enjoy seeing some of your photos. Everyone would. :)
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Kerry, here is some information about your digital camera....
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2005_reviews/fe100.html (http://www.steves-digicams.com/2005_reviews/fe100.html)
Unfortunately I am not too familiar with Olympus digital cameras. I am quite familiar with their film cameras though, and I've always been pleased with the results. So, I'd imagine their digital cameras are very good too, and I've read many positive reviews. So, it appears you purchased a very good one.
I'm not surpirsed you selected this camera. It's cute, friendly and stylish looking, just like you! :)
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Kerry, here is some information about your digital camera....
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2005_reviews/fe100.html (http://www.steves-digicams.com/2005_reviews/fe100.html)
Unfortunately I am not too familiar with Olympus digital cameras. I am quite familiar with their film cameras though, and I've always been pleased with the results. So, I'd imagine their digital cameras are very good too, and I've read many positive reviews. So, it appears you purchased a very good one.
I'm not surpirsed you selected this camera. It's cute, friendly and stylish looking, just like you! :)
OMG, yes, that is my camera, David! Only difference is that mine doesn't have the blue strip re "Easy Operation" at left.
Thank you for this information. I really should read the instructions manual more diligently 'cause I didn't realise until reading your info that there's a special night setting and that I can take movies with it! I didn't know that!
I love my little camera but there are two minor (constructive) criticisms I should make. Firstly, the two standard AA batteries are not sufficient for a lengthy shoot. They konk out after about 20 pics. It's essential to pay more for special, high performance batteries (I forget the type). The second shortcoming is that I had to pay an additional approx. $30 for some kinda memory stick (again, I don't know the correct name) to allow me to take zillions of pics in one go! Even with those extras, it still cost me less than US$150, which is amazing value for such a super camera.
I think I've only taken two half-way competent photos in my life!!!
They were taken relatively recently. One of a sunset (fluke!) and the other of water irises (bit fuzzy!). I will post them when I get home tonight, in about 9 hours (presently early morning at work here in Oz).
Would appreciate your professional feedback and advice, David and Jess. :D
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Please do post them Kerry! I'd love to see them. And please grab your camera sometime soon and take some pictures of Sydney for us! And if you have any questions, I and others here will be more than happy to answer them for you if we can.
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Please do post them Kerry! I'd love to see them. And please grab your camera sometime soon and take some pictures of Sydney for us! And if you have any questions, I and others here will be more than happy to answer them for you if we can.
Thank you most kindly for your encouragement, David. :D You have inspired me to have a go at being a little more adventurous with my camera. I'll try to come up with some atmospheric pics!! No promises! Please be ruthlessly honest with me. But first, I'll post my 2 only good pics (when I get home tonight), just to gild the lily haha. ;) :D
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Which Camera Should I Buy?
My family, friends, neighbors and colleagues often ask me that question. And I can't blame them for getting confused - all those Sunday ads can be extremely confusing if you don't know what the terminology means, which reminds me I still need to post a FAQ sheet explaining some of these crazy photography terms.
In my opinion I personally feel WAY too much emphasis is placed on megapixels (MP). Normally the camera's MP is posted in big bold numbers. It's often the first thing you see other than a picture of the camera. People always ask me how much MP they will need in order to take a good picture. My answer to them is it depends on what you plan to do with your camera.
For those who wish to simply pick up their camera, point it, shoot it and print out a snapshot size photo (6x4 inch or 148 x 100 mm) a three MP camera will be plenty. Even 2 MP cameras are perfectly capable of taking a film quality 6x4 inch photo.
Those wishing to print larger photos, like an 8.5 x 11 (216 x 279) should consider purchasing a digital camera in the 4 to 6 MP range.
If you are interested in taking poster size photos, or if you think you will be cropping some of your pictures (digitally cutting a section of the picture and then enlarging it), a camera of at least 7 MP will be necessary, possibly as high as 10 or 12 MP for the cropping of small areas of a photo and blowing them up to full size.
But for most people, taking a picture and printing snap shot size prints is all they are interested in doing with their camera. My advice for those people would be to purchase a 3-5 MP camera and save your money. Why pay extra money for things you will never use? Or if you want, you could use the extra money to invest in a camera with a high quality lens or a high quality imaging processor.
Everyone wants their pictures to look nice. But a camera with many megapixels could be a huge waste of money unless you are interested in getting very creative in post processing activities. Generally I try to encourage people to purchase a camera with a little more MP and features than they think they will need just in case they decide at some later point to branch out and experiment.
Bottom Line: Don't waste your money on features and MP you will never need or use and save it instead for other things.
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Thank you most kindly for your encouragement, David. :D You have inspired me to have a go at being a little more adventurous with my camera. I'll try to come up with some atmospheric pics!! No promises! Please be ruthlessly honest with me. But first, I'll post my 2 only good pics (when I get home tonight), just to gild the lily haha. ;) :D
I'm looking forward to seeing your pictures Kerry! :)
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now here in this picture I made a mistake...I was taking landscape pictures (will post in a moment) and had been experimenting with the 'my colors' in my manual settings.
but when I stopped and moved on to something else I forgot to reset 'my colors'!! so it has too much of a red tone to it?? (I think that is a reddish tone.. :P )
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/061.jpg)
I love his hang dog expression...he looks like he just lost his best friend.... :laugh: :laugh:
tip: when taking a pic of a horse you usually want the ears to be as far forward as possible....makes them seem much brighter and alert..
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(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/045.jpg)
ok this is the base picture....There were beautiful sunbeams coming down..that was what I was trying to capture..as you can see it is way too light...
Shooting Mode Manual
My Colors Mode Off
Tv (Shutter Speed) 1/1250
Av (Aperture Value) 3.5
ISO Speed 400
Digital Zoom None
soooo I changed the aperture
Av (Aperture Value) 7.1
and here was the result...
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/046.jpg)
and I was ok with this picture....then I decided to experiment with the 'my colors'
I changed the aperture back to 3.5 then changed 'my colors' to vivid
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/051.jpg)
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(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/061.jpg)
I love his hang dog expression...he looks like he just lost his best friend.... :laugh: :laugh:
Gasp! What is that thing on that poor horse's nose, Jess? Does he have a bad cold? He looks soooo sad! :'(
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As promised, here is one of the few good pics I've ever taken! It's a big pic, so you may have to scroll over.
I get some great sunsets at my place. The one on this particular evening was absolutely stunning. I spontaneously grabbed my camera, stepped out onto the bedroom balcony, poked the lens through the branches of the 9ft fig tree that dominates most of the available space out there, and this is the result. It's looking towards Sydney's Little Italy and the spires on the horizon are the local town hall and a church on Norton Street, in the heart of the Italian Quarter.
In all honesty, I took lots of pics and discarded the others, that being the joy of a digital camera.
I was pleased with the way the leaves of the fig are framing the sunset, which is a complete and total fluke!!!
(http://s119.photobucket.com/albums/o126/kez4oz/Album%201/Annandale290307.jpg)
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Gasp! What is that thing on that poor horse's nose, Jess? Does he have a bad cold? He looks soooo sad! :'(
:laugh: :laugh:
he is a 'cribber'. That apparatus prevents him from doing it.
Cribbing is a nervous habit some horses develop (why we do not know although there is some evidence that it may be hereditary)...anyway, they catch stuff with their upper teeth and 'suck' air..they will do it until they are in a almost 'stoned' state. Some will even forego eating to crib. Some barns will refuse to allow a cribber to be boarded at their barn for fear that other horses will pick up the habit. It wear their upper teeth down to nothing if left unchecked (as well as destroying fences..since fences are the favorite thing for them to catch their teeth on...)
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As promised, here is one of the few good pics I've ever taken! It's a big pic, so you may have to scroll over.
I get some great sunsets at my place. The one on this particular evening was absolutely stunning. I spontaneously grabbed my camera, stepped out onto the bedroom balcony, poked the lens through the branches of the 9ft fig tree that dominates most of the available space out there, and this is the result. It's looking towards Sydney's Little Italy and the spires on the horizon are the local town hall and a church on Norton Street, in the heart of the Italian Quarter.
In all honesty, I took lots of pics and discarded the others, that being the joy of a digital camera.
I was pleased with the way the leaves of the fig are framing the sunset, which is a complete and total fluke!!!
(http://s119.photobucket.com/albums/o126/kez4oz/Album%201/Annandale290307.jpg)
soooo pretty!!!
for some reason it makes me think 'tropical', the colors are so vivid!! VERY nice photo!! thank you!
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:laugh: :laugh:
he is a 'cribber'. That apparatus prevents him from doing it.
Cribbing is a nervous habit some horses develop (why we do not know although there is some evidence that it may be hereditary)...anyway, they catch stuff with their upper teeth and 'suck' air..they will do it until they are in a almost 'stoned' state. Some will even forego eating to crib. Some barns will refuse to allow a cribber to be boarded at their barn for fear that other horses will pick up the habit. It wear their upper teeth down to nothing if left unchecked (as well as destroying fences..since fences are the favorite thing for them to catch their teeth on...)
Poor horsey! Will he have to wear that thing all his life, for ever, or will he grow out of being a cribber? (I'm thinking of a child growing out of having to us a dummy/pacifier)
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soooo pretty!!!
for some reason it makes me think 'tropical', the colors are so vivid!! VERY nice photo!! thank you!
The photo was taken on 29 March 2007, which is autumn for us here in Oz, so it wouldn't have been too hot at that time of year. :)
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Poor horsey! Will he have to wear that thing all his life, for ever, or will he grow out of being a cribber? (I'm thinking of a child growing out of having to us a dummy/pacifier)
unfortunately no, he wont grow out of it, once a cribber, forever a cribber...as funny looking as that is, he can still eat and drink with it.
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Hey, this is a really fascinating thread. Thank you, people.
The pics are fantastic. All that colour and detail ...
I used to think pics had to be of an interesting subject, but it looks like they can be interesting regardless of the subject.
Now I feel much better about the subjects being not necessarily ideal. It's just as much what one can do with them, isn't it.
I have one of those clunky type Fuji Finepix (think it's a model 5000, which is probably dated), but it takes a good pic. It's permanently set to 'auto', though. I'm never game enough to experiment with all of it's features. Except macro .. that's great.
Could I learn something useful for that camera here? Or is 'auto' going to be as good as it gets?
(don't you experts go getting too technical, though) :)
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Hey Jess, those are beautiful pictures. I think I like your third landscape picture the best. By setting your aperture back to f/3.5 the image was a bit brighter (compared to the second image) even though a little depth of field was compromised. Maybe the next time you take a similar photo, you could try notching up the ISO to 600. Then you could use a narrower aperture, maintain depth of field and still have the image properly exposed. The use of your vivid color filter really gave the third picture nice color saturation, and as always you composed all the pictures beautifully.
Your horse picture is nice too. He's cute. I feel so sorry for him though. I wish he didn't have to have the bucket over his mouth. Poor baby. Is he a friendly horse in spite of his cribbing?
Kerry, I LOVE your sunset picture. The colors are brilliant! And I really like how the leaves framed the picture. You said this was on accident. Often times my favorite pictures have been by mistake. It looks like you have a beautiful view of Sydney from your balcony. Your camera did a very nice job of capturing all the various colors. I was reading some reviews of your camera, and they all said your particular camera does a very good job with color control. I hope you take some more pictures for us Kerry. It looks like you are very good at photo composition too, just like Jess! :)
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Hi Rob!
I think I found a review of your camera! Is this the camera you own?
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2003_reviews/fuji_s5000.html (http://www.steves-digicams.com/2003_reviews/fuji_s5000.html)
I like the styling. It looks similar to an SLR and it is totally packed with features too. If this is your camera then no, you are not stuck with auto. This camera has many features of some high end point and shoots on the market today. If you look through Steve's review, he will explain many of your camera's specifications. Please take some pictures and post them here so we can see them! :)
Edit: Rob, if you have any questions on how to use some of your camera's settings, I'll/We'll be happy to help you! Just post your question and we'll try to answer it as best we can! :)
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How do you add pics on Bettermost?
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Tips For Taking A Better Picture
1. Use one of your camera's digital filters when photographing sunrises and sunsets. "Vivid Color" filters work well, and if you really want to push it, try using a red or blue filter if your camera them.
2. If you are having problems achieving vibrant color in poor light, opening your aperture one or two extra stops may help.
3. Carry a small bottle of vodka in your camera case. Vodka is an excellent lens cleaner. It does a good job on optical viewfinders too. Don't use it on your LCD monitor though! Check your owner's manual before doing this just to be on the safe side, but it has always worked very well for me).
4. If your subject's glasses are reflecting too much light from the flash and they really want to leave them on, ask them to remove the lenses. This can be done by loosening the temple-piece screws with a small screwdriver.
5. Turning on lamps and lights behind your subject will help eliminate unwanted shadows on a back wall.
6. Purchase a small table top tripod and keep it in your camera case. They are much easier to pack around than a full size tripod, and they are sturdy enough to hold an average size point and shoot camera. Most mini tripods cost about $10 and can be found at any camera (Cord's, Ritz, Robert's) or large discount department store (Wal-Mart, Meijer, Target).
7. Place darker complexioned people in the front of a group shot with flash, and lighter people in the back. The camera's flash falls off over distance, so you want to keep darker people closer to the camera. It will make for an overall better exposure and photos from your printer will look better.
8. When shooting long exposures without a tripod, cradle the camera in your hand, and brace your elbow against your stomach or chest. Take a breath, hold it and slowly press down on the shutter button.
9. Don't be afraid to experiment with white balance. Do you wish to make a snowy winter scene appear even colder? Try setting the white balance to tungsten. It will make the snowy scene look much more wintry and icy. Custom white balancing your camera with a blue card instead of gray will add warmth to your pictures. Don't believe me? Try it and see for yourself!
10. Get into the habit of carrying your digital camera in your purse or pocket so you always have it handy. Those spur of the moment photos are often the best and most interesting ones.
11. Always take more photos after the official "line up" photo at group events. Say "thank you" loudly and then resume shooting pictures when people reengage in conversation.
12. Keep your camera set on the "Auto" mode for fast shooting. You never know when that UFO will suddenly appear, and who has the time to manually set the aperture and shutter speed on such an occasion? Flip the settings over to manual for your creative shots, and back to auto once you are finished using the camera.
13. Here's an easy way to achieve quick depth of field: Set your camera's focus to manual and pay attention to the distance meter on your camera's LCD display and set your focus to the infinity mark (it looks like a sideways "8"). This is referred to as "hyper focal focusing" in photography lingo. You can use this setting for deep scenic space, quick people shots and more. If you don't have a distance (or depth of field) meter on your camera, try prefocusing about one third of the way to the farthest object you wish to keep in pretty good focus.
14. If you own an older SLR camera without redeye flash control, use invisible tape on the external flash to avoid redeye. Foggy tape layered two or three times over the flashtube area (not the entire flash lens) can help reduce redeye in many instances and it shouldn't create a problem with TTL flash exposure.
15. Lowering your subject's chin will help make his or her eyes appear larger when taking portrait shots. Tilting the camera slightly forward will cut some reflection on eyeglasses.
16. If you are taking a flash shot of a group standing in front of a mirror, and for some reason you cannot move the mirror or reposition the group, try this: Shoot at an angle to the mirror and scrunch down low so that their bodies and heads block the flash reflection. Moving the group closer together to avoid reflective gaps will also help.
17. Carry a big piece of folded heavy black paper in your camera bag and use it to block unwanted light. Poster board construction paper works well. Use the paper to shield the camera lens from stray light, cut down on glare from reflective surfaces, or to keep the sun out of your subject's eyes in portrait shots.
18. Utilize your camera's macro feature and force yourself to shoot close. If the camera is having problems auto focusing on the subject in macro, switch your camera over to manual focus (if your camera has this ability), set the focusing at its closest distance and easily photograph small items around your house and in your neighborhood without changing the focusing distance.
19. Once you figure out the basics of your camera, sit down and read the owner's manual with the camera in your hand. You'll be surprised at how much you learn. Place tabs on the pages containing information important to you.
20. Want a mini photography lesson? Set your camera to auto and try shooting photos in different lighting conditions; cloudy, dim, bright, dusk, dark, etc., and pay attention to the settings your camera chooses for each of those conditions. Write them down in a notebook or on the back page of your owner's manual if necessary. Then try duplicating these settings with your camera set to manual. Your camera is very smart. Take some time to learn from it.
21. Don't be shy when shooting street photography and cityscapes. Wade into the fray and get up close and personal. Set your camera to wide angle and shooting closeups as people are waiting for a traffic light to change.
22. Want some interesting people pictures? Try shooting photos of your friends from the back. Try it with them looking forward, and to the side. Use different focal lengths and various lighting conditions.
23. When shooting a group portrait of your friends or family, don't group them all together! have some sit, lie on the floor and lounge on the couch.
24. Try taking some casual photos (parties, short excursions, hiking trips etc.) using your camera's black & white feature. Black & White photography is much more forgiving of redeye, pasty or pale skin tones and other imperfections. And your friends will thank you too! :)
25. Snap your photos two at a time, by taking a horizontal photo and then immediately snapping a vertical one. You will be surprised at how often the second one turns out better - and you might even manage to get two good shots too!
26. Use your camera's bounce flash if possible. It makes for more natural lighting in indoor flash pictures. Try side wall bouncing for verticals. It usually works quite well. If your camera's flash does not have a bounce setting, try using second curtain instead.
27. Use your slow sync flash setting for indoor flash portraits. Slow sync leaves the camera's shutter open longer to capture more of the background detail than the auto flash. Make sure you hold the camera steady! Turn on your camera's image stabilization if available, and/or use a tripod.
28. Pose your subjects according to their girth. Put heavier people centrally where they will look thinner. Place thinner people along the edge. Camera lenses tend to "fatten" people closer to the edge of the picture.
29. When photographing children and pets: Utilize the available light. Try using a higher ISO setting and filling the frame with their faces. Set a low F stop (wide aperture) to blur the background while keeping their faces in focus when photographing them in warm indoor or soft outdoor light.
30. When photographing people dancing, set the camera's flash to slow sync and hold the camera at hip level or reaching overhead on the dance floor. Wild and crazy pictures guaranteed! :D
Have Fun!! :)
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How do you add pics on Bettermost?
Artiste, The way I do it is by using Photobucket. It's fast, easy and free....
http://www/photobucket.com (http://www/photobucket.com)
Many people here also use a service called Divshare. I am not too familiar with it, but here is the address...
http://www.divshare.com (http://www.divshare.com)
If you decide to use photobucket and you run into problems or confusion, send me a pm and I'll try to walk you through it. :)
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great tips, David! thank you....I especially like the idea of taking pics with auto and then trying to reproduce the same thing in manual!
I have a pic that I want you to look at and tell me how to do it better but I have to crop it first..(if Don would clean up the place some I wouldn't HAVE to crop it!! ::) ::) )
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great tips, David! thank you....I especially like the idea of taking pics with auto and then trying to reproduce the same thing in manual!
I have a pic that I want you to look at and tell me how to do it better but I have to crop it first..(if Don would clean up the place some I wouldn't HAVE to crop it!! ::) ::) )
I'm looking forward to seeing it Jess! :)
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Christmas Candles
Conditions: Dark, Candlelight
Camera Equipment: Canon PowerShot G9
Camera Mode: Manual
Aperture: f/2.8
Shutter Speed: 1/8
White Balance: Auto
Light Meter: Evaluative
Exposure Compensation Value: 0
ISO: 250
Flash: Off
Other: Optical Image Stabilization, Macro
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/photos/christmascandle.jpg)
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well I cropped it...and saved it...but WHERE did I save it??
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well I cropped it...and saved it...but WHERE did I save it??
:laugh: :laugh:
:laugh: :laugh:
Poor Jess!! :)
I have the same problem. With all these directories, and subdirectories, and sub SUB directories it's anyone's guess sometimes! :)
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ok..cant' find that one...but this one has the same problem. They are both black...and you can't really see them! It was a cloudy day.
All the pics of the puppy were like this....just a black blob...
any suggestions?
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/043.jpg)
Shooting Mode Manual
My Colors Mode Off
Tv (Shutter Speed) 1/1250
Av (Aperture Value) 3.5
ISO Speed 400
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Cute puppies!!! :D
Awwww.... :-*
Your shutter speed and aperture is set correctly for an animal photo. Even though it was a cloudy day, you probably could have set your shutter speed a little slower. Generally 1/500 is fast enough to "freeze" the action of pets unless they are really romping around very quickly.
A couple of suggestions: try bumping up your exposure comp. I'm not sure how you originally had it set in this picture, but a couple of steps on the positive side (+ 1/3 to + 2/3) might help. Do you remember which light meter you used? It looks like you may have used Evaluative. I'm not sure though. Try using Spot next time. The Spot meter will only meter light on one specific area of the picture. When you set your camera to Spot, you will either see a little "+" sign or a small box on your camera's LCD monitor. Place the + or box directly over the puppy. Only the puppy will be metered. The drawback is the rest of your picture may appear too bright. If this happens, switch your light meter to Center Weight Average and make sure the puppies are in the center of the photo. Center Weight Average will meter the entire image, but places its emphasis on the center portion.
You might also try using your flash and setting it on low burst. Perhaps a bit of fill would help light him up a little.
Those would be my suggestions Jess.
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cool that..thank you sir!
funny how he didn't come out but the cat did. Two animals that are the same color but different situations. There is a LOT to remember!
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You're welcome Jess! :)
Yes, it's a lot to remember, but you'll get the hang of it very soon. I'm happy to see you are using the manual mode sometimes. Many people are afriad of it, and I never understood why. I love having full control of the camera and setting things the way I like to.
Let me know how your next puppy picture turns out, okay?
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Thank you for the wonderful advice, David. I'll print your list and keep it near.
I'm loving this thread and finding it so exciting. Loving it because I'm seeing some gorgeous pics (the candles from David and the puppies from Jess - it was the clarity of the autumn leaves that blew me away!) and excited about having a photography professional whose brain I can pick haha! I'm also excited at the prospect of acquiring a new artistic skill. :D
I've been scouring my archives and have come across another couple of pics (only three, actually :-\ ) that I'd like to share.
This one was cropped a little but is still somewhat large. It may be necessary to scroll, to see the full image.
It was taken from the same place as the sunset pic. Again late in the afternoon. There was a storm rolling in from the west (left of pic), when suddenly the sun broke through the clouds . . . .
(http://s119.photobucket.com/albums/o126/kez4oz/Album%201/Annandale2007-2detail.jpg)
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Thank you for the wonderful advice, David. I'll print your list and keep it near.
I'm loving this thread and finding it so exciting. Loving it because I'm seeing some gorgeous pics (the candles from David and the puppies from Jess - it was the clarity of the autumn leaves that blew me away!) and excited about having a photography professional whose brain I can pick haha! I'm also excited at the prospect of acquiring a new artistic skill. :D
I've been scouring my archives and have come across another couple of pics (only three, actually :-\ ) that I'd like to share.
This one was cropped a little but is still somewhat large. It may be necessary to scroll, to see the full image.
It was taken from the same place as the sunset pic. Again late in the afternoon. There was a storm rolling in from the west (left of pic), when suddenly the sun broke through the clouds . . . .
(http://s119.photobucket.com/albums/o126/kez4oz/Album%201/Annandale2007-2detail.jpg)
OOOO!! I love shots of sunbeams!! (can you tell from some of mine?) That one is a VERY good one too..
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OOOO!! I love shots of sunbeams!! (can you tell from some of mine?) That one is a VERY good one too..
Thank you kindly, Jess. I love sunbeams too. And rain. I love rain. The rain is moving across the horizon from L to R in this pic.
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(http://s119.photobucket.com/albums/o126/kez4oz/Album%201/Annandale2007-2detail.jpg)
Kerry, that picture is beautiful! Do you remember what camera settings you used when you shot this image? It looks like you had your camera handy at just the right time. Those sunrays often don't last very long and they are always so pretty. I always think of Heaven when I see a picture like this!
Thanks for posting it Kerry! When do you think you'll take your camera out on the streets of Sydney and take some pictures? I hope you do. I'd love to see them. I know there is a lot of beautiful architecture in Sydney, and some beautiful parks and gardens too. Maybe you could take some pictures? *hint* *hint*. I don't mean to pressure you Kerry, but I have a feeling you would take some wonderful pictures and I'd really like to see them! :D
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Kerry, that picture is beautiful! Do you remember what camera settings you used when you shot this image? It looks like you had your camera handy at just the right time. Those sunrays often don't last very long and they are always so pretty. I always think of Heaven when I see a picture like this!
Thanks for posting it Kerry! When do you think you'll take your camera out on the streets of Sydney and take some pictures? I hope you do. I'd love to see them. I know there is a lot of beautiful architecture in Sydney, and some beautiful parks and gardens too. Maybe you could take some pictures? *hint* *hint*. I don't mean to pressure you Kerry, but I have a feeling you would take some wonderful pictures and I'd really like to see them! :D
I'm glad you liked it, David. Though I am not a professional, I can tell you with absolute certainty what the setting for this pic was - it was Auto!!! I never move the setting off Auto! Up until now, that is! You have given me the encouragement to experiment. However, having said that, I'm not sure that I'll have the courage to do so! I'm such a chicken! And besides, my cute little Olympus takes such beautiful pics on Auto. The only setting that I have manually changed is to engage the red-eye filter. I must read the manual to see what settings I should use to take night pics. I'd be interested in that.
The story behind the sunbeam picture is that I noticed a storm was coming in fast from the west and I could see a couple of sunbeams here and there, but nothing dramatic enough to photograph. So I got my camera out, just incase more sunbeams appeared. And they did, so I photographed them - on Auto! I actually took lots of pics, and deleted the rest! Such pics always remind me of Heaven too, David.
Since reading your recently posted list of photography tips, David, I have taken to carrying my camera with me (also a bottle of vodka - not that I needed much encouragement to do that!!! [joke!]). I took a couple of pics here at work yesterday. We have quite a nice view of the city and Harbour Bridge, as seen through the trees of the leafy North Shore. I'll post a couple of the pics when I get home tonight. I am very pleased with one in particular.
I would be pleased to take some pics of Sydney for you, David, though, they may not necessarily be of the subject matter you might expect. Alas, there probably won't be many pictures of monuments and opera houses. I am more interested in intimate, atmospheric subject matter, such as sunsets, sunbeams and rain. Having said that, however, certainly, my pics will be taken in Sydney, so you'll probably get glimpses of the city in the process.
I would love to see lots of pics posted from my fellow BetterMostians! :D
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Photography and Camera FAQ
What is it? And what does it do?
I'll try to keep this FAQ in alphabetical order. I'll TRY to keep this FAQ in alphabetical order! :laugh:
35mm Equivalence - The zoom range of a digital camera's lens is often quoted as equivalent to a 35mm camera, so a typical wide-angle to short telephoto 3x zoom would be 35-105mm.
Aperture - The main image lens has an iris built into it which opens wider in low lighting conditions to let through more light.
Aperture Priority - This exposure mode allows you to set the required aperture of the lens and adjusts the shutter speed for the correct exposure.
Artifact - Most often attributed to JPEG compression, artifacts are unwanted attributes that degrade picture quality, such as jagged edges on straight lines.
Auto-bracketing - The camera is set to take a series of exposures, allowing you to choose the most successful at a later stage.
Backlit - A backlit subject, like somebody with their back to the sun, causes exposure problems since their face is in the shadow. A fill flash is required for a balanced exposure.
Bitmap - This image is made up from a large grid of tiny dots or pixels, each of which has its own required brightness and color.
Blooming - See "Fringing"
Burst Mode - Sometimes called Continuous mode, this enables several shots to be taken in quick succession at a faster rate than Single-frame mode, and is measured in frames per second (fps).
CCD - The heart of the camera is the Charge Couple Device (CCD), a chip that converts light into a digital signal. Its surface is divided up into tiny squares (pixels), each of which records one small segment of an image. The more pixels the CCD has, the more detail it can record. Higher resolutions add to the cost of a digital camera and also increase the amount of data the camera has to store. You will always be limited by the maximum resolution of your CCD. At 640x480, for instance, images larger than a snapshot will be of poor quality.
CMYK - Unlike RGB, printed pictures from an inkjet printer are made up of CMYK - the colors Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black. Many newer printers use six colors - and some even use eight - adding photo cyan and photo magenta to the mix. Without these, there are problems with certain shades of blue and green that aren't in the CMYK spectrum.
Compact Flash - This is one of the most popular memory cards available, and allows many photos to be stored and then transferred on interchangeable, removable media. Other popular types of cards include SD, Memory Stick, MMC and MicroDrive.
Compression - Compression comes in two forms. The first preserves accuracy, but doesn't save much space; the other called "lossy" compression (and used in digital cameras) saves space but at the expense of image information. This isn't as bad as it sounds because the eye doesn't actually see 16 million colors a digital camera can record. During lossy compression, the camera scans the image, looking for similar pixels and bands them together. The more compression, the more pixels are approximated to the same color, until they start to form bands (hence the word "banding").
Depth of Field - Depth of field describes the range at which any subject can maintain its sharpness, and is determined by three key factors: the size of the lens opening (aperture), the distance between the camera and the subject, and the focal length of your lens. In certain circumstances, the depth of field becomes greater when the size of the lens aperture decreases, the distance from the lens to the subject increases, or the focal length of the lens decreases.
Digital Zoom - Digital zooms and digital magnification generate less sharp images because the new zoomed image is interpolated, rather than genuinely zoomed.
Electronic Viewfinder - These are typically found on more expensive digital cameras, and are a smaller version of the LCD back panel. Low refresh rates can cause problems when panning to cover moving objects.
Exposure Compensation - An override setting which forces the exposure to be slightly shorter or longer than the camera would set automatically.This allows for a forced under or over exposure of the scene, and can be used in tricky lighting.
Fill Flash - This is a low level flash and is primarily used to fill in the shadows of a backlit scene, or to make a foreground object stand out from the back drop.
Focal Length - The focal length of the lens is the distance from the lens to the sensor when focused on infinity. The greater this number, the more powerful the magnification, and the smaller the angle of view.
Fringing - Light captured by a CCD/CMOS sensor is converted into an electrical charge stored on individual pixels. When the limit each pixel can store is reached, it becomes saturated and leaks some charge onto surrounding pixels. This effect which, visually is similar to overexposure, is called fringing or blooming.
Hue - The hue of a color defines its place on the color spectrum. It's often given as a numerical value in image editing packages for easy adjustment of colors.
Image Stabilization - A system in which the lens will send a corrective signal to the camera's CCD when excessive shake is detected, and in turn helps to reduce image blur in photos. Image Stabilization can either be optical or digital.
Interpolated - Software programs can enlarge image resolution beyond the actual resolution by adding extra pixels through complex mathematical calculations.
JPEG - This is the most popular file format for digital photos. JPEG's allow variable compression on a sliding scale, so you can trade off quality against image size.
LCD - A camera's Liquid Crystal Display is a miniature full color screen for reviewing or composing shots, as well as giving a visual display of menu and exposure settings.
Macro - A macro lens can focus on objects at a very close range, providing a magnification effect.
Manual Metering - This exposure mode allows the photographer to set the camera's shutter speed or lens aperture while still taking advantage of the built-in light meter.
Megapixel - A megapixel is literally a million pixels or dots from which a digital photo is made up. A 4000x3000 pixel photo would be 12 megapixels.
Memory Stick - This is Sony's own proprietary form of removable memory card, and is used by many of Sony's digital cameras.
Metering - Choosing the right exposure setting is critical for optimum quality, and metering is the process by which the camera works out this setting. Several methods are employed on most mid and high end cameras, including Evaluative, Center Weight Average and Spot metering.
Noise - Noise is the visual effect of pixel misinterpretation. It appears like film grain, and can occur on long exposures or with higher ISO settings and JPEG compression.
Optical Zoom - This is the maximum zoom range offered by the lens itself, without any help from the electronics built into the camera. (See Digital Zoom)
ppi - This is the number of pixels per inch. 300 ppi is considered to be the usual resolution for high quality prints. Changing the ppi of an image from 72 ppi (screen resolution) to 300 ppi alters the output size, not the number of total pixels in the image.
RAW - A high quality uncompressed file format sometimes used in more expensive digital cameras.
Resolution - In terms of digital cameras, the maximum resolution is the maximum image size that the camera can capture. This is measured in pixels. In printing, the resolution is a measure of the number of individual dots which the printer can fit into one inch. (see PPi)
RGB - All colors are made up from Red, Green and Blue, so devices which transmit light, like televisions and computer screens, work from these primary colors. For colors used in printing, see CMYK for more information.
Saturation - Also known as color purity, this describes how rich and vivid the tones within an image are. Saturated colors contain high proportions of primary colors, while desaturated colors are weak and washed out.
Scene Modes - Most digital cameras have scene modes such as Portrait, Sport and Landscape. These adjust the exposure for greater depth of field, faster shutter speeds and so on, according to certain preset settings and they can be particularly helpful to beginners.
Shutter Priority - This lets the photographer set the required shutter speed and the camera then adjusts the lens aperture for the correct exposure.
Shutter Speed - This is the time the shutter is open, allowing light to fall on the CCD. For example, when using a larger lens aperture, or in bright conditions, a faster shutter speed will prevent over exposure.
SLR - A Single Lens Reflex camera is one in which the image in the viewfinder is taken through the lens, giving an accurate rendering of the picture to be taken. Only those digital cameras which reflect the image formed in a lens directly into a glass pentaprism type viewfinder and with interchangeable lenses, are known as SLRs.
SmartMedia - A once popular memory card type. They're thin and light, but are more fragile than CF cards, have a lower maximum capacity and have mostly been phased out of use by amateur photographers.
Telephoto Lens - Lenses with long focal lengths which produce a telescopic effect for magnifying distant objects, appearing to bring them nearer.
TIFF - A high quality image file format that usually works without compression, though lossless compression is also possible. It is superior in quality to JPEG, but produces much bigger file sizes.
TTL Metering - A meter built into the camera that determines the exposure for the scene by reading the light that passes through the lens.
TWAIN - Meaning: Toolkit Without An Interesting Name - this is an industry standard program that runs between scanners, printers and applications to ensure universal compatibility.
Unsharp Mask - This filter sharpens up slightly blurred images, making edges stand out much better without interferring too much with areas of low contrast.
USB - Much faster than older serial connections, the Universal Serial Bus is ideal for downloading photos from your camera to your PC. Better still, the USB 2.0 standards is around 40 times faster than USB 1.1 and is pretty much the industry standard today.
White Balance - This refers to a system of color correction that the camera uses to deal with difficult lighting conditions and color casts. This can be done automatically or manually.
Wide Angle Lens - Fits much more of a scene into the captured image, makes objects look further away and provides greater depth of field.
Zoom Lens - A variable focal length lens, most commonly with a 3:1 ratio (for example 35 - 105mm). The angle of view and magnification levels alter as the focal length varies.
I hope this helps explain some things for you! :D
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I'm glad you liked it, David. Though I am not a professional, I can tell you with absolute certainty what the setting for this pic was - it was Auto!!! I never move the setting off Auto! Up until now, that is! You have given me the encouragement to experiment. However, having said that, I'm not sure that I'll have the courage to do so! I'm such a chicken! And besides, my cute little Olympus takes such beautiful pics on Auto. The only setting that I have manually changed is to engage the red-eye filter. I must read the manual to see what settings I should use to take night pics. I'd be interested in that.
The story behind the sunbeam picture is that I noticed a storm was coming in fast from the west and I could see a couple of sunbeams here and there, but nothing dramatic enough to photograph. So I got my camera out, just incase more sunbeams appeared. And they did, so I photographed them - on Auto! I actually took lots of pics, and deleted the rest! Such pics always remind me of Heaven too, David.
Since reading your recently posted list of photography tips, David, I have taken to carrying my camera with me (also a bottle of vodka - not that I needed much encouragement to do that!!! [joke!]). I took a couple of pics here at work yesterday. We have quite a nice view of the city and Harbour Bridge, as seen through the trees of the leafy North Shore. I'll post a couple of the pics when I get home tonight. I am very pleased with one in particular.
I would be pleased to take some pics of Sydney for you, David, though, they may not necessarily be of the subject matter you might expect. Alas, there probably won't be many pictures of monuments and opera houses. I am more interested in intimate, atmospheric subject matter, such as sunsets, sunbeams and rain. Having said that, however, certainly, my pics will be taken in Sydney, so you'll probably get glimpses of the city in the process.
I would love to see lots of pics posted from my fellow BetterMostians! :D
Anything you decide to post Kerry will be greatly appreciated! And I'm glad my tips post is helping you! I just posted a FAQ sheet and I hope it helps you as well.
But you really should take your camera off the Auto mode, at least every ONCE in a while!! Your camera has so many nice features, and you really aren't using them if the camera is set to auto. Your camera does take beautiful pictures in auto, but you have the ability and the tools on your camera to get very creative if you want to. Don't worry. You won't hurt the camera by using some of the manual settings, and if the picture doesn't turn out, delete it and try again. Try pushing buttons, flipping switches and turning dials and see what you come up with! Experiment a little, okay? It's fun!! :)
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Anything you decide to post Kerry will be greatly appreciated! And I'm glad my tips post is helping you! I just posted a FAQ sheet and I hope it helps you as well.
But you really should take your camera off the Auto mode, at least every ONCE in a while!! Your camera has so many nice features, and you really aren't using them if the camera is set to auto. Your camera does take beautiful pictures in auto, but you have the ability and the tools on your camera to get very creative if you want to. Don't worry. You won't hurt the camera by using some of the manual settings, and if the picture doesn't turn out, delete it and try again. Try pushing buttons, flipping switches and turning dials and see what you come up with! Experiment a little, okay? It's fun!! :)
Phew, that makes me sooo nervous, David. I've never been a thrill seeker haha! ::)
Serious question - If I should press all the buttons and change all the settings, how do I get it back to the default auto setting? Will it simply revert to auto automatically when next I turn it on? Or will I be stuck with all the exotic, experimental settings I've manually keyed in? Makes me nervous just thinking about not being able to get back to my tried and tested, good ol' reliable auto setting. ???
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Hi Kerry!
The auto settings on your camera are variable. They change every time you take a picture. Adjusting your camera in the manual or program mode will not have any effect on the auto mode whatsoever. You may want to check your owners manual to be sure, but I've never seen or heard of a camera where this would be a problem.
And if you are worried about things like exposure compensation or white balance, just set them back to zero (or on some cameras, exposure compensation and white balance have an auto setting). But when you shoot pictures with your camera in auto mode, there is no fixed aperture and shutter speed settings, since the camera must change those settings based on the lighting conditions.
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Hi Kerry!
The auto settings on your camera are variable. They change every time you take a picture. Adjusting your camera in the manual or program mode will not have any effect on the auto mode whatsoever. You may want to check your owners manual to be sure, but I've never seen or heard of a camera where this would be a problem.
And if you are worried about things like exposure compensation or white balance, just set them back to zero (or on some cameras, exposure compensation and white balance have an auto setting). But when you shoot pictures with your camera in auto mode, there is no fixed aperture and shutter speed settings, since the camera must change those settings based on the lighting conditions.
Thanx David, you're a gem! I feel empowered with all this knowledge! :D
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Thanx David, you're a gem! I feel empowered with all this knowledge! :D
Well, my thanx too, David. I'd feel empowered, also, except that I'm hopeless with instructions, and manuals, and, and ... 'white balance' ? ???
Like you, Kerry, I leave my camera on Auto. The only time I play around with it is for Macro, Video, Flash (sometimes), and Self Timer. Otherwise it's 'point and shoot'. Unfortunately, I don't have stabilisation (it's an older FinePix S5000).
The main problems I have are ... portraits in poor or artificial light without flash tend to leave the subject (when zoomed on screen) looking rather leprous, with dark spots and small lumps all over. ... the camera sometimes sets itself (or is accidentally set) to low res (1M). When I take pics on high res (6M) the photo file on sreen usually drops to around one and a half Mb.
I assume that's because it is what the computer screen can handle, but I'm not sure. When I edit and post to Photobucket, at the size suitable for BM posts, they are smaller in file size anyway, so I guess it doesn't matter (?).
I had a look for pics of Sydney to post, but found that I have very few of those. Maybe it would be an idea to get out and about with a bottle of something (does that help, Kerry?) and start snapping. Perhaps, Kerry, we could split the brief? I can take pics of things other than clouds, sunbeams and such-like. I'm rather fond of beaches, animals and people, but could include some architecture, maybe.
Below is a pic taken near Melbourne. (I'm off to Melbourne in a couple of weeks for the long weekend ... that has some good architecture etc.).
It is yet another 'sunbeams and clouds', but is one of my favourites, so just thought I'd drop it in.
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc129/underdown07/DSCF0515.jpg)
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(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc129/underdown07/DSCF0496.jpg)
Another near Melbourne. Gum trees in the Dandenong Ranges. And another favourite.
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(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc129/underdown07/DSCF0493.jpg)
Rododenrons, also in the Dandenongs.
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(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc129/underdown07/DSCF2937.jpg)
Further North. Para-boarding on the Gold Coast, Queensland.
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(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc129/underdown07/DSCF2955.jpg)
And back to Sydney. After a bushfire in Karingai National Park. (It was still smouldering).
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Wow, fabulous pics, Rob. Wish I could pick out one as a favourite but I can't. They're all excellent.
One of the primary reasons I bought a digital camera was to catalogue and archive my paintings. And my little Olympus performs this function brilliantly IMHO. I was delighted with the close-up clarity it delivers. In zoom, one can even see the brush strokes. I couldn't be more delighted with my camera.
(http://s119.photobucket.com/albums/o126/kez4oz/Album%201/GeorgeJohnChamberlain-1980.jpg)
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OOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Oh I especially love the reds of the shirt...so rich and textured!!
thank you Kerry!
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Since reading your recently posted list of photography tips, David, I have taken to carrying my camera with me (also a bottle of vodka - not that I needed much encouragement to do that!!! [joke!]). I took a couple of pics here at work yesterday. We have quite a nice view of the city and Harbour Bridge, as seen through the trees of the leafy North Shore. I'll post a couple of the pics when I get home tonight. I am very pleased with one in particular.
Oops, I almost forgot that I promised I would post one of the pics I took at work yesterday. Here's my favourite! :D
(http://s119.photobucket.com/albums/o126/kez4oz/Album%201/z-OperstingClown.jpg)
;) ;) ;) :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Just joking! ;) :laugh:
Here's the real pic taken from my office. I took lots of pics of the city skyline but none of them grabbed me. That was until I went to another window further to the right, where a corner of the building could be seen. This addition tilted the composition off centre and gave it real clout IMHO (David, you can glimpse the Harbour Bridge through the trees to the left). May be necessary to scroll over --->
(http://s119.photobucket.com/albums/o126/kez4oz/Album%201/RNSH-090108-C.jpg)
I couldn't resist taking a couple of zoom pics. This is my favourite. It reminds me of the first glimpse Dorothy and her companions get of the Emerald City in the Wizard of Oz (Sydney's nickname is the Emerald City).
(http://s119.photobucket.com/albums/o126/kez4oz/Album%201/RNS-100108.jpg)
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OOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Oh I especially love the reds of the shirt...so rich and textured!!
thank you Kerry!
Thank you so kindly, Jess. He is a very special friend.
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Thank you so kindly, Jess. He is a very special friend.
well I was gonna mention those blue eyes.................. ;D
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well I was gonna mention those blue eyes.................. ;D
I love him dearly.
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I couldn't resist taking a couple of zoom pics. This is my favourite. It reminds me of the first glimpse Dorothy and her companions get of the Emerald City in the Wizard of Oz (Sydney's nickname is the Emerald City).
Hey, I didn't know that ! And I live here ! :o
(Well, I've only been here 9 years, 'though).
Beautiful art, too, Kerry. :)
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Hey, I didn't know that ! And I live here ! :o
(Well, I've only been here 9 years, 'though).
Beautiful art, too, Kerry. :)
So, Rob, you've not seen David Williamson's play, "Emerald City," set in Sydney? I think it was later made into a film. I recall Sydney being referred to as the Emerald City long before Williamson wrote his play, however.
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Awesome pictures Kerry and Rob!! :D
Kerry, you captured the Sydney skyline beautifully. I can see why they refer to Sydney as the "Emerald City"! It's a beautiful skyline and you photographed it perfectly.
Rob, I love the colors in your photos; especially the second one (the photo of Melbourne). The pink tree against the dark sky really made the colors pop. The colors in all of your photos are very good, and you composed the shots well. :) Thanks for sharing them with us!
I hope you both post some more pics. They are all wonderful!
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Dad and Cody
I did a terrible job of composing this picture, but it's cute. You can really see Cody's personality in this photo.
My Dad is about to feed Cody a cookie. I used a faster shutter speed since Cody was very excited at the prospect of receiving his dog biscuit. He was bouncing and bopping around, and anything less than 1/500 would have resulted in image blur...
Conditions: Partial sun
Camera Equipment: Sony CyberShot F-717
Camera Mode: Manual
Aperture: f/7.1
Shutter Speed: 1/500
White Balance: Auto
Light Meter: Center Weight Average
Exposure Compensation Value: - 2/3
ISO: 100
Flash: Off
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/photos/DadandCody.jpg)
Conditions: Partial sun
Camera Equipment: Sony CyberShot F-717
Camera Mode: Manual
Aperture: f/6.3
Shutter Speed: 1/500
White Balance: Auto
Light Meter: Center Weight Average
Exposure Compensation Value: - 1/3
ISO: 100
Flash: Off
Other: Optical Zoom x2.5
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/photos/DadandCody1.jpg)
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David, do you have any experience with photo editors??
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David, do you have any experience with photo editors??
I really don't Jess. At least not enough to offer tips and give suggestions. I goof around with Canon's editing software a little, and I own copy of ArcSoft Camera Suite, but that's about it. I know Milli is quite experienced with photo editing. Maybe we could persuade her to come over here and teach us a few things. :)
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ISO Settings - The Pros and Cons
ISO stands for International Standards Organization. The ISO will determine the sensitivity of your camera (or film in non digital cameras) to light. The digital camera becomes more sensitive to light as the ISO number increases. This means the photographer can often obtain a properly exposed image without a flash in poorly lit conditions. Image blur from camera shake also becomes less of a problem because faster shutter speeds are possible. Most digital cameras come with user selectable ISO settings ranging from ISO 100-300 to ISO 80-800 or even 1600 on high end cameras. Most digital cameras can also be set to "auto" which hands over the ISO decision making to the camera's on board computer. With film cameras, the ISO is determined by the film speed; the number indicated on the outside of the box. For most film cameras, if the ISO needs to be changed, the photographer must remove the film from the camera and replace it with a faster or slower film. Most film cameras will rewind the film so it can be safely removed from the camera, while remembering the last frame number. When the film is placed back inside the camera it is advanced back to the next unexposed frame.
Image noise is a problem for both film and digital cameras. Increasing the ISO often increases the chance of image noise, referred to as "film grain" in non digital cameras. ISO settings above 500 run a high risk of image noise. With ISO settings of 800 or above, image noise is almost guaranteed. Fortunately most of today's digital cameras include imaging processors powerful enough to remove some or much of the noise, but the photographer should always be wary of the chance some noise will be present in the image.
The following three photos were shot within a 5 minute time span, between 3:10 - 3:15 am.
ISO 100, shutter speed 10 seconds
This first photo shows an image free of image noise. A low ISO of 100 definately helped. It is slightly blurry but this is because even with the image stabilization turned on, a shutter speed of 10 seconds was too long for the camera to be held in my hand. I should have used my tripod. There is some fringing evident in the picture, and by setting a lower exposure compensation value I probably could have eliminated some or all of the fringing problem. But this has little to nothing to do with ISO. The glow you see in the sky is normal. This is caused by the lights from downtown Indianapolis and is not the result of the ISO or any fault of my camera. The sky towards downtown always remains fairly lit up at night.
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/photos/ISO10010seconds.jpg)
The next image was taken roughly 2 minutes later. The picture is a bit lighter, but it remains clear and relatively free of image noise...
ISO 200, shutter speed 10 seconds
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/photos/ISO20010seconds.jpg)
ISO 1600, shutter speed 5 seconds.
This last image was shot about 2 minutes later (3:15 am) and helps to illustrate the power of a high ISO setting. The picture is well lit and almost looks like it was taken in the daytime. However the image noise is excessive and totally unacceptable.
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/photos/ISO16005seconds.jpg)
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So, Rob, you've not seen David Williamson's play, "Emerald City," set in Sydney? I think it was later made into a film. I recall Sydney being referred to as the Emerald City long before Williamson wrote his play, however.
Huh ?
Who ?
Crikey (quote),
I spend too long at my desk.
No wonder I don't have many photos of Sydney.
Aaaah, but, this weekend, all that will change !
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I really don't Jess. At least not enough to offer tips and give suggestions. I goof around with Canon's editing software a little, and I own copy of ArcSoft Camera Suite, but that's about it. I know Milli is quite experienced with photo editing. Maybe we could persuade her to come over here and teach us a few things. :)
Actually, (blowing my bags here) I don't know much about cameras, and all that technical stuff is making my head spin, but I have several photo editing packages that I use quite a lot, 'though they are not top end, expensive ones. I think photo editing is just as important and as much fun as taking the photo in the first place.
I like that example of lightening in stages of a dark photo, David.
One reason I don't bother much with flash. It can make a photo look too stark, and shadows can be a problem unless you use a slave flash. It's easier to use editing software to make the light corrections. Noise can be a problem, of course, but there are ways to correct that, too. And, of course, flash isn't much help for anything at a distance.
It is quite amazing what one can do with editing software. I don't use morphing or image distortion (where fat can become thin - and no I don't do that), but even the basic tools can be fascinating to experiment with. The reason I use a few packages is that not all have every feature or the same quality of particular tools. One is good for balance, one for touch-up, another for cropping, etc. It is an inexpensive way to play around with digital photos. There is some quite good software for free on the net, albeit fairly basic.
Ummm ... I don't want the job of editing expert, because I'm not, but I'll just do my best to help if I can.
:)
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There you go Jess! It looks like Rob is a good person to ask your photo editing questions! And I might tug on his ear too with some questions of my own. :D
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.... it's cute. You can really see Cody's personality in this photo.
Awwwww. He is, too. I love dogs. And they are so photogenic !!
Another favourite subject ... they almost invariably look cute in some way.
Do you think we could have a Pets Corner ?
I have a few of puppies and horses etc.
(even spiders and snakes, but they are in another thread already) :D
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August Eclipse
Actually I rather like the way these pictures turned out. These are pictures from the lunar eclipse last August. The eclipse was very difficult to see in my part of the world. It was very faint. They warned us of this beforehand, but I figured I would go out and try to photograph it anyway. The camera picked up the colors and the light much better than I thought it would. The pictures show the moon in much brighter colors than was visible to the naked eye. I achieved this by using a very slow shutter speed, a high exposure value, a mid range aperture and ISO setting, switching on my noise reduction system in my camera and manually white balancing my camera with a gray card in the acual shooting conditions. Fortunately the eclipse took place in the opposite direction of downtown, otherwise the moon would not have been visible at all.
I shot these pictures with my Sony CyberShot, and I think my Canon G9 would have done an even better job. Unfortunately the eclipse occured several weeks before I purchased my G9.
I didn't have my tripod handy (I broke it a few days earlier) so I used a fence post to stabilize the camera and tilted it up towards the moon. So, this is why I am pleased with these moon pictures. :D
Conditions: Dark / Very dim moon light
Camera Equipment: Sony CyberShot F-717
Camera Mode: Manual
Aperture: f/5.0
Shutter Speed: 4 seconds
White Balance: Manual / Custom
Light Meter: Spot
Exposure Compensation Value: +2
ISO: 400
Flash: Off
Other: Noise reduction system ON
The eclipse started with the moon disappearing behind the earth's shadow....
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/photos/eclipse111.jpg)
.... until it nearly disappeared.
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/photos/eclipse112.jpg)
Then, at the height of the eclipse, the moon turned dark red and remained like this for about 10 minutes before reappearing from the shadows.
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/photos/eclipse113.jpg)
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Gargoyle in the garden
This is a picture of the gargoyle statue in my Dad's back yard. Mom fell in love with the gargoyles she saw on the sides of buildings during our trip to France in 1997. Upon our return home, she immediately ran an errand to the garden store and purchased a miniature gargoyle for the back yard. The statue stands about 2 feet tall ( 61 cm) and he sometimes looks really scary at night!
Conditions: Dark
Camera Equipment: Canon G9
Camera Mode: Manual
Aperture: f/5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/8
White Balance: Custom
Light Meter: Evaluative
Exposure Compensation Value: 0
ISO: 200
Flash: First Curtain, Medium Burst
Other: Image Stabilization
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/photos/gargoyle4.jpg)
Then I decided to reshoot the statue with my Sony camera, this time using the negative filter....
Conditions: Dark
Camera Equipment: Sony CyberShot F-717
Camera Mode: Manual
Aperture: f/7.1
Shutter Speed: 1/8
White Balance: Auto
Light Meter: Center Weight Average
Exposure Compensation Value: 0
ISO: 80
Flash: On, Full Burst
Other: Negative Art Filter, Night Framing
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/photos/gargoyle.jpg)
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OO!! SCARY!!!
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:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
I don't know why I'm laughing. I've had major surgery before, and this picture scares the hell out of me. :P
Please accept my apologies, Gary. I'm so sorry I scared you. However, having said that, you seriously don't want to know just how close this is to reality!!! ;) :laugh:
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Oh, David, it is so obvious that you are a professional! :D
The pics of Cody with your Dad are simply gorgeous in their intimacy and joyousness.
I liked the first park pic most; that is, the darkest, most atmospheric pic of the three. Spooky! :o
But my favourite is this exquisite pic of the blood-red lunar eclipse, framed in foliage. I love the colour of the sky.
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/photos/eclipse113.jpg)
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Huh ?
Who ?
Crikey (quote),
I spend too long at my desk.
No wonder I don't have many photos of Sydney.
Aaaah, but, this weekend, all that will change !
As Kath Day-Knight would say, Rob . . .
"Look at moi, look at moi, look at moi. I have just one word for you, Rob, 'Google'." ;) :laugh:
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IMHO I believe that I have only ever taken 3 photos of which I can say I'm truly proud.
I have already posted 2 of them (the sunset and the sunbeams) and this is the third . . .
(http://s119.photobucket.com/albums/o126/kez4oz/Album%201/Annandale091007-2detail2.jpg)
I have a pond and fountain on the balcony leading off my living room, where lotus and water iris grow. I adore this pic of the water iris in bloom. The pic has been clipped to exactly fit the frame, which I think adds drama to the subject matter.
May be necessary to scroll over --->
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IMHO I believe that I have only ever taken 3 photos of which I can say I'm truly proud.
I have already posted 2 of them (the sunset and the sunbeams) and this is the third . . .
(http://s119.photobucket.com/albums/o126/kez4oz/Album%201/Annandale091007-2detail2.jpg)
I have a pond and fountain on the balcony leading off my living room, where lotus and water iris grow. I adore this pic of the water iris in bloom. The pic has been clipped to exactly fit the frame, which I think adds drama to the subject matter.
May be necessary to scroll over --->
love irises!! so pretty!
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love irises!! so pretty!
Would love to see more pic postings from you, Jess. :D
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ok...I was out at a fast food restaurant and took this snapshot of two pretty girls...
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/005.jpg)
but look at the junk....I decided a CLOSER pic would be better...
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/006.jpg)
uh...what is up with the straw!!??
jeez!!
so I decided to just go even closer...just to see how it came out..
up to now I was on auto...
now I switched over to manual
Shooting Mode Manual
My Colors Mode Custom Color
Tv (Shutter Speed) 1/15
Av (Aperture Value) 10.0
ISO Speed 400
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/007-1.jpg)
ewww! too dark!!
so I changed the settings and tried again...
Tv (Shutter Speed) 1/6
and that was a little better...
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/008-1.jpg)
but I felt it needed something else...
My Colors Mode Sepia
Tv (Shutter Speed) 1/4
ISO Speed 800
and I really like this one...
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/009-1.jpg)
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and I really like this one...
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/009-1.jpg)
Wow, that is an amazing sequence. I love the way you progressed to the finished product, which is exceptional. Thank you for taking us through the creative process with you, Jess.
Would it appear greedy of me to ask for more sequential pics from you? ??? :D
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LOL....well I will try...it is all DAVID"S doing...he has me thinking about what I like and what is not the way I want it... I am beginning to understand WHAT I want...even if I am not sure yet how to get there! LOL
I am SOOOO excited about Sunday..we are going to the Ft Worth Stock Show and it will be a GREAT opportunity to try out different shots....I am particularly looking at speeding up the shutter so I can photograph the horses in action!
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LOL....well I will try...it is all DAVID"S doing...he has me thinking about what I like and what is not the way I want it... I am beginning to understand WHAT I want...even if I am not sure yet how to get there! LOL
I am SOOOO excited about Sunday..we are going to the Ft Worth Stock Show and it will be a GREAT opportunity to try out different shots....I am particularly looking at speeding up the shutter so I can photograph the horses in action!
I look forward to seeing your Ft Worth Stock Show pics, Jess. Yee-Haw! :D
After seeing your beautiful portrait studies, I was inspired to go hunt-down something tasty to snap. I came across this pretty little rose on my balcony, delightfully lit in dappled afternoon light, filtering through the leafy canopy of the fig tree overhead.
I took a number of pics and clipped them with my photo editor to get the following results. These are my three favourites. Alas, all on auto. I'm still very nervous about changing the settings.
It's not great art, but I like them because they are intimate and personal. And they express for me the sweet minutiae of life that is so important to me.
It may be necessary to scroll over --->
(http://s119.photobucket.com/albums/o126/kez4oz/Album%201/Rose-120108b.jpg)
(http://s119.photobucket.com/albums/o126/kez4oz/Album%201/Rose-120108c.jpg)
(http://s119.photobucket.com/albums/o126/kez4oz/Album%201/Rose-120108f.jpg)
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oooo!! I like the way the light hits the edges of the roses...makes them look luminous!
very pretty! I think the first one should go on the archive thread...I can almost smell them!
(look don't be worried about using your manual...as soon as you put it back on Auto the computer will take right back over! You won't hurt your camera at all....that was something I was a little scared of...)
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Kerry, those floral pictures are beautiful! Do you remember your camera settings when you took those? Your camera does a brilliant job with colors. Every single one of those reviews I read about your camera said that. And you did a very nice job of composing those pictures. But I must admit I'm feeling a bit jealous when I look at those flower pictures. It's obvious the weather in Australia is nice and warm. We're freezing our butts off up here in America!
Thanks for posting those pics Kerry. I'm glad you are using your camera and taking pictures. You are very good and I'm looking forward to seeing more of them! :D
Jess, that is a very good picture of the two girls. I agree with you. I like the sepia tone too. Those filters are fun to play around with. Nice pictures Jess!! :D
We're you at Chick Fil-A when you took those pictures? I LOVE that restaurant! I love their chicken sandwiches and the waffle fries!! :)
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Histograms
Chances are your camera has a handy little feature built into it called a "histogram". And chances are you probably aren't using it. If your camera has one you really should be using it. Often people don't know what their camera's histogram is or what it does. It looks complicated but it really isn't. In fact it's quite simple and the histogram is a very powerful tool.
The histogram tells you if your photo is overexposed or underexposed. It's always best if you turn on the histogram so you can see it as you compose your picture. Here's how to read it...
Basically you want to keep the bias towards the middle of the graph. This indicates a properly exposed image. The histogram will display the bias over on the left hand side of the graph if the image is too dark. If the image is too bright the bias will be over on the right hand side of the graph. Adjust your camera's EV (exposure compensation) to correct the problem. For example, if your histogram is indicating an under exposed (too dark) image, adjust the EV a step or two up to make the image brighter. Keep adjusting the EV either up or down until the bias in at or near the center of the graph.
The histogram is indicating a dark or under exposed image since the bias is towards the left....
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/photos/histogram.jpg)
The histogram is indicating a bright or over exposed image since the bias is towards the right....
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/photos/histogram1.jpg)
The histogram is indicating a properly exposed image....
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/photos/histogram2.jpg)
It's that simple!! If you have a histogram feature on your camera (and you probably do) use it!! It's another one of those nifty tools to help you shoot a perfect picture every time!! :D
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Kerry, those floral pictures are beautiful! Do you remember your camera settings when you took those? Your camera does a brilliant job with colors. Every single one of those reviews I read about your camera said that. And you did a very nice job of composing those pictures. But I must admit I'm feeling a bit jealous when I look at those flower pictures. It's obvious the weather in Australia is nice and warm. We're freezing our butts off up here in America!
Thanks for posting those pics Kerry. I'm glad you are using your camera and taking pictures. You are very good and I'm looking forward to seeing more of them! :D
Thank you for your words of support and encouragement, David. Did I tell you that I have made you my official photography muse?! :D
I have gained a great deal from this thread, not least of all the nudge-along to try a little harder and use my camera more often. For example, I would never have taken the rose pics this afternoon if it wasn't for this thread and the inspiration it generated.
Yes, it's true, it is the height of summer here in Oz, and it was particularly hot today. I hope winter isn't too severe for you this year. I remember it was particularly bleak last year for you in Indianapolis.
On your recommendation, David, I now carry my camera with me most places I go. Certainly, it's always handy here at home and I'm now in the habit of putting it in my bag each morning before heading off to work. As you said, one never knows when a UFO might appear! :o ;) :laugh:
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Kerry, those floral pictures are beautiful! Do you remember your camera settings when you took those? Your camera does a brilliant job with colors. Every single one of those reviews I read about your camera said that. And you did a very nice job of composing those pictures. But I must admit I'm feeling a bit jealous when I look at those flower pictures. It's obvious the weather in Australia is nice and warm. We're freezing our butts off up here in America!
Thanks for posting those pics Kerry. I'm glad you are using your camera and taking pictures. You are very good and I'm looking forward to seeing more of them! :D
Jess, that is a very good picture of the two girls. I agree with you. I like the sepia tone too. Those filters are fun to play around with. Nice pictures Jess!! :D
We're you at Chick Fil-A when you took those pictures? I LOVE that restaurant! I love their chicken sandwiches and the waffle fries!! :)
yep! I like those waffle fries if they are cooked in fresh grease...but sometimes they are not as fastidious about changing it as they should...then..YUCK!
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Here is a sequence I shot, I think it is a good example of just dumb luck... but I wouldn't have gotten the pics if I had not had my camera and been taking pictures, you never know!!
not a great pic but I was just playing around trying to photograph the babies....
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/078.jpg)
now this dark mare is the 'head mare'....boss of this pasture. I was filling their water buckets...see the hose? They like to drink the cool fresh water and as head mare SHE (and her baby) gets to drink first. The SECOND mare thought she would try to get a drink (see how her baby is on the OTHER side of her?), look at how she is hesitant...stretching out toward the water instead of walking up to it?
but head mare wasn't through!! and with a simple shake of her head and pinned ears she scares the white mare away!!
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/079-1.jpg)
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David I went out today and took some pics....and I have learned that I need to write some of your notes on a index card and stick it in my camera bag!! I got so confused over what to do!!
I will post some of my pics later...but there were some that in spite of what I did, I was not happy with the results.. :P
so frustrating!
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Hi Jess!!
I'm sorry you are frustrated right now. It can be very frustrating and confusing when you first start experimenting with your camera settings. Trust me though, the frustration is worth it in the long run! :)
Yes, please post those pictures so we can see them.
Here's a few suggestions...
When taking pictures of important things like a child's graduation or a wedding, first take the picture using your camera's auto setting. Then take a second picture in the manual mode. If you do this, you can be certain you will have a properly exposed picture. You said you will be going to Fort Worth tomorrow. I strongly recommend you do this. Also, you can go back and look at your pictures once you get home. Pay attention the settings your camera chose in the auto mode, and compare them to your settings in manual. Not only will you be certain you have a set of beautiful pictures but you can also learn something too. So remember to shoot those important pictures TWICE - once on auto, and a second time on manual.
Remember to turn on your camera's histogram. I believe your A530 camera has a histogram built into it. I tried to explain how to read the histogram last night and you should see it a few posts above this one. You might already know how to use the histogram, but many people are confused by what it is and how to read it. A histogram is a very nice tool because it gives you at-a-glance exposure information. You can quickly see if the image is over or under exposed in real time.
Your camera's EV (exposure compensation value) will always help with over and under exposure. You can easily adjust the exposure using your camera's EV.
For now, the most important suggestion I can offer you is to shoot those important pictures TWICE; once in auto and then again in manual. Please remember to do this tomorrow when you are in Fort Worth. :)
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Hey David - I've had a quick 10 minute read of this thread and its really interesting.
I am another mainly auto user. Although since I got my new camera and during my holiday in Crete I did try to use non auto settings - I found using the night setting hard as often it was very blurry.
EDIT - Having looked at my camera - there is a manual setting but I've never used that - I've used the settings like party, landscape, beach, nighttime, sunset etc, which I guess changes the settings a bit.
I guess if I was taking photos of skimble I should generally put it on sport - I wonder how i take black and white photos?
One other problem I have is I can never take a good photo of Skimble - he either moves or closes his eyes - I guess this has to sdo with the shutter speed.
I love black and white photos but I'm not sure I can do it on my camera.
My camera is a Fujifilm Finepix F20 LE
My photos are not back on my laptop yet - once they are I'll post a few that I like and ones that have gone wrong and you can see what you think.
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Hey David - I've had a quick 10 minute read of this thread and its really interesting.
I am another mainly auto user. Although since I got my new camera and during my holiday in Crete I did try to use non auto settings - I found using the night setting hard as often it was very blurry.
EDIT - Having looked at my camera - there is a manual setting but I've never used that - I've used the settings like party, landscape, beach, nighttime, sunset etc, which I guess changes the settings a bit.
I guess if I was taking photos of skimble I should generally put it on sport - I wonder how i take black and white photos?
One other problem I have is I can never take a good photo of Skimble - he either moves or closes his eyes - I guess this has to sdo with the shutter speed.
I love black and white photos but I'm not sure I can do it on my camera.
My camera is a Fujifilm Finepix F20 LE
My photos are not back on my laptop yet - once they are I'll post a few that I like and ones that have gone wrong and you can see what you think.
Hey Kelda!! :D
Is this your camera?
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2007_reviews/fuji_f20.html (http://www.steves-digicams.com/2007_reviews/fuji_f20.html)
I looked it over a bit and it appears you have a very nice and capable camera. According to Steve, you can shoot B&W phogoraphs. You can access the B&W filter by pressing the blue "F" button on the back of your camera and then following this path: F Mode Menu ---> Finepix Color ---> Color Mode: B&W.
When photographing Skimble the cat, you should probably set your shutter speed to at least 1/250; 1/500 would be ideal. Animals and children have a tendancy to make sudden moves and setting a faster shutter speed will help "freeze" their actions. If the picture turns out too dark, try switiching on some lights inside the room, turning on your flash and setting it to low or mid burst (using a low burst will help to keep the animal from becoming startled by the sudden flash of light), or moving the cat to a different area with brighter lighting conditions. Opening up your aperture to a wider setting (f/2.0 - f/3.6) will allow more light to enter the camera, but you may lose some depth of field in the process. Using a higher ISO setting may also help, but I don't recommend anything above ISO 400 for indoor photos, otherwise you may end up with some unwanted image noise.
Do you have a "children and pets" scene mode in your camera? If so I would suggest giving it a try. If not, try the suggestions above and let me know how your skimble pictures turned out, okay? :)
Read through Steve's review of your camera. He does a very good job of explaining many of the camera's features and I'll be happy to help you in any way I can, Kelda.
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of the hundred pics I took today this is my favorite...
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/042.jpg)
it was taken using Auto and the Macro filter. But I am taking Davids advice and NOT zooming in on macro but holding the camera closer....
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Hey Kelda!! :D
Is this your camera?
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2007_reviews/fuji_f20.html (http://www.steves-digicams.com/2007_reviews/fuji_f20.html)
I looked it over a bit and it appears you have a very nice and capable camera. According to Steve, you can shoot B&W phogoraphs. You can access the B&W filter by pressing the blue "F" button on the back of your camera and then following this path: F Mode Menu ---> Finepix Color ---> Color Mode: B&W.
When photographing Skimble the cat, you should probably set your shutter speed to at least 1/250; 1/500 would be ideal. Animals and children have a tendancy to make sudden moves and setting a faster shutter speed will help "freeze" their actions. If the picture turns out too dark, try switiching on some lights inside the room, turning on your flash and setting it to low or mid burst (using a low burst will help to keep the animal from becoming startled by the sudden flash of light), or moving the cat to a different area with brighter lighting conditions. Opening up your aperture to a wider setting (f/2.0 - f/3.6) will allow more light to enter the camera, but you may lose some depth of field in the process. Using a higher ISO setting may also help, but I don't recommend anything above ISO 400 for indoor photos, otherwise you may end up with some unwanted image noise.
Do you have a "children and pets" scene mode in your camera? If so I would suggest giving it a try. If not, try the suggestions above and let me know how your skimble pictures turned out, okay? :)
Read through Steve's review of your camera. He does a very good job of explaining many of the camera's features and I'll be happy to help you in any way I can, Kelda.
It is David! i will hgave a proper read of the website tomorrow - its alsmost 3am here and I'm still wide awake - I need to go to bed.
You know I never pressed the f button until now and now I see i can have chrome and b&w and there is also ISO choices - which is shutter speed yes? Hmm maybe not, I'll need to reread this thread.
Thanks for telling me that David!!!! I should really read the instruction manual more!!!
I dont have kids and animals but I might try sport the next time and see how that works before fiddling with the shutter speeds and stuff.
Once I ahve soem time I'm going to get involved in this - I like taking interesting photos but I'm not very good at it.
Jess - love the photo you took!
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of the hundred pics I took today this is my favorite...
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/042.jpg)
it was taken using Auto and the Macro filter. But I am taking Davids advice and NOT zooming in on macro but holding the camera closer....
Stunning pic, Jess. :D
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thank you Kerry!
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ok here is one I am NOT happy with....there was a very interesting vine...I was trying to figure out how to photograph it to highlight the twisty way it was growing..
first I tried this angle
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/033-1.jpg)
blah
then I went around and looked at it from different angles and picked this section (seeing that there was no way to get the whole thing in the shot..)
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/038.jpg)
and it was a little better but
so I turned on the macro again and got really close
and while this is not EXACTLY what I had in mind, I think it is the best I could do...
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/041.jpg)
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It is David! i will hgave a proper read of the website tomorrow - its alsmost 3am here and I'm still wide awake - I need to go to bed.
You know I never pressed the f button until now and now I see i can have chrome and b&w and there is also ISO choices - which is shutter speed yes? Hmm maybe not, I'll need to reread this thread.
Thanks for telling me that David!!!! I should really read the instruction manual more!!!
I dont have kids and animals but I might try sport the next time and see how that works before fiddling with the shutter speeds and stuff.
Once I ahve soem time I'm going to get involved in this - I like taking interesting photos but I'm not very good at it.
Jess - love the photo you took!
Hi Kelda! Yes, the sports scene mode might work with animals. Try it and see what happens!
The ISO setting determines how sensitive your camera is to light. The camera becomes more sensitive to light as the ISO number increases. So, higher ISO settings allow you to set faster shutter speeds and narrower apertures in dim light. So, the ISO is different than the shutter and shutter speed, but they work together as a system. Does that make sense?
But... (there's ALWAYS a "but" isn't there?) as you increase the ISO you also increase the risk of image noise. Image noise is all those little blotches, blobs, fringes and other unwanted anomalies in the picture. Some cameras handle high ISO settings better than others. According to Steve, your camera does a very good job with ISO. He said in the review that your camera can take clean pictures with ISO settings as high as 800, which is very good for a digital camera. For those of us with Canon cameras, we start running into problems above ISO 600. This is not to say that Canon isn't a good camera. They are excellent cameras and they excel in many other areas, it's just that ISO happens NOT to be one of them! :)
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Jess, I think all three of those pictures are excellent! Why are you not happy with them? Maybe I don't understand what your goals were. In other words, maybe there is much more to the vine (many other parts) that I am not aware of, but the pictures are in focus and they show off quite a bit of detail. I very much like the third picture you took in macro. It almost looks like it's in 3D!! :D
Please explain to me again why you are not happy with the pictures.
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well looking at them here (instead of the small window I have on my camera window on my computer I DO like them a bit...but the size and the length is lost...in order to get the detail I had to zoom in so close that you cant see the whole length and size of it...
it seems blah to me..
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Try crouching down Jess so you can fit the entire length of the vine inside the LCD. Do you understand what I mean? I've been known to lay on the ground on my stomach to take a picture. If the vine is growing up a tree, get down on the ground and point the camera up to capture the length. Or try photographing the vine from a different angle. Setting a narrow aperture will help you obtain some additional depth of field. Try using a setting of f/7.1 - f/8.0. You will probably need to use a slower shutter speed, but this shouldn't be a problem since the vine is not moving.
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crap....slower shutter speed....I forgot I intended to get a tripod today....
I NEED a tripod!
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You could even purchase a table top tripod Jess. Then you could carry it around with you in your camera bag or purse. They sell them at Wal-Mart for about $10.00. Wal-Mart also has some full size tripods in the $15.00 to $25.00 range. Those table top tri-pods are sturdy enough to hold your camera. They stand about 12 inches high. They are small but they work and they can easily be moved around.
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Getting To Know Your Digital Camera
We will use the Canon A70 as our example, since it is an older digital camera and I am almost certain most people here will have most, if not all of its features on their cameras. Besides, this is the first digital camera I bought and I am familiar with it. It's a very good 3.2 megapixel camera and I still use it sometimes.
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/CanonA70Front.jpg)
* The ring is sometimes referred to as a "dress ring" and it is used for attaching different lenses to the camera body.
* Most cameras come with a built in flash. Some higher end cameras also have a special bracket, called a hot shoe, at the top for mounting an external flash unit.
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/CanonA70Top.jpg)
* The shooting mode dial is sometimes located on the back or side of the camera. In addition to scene and video modes, the photographer can use it to set various exposure modes such as Auto, Program (P) (an auto mode that allows the photographer to change the EV (exposure compensation), flash output, white balance, image size, light meters, Image quality, ISO and drives), Aperture Priority (indicated as either an "A" or "Av"), Shutter Priority (indicated as either an "S" or "Tv") and Manual (M) (giving the photographer full control of the camera).
*The zoom lever is usually located with the shutter release button. Pulling the lever back will zoom in on the image, pulling the lever forward will zoom back, or away from the image. In the Image Preview mode, the zoom lever allows the user to magnify the image to check for blur and image quality.
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/CanonA70Back.jpg)
* Pressing the menu button normally brings up the main camera menu, allowing the user to change settings such as default camera sounds, the camera's clock and calendar, AiAF (Artificial Intelligence Auto Focus) on/off, red eye flash on/off, digital zoom on/off among other things.
* Pressing the Function button allows the user to change image dependent functions like ISO, flash modes and burst output, white balance, exposure compensation and image quality (superfine, fine and normal).
* The camera's display button allows the user to switch between basic display, detailed display (giving an on-screen display listing many of the camera's current settings such as shutter speed and aperture settings) and LCD off.
*Optical viewfinders will magnify the image in sync with the lens as the user zooms in on the subject. Many come with a diopter dial for adjusting to a particular user's eyesight. Optical viewfinders often only show 80-90 percent of the actual image (called parallax error), while the camera's LCD screen will display 100 percent of the image. Still, I highly suggest purchasing a camera with an optical viewfinder. Sometimes the LCD screen can be difficult to view in very bright lighting conditions. If you are running out of battery power, you can always switch off the LCD and use the optical viewfinder instead. You may not need an optical viewfinder very often, but it's nice to have, just in case.
* The Set button (called Enter on some cameras) is used to save information and settings to the camera's memory.
* The Mode Switch switches the camera between the camera mode and the image preview mode.
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ok here is where I got confused and frustrated....
first I had to find an angle I liked. One of the things David keeps telling me is I am good at composition...so I am trying to consciously look at WHY I am taking the picture...and it took me a while to figure out on this what it was I was really wanting to photograph..(does that sound silly? I mean I knew I liked the view but WHAT did I like??)
so these pics were taken with the auto function...I am doing as you suggested David....taking the auto and looking at the settings the computer used:
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/020-1.jpg)
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/021-2.jpg)
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/022-1.jpg)
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/023-1.jpg)
I thought these were too light though...too washed out looking...just not right...
but I went too far the wrong direction and got this!!!
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/024.jpg)
LOL!! yeah... a big whole lotta white!!
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/025.jpg)
this one was too light too...
My Colors Mode Vivid
Tv (Shutter Speed) 1/500
Av (Aperture Value) 3.2
ISO Speed 400
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/027.jpg)
this one TOO dark!!
Tv (Shutter Speed) 1/500
Av (Aperture Value) 6.3
ISO Speed 400
and MANY tries later....
so close....so close...
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/030.jpg)
Tv (Shutter Speed) 1/100
Av (Aperture Value) 6.3
ISO Speed 80
THERE!! Finally!! :P :P
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/031-2.jpg)
and only when I finally got it 'right' did I see what it was that I was trying for....the clarity of the reflection and the color and lighting...THOSE were the things that I was trying to capture...
Tv (Shutter Speed) 1/80
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Getting To Know Your Digital Camera
*The zoom lever is usually located with the shutter release button. Pulling the lever back will zoom in on the image, pulling the lever forward will zoom back, or away from the image. In the Image Preview mode, the zoom lever allows the user to magnify the image to check for blur and image quality.
OH WOW!! DO you have ANY idea how helpful THIS will be to know?? It is hard for me to see that little screen! I didn't know you could make it zoom!
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Nice pictures Jess!! I'm glad to see you are experimenting some more. Was the first picture the only one you took in Auto? Because the last one is very nice. I like the one just above it too. And I'm glad you are photographing some landscape scenes. Landscapes are one of my favorites! I also like photographing things that glow, like night lights and candles.
Yes, you can zoom in on your images in the preview mode. Try it and see! :D
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Nice pictures Jess!! I'm glad to see you are experimenting some more. Was the first picture the only one you took in Auto? Because the last one is very nice. I like the one just above it too. And I'm glad you are photographing some landscape scenes. Landscapes are one of my favorites! I also like photographing things that glow, like night lights and candles.
Yes, you can zoom in on your images in the preview mode. Try it and see! :D
the first four were all auto pics...it is funny how different pictures can be just by moving SLIGHTLY..
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the first four were all auto pics...it is funny how different pictures can be just by moving SLIGHTLY..
And yet my favorite ones are the bottom two! You are getting better Jess!! Keep up the good work! :D
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And yet my favorite ones are the bottom two! You are getting better Jess!! Keep up the good work! :D
I can't take ALL the credit...I found this GREAT online tutorial....with a great, positive teacher that really inspires and encourages me!!
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Okay. This picture is very poorly composed. This is an example of one of those "be sure to leave your camera set on auto because you never know when you'll see the UFO" pictures. I shot this picture in auto because I KNEW the squirrels wouldn't stick around very long. And I was right because about 10 seconds after I took this picture they disappeared. So anyway, I took this picture in the auto mode, but I forgot to change my ISO setting from 600 to ISO auto. And BINGO! Lots and lots of noise and an under exposed picture. I shot the picture through my Dad's window and all of that combined makes for a bad picture. But hey, it's cute!! I thought the squirrel up above and the other squirrel down below would make a cute and interesting picture.
Just remember to set your ISO to auto when shooting in the auto exposure mode, or else you'll end up with a picture like this...
Edit: You may be wondering why a high ISO setting would result in a darker picture. I think it was because the camera's computer was fighting with the ISO. In the end, the camera won. Had the ISO been set to auto, the camera would have probably set a slower shutter speed and a lower ISO allowing more light to enter the camera.
Conditions: Cloudy, Rainy
Camera Equipment: Canon G9
Camera Mode: Auto
Aperture: f/6.4
Shutter Speed: 1/60
White Balance: Auto
Light Meter: Evaluative
Exposure Compensation Value: 0
ISO: 600
Flash: Off
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/photos/squirrelsinatree.jpg)
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I took this picture last Spring.
This bush is in my neighbor's yard. I love it. I've been tempted to dig it up late some night and plant it in my yard, but I think they would notice.
This bush blooms lavender flowers each spring. I'm not sure what the name of it is but I've seen them around town in other people's yards.
Conditions: Sunny
Camera Equipment: Sony CyberShot DSC F717
Camera Mode: Manual
Aperture: f/8.0
Shutter Speed: 1/125
White Balance: Custom, Gray card
Light Meter: Center Weight Average
Exposure Compensation Value: + 1/3
ISO: 100
Flash: Off
Other: Optical Zoom x5
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/photos/floweringbush.jpg)
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Conditions: Dark
Camera Equipment: Canon PowerShot A70
Camera Mode: Manual
Aperture: f/2.8
Shutter Speed: 1/4
White Balance: Custom
Light Meter: Spot
Exposure Compensation Value: 0
ISO: 50
Flash: Off
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/photos/candle.jpg)
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I took this picture last Spring.
This bush is in my neighbor's yard. I love it. I've been tempted to dig it up late some night and plant it in my yard, but I think they would notice.
This bush blooms lavender flowers each spring. I'm not sure what the name of it is but I've seen them around town in other people's yards.
Conditions: Sunny
Camera Equipment: Sony CyberShot DSC F717
Camera Mode: Manual
Aperture: f/8.0
Shutter Speed: 1/125
White Balance: Custom, Gray card
Light Meter: Center Weight Average
Exposure Compensation Value: + 1/3
ISO: 100
Flash: Off
Other: Optical Zoom x5
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/photos/floweringbush.jpg)
azalea!!!
we have TONS of those down here! In fact in Tyler Texas they have an event every year where people take a tour thru the historic district to view the flowers. They call that area of town the "Azalea District"
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Conditions: Dark
Camera Equipment: Canon PowerShot A70
Camera Mode: Manual
Aperture: f/2.8
Shutter Speed: 1/4
White Balance: Custom
Light Meter: Spot
Exposure Compensation Value: 0
ISO: 50
Flash: Off
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/photos/candle.jpg)
THIS is gorgeous! I am gonna have to try this type of picture!
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a couple of examples of using different techniques.
The difference between THESE two pictures is that in the FIRST one I focused on the fence and just took the picture....but in the SECOND one I focused instead on a darker area of grass up on the hill and holding the button at the half way mark I turned and framed up the picture before I pushed the button all the way...
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/058.jpg)
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/061-1.jpg)
My Colors Mode Vivid
Tv (Shutter Speed) 1/60
Av (Aperture Value) 7.1
ISO Speed 80
this picture was taken with auto settings...
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/089.jpg)
and this one with manual
My Colors Mode Vivid
Tv (Shutter Speed) 1/500
Av (Aperture Value) 5.0
ISO Speed 400
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/092.jpg)
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It was very hot in Sydney today, so I stayed indoors in an endeavour to keep cool.
I wanted to take some pics but only had limited subject matter available.
Decided on taking several pics of my Buddha, this being my favourite.
(http://s119.photobucket.com/albums/o126/kez4oz/Album%201/Buddha130108-C.jpg)
Later in the afternoon a thunderstorm swept in and lowered the temperature considerable. It brought a lovely sunbeam show with it. I took several pics but this is my favourite, with a little bird hurrying home to her nest ahead of the storm (may be necessary to scroll over --->).
(http://s119.photobucket.com/albums/o126/kez4oz/Album%201/Annandale130108-B.jpg)
Alas, both taken on auto! :)
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I liked the first park pic most; that is, the darkest, most atmospheric pic of the three. Spooky! :o
Thanks Kerry! Are you referring to those pics about ISO settings? I really wasn't trying to shoot a nice pic. I shot those three pics in a 5 minute time period. I was trying to illustrate how the ISO can affect a photograph and I didn't really worry about composition or anything like that. I shot them to help prove a point. But I'm glad you liked them. :D
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Here's another one of my "glowing lights" pictures. This one features a neon-like teddy bear with balloons inside a clear glass light bulb.
Conditions: Dark
Camera Equipment: Canon PowerShot G9
Camera Mode: Program
Aperture: f/3.1
Shutter Speed: 1 second
White Balance: Auto
Light Meter: Evaluative
Exposure Compensation Value: 0
ISO: 200
Flash: Off
Other: Neutral Density Filter
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/photos/teddybear.jpg)
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THIS is gorgeous! I am gonna have to try this type of picture!
Thank you Kerry! Give it a try and then please post the picture(s) so we can see the results! :D
I love your Budda picture Kerry. It looks like you have a prayer wheel and everything! And I also love the lighting you used in the photo. It really sets off the colors! I love your sunbeam picture too! You are very good at photographing those! Good job buddy!! :)
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(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/089.jpg)
and this one with manual
My Colors Mode Vivid
Tv (Shutter Speed) 1/500
Av (Aperture Value) 5.0
ISO Speed 400
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/092.jpg)
Jess, I must admit I like your manual photo better than the one you took in auto. You are getting very good with your camera and you are close to mastering the camera settings and how to use them. Congratulations!! :D
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how cool....you cant' see the glass surround!!
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Light Meters
If you own a digital camera, understanding light meters should be important to you because your camera has a light meter built into it. More than likely your camera has several available light meters, and understanding the difference between them can often mean the difference between an okay picture and an outstanding one. Light meters are important because your camera uses the data from them to set the correct exposure for your picture.
You can easily find out which light meters are in your camera by either:
1. Consulting your owner's manual
2. Pressing the "function" or "menu" button on your camera. The function menu will list the available light meters and allow you to switch between them.
Chances are your camera has three light meters; evaluative (sometimes called "Multi Pattern" or "Matrix"), Center Weight Average and Spot.
Evaluative is by far the most frequently used meter among the trio. The evaluative light meter can handle just about any lighting situation and it will set an acceptable exposure just about every time. The evaluative light meter divides the image into multiple regions and metering is performed on each individual region. The camera judges the subject position and background brightness,and determines a well-balanced exposure. If you ever become confused as to which meter to use, set the camera to Evaluative. It is especially good at metering complex lighting conditions, images containing many shadows, or images with multiple and bright contrasting colors and hues.
Center Weight Average meters the image with priority given to the center of the image. The camera determines the exposure based on the brightness of the subject near the center according to the shooting angle used by the camera. The camera arrives at a proper exposure by performing complex mathematical algorithms. (I bet you didn't know your camera is a math whiz, did you?). Use Center Weight Average metering when your subject is backlit (bright light shining behind the subject) or when the subject is surrounded by bright light.
Spot is a different breed of light meter altogether -maybe even a different animal. Because spot meters measure the light only on a specific area. Spot metering lets you adjust the exposure to the subject even when the subject is backlit or there is strong contrast between the subject and the background. When you select the spot meter, a small "+" or box will appear in your LCD monitor. Position the spot metering cross-hairs or box over your subject, and only the area appearing in front of the cross-hairs or inside the box will be metered.
Like I said, if you ever get confused, switch your camera over to the evaluative or multi-pattern light meter. It will work pretty well in any shooting condition. But I encourage you to experiment with your light meters. If you are not achieving an acceptable exposure, switch to a different light meter and try again. Choosing the correct light meter will greatly improve the quality of your photographs. :)
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Here is a picture of one of my Halloween decorations. I pulled it out so I could photograph it. Believe it or not, it is a haunted house and it has many interesting optic fiber lights on the roof and even on the trees in front of the house. But when you turn it on, it looks like it has been decorated for Christmas! This one was tricky to photograph because the optic fiber lights change colors very quickly. Setting a slow shutter speed mixes the colors together and makes them look too white. A faster shutter speed captures the colors, but under exposes the picture. Bumping up the ISO would help, but too high of an ISO setting would generate image noise. So, this is what I ended up with. My camera's exposure settings are listed below. Perhaps I will try photographingit again later and maybe I'll have better luck then.
Conditions: Dark
Camera Equipment: Canon PowerShot G9
Camera Mode: Shutter Priority
Aperture: f/2.8
Shutter Speed: 1/2
White Balance: Custom
Light Meter: Center Weight Average
Exposure Compensation Value: + 2/3
ISO: 400
Flash: Off
Other: Optical Image Stabilization
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/hauntedhouse.jpg)
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As Kath Day-Knight would say, Rob . . .
"Look at moi, look at moi, look at moi. I have just one word for you, Rob, 'Google'." ;) :laugh:
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Hi folks,
Sorry, but missed out on the weekend (sick), and couldn't take pics of Sydney.
(Seems I might have to book in with Kerry's scary buddies and have a 'procedure').
But at least I might get some time off work afterwards to take pics. ;D
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argh!! I am so disappointed in the pics I took up in Ft Worth....even the auto pics didn't come out good... >:( >:(
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David, that idea for a gallery is really great.
There are some wonderful photos in the Club, so far, by yourself, Kerry and Jess, and there will probably be lots of other people who will contribute.
Just a thought. It depends what everyone thinks, and how it would work, but could you perhaps do selections of other folk's photos, whilst also leaving the option open for other people to add some of their best?
Some may think that their pics are not good enough, and be shy about adding to the 'special' gallery themselves.
Rob :)
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David, that idea for a gallery is really great.
There are some wonderful photos in the Club, so far, by yourself, Kerry and Jess, and there will probably be lots of other people who will contribute.
Just a thought. It depends what everyone thinks, and how it would work, but could you perhaps do selections of other folk's photos, whilst also leaving the option open for other people to add some of their best?
Some may think that their pics are not good enough, and be shy about adding to the 'special' gallery themselves.
Rob :)
That's a good idea Rob! Maybe we could send them a PM and ask them if it's okay if we post their pictures in the archive, and if they say "yes" we could go ahead and post them in there. Because I've seen some amazing pictures taken by many of our members.
argh!! I am so disappointed in the pics I took up in Ft Worth....even the auto pics didn't come out good... >:( >:(
I wonder what went wrong, Jess? Did you accidently leave your flash turned on? It's strange the pictures in auto didn't come out either. It seems to me something was fooling the camera, like a flash or something.
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I think it was the arena...it was dark in the bottom but had strong sunlight coming down thru windows high up...
plus this camera I think is designed more for closeups. My friend has a Kodak that takes great action pics but not closeups...
let me get you an example!
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I wonder what went wrong, Jess? Did you accidently leave your flash turned on? It's strange the pictures in auto didn't come out either. It seems to me something was fooling the camera, like a flash or something.
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/007-3.jpg)
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/045_2.jpg)
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I think it was the arena...it was dark in the bottom but had strong sunlight coming down thru windows high up...
plus this camera I think is designed more for closeups. My friend has a Kodak that takes great action pics but not closeups...
let me get you an example!
Both camera SHOULD be able to handle both situations Jess. I'm not sure about your friend's Kodak (what model does he/she have?) but your Canon A530 can shoot action photos. Did you try using one of the scene modes? Sports should have worked. But the lighting coming down from the top and onto a dark arena would have made for some very challenging photo shots. No doubt about it. I'm sorry it didn't work out for you Jess. You are getting very familiar with your camera now. Maybe the next time you will have better luck. But you have a very capable camera. It's a very good one and it's designed for taking photos like this. But I'll bet you dollars to donuts MANY people's pictures probably didn't turn out that day. Very tricky lighting conditions, like I said. :)
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(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/007-3.jpg)
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/045_2.jpg)
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Those don't look bad Jess! Maybe you could touch them up a little using the Canon Zoombrowser software. Try fiddling around with it and maybe you can touch up the exposure just a little bit. Then they would be perfect! :)
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(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/049-2.jpg)
a newborn baby cow!
one of the cows that was being shown had its baby at the show!!
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This was NOT the daddy...
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/047-2.jpg)
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(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/049-2.jpg)
a newborn baby cow!
one of the cows that was being shown had its baby at the show!!
Awww! :-*
I LOVE baby animals!! He's CUTE!!!
It appears he's taking a nap as he tries to figure out his new world. :)
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His momma had to go get judged!!
Cow trivia: this doesn't bother the momma cow or the baby. Momma cows are kinda like deer. They will leave their baby in the grass and go off to graze....the baby will be still and quiet til mom comes back!
(a momma horse would be crazy if you took her away so soon! And the baby would be upset too!)
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His momma had to go get judged!!
Cow trivia: this doesn't bother the momma cow or the baby. Momma cows are kinda like deer. They will leave their baby in the grass and go off to graze....the baby will be still and quiet til mom comes back!
(a momma horse would be crazy if you took her away so soon! And the baby would be upset too!)
Why are they judging his momma Jess? She isn't heading off "to market" is she? :(
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Why are they judging his momma Jess? She isn't heading off "to market" is she? :(
oh no! she is a show cow! she will be kept to breed again. This was not like a 4H show where the animals all get sold. People just brought their best animals to try to win ribbons and be the 'best'
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(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/010_1.jpg)
I DO like this picture although you cant see the girls face....I like that the horse seems to be very interested and willing...see how his ears are up and he seems to be moving very well.
(this was shot on auto!)
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(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/010_1.jpg)
I DO like this picture although you cant see the girls face....I like that the horse seems to be very interested and willing...see how his ears are up and he seems to be moving very well.
(this was shot on auto!)
That is a very good picture Jess! I like the way your camera caught the spotlights around the horse and the rider. Your camera had a lot to work with in this photo.. lights, shadows, various colors and moving subjects. I think it did a very good job. Nice pic!! :)
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I LOVE horses Jess! They seem to like me too. I go up to Conner Prairie Farm (a living history museum in Indianapolis) and they have a petting farm where you can sometimes go and pet and hug the horses. I always seem to get along with them. In fact they follow me around from spot to spot and they don't like it when I leave! haha. One of the handlers commented once and said the horses don't normally act so affectionate towards strangers, and she asked me if I would be interested in working with the horses there! I've always got along with animals very well, horses, cows, dogs, cats, chickens... even fish seem to like me! FISH!! Yeah, if I go swimming in a lake or in the ocean they seem to commune around me. Maybe they sense that I'm very gentle and I won't hurt them. Maybe that's what it is. I really don't know. I'm a huge animal lover.
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I think horses are very spiritual animals. You can't lie to them. They see who you are.
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Hey David & friends..
Speaking of horses.. Alright if I post a pic (even though I don't recall the camera settings)? :)
I took this picture when I went horseback riding late last summer in a little town near here called Gibbons.
I was riding when I took it, but the pic turned out fairly well.
The scenery was wonderful..
(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i285/Lucise/Prvy/Autres2007/DSCN0406.jpg)
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oh it IS beautiful, Milli!
What kind of camera do you have?
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I took this picture when I went horseback riding late last summer in a little town near here called Gibbons.
I was riding when I took it, but the pic turned out fairly well.
The scenery was wonderful..
That's beautiful scenery Lucise. Do you have any more like it ?
And pardon my asking, but that weir seems to remind me of pictures I have seen of beaver dams. Is it a beaver dam?
(Or am I showing my pitifull lack of knowledge of such things ?) ;D
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That's a beautiful picture Milli! Would you mind if I posted a copy of it in the archive thread so it doesn't end up getting buried under lots of posts?
And I'm wondering too what kind of camera you have! :)
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oh it IS beautiful, Milli!
What kind of camera do you have?
Thanks Jess!
I have a Kodak EasyShare C360 Digital Camera (5.0 Megapixels). It is nothing super but it takes great pix most of the time. :)
That's beautiful scenery Lucise. Do you have any more like it ?
And pardon my asking, but that weir seems to remind me of pictures I have seen of beaver dams. Is it a beaver dam?
(Or am I showing my pitifull lack of knowledge of such things ?) ;D
The trail we were on is called Athabasca Trail around Sturgeon River Valley.
I'm afraid I am not an expert on beaver dams either but I believe that is what we see in the pic.
Glad you liked it! I'll have to go back and check that collection when I get home. If there are any good ones, I'll be sure to post them.
That's a beautiful picture Milli! Would you mind if I posted a copy of it in the archive thread so it doesn't end up getting buried under lots of posts?
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Post away David! :)
~M
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Thanks Milli! It's now safe and sound over in the archives! :)
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I looked out the window a few minutes ago, and my neighbor's driveway lights were reflecting off the driveway and it looked beautiful. So I grabbed my camera and ran out to the front yard to photograph them, but the picture didn't turn out like I wished it would. It was freezing rain outside and very cold. I didn't feel like standing out there fooling around with my camera settings and I came back in. Maybe I will go back out there tomorrow night when the freezing rain and ice isn't falling. The ice should still be there. It won't be getting warm in Indiana any time soon.
The image noise is appalling, probably due to the slow shutter speed, high ISO and dark conditions. Maybe my G9 will do a better job.
Conditions: Dark
Camera Equipment: Canon PowerShot A70
Camera Mode: Manual
Aperture: f/4.1
Shutter Speed: 2 sec.
White Balance: Custom
Light Meter: Evaluative
Exposure Compensation Value: 0
ISO: 400
Flash: Off
Other: tripod
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/photos/reflectingdrivewaylights.jpg)
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oh! I see what you were going for though....is there a way to get an angle so the lights are a bit closer together in the frame??
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oh! I see what you were going for though....is there a way to get an angle so the lights are a bit closer together in the frame??
You're right Jess. A different angle would have worked! See? This is why I'm glad you are here so you can teach me about composition. I'll try again tomorrow. It's too cold out there right now, and when I came back in I had freezing rain and ice in my hair!! And I was only out there for a quick minute. I'll try again tomorrow with my G9 camera. I took the A70 out tonight, and it's a 3.2 megapixel. The MP of the camera had nothing to do with the problem tonight. The camera wasn't set correctly.
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Question, David.
I was in a gym yesterday. I was sitting in a low light area focusing on people in a bright light area across the way. The picture was dark. Is there something to do besides move into the brighter light?
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This is a photo of the beautiful Nambucca River, where it empties into the Pacific Ocean, at the town of Nambucca Heads, about 7 hours drive north of Sydney. It's a pretty little seaside village. I was primarily interested in photographing the pelicans and was pleasantly surprised with the accidental setting of river and ocean, as framed by the two tree trunks (may be necessary to scroll over --->).
(http://s119.photobucket.com/albums/o126/kez4oz/Album%201/NambuccaHeads010906-2.jpg)
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that picture is very cool, Kerry, there is so much in there....at first glance it is a pretty 'typical' tropical view....beautiful of course but then you look again and there is so much there...your eye is drawn from the light and surf at the top of the 'frame' of the trees into the darker area further down and the white of the birds against the darker (deep?) spots there.....
very nice picture!!
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Love love love that pic Kerry!
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That is a beautiful picture Kerry. Your camera did a very good job with the colors (lots of varying shades of blue in the pic) and I love the way you framed part of the picture between the two trees. :D
This picture looks like it should be on a postcard or in a travel magazine!
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Question, David.
I was in a gym yesterday. I was sitting in a low light area focusing on people in a bright light area across the way. The picture was dark. Is there something to do besides move into the brighter light?
Shasta, if you had your flash turned on, there's your problem right there! Your camera's built-in flash only has an effective range of about 10 - 15 feet. If the subject is further away than that, the light from your flash isn't reaching anything, so there is nothing for the light to bounce off of. So, instead, you end up with a dark picture. If the gym was well lit, you should be able to easily photograph your subject without a flash. And even in darker situations, a flash is absolutely useless if the subject is located beyond your flash range. Did you ever notice all those flash bulbs going off at sporting events? Every one of those pictures will not turn out. Not unless they are using very powerful external flash, and/or they are 15 feet or closer to the subject.
If you are taking a picture in dark conditions and your subject is far away, you will still need to turn off your flash. It just won't do you any good at all. Instead, set a slower shutter speed and bump up your ISO a couple of notches. Bumping up the exposure compensation will help too. Then create a makeshift tripod by bracing the elbow of the arm holding the camera against your chest or stomach, take a breath, hold it and gently press down on the shutter button.
I hope that helps!
If your flash was turned off, you probably had your shutter speed set to fast. If you were using a scene mode, the camera probably auto programmed the flash to go off without you even knowing about it. Check your flash, and if the camera set it to fire, turn it off. :)
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Thank you, David! I copied the instructions and printed them to use the next time! :)
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I'm glad I could help, Shasta! :)
I just looked at your camera's specifications (You have the Canon SD1000, correct?) and you can easily change many of your camera's settings by using the manual setting. In manual, the camera will allow you to change and adjust things like white balance, exposure compensation, light meters, flash settings and image resolution and compression. You also have Canon's "My Colors" in your camera, and these can greatly improve photo quality too.
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I just saw two coyotes in my yard. They were investigating my trash barrel I accidentally left outside.
Damn those suckers are fast. Just as quick as I could grab my camera and run downstairs they were fixing to leave. I took one picture but it didn't turn out at all. I didn't have enough time to set anything. And no time to place my camera on a tripod either.
They'll be back. They always come back. And the next time they come back I'll get them with my camera. Evidence. And when I do, I'll post it.
Those damn devils better stay out of that trash barrel! Maybe I should probably go out there and drag it back into the garage.
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OKay so I finally got my photos back on my put. and thought I'd post a few of my faves over the last 5 or 6 months.
The first one is fuzzy but I think its kinda cool! I had it on night time setting which I guess means it takes longer exposures - but I found I couldn't take a clear photo on that because evn the teeniest little movement distorted the pic.
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the second one I didn't take obviously, but this is the ste up I wanted - this is back from 2005.
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(http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=16098.0;attach=16246;image)
I love this one...the juxtaposition of the fresh green organic tree with the old rusty looking cart....the colors are great..it could be a pic from a travel brochure!
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I LOVE my macro lense!!
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/017-1.jpg)
and I was so excited about this shot....I was SOOO close to having a great shot...a 'ants view' of my sisters house!
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/019.jpg)
why oh why didn't I do like David said!! be patient and take lots!!?? I wish I could take David WITH me...
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how about some folk art!??
this thing is sitting on a stump at the end of the driveway out on a back road..all together it is over five feet tall!
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/021-3.jpg)
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Jess, I LOVE YOUR PICTURES!!! I especially love your "rooster on a stump" pic!! Your camera's macro lens is very good at capturing detail and you are doing a wonderful job taking these pictures! Thanks for posting all of them!
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Jess, I LOVE YOUR PICTURES!!! I especially love your "rooster on a stump" pic!! Your camera's macro lens is very good at capturing detail and you are doing a wonderful job taking these pictures! Thanks for posting all of them!
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Kelda, your pictures are gorgeous. I love when people post pictures of other countries. You are also very good at photo composition, and I'm learning a lot from you, along with Jess, Rob and Kerry. I've never been very good at composition, so you are helping me.
The first picture is actually very beautiful. You mentioned camera blur. I like the blur in that photo. It makes the pic look very mysterious, and we wonder what those lights are up at the top of the image. Sometimes mistakes end up making brilliant photos, and I think this was the case with your first picture. It's beautful. I love all the pictures you posted. :D
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Well thankyou David and Jess. I do try to frame my shot as much as I can - I guess thats composition.
I love your mushroom shots Jess. So what does the macro button do David?
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Hi Kelda!
The macro function allows you to accurately focus up to an inch away from the subject. It comes in handy for photographing small things like a rain drop on a leaf, or a butterfly. Your camera has a macro lens. I just took a look at your camera's specifications. You will find the macro setting on the back of your camera. It has a little flower icon next to it. :)
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yep, that mushroom was like...two inches tall!! looks bigger though in the pic
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Hi Kelda!
The macro function allows you to accurately focus up to an inch away from the subject. It comes in handy for photographing small things like a rain drop on a leaf, or a butterfly. Your camera has a macro lens. I just took a look at your camera's specifications. You will find the macro setting on the back of your camera. It has a little flower icon next to it. :)
aha! thanks Mr photgrapher man!!!
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aha! thanks Mr photgrapher man!!!
You're welcome Miss camera lady!! ;) :-*
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I LOVE photographing sunrises and sunsets! And we have some very beautiful sunrises and sunsets in my part of the world. In fact we had a nice one tonight. I've seen prettier ones, but this sunset wasn't bad at all for January. The prettiest sunsets occur during the Spring and Summer around here. I saw the firery red and I quickly grabbed my camera and ran out there before it disappeared! Those streaks in the sunset are clouds, or rather contrails. Sorry about the image noise. We all know why that happened, don't we? My ISO was set to 800. I should have used a much lower ISO to reduce the noise.
Conditions: Dusk
Camera Equipment: Canon PowerShot G9
Camera Mode: Manual
Aperture: f/3.2
Shutter Speed: 0.5 sec
White Balance: Custom
Light Meter: Evaluative
Exposure Compensation Value: -1 1/3
ISO: 800
Flash: Off
Other: tripod
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/photos/sunset2.jpg)
This is the same photograph, but I decided to fiddle around with the colors using my imaging software. I pulled out some of the green, and increased the red and blue. This was the result...
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/photos/sunset1.jpg)
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Then just after the sun went down, the moon appeared!! A FULL moon! It was very bright, so it was impossible to photograph the moon's features. I really should purchase some lens filters for this digital camera.
Conditions: Night
Camera Equipment: Canon PowerShot G9
Camera Mode: Manual
Aperture: f/5.0
Shutter Speed: 2 seconds
White Balance: Custom
Light Meter: Evaluative
Exposure Compensation Value: 0
ISO: 400
Flash: Off
Other: tripod, ND filter
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/photos/JanuaryMoon2.jpg)
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WOW!!!
That is amazing, David!!
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Thanks sweetie!! The camera auto selected the ISO in the first picture, and it was too cold out there to stand around and press buttons and turn dials on my camera, so I said frig it.
I remembered to dial down the ISO in the moon picture. So it turned out a little better noise wise. :)
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I've also noticed when I use my G9 to take pictures, the pictures look worse when I resize them down to 800x600 or 640x480. And after I upload them they look even worse. I'm not sure if this is my IP's (AOL) fault. I know images lose quality as they are compressed, so I suppose compressing them, or in this case resizing them smaller, also lessens image quality and resolution. Most of the time I leave my camera set to 12 MP (4000x3000)or even RAW. Maybe if I reduce the original image size I wouldn't have this problem. The quality of some of my pictures after the upload is disappointing. I admit many of my high ISO images have noise, but nearly as bad as is appearing on Bettermost. I will investigate this and hopefully I will figure it out.
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?? I knew they got worse when I blow them UP...
and what is RAW??
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?? I knew they got worse when I blow them UP...
and what is RAW??
Yes, when you blow up digital images too much, you get pixel deterioration. When this happens the picture looks "digitized" because of all the interpolation.
When you shrink digital images, you can also have a loss of resolution - things like "ghosting" and fringing. Take a look at the mountain scene up at the top of the homepage. If you look close, you can see some ghosting up at the very top of the highest mountain tops, like little "waves" or a haze. This is what is happening to my pictures too, but it seems to get even worse when I upload them to the Internet.
I will try taking pictures I plan on uploading using a lower resolution, maybe 2mp. I have to shrink the images down anyway because they would take way too long to upload, and I must resize them to fit on the page.
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?? I knew they got worse when I blow them UP...
and what is RAW??
Oops! Sorry Jess. I forgot to tell you what RAW is!
RAW is an uncompressed file certain cameras will use to preserve image quality. A RAW file is either uncompressed or only slightly compressed. You can then import the RAW file into imaging software for editing. RAW files are pure. The camera saves the image EXACTLY as it "sees" it. There is very little or no image corruption since it is not compressed. The problem is, RAW files are HUGE! They take up many many megabytes and unless you have a large memory card, you really can't store more than a dozen RAW images at one time. I have a 2 GB memory card, and I really can't squeeze more than 50 RAW images on there. So, I'm constantly importing the images to my computer in order to save space on the SD card.
Anyway, most people don't use RAW, and only certain cameras have RAW file capabilities. TIFF is another file format similar to RAW, but it tends to compress the image file a little bit more than RAW.
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A little splash of color in an otherwise very sad day without our Heath. :'(
Colored Golf Balls
Conditions: Indirect lighting
Camera Equipment: Canon PowerShot G9
Camera Mode: Manual
Aperture: f/5.0
Shutter Speed: 1/60
White Balance: Custom
Light Meter: Evaluative
Exposure Compensation Value: 0
ISO: 80
Flash: Off
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/golfballs.jpg)
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very cool!
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I took these through the window. It's too damn cold out there!
That squirrel is theiving from the bird feeder! Damn devil!
Conditions: Bright Sun
Camera Equipment: Canon PowerShot G9
Camera Mode: Manual
Aperture: f/5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/500
White Balance: Custom
Light Meter: Spot
Exposure Compensation Value: - 1 1/3
ISO: 100
Flash: Off
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/squirrelthief.jpg)
This little squirrel was much smarter because there is corn right there on the floor!
Conditions: Bright
Camera Equipment: Canon PowerShot G9
Camera Mode: Manual
Aperture: f/3.2
Shutter Speed: 1/500
White Balance: Custom
Light Meter: Evaluative
Exposure Compensation Value: - 2/3
ISO: 200
Flash: Off
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/feedingsquirrel.jpg)
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I was bored and goofing around with this next picture. I set my toy VW van in front of a geode I found when I was around 12 years old. Then I set my camera to macro and took this picture. Nothing serious, but I thought I would post it! :D
Conditions: Indoor lighting
Camera Equipment: Canon PowerShot G9
Camera Mode: Manual
Aperture: f/7.1
Shutter Speed: 1/8
White Balance: Auto
Light Meter: Evaluative
Exposure Compensation Value: 0
ISO: 100
Flash: Off
Other: Optical Image Stabilization, Optical Zoom x2
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/VWVan.jpg)
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that made me laugh...thank you, David....you so silly!!
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ok I was gonna be silly!!
this is....well you know who he is....his battery has been dead like forever...but every now and again he BLINKS!! freaks me out dude! tonight he has his eyes open...
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/001-2.jpg)
this was on auto..and as you can see the lens cover didnt open all the way..but I think it looks kinda cool...a happy accident
but you know I can't do ANYTHING around here without someone getting up in my business...
here is Milli with her glamour poses...again..auto..but with the macro!
first one profile:
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/008-3.jpg)
then her coup de grace!!
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/007-4.jpg)
look at the shine!! the sparkle!! who takes good care of her babies?? huh??
(actually she is kinda ugly in that pic....she is freaking me out, man....but she is shiny...)
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I needed a reason to laugh tonight Jess!! Thank you!!!
I'm laughing because I remember you telling me about that Yoda doll a couple of years ago. I'd forgotten all about him! You told me about the way he will suddenly open his eyes and other things.
Milli is beautiful! I LOVE black cats! She really does have beautiful fur Jess. I totally agree with you! :)
Thanks for the pictures sweetie!! They cheered me up! :-*
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Like you, David, I also love sunsets and get to see some real bobby-dazzlers from my place in Sydney.
I took this pic this evening, Friday 25 January. Usually, such a beautiful sight would normally fill me with joy. At this sad time, however, I couldn't help but think of Heath, when I saw those beautiful sunbeams shining down from Heaven tonight. :'(
(http://s119.photobucket.com/albums/o126/kez4oz/Album%201/Annandale250108-A.jpg)
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Kerry that picture is so pretty! It's so "golden" looking. I love it! Ya'll have beautiful sunbeams over there, don't you? For some reason, I don't see too many sumbeams over here. I guess we probably have them too, but not as pretty as the ones in your pictures.
That picture makes me think of Heath too, Kerry. Maybe the sunbeams are Heath looking down on all his family, friends and fans. And when you took that picture, he was looking down on Sydney, making sure you are okay. :)
Do you care if I post that picture in the archives so people can find it easily? It's beautiful!
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Kerry that picture is so pretty! It's so "golden" looking. I love it! Ya'll have beautiful sunbeams over there, don't you? For some reason, I don't see too many sumbeams over here. I guess we probably have them too, but not as pretty as the ones in your pictures.
That picture makes me think of Heath too, Kerry. Maybe the sunbeams are Heath looking down on all his family, friends and fans. And when you took that picture, he was looking down on Sydney, making sure you are okay. :)
Do you care if I post that picture in the archives so people can find it easily? It's beautiful!
I would be delighted to have you post it in the archives, David.
I was always aware of the pretty sunsets here in Sydney. But it wasn't until ony relatively recently that I became aware of how often we get such beautiful sunsets. I thought they were relatively infrequent until recently, when I seriously became interested in capturing the world around me with my camera. A photographer friend suggested that I should always keep my camera handy at all times, just incase, because you never know when a flying saucer may appear. That friend is you, David. I have you to thank for that pretty, golden, Sydney sunset. Thank you.
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NO FLYING SAUCERS!!!
(or plates..)
(or cups!!)
>:( >:(
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NO FLYING SAUCERS!!!
(or plates..)
(or cups!!)
>:( >:(
I was once in a relationship where there were flying cups, saucers and plates, Jess. And I was the one throwing them! That man used to get me soooo mad!!! (Not surprisingly, he later married a woman!)
P.S., David, I meant to mention that they are the true colours in my golden sunset pic. I didn't change the colour settings. Only thing I did change was the zoom setting.
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I was once in a relationship where there were flying cups, saucers and plates, Jess. And I was the one throwing them! That man used to get me soooo mad!!! (Not surprisingly, he later married a woman!)
P.S., David, I meant to mention that they are the true colours in my golden sunset pic. I didn't change the colour settings. Only thing I did change was the zoom setting.
You so bad!! tsk tsk...how was your aim?? ;) ;)
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You so bad!! tsk tsk...how was your aim?? ;) ;)
Alas, I have terrible aim and he was always good at ducking!
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Alas, I have terrible aim and he was always good at ducking!
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you are too sweet...you probably weren't even trying really.. ;)
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:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
you are too sweet...you probably weren't even trying really.. ;)
;) ;) ;) :)
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Kerry that picture is so pretty! It's so "golden" looking. I love it! Ya'll have beautiful sunbeams over there, don't you? For some reason, I don't see too many sumbeams over here. I guess we probably have them too, but not as pretty as the ones in your pictures.
That picture makes me think of Heath too, Kerry. Maybe the sunbeams are Heath looking down on all his family, friends and fans. And when you took that picture, he was looking down on Sydney, making sure you are okay. :)
Do you care if I post that picture in the archives so people can find it easily? It's beautiful!
I so agree, this is how I like to see him best, and remember him. I love his freckles. God, I can't stop crying, what is happening? I am a total and utter mess.
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I so agree, this is how I like to see him best, and remember him. I love his freckles. God, I can't stop crying, what is happening? I am a total and utter mess.
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t'sok....
need to step away for a minute....come and talk about something else....take your mind of for a little while to give time to work..
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:-* {{{Melissa}}} :'(
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Fall Creek Parkway
This is a quiet road on the north east side of town near my Dad's house. I used to come down here and ride my bike and hike through the woods when I was a teen. My "secret place" was also located down here in a large patch of woods next to the river.
Conditions: Cloudy/Overcast
Camera Equipment: Canon PowerShot G9
Camera Mode: Manual
Aperture: f/11
Shutter Speed: 1/60
White Balance: Custom
Light Meter: Evaluative
Exposure Compensation Value: + 2/3
ISO: 100
Flash: Off
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/photos/Fallcreekparkway.jpg)
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Fall Creek Parkway
This is a quiet road on the north east side of town near my Dad's house. I used to come down here and ride my bike and hike through the woods when I was a teen. My "secret place" was also located down here in a large patch of woods next to the river.
Conditions: Cloudy/Overcast
Camera Equipment: Canon PowerShot G9
Camera Mode: Manual
Aperture: f/11
Shutter Speed: 1/60
White Balance: Custom
Light Meter: Evaluative
Exposure Compensation Value: + 2/3
ISO: 100
Flash: Off
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/photos/Fallcreekparkway.jpg)
Mighty purdy countryside, David. Was that pic taken in early autumn? Did you ever come upon any bears in thum thar woods?! I mean the ones with claws and jaws. Not the overweight, middle-aged gay variety!!! ;) :)
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Mighty purdy countryside, David. Was that pic taken in early autumn? Did you ever come upon any bears in thum thar woods?! I mean the ones with claws and jaws. Not the overweight, middle-aged gay variety!!! ;) :)
we want to hear about it....whichever bear you saw... ;D ;D ;D
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we want to hear about it....whichever bear you saw... ;D ;D ;D
It sure does look like bear country to me, Jess! ;) ;) ;)
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It sure does look like bear country to me, Jess! ;) ;) ;)
:o :o
cant' wait to hear THIS story...where IS David??
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:o :o
cant' wait to hear THIS story...where IS David??
Kerry and Jess...
Nope! No bears around here. Not the animal variety anyway. ;)
About the only large wild animals we have here are deers and coyotes. And we have lots of smaller animals like raccoons, squirrels, opossums, foxes and rabbits, but no bears here to my knowledge. I think they have bears up in Michigan, which is the next state north of me. But even there, I think the bears are only found in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. :)
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I took this picture over at Dad's house last summer.
I don't remember the camera settings. I don't think I paid any attention to them. I don't think I paid any attention to them because I was laughing too hard. :laugh:
I'm not saying a word, and neither should YOU!! :laugh:
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/photos/squirrelsonthefence.jpg)
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I took this picture over at Dad's house last summer.
I don't remember the camera settings. I don't think I paid any attention to them. I don't think I paid any attention to them because I was laughing too hard. :laugh:
I'm not saying a word, and neither should YOU!! :laugh:
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/photos/squirrelsonthefence.jpg)
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heheheh
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I took this picture over at Dad's house last summer.
I don't remember the camera settings. I don't think I paid any attention to them. I don't think I paid any attention to them because I was laughing too hard. :laugh:
I'm not saying a word, and neither should YOU!! :laugh:
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/photos/squirrelsonthefence.jpg)
Seriously cute! We don't have squirrels in Australia. They are sooo cute. I used to love Chip 'n' Dale cartoons when I was a child. :)
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Seriously cute! We don't have squirrels in Australia. They are sooo cute. I used to love Chip 'n' Dale cartoons when I was a child. :)
oh quit acting like you are so mature...I can hear you snickering all the way over here in Texas...
:laugh: ;)
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Hey sweetie, here are my pics of a Sunday walk through the dunes and on the beach in the North of Holland...
(http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o60/Snuitjeboe/pad.jpg)
(http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o60/Snuitjeboe/pad2.jpg)
(http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o60/Snuitjeboe/strand.jpg)
(http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o60/Snuitjeboe/schapengeiten.jpg)
I was watching out for Jack and Ennis to appear in that last pic, it was at least 400 sheep and 100 goats...
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Hey sweetie, here are my pics of a Sunday walk through the dunes and on the beach in the North of Holland...
(http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o60/Snuitjeboe/pad.jpg)
I was watching out for Jack and Ennis to appear in that last pic, it was at least 400 sheep and 100 goats...
Thank you Melissa for posting these pictures! I saw them on your Livejournal and I thought they were beautiful! I especially love the first picture. There are many interesting things to see in this picture. Look at the mist on the pathway. And notice what looks like snow on the right side of the path, and new baby plants growing over on the left side.
I'm glad you included a picture of the animals. They are so cute!! I also love the picture of the dunes. This looks like something your boyfriend would paint!
Would you mind if I post these pictures over in the archives so they don't get buried in this thread? Then, many people can look at them and enjoy them! :D
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oh quit acting like you are so mature...I can hear you snickering all the way over here in Texas...
:laugh: ;)
The only thing I know about "mature" is Victor Mature!!! ;) :) (to quote a line from The Boys in the Band)
I seriously really do love little squirrels; though, I've heard they can be somewhat aggressive little critters.
P.S., I love ducks too! :)
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(http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o60/Snuitjeboe/pad.jpg)
Absolutely beautiful, Melissa. Looks like something Vincent would have painted.
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I seriously really do love little squirrels; though, I've heard they can be somewhat aggressive little critters.
Ummm..... YEAH!!!! :laugh:
Let one get into your house and watch what happens! :laugh:
This has happened to me on more than one occasion! They freak out and literally start bouncing off the walls.
Yes, they are very cute animals Kerry, just as long as there is a wall or a window separating them from you!! :)
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Ummm..... YEAH!!!! :laugh:
Let one get into your house and watch what happens! :laugh:
This has happened to me on more than one occasion! They freak out and literally start bouncing off the walls.
Yes, they are very cute animals Kerry, just as long as there is a wall or a window separating them from you!! :)
:laugh: I guess I'll just continue my admiration from afar!!! ;) :)
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:laugh: I guess I'll just continue my admiration from afar!!! ;) :)
A couple of summers ago, a squirrel got trapped in the ductwork of my central air conditioning. When I removed the front of the air vent, he jumped out like a jack-in-the-box and latched on to my face. I fell over backwards off the stepstool and landed on my ass. >:( They've also come down my chimney a few times.
Dad has lots of squirrels at his house. He feeds them corn. He has several dozen of them. When they run out of corn, they will come up to the window, place their little front paws on the window ledge and beg with big sad eyes. it's pretty cute.
Here's a few more squirrel pictures Kerry. I think I took these the same day I took the "squirrel with statue" picture. I hope I haven't posted these already! :)
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/photos/squirrel3.jpg)
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/photos/squirrel2.jpg)
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/photos/squirrel1.jpg)
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:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: I'm laughing WITH you, David, not AT you!!! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
However, having said that, the thought of a squirrel attached to the front of your face . . . . . . . . . :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
On serious thought, though, I'm guessing they probably have sharp little claws and teeth. ??? That wouldn't be funny! :(
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:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: I'm laughing WITH you, David, not AT you!!! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
However, having said that, the thought of a squirrel attached to the front of your face . . . . . . . . . :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
On serious thought, though, I'm guessing they probably have sharp little claws and teeth. ??? That wouldn't be funny! :(
That's okay Kerry. It wasn't funny then, but I guess it's a little funny now. I don't remember him biting me, but he did scratch me a few times up around my eye brows and on the sides of my face. He latched on and he fell down with me. Once I hit the floor he scurried off to another part of the house. >:(
:laugh:
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will be posting some Dublin pics once uploaded - i tried to get creative!
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will be posting some Dublin pics once uploaded - i tried to get creative!
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*Jess waiting semi patiently*
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Okay - so here is a link to all my photos...
http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=d130mp2.2w3bygsa&x=0&y=-lrzgm1
You can also look at my thread on what i did at - http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,17137.msg332098/topicseen.html#msg332098
I tried to be quite arty and used black and white, macro and manual on some of my photos - the white screen and quality is still lost on me - I need to reread this thread properly - but I feel I definitewlty made better use of the stuff my camera can do now. I played about with framing but also flash versus no flash versus supressed flash etc etc.
Okay so some I quite like. Please offer honest opinions!!! (Oh and if there is one you think is good bad on kodak site, please feel free to photobucket or save and post back on here or archives).
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To give you some background the photos I'm putting on here are generally from day 2 & 3 of my trip to Dublin.
The second day we headed out into the country and did a tour called the Wicklow Mountain Valleys and Lakes tour and we got to see enjoy views of the Wicklow Gap and the Blessington Lakes, and visit the 6th century monastic settlement in Glendalough and see the 10th century Round Tower and St Kevin’s Kitchen there.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glendalough
We also got to see the pretty Wicklow village of Avoca (where the famous TV show, Ballykissangel was filmed)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballykissangel
Whwn we got back we walked round Trinity College and then had some diner and ventured into the Temple Bar area of the city.
DAY 3
Today we did a tour of Dublin castle, saw Christchurch cathedral and did a little shopping and had a nice lunch before heading back to the airport.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dublin_Castle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ_Church_Cathedral%2C_Dublin
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I like this, Kelda! It shows how a SLIGHT change of position can make a big difference....in the first one you were off center a bit...a nice picture that records the building for you
(http://images.kodakgallery.com/photos4883/3/45/68/49/49/9/949496845306_0_ALB.jpg)
but stepping over a bit you made the picture MUCH more interesting and attractive! (did you change settings or is the difference in coloring a result of natural lighting??
(http://images.kodakgallery.com/photos4883/3/45/68/76/86/3/386766845306_0_ALB.jpg)
and to me this shot makes the building appear larger....
a good example of composition I think...David??
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This was two almost identical shots trying to shoot through the celtic gravestone to get the tower in frame.
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love the colors in this one, Kelda
(http://images.kodakgallery.com/servlet/Images/photos4883/3/45/78/13/35/2/235137845306_0_BG.jpg?a=0)
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(http://images.kodakgallery.com/servlet/Images/photos4883/3/45/78/11/75/7/775117845306_0_BG.jpg?a=0)
interesting building..
(http://images.kodakgallery.com/servlet/Images/photos4883/3/45/78/11/85/3/385117845306_0_BG.jpg?a=0)
an ethereal, ancient building (a little spooky!!)
love your b/ws!!
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love the colors in this one, Kelda
(http://images.kodakgallery.com/servlet/Images/photos4883/3/45/78/13/35/2/235137845306_0_BG.jpg?a=0)
Hmm - seems kodak doesn't allow you to put images in from their site - or can you see the images jess? Cos I can't.
The picture sof the jail were taken on autro and I didn't play about with the colour or anything cos I couln't work out how to do that! So that was pure luck - I hadn't realised the colour difference before but now that you mention it!
The lanscape photo was also taken on auto but on landscape mode.
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hunh? How come I can now see the one of the landscape but not the others on the thread? Meh!!! Kadak gallery is wierd!
Anyway, on to the next few.
I took this shot becasue i thought it was intersting seeing the tower and the one celtic gravestone just in fromt of it. I decided to take it in both colour and b&w.
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I see all of them...
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This was two almost identical shots trying to shoot through the celtic gravestone to get the tower in frame.
hee hee...I like your 'keyhole' pics...they remind me of those spooky shows about ghosts....
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hunh? How come I can now see the one of the landscape but not the others on the thread? Meh!!! Kadak gallery is wierd!
Hunh!? Now I see them all!!!!
Anyway,
I took this pic first before I took the similar one in the first lot of pics but I dont like this one as much - although the focus is the tower I prefer the tower being framed to the side of the picture... thoughts?
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okay the last for tonight - its v late!!!
The forst one is using the macro setting
the second I think is just on manual with a forced flash - nothing fancy but I liked the way the light reflected.
The third and fourth - I was trying to frame the photo to get the cross the stained glass windows and the roof all in one. And then took in both colour and b&w.
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I have mixed feelings about the b/w vs color...the b/w look so classic but the color shows the stain glass windows...
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Wow, Kelda, that pic of the light shining through the stained glass window is exquisite!
My favourites, though, are your black & white pics. Classic! :D
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yeah, i really like b&w photos generally.... but sometimes its interesting to see the colour like Jess says....
thanks fot the exquisite comment!
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Kelda, your pictures are exquisite! I can't decide which I like better, the B&W or the color, because I like them both!! I especially like the picture of the stain glass window refecting the colored light on the wall. It's beautiful.
Ireland is a very pretty country. Were the fields green when you were there?
Thank you for sharing your pictures with us. :D
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Thanks for posting those pictures Susie!! I love them.
Gosh, I've seen so many pictures of your children I feel like I know them! They're all so cute! :)
Feel free to post some more picture you took Susie. We'd love to see them.
You can purchase a very nice digital camera now for around US $100.00 which is about 50 British pounds I think. You should go to some of your local electronic stores and take a look at some of them. Don't worry about megapixels. Even a 3 megapixel camera will produce full size 8x10 inch film quality photo. I've seen many 5 and 6 MP cameras around here for right around the $100.00 range and they are quite powerful and have many features and goodies on them. You really only need the 8+ megapixel cameras if you plan to print poster size pictures (which would need to be done at the photo store) or if you wish to do alot of extensive post processing. And even the 8 and 10 MP cameras have dropped dramatically in price.
Like I said, don't worry about the megapixels. I know I just rambled on and on about it, but that's just me! ;)
Yeah, pressing buttons, flipping switches and changing settings is half the fun of owning a digital. It's fun to play around and experiment. Those digital cameras are amazing. :)
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Yup, the fields were green... very like Scotland!
Susie - I love the pics! where was the one with the baby blue sea - it certainly looks like it was taken somewhere hot!!!
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(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s31/Susiebell_album/Sherwood/Sherwood006.jpg)
That's a stunning pic, Susie. The sun beams and the mist and the long shadows. Beautifully atmospheric. Romantic, even. I half expect Robin Hood to jump out from behind one of those Sherwood pines! :D
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I would LOVE to see Sherwood Forest when I'm in England this summer. I was a huge fan of the Robin Hood stories when I was a little kid, and Sherwood Forest always seemed like a very magical place to me. Is it called "Sherwood Pines" or "Sherwood Forest"? Because I'd hate to embarrass myself over there and call it the wrong name!!
Nice pic Susie!! I like the angle too. :D
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EY up David!
My hubby bought me a sooper dooper SVP camcorder for my birthday. It takes videos, still shots, its an MP3 player, MP4 player ... it even makes you a cup of tea if you ask it nicely! ;D
Anyway, it was a beautiful sunny day so I took it along to Sherwood Pines this afternoon. I decided to be creative ... like taking shots directly into the sun. Here's one of them, what d'you reckon? ...
(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s31/Susiebell_album/Sherwood/Sherwood006.jpg)
I love Sherwood Pines ... all those lovely big trees!!
Susie :D
wow! that photo is awesome.
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Oh wow Susie - it does indeed - its fun to think us brokies have tread in each others steps without even knowing it!
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Yes, that was my thought too.
;D great minds.....
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How about a touch of spring? using my fave MICRO lens!!
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/015_1.jpg)
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/017_1.jpg)
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/016_1.jpg)
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And a TRUE sign of spring:
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/003_1-2.jpg)
momma is quite proud!
(and all the neighbors are enamored!)
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/001_1-3.jpg)
being the star of the place really IS tiring work so it is a good idea to get lots of sleep...lots and lots...
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/014_1.jpg)
but to keep your star status you have to give your audience some action...be sure to stretch first so you won't hurt yourself!
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/012_1.jpg)
oh and visit the local milk bar as often as you can (Milk...it's what's for dinner)
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/002_1-2.jpg)
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Nice pictures Jess!!!
Those are really good shots of the flower. Nice use of the macro lens! Did you get down on the ground to take that picture? I often get all the way down and lay on the ground to take pictures of flowers and small animals. I get my clothes dirty sometimes, but who cares? The dirt will wash out of the clothes, and I'll have the picture forever!!
I love the pictures of the baby horse too! Aww! How cute!! When was he born? Is he a newborn in these pictures? Thanks for taking the time to post the pictures of him for all of us!!
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Yes, that was my thought too.
Those are beautiful pictures of Crete Susie! And welcome to our little photo club here! :D
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Nice pictures Jess!!!
Those are really good shots of the flower. Nice use of the macro lens! Did you get down on the ground to take that picture? I often get all the way down and lay on the ground to take pictures of flowers and small animals. I get my clothes dirty sometimes, but who cares? The dirt will wash out of the clothes, and I'll have the picture forever!!
I love the pictures of the baby horse too! Aww! How cute!! When was he born? Is he a newborn in these pictures? Thanks for taking the time to post the pictures of him for all of us!!
no, those flowers were on a bush so fortunately I didn't have to get 'down and dirty'! :laugh: they are the only thing on that bush too..there are no leaves yet at all!
the baby was born a week ago Friday, and those pic were taken mostly on the first day about four hours after he was born. the ones where he is laying in his mom's shadow and standing stretching his back leg out were taken Sat.
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I shot this over at Dad's house about 2 weeks ago. I'm not quite sure what the message is supposed to be, but.....
Boredom, thy name is David. :P
Conditions: Incandescent Light
Camera Equipment: Canon PowerShot G9
Camera Mode: Manual
Aperture: f/3.2
Shutter Speed: 1/60
White Balance: Auto
Light Meter: Center Weight Average
Exposure Compensation Value: 0
ISO: 200
Flash: Low Burst, Second Curtain
Other: Image Stabilization
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/cokecans2.jpg)
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that actually is cool....I like that one lonely Pepsi can...adds a surprise to the pic!
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I shot this over at Dad's house about 2 weeks ago. I'm not quite sure what the message is supposed to be, but.....
Love that pic, David. An apt title might be, "Dare to be Different." Powerful message there. ;) :D
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Love that pic, David. An apt title might be, "Dare to be Different." Powerful message there. ;) :D
oh you are so SMART....that IS a perfect name!
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oh you are so SMART....that IS a perfect name!
I love your photos of the little foal, Jess. So very beautiful. :)
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Here's some pictures I made with a couple of my toy cars yesterday. I collect matchbox and miniature cars and trucks...
A Sunday drive in a matchbox size motor home!! :D
(http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/c840N7giE72MwgeKj2z6KT7*Qn-mXj8ZUb06v4xQp5Fd3Ig=_l.jpg)
(http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/c840N7giE72MwgeKj2z6KT7*QrpTYL54fUBrv4xQp5Fd3Ig=_l.jpg)
And here's a few pictures of a drive down the same "road" in a miniature Volkswagen van!!
(http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/c840N7giE72MwgeKj2z6KT7*Qs*k9riQbkYuv4xQp5Fd3Ig=_l.jpg)
(http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/c840N7giE72MwgeKj2z6KT7*QryVyQJEneOpv4xQp5Fd3Ig=_l.jpg)
I tried to make it look like they pulled over to the side of the road in this picture.....
(http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/c840N7giE72MwgeKj2z6KT7*QhffH8xx93bRv4xQp5Fd3Ig=_l.jpg)
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how cute!! and you have given me an idea!!
8) 8)
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I love the toy car shots!
Thank you Susie!! I had fun shooting those pictures.
I have a Hagrid figurine and I'm thinking about making a picture of him, just as soon as I figure out something interesting. :)
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We had an ice storm in Indiana yesterday! It basically paralyzed the city. Our power went out for a few hours, and the ice knocked down the phone lines for over a day! It was beautiful though. The ice coated everything - trees, roofs, cars, bushes.. everything.
Today Chris, Alex and I drove over to Dad's house and I decided to take some pictures. He has many more trees in his yard than I do. But today the temperature reached 40 F, so the ice was beginning to melt, and you can see the melting in this first picture.
A fast shutter speed allowed me to "freeze" a couple drops of water as they were falling....
Mode: Shutter Priority
Aperture: f/4.1
Shutter Speed: 1/500
Flash: Off
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/IMG_0613.jpg)
Warm weather in Indiana caused some of the trees to bud early, then the ice storm nipped them. Here's a bud on a small tree encased in ice....
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/IMG_0604.jpg)
The ice is nearly melted off the branches of this small tree. Yesterday many of the trees had a quarter to a half inch of ice on them.....
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/IMG_0605.jpg)
A set of tiny icicles forming under the grill....
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/IMG_0606.jpg)
Icicles forming under the upstairs balcony railing....
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/IMG_0609.jpg)
Baby it's cold outside!!!
I bought this raccoon for my Mom when I was about 15 years old. After she died, Dad put the raccoon out in the garage in a box. While out there, some water from the ceiling dripped on him and left a few rust stains. He's back in the house now! I thought I would allow him to pose for a picture with the icicles!
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/IMG_0615.jpg)
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luv that coon!!!
great pics....makes me feel the cold!!
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Absolutely beautiful photographs, David. I love the melting icicles. :D
Gad, it must have been tough being without a phone line for over a day, though. :-\
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I love this one!
Yeah I love that one too! and love the littl car ones! :laugh:
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Thanks Kelda, Jess, Kerry and Susie!! :D
In case some of you are wondering how I made those car pictures (and you may have already figured it out) it's very easy! And since this is the Shutter Bug Club, I'll divulge my secret for you! ;)
* First of all, print out one of your favorite landscape pictures, full size, on a standard sheet of printer paper. For these pictures I took, I used one of my "secret place" photos with a road in it.
* Next, position the picture so the bottom part is laying flat on a table or counter, and the top part is vertical, like this....
(Don't fold the paper, otherwise the crease might be visible in your picture)
I've already placed the toy on the paper to anchor it and keep it from sliding!
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/example.jpg)
* Next, place your "subject" (the toy car, truck, statue, etc.) on the bottom part of the image. In this example, I placed the tiny motor home on the road part of the picture.
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/IMG_0627.jpg)
* Finally, adjust your camera's aperture to a mid or narrow setting to obtain some depth of field. I used f/5.6 in the example below so the background is partially blurred. In some of the original pictures I used f/8 to make the background clearer.
Then select your camera's macro lens (normally the button for the macro lens has a little flower icon next to it) and either zoom in on the subject, or move the camera closer to eliminate anything you don't want visible, such as the edge of the background or the table surface, and then shoot the picture.
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/IMG_0626.jpg)
It's pretty easy. I have a Hagrid figurine I gave to my Mom the year she died. She LOVED Hagrid! I am looking for a nice picture of Hogwarts, and once I find it, I will print it out and make a picture of the Hagrid figurine standing in front of the castle!! 8)
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Did you know that there are real horse shows that use Breyer horses?? You set up a diarama with your Breyer horse and try to make it look as realistic as possible. You can either do it in person or send in the picture to get it judged....they give out awards and everything!
now you are giving me hints maybe I will try my hand!
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Did you know that there are real horse shows that use Breyer horses?? You set up a diarama with your Breyer horse and try to make it look as realistic as possible. You can either do it in person or send in the picture to get it judged....they give out awards and everything!
now you are giving me hints maybe I will try my hand!
I didn't know that Jess.
What are you talking about? ???
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I didn't know that Jess.
What are you talking about? ???
That isn't considered cheating is it Jess? I hope I'm not tempting you to CHEAT!! ;)
I still don't really know what you are talking about sweetie! ???
Here's another little idea for taking pictures. If you don't wish to spend upwards of $100.00 or more on muslins (and who really wants to, right?) you can use inexpensive poster board for photographing smaller items, such as flower arrangements, figurines, etc. I bought 4 sheets of poster board at Wal-Mart for 57 cents each and they work perfectly well in most situations. And what is really nice about the Wal-Mart poster board is the sheets come in two colors! My blue sheet is dark blue on one side and light blue on the other! And my yellow sheet is red on the other side.
They are quite flimsy though, so you may need to use a piece of wood to help support them. But at 57 cents, I really can't complain too much! :)
Look over the poster boards carefully before you purchase them. My white poster board has a small crease near the left hand side that runs nearly the full length of the sheet and it shows up in most of my pictures.
For about a $1.50 more, you can purchase higher quality poster boards at craft stores such as Michael's. :D
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Great technique!
Thanks!
More such ones?
Au revoir,
hugs!
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Great technique!
Thanks!
More such ones?
Au revoir,
hugs!
Hi Artiste!! Yes, I have more. I will post them as I think of them. I'm hoping others have useful and helpful ideas too! We could all learn from each other.
Do you own a camera Artiste? If so, is it digital or film and what brand and model of camera do you have? I really love Canon cameras. My first Canon was a film SLR I bought when I was a teenager. Now I own a couple of Canon digital cameras. I also have a Sony digital and it's quite good too. :D
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Day one of the Great Blizzard of 2008
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/009-4.jpg)
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some photos using the macro!
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/011-1.jpg)
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/018-2.jpg)
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Day one of the Great Blizzard of 2008
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/009-4.jpg)
That looks like Indiana with all that snow!! It's hard to believe it's east TEXAS!!! I heard everyone down there was getting snow. :P
We received about 2 inches last night. Most of the snow in this area affected people just to the east of us. Cincinnati had a BLIZZARD! Literally. I never heard how much they ended up with, but when my cousin called me the winds were being clocked at 40 MPH and they had white out conditions.
I'm SICK of winter! Aren't you? :P
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some photos using the macro!
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/011-1.jpg)
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/018-2.jpg)
Aww. I always feel sorry for flowers when something like this happens. :'(
Every year when the daffodils come up, it always seems some late snow comes around and kills them. I feel so sorry for them. I'm always tempted to go out there, dig them up and bring them inside where they will be warm. My Dad has daffodils covering his entire front yard, down by the street. Mom planted them out there about 15 years ago, and they pop up out of the ground every spring. I dug a few up and took them over to my house and I planted them by the garage. And they bloom every spring too. I cover mine up with little bags when the late winter snows come, but Dad has way too many at his house to do something like this.
Nice pictures Jess! You are really good at taking pictures with your macro lens!! :D
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Well in spite of what my wallet had to say in the matter, I just bought on ebay a "Horizon Kompakt" panoramic camera from somebody in the Russian Federation. It is a cheap plastic rip off a Widelux, which I have always wanted. I checked the prices, which I thought would have come down over time but no.......
So for about $200 I will indulge my long held wish to take panoramic images. I would love to get a medium format one, but o-well I'll crawl this time and walk later.
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Well in spite of what my wallet had to say in the matter, I just bought on ebay a "Horizon Kompakt" panoramic camera from somebody in the Russian Federation. It is a cheap plastic rip off a Widelux, which I have always wanted. I checked the prices, which I thought would have come down over time but no.......
So for about $200 I will indulge my long held wish to take panoramic images. I would love to get a medium format one, but o-well I'll crawl this time and walk later.
I have never heard of this before, Truman....looking forward to seeing the pics!
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I went crazy with my camera yesterday and took lots of pics in Sydney. After a tight cull, I put together a photo-essay titled, "Kerry's Visit to Heath at the Archibald."
Come on over and have a look:
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,17936.0.html
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David :P
Look at this picture...
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/012-2.jpg)
what the heck? now I think it is BEEyoutiful...but how did I do it? It was not dark, I could see just fine, it WAS overcast...
but the camera was on automatic and I used the macro lens.
I guess this is a case of happy accident!!
:laugh: :laugh:
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David :P
Look at this picture...
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/012-2.jpg)
what the heck? now I think it is BEEyoutiful...but how did I do it? It was not dark, I could see just fine, it WAS overcast...
but the camera was on automatic and I used the macro lens.
I guess this is a case of happy accident!!
:laugh: :laugh:
That IS a very beautiful picture Jess!!! Totally awesome! You have a real talent there girl friend! :D
And how did it happen? Did you have the flash turned on? If so, the camera would have set a more narrow aperture, thus darkening the background. The camera needs less aperture when the flash is turned on. Of course you can force the aperture by using the manual setting. Then, the background probably would have been a bit more noticable, but not much. If you wish to have the background appear in the picture, try turning OFF the flash, set a narrow aperture (for depth of field) and a slow shutter speed (USE A TRIPOD!!). That may help the next time.
I think your picture looks very nice just the way it is Jess! :)
If you did have the flash turned off, it is my guess the background appears dark due to the overcast skies. A slower shutter speed (1/8 maybe) would have helped in this case. If, after doing this, your picture looks over exposed, try downing the EC (exposure compensation) by one or two stops (one or two 1/3) and that may help the picture to look less over exposed.
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I really like it too! but I was surprised! (I will tell you a secret....I didn't even look, I just held the camera down there and snapped!)
:D :laugh: :laugh:
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I really like it too! but I was surprised! (I will tell you a secret....I didn't even look, I just held the camera down there and snapped!)
:D :laugh: :laugh:
You have an A series Canon, don't you Jess? It's a good camera. It knows what it's doing. :D
And it ALWAYS helps to have someone with an eye for composition on the other side. And that's YOU!! It's a gorgeous picture!!
Go out and take some more pictures for us! :)
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You have an A series Canon, don't you Jess? It's a good camera. It knows what it's doing. :D
And it ALWAYS helps to have someone with an eye for composition on the other side. And that's YOU!! It's a gorgeous picture!!
Go out and take some more pictures for us! :)
but....but.....it is DARK out there and Garry says there are aliens that use giant vacuum cleaners to suck up chickens out there!!
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I really like it too! but I was surprised! (I will tell you a secret....I didn't even look, I just held the camera down there and snapped!)
:D :laugh: :laugh:
If the sky was overcast, I can almost guarantee you your camera turned on the flash. Check your software. it should tell you the camera's settings. If it doesn't, look in the menu for something called EXIF. It will list everything the camera did when you took the picture.
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but....but.....it is DARK out there and Garry says there are aliens that use giant vacuum cleaners to suck up chickens out there!!
Can't help you there sweetie! Aliens seem to like Texas!
Hey! Go take a picture of one!! I'd love to see a real life alien! ;)
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Yep you were right! there it is!
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Can't help you there sweetie! Aliens seem to like Texas!
Hey! Go take a picture of one!! I'd love to see a real life alien! ;)
I am not going out there! I don't WANT to see any chicken vacuuming aliens!!
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Hi David :)
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Fantastic pictures of the Archibald trip, Kerry :)
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Awww, go on, Jess. They only suck up chickens :)
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Go out there during the daylight Jess! They won't hurt you then! :D
Hi Rob!!!! How are you doing?
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Hi David :)
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Fantastic pictures of the Archibald trip, Kerry :)
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Awww, go on, Jess. They only suck up chickens :)
but what if they are all slimy looking or something? I mean, I wouldnt' mind if they were CUTE aliens....but I dont' want to see nothing gross...
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but what if they are all slimy looking or something? I mean, I wouldnt' mind if they were CUTE aliens....but I dont' want to see nothing gross...
Aliens are ALWAYS cute Jess! :D
(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk258/ajdb_2008_2008/alien19.jpg)
Now, get your ass UP and go take a picture of one!! ;) :D
For some reason, the aliens seem to congregate around East Texas.
{{{JESS}}}
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Great, thanks.
Hey, remember (well, David might be too young) the line from the comedy movie stars The Three Stooges: "Don't be scared .. we're right behind you" ?
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I am not going out there! I don't WANT to see any chicken vacuuming aliens!!
They're coming to get you, Jess . . . . .
(http://s119.photobucket.com/albums/o126/kez4oz/Album%201/ufo3.gif)
;) ;D
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They're coming to get you, Jess . . . . .
(http://s119.photobucket.com/albums/o126/kez4oz/Album%201/ufo3.gif)
;) ;D
oh no!! You too!!??
ya'll keep talking about it and they really will show up... :( :(
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(http://s119.photobucket.com/albums/o126/kez4oz/Album%201/Annandale120408-A.jpg)
"Autumn Sunset"
Sydney, Australia
Saturday 12 April 2008
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WOW!!
Kerry, that is spectacular!!
thanks for sharing!
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oh my goodness!
has anyone tried the new editing tools that Photobucket has??!
this is the original:
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/012-2.jpg)
and here are SOME of the edits available
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/012-2-1.jpg)
bluescale (this is dialed down some using "Advanced Options")
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/012-2-2.jpg)
painting
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/012-2-3.jpg)
sketch (love this! I could use this to make an embroidery pattern from a photo!)
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/012-2-4.jpg)
pop art
I love this new editing program!
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(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/047-2-1.jpg)
:laugh: :laugh:
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the original:
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/roland19.jpg)
and sketch at 40%:
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/roland19-1.jpg)
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the pop art onw is good I may try that out!
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A bird of paradise from my yard ... there are currently 2 blooms on the bush.
Oh wow!! That is a beautiful flower! You must live in someplace tropical. I think I remember seeing Birds of Paradise flowers when I lived in South Florida. We had a beautiful jacaranda tree in our front yard. I still miss that little tree. :'(
(http://s119.photobucket.com/albums/o126/kez4oz/Album%201/Annandale120408-A.jpg)
"Autumn Sunset"
Sydney, Australia
Saturday 12 April 2008
That is a beautiful sunset Kerry! I LOVE your sunset pictures. :)
the original:
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/roland19.jpg)
and sketch at 40%:
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/roland19-1.jpg)
Jess, you can do a lot of those thing with your zoom browser software too! You have a Canon camera, correct? If so, take a look at the software that came with it. There's lots of little goodies packed in there! :D
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where??!!
Are they hiding stuff from me?? >:( >:(
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where??!!
Are they hiding stuff from me?? >:( >:(
In Zoombrowser Jess. Double click on the image at the bottom (the images will be located in a strip down there) and then look under the EDIT section of the menu.
Photoimpression has even more options, but I can't remember if that program came with my Canon A70, or my Sony F717. I have a feeling it may have been packaged with my Sony, because I don't remember seeing it when I bought my Canon G9 last year.
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Wow, injest, great changes in those pics of that flower!!
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Look who stopped by for a visit today!!
This chipmunk has been appearing in the backyard for the past few days. I think he might have his nest underneath the deck because that is where he ran just after I took his picture. He sure is cute, isn't he?
(http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/c840N7giE72MwgeKj2z6KT7*QhxXjuq3J*kGv4xQp5Fd3Ig=_l.jpg)
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Look who stopped by for a visit today!!
This chipmunk has been appearing in the backyard for the past few days. I think he might have his nest underneath the deck because that is where he ran just after I took his picture. He sure is cute, isn't he?
(http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/c840N7giE72MwgeKj2z6KT7*QhxXjuq3J*kGv4xQp5Fd3Ig=_l.jpg)
AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Look who stopped by for a visit today!!
This chipmunk has been appearing in the backyard for the past few days. I think he might have his nest underneath the deck because that is where he ran just after I took his picture. He sure is cute, isn't he?
That lil chipmunk is mega-cute, David. :D
Can you cuddle chipmunks (like a koala)? ???
Do they bite? Koalas don't bite, but they do widdle all over you and it smells something dreadful - like fermented eucalyptus ('cause that's all they eat)! :o
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aww!
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That lil chipmunk is mega-cute, David. :D
Can you cuddle chipmunks (like a koala)? ???
Do they bite? Koalas don't bite, but they do widdle all over you and it smells something dreadful - like fermented eucalyptus ('cause that's all they eat)! :o
Hi Kerry!
YES!! Chipmunks bite! They are very cute little devils, but they do bite. They are a small rodent, smaller than a squirrel. It's really awful when chipmunks get in your house because just like squirrels, they begin to panic and run around everywhere. So no, you can't cuddle them, although I wish we could because they are so cute!
Since you mention koala cuddling, here I am cuddling one. :)
Susie, I love the picture of you with the koala!! I've always wanted to hold, pet and cuddle a koala. They look like they are very soft and snuggley!! :)
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Kerry, I really like that little cartoon in your sig line. It's so cute!! Where do you find all these cute animated cartoons? I still remember the cartoon of the puppy. Remember that one? The puppy ran back and forth across the bottom of the screen and "barked".
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They are very soft, but have pretty sharp claws, so it's more a matter of you holding out your hands and the koala snuggling you. Interestingly, plenty of places in the northern part of Australia (the Top) will allow koala cuddling, but as you travel south, there are laws prohibiting. I think it may depend on which Australian state you are in. I also was able to cuddle a wombat, which is very cute, IMO, resembling a capybara or other very large rodent.
Those Tasmanian devils are very cute too. I was watching Animal Planet the other day and they had a Crocodile Hunter rerun on, about the devils. Steve Irwin said devils can be very friendly and affectionate to humans if they are tamed when babies. :)
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I love the animal pictures!! :D
Isn't Lion Country Safari in West Palm Beach? I remember going there when I was a child. I remember riding around in trams, or some kind of covered train or car or something and we rode around and looked at all the animals from the safety of the vehicle. I also remember going to Parrot Jungle in Miami when I was little. We have some home movies of the parrots walking across tight ropes and pushing little toys around on the ground.
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Since you mention koala cuddling, here I am cuddling one. :)
Awwww, so cute! :D
Happiness is a cuddlesome koala! ;D
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Susie, I love the picture of you with the koala!! I've always wanted to hold, pet and cuddle a koala. They look like they are very soft and snuggley!! :)
Koalas are VERY snuggley, David. And even though they do have somewhat formidable looking claws, they are not sharp, like a cat. A koala's claws are used to grab hold of branches, rather than for ripping open flesh (they only eat eucalyptus leaves). They are very placid, sleepy little sweeties, with gorgeous soft fluffy fur (ideal for snuggling haha!).
(http://s119.photobucket.com/albums/o126/kez4oz/Album%201/koala.jpg)
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Kerry, I really like that little cartoon in your sig line. It's so cute!! Where do you find all these cute animated cartoons? I still remember the cartoon of the puppy. Remember that one? The puppy ran back and forth across the bottom of the screen and "barked".
I think I found my cute little mad scientist at PhotoBucket, David. I do, indeed, remember the barking puppy and still have him stored away in a safe place somewhere. He may get a re-airing one of these days! ;) :D
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Those Tasmanian devils are very cute too. I was watching Animal Planet the other day and they had a Crocodile Hunter rerun on, about the devils. Steve Irwin said devils can be very friendly and affectionate to humans if they are tamed when babies. :)
Tasmanian Devils are generally very bad tempered, aggressive little animals, David. The ones I've seen were not at all cuddlesome (not unless you wanted to part company with a finger or two, that is, gulp!)
(http://s119.photobucket.com/albums/o126/kez4oz/Album%201/TAZ.gif)
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Another rainy Sydney morning. This snap was taken at approx 6.30 a.m. on Wed 23 April.
(http://s119.photobucket.com/albums/o126/kez4oz/Album%201/RainySydneyMorning230408.jpg)
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I think the eucalypus keeps them in something of a drunken stupor ... they have the life!! ;D
Where in Australia did you visit, Susie? When were you here? :)
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I was there for about 6 weeks in late 2006. We started in Darwin and traveled the coast, down through Tasmania and Dunedin, NZ. Sydney is one of my husband's favorite cities in the world. He worked there for several months before we met. He would love to have a home there and spend part of the year, but it is such a long trip. We spent 6 days in Sydney when we visited in 2006, and I have to concur it is truly a lovely city.
A few of my favorite Sydney photos ...
Sounds like you had a lovely holiday, Susie. You've seen more of Australia than I have! Certainly, I've not been to Darwin or Tasmania (which probably has something to do with my flying phobia). I was born in Sydney and have lived here all my life. I love Sydney. It is a beautiful place to live. I'm so glad you and your hubby love Sydney too. :D
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Another rainy Sydney morning. This snap was taken at approx 6.30 a.m. on Wed 23 April.
(http://s119.photobucket.com/albums/o126/kez4oz/Album%201/RainySydneyMorning230408.jpg)
OOOOOOOOHHH!! How pretty! I like the shy moon!
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OOOOOOOOHHH!! How pretty! I like the shy moon!
The moon was just about to set in the west when I took that photo, Jess; headed on it's long journey over the Australian continent, the Indian Ocean, Africa, the Atlantic Ocean and ever onward to Texas, before it returned again, across the Pacific Ocean, to Sydney Towne. :D
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Lion Country is west of West Palm Beach, a stone's throw from where I live. I also first went as a child, and it was about a two hour drive from where I grew up in Miami. I will never forget my first visit to Lion Country. I was play fighting with a friend in the back seat of the car, and she kicked out my tooth, a baby tooth luckily. At Lion Country you actually just drive around in your car. You are supposed to keep the windows rolled up, but I cheated a little (except for the lion photo). It is unusual to see the lions up and about. They are usually sleeping midday. There is a similar attraction I have visited in southern Texas, I think called Natural Bridge, or somthing like that. The main difference there was that they sell feed and encourage you to roll down your windows and feed the animals. The animals are, of course, expecting to be fed, and within seconds of rolling down the driver's side window, a zebra had its entire head in our car, reaching across my hsuband's lap for the food bag in the center console. He had to grab the zebra and shove it out to be able to continue. We quickly learned to roll the window down only a smidgen as opposed to all the way. A big horned sheep also rammed our side view mirror. I guess it saw itself in the reflection. The rental car company must really have wondered.
Even though I have lived in Florida all my life, I have yet to visit Parrot Jungle or Monkey Jungle.
I must be getting my memory of it mixed up with something else then. We visited Lion Country Safari when I was 7 or 8, I think. That was a looooooooong time ago! LOL I never did make it back to either of those places when I lived in Plantation. :)
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Tonight I finally took some pictures of my daffodils in the front yard. I should have gone out there last weekend in the rain, because now they are starting to die. They only last for a week or two around here. I took this picture at night....
Camera: Canon G9
Mode - Manual
Aperture - f/7.1
Shutter Speed- 1/60
Exposure Comp - 0
White Balance - Auto
Flash - 2nd Curtain/Medium burst
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/daffodil1.jpg)
I also took some pictures of my magnolia tree. I took the following pictures at night, hoping the darkness outside would help make the colors pop.
Camera: Canon G9
Mode - Manual
Aperture - f/5.4
Shutter Speed- 1/30
Exposure Comp - -1/3
White Balance - Manual
Flash - 2nd Curtain/Low burst
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/magnolia1.jpg)
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/magnolia2.jpg)
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/magnolia3.jpg)
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/magnolia4.jpg)
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/magnolia5.jpg)
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Wow, David! Reminds me of Georgia O''Keefe's work!! Sublime!
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Thanks Lee!! I'm planning on shooting a lot of pictures this spring. :)
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(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/magnolia3.jpg)
this one looks like a painting!
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I have some software on my computer that can turn photographs into paintings. Later on I'll run this picture through it and see what happens! :)
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Stunning flower pics, David. I can almost smell the springtime floral perfume way down here in cold, autumnal Sydney.
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I love the floral closeups, David ... Georgia O'Keeffe all the way!
Here's a purple one ... not sure of the type of flower.
Thank you Susie!! Both you and Lee are going to give me a swell head if you keep telling me things like that! ;) :D
I love the purple flower! Is it a petunia? I don't know the different names of flowers very well.
Stunning flower pics, David. I can almost smell the springtime floral perfume way down here in cold, autumnal Sydney.
I wish there was some way to send the smell down to you in Australia Kerry! I've been opening up the windows at night, and the smell floats through the house on the breezes! Lots of people in my neighborhood have these trees, and it smells of magnolias up and down all the streets! I LOVE springtime in Indiana!! :D
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beautiful!
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beautiful!
Thank you Kelda! When are we going to get to see some pictures of springtime in Scotland? You better grab your camera and get outside! Start shooting some pictures girl friend!! :D
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Thank you Kelda! When are we going to get to see some pictures of springtime in Scotland? You better grab your camera and get outside! Start shooting some pictures girl friend!! :D
:( :(
I though I was your girlfriend!!
:'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
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After raining for nearly three weeks, the sun finally broke through and we enjoyed a delightfully bright, sunny, autumn day in Sydney. There was another glorious sunset last night. I merrily snapped the following sequential series of photos as the sun set and night descended.
(http://s119.photobucket.com/albums/o126/kez4oz/Album%201/SydneySunset250408-A.jpg)
(http://s119.photobucket.com/albums/o126/kez4oz/Album%201/SydneySunset250408-B.jpg)
(http://s119.photobucket.com/albums/o126/kez4oz/Album%201/SydneySunset250408-C.jpg)
(http://s119.photobucket.com/albums/o126/kez4oz/Album%201/SydneySunset250408-D.jpg)
(http://s119.photobucket.com/albums/o126/kez4oz/Album%201/SydneySunset250408-E.jpg)
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I will I will!!!
;D
And he's mine Jess! Mine!!!
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I will I will!!!
;D
And he's mine Jess! Mine!!!
>:( >:( >:( >:(
I can see there is gonna be a HAIR PULLING UP IN HERE!!!
Hands off, 'Scotty'!
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After raining for nearly three weeks, the sun finally broke through and we enjoyed a delightfully bright, sunny, autumn day in Sydney. There was another glorious sunset last night. I merrily snapped the following sequential series of photos as the sun set and night descended.
Your pictures are spectacular, Kerry!
and I wanted to tell you that I like that you use the term merrily! it is an underused word that evokes such a particuler expression....perfect...
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Those are absolutely gorgeous, Kerry!
Thank ya kindly, Susie & Jess. :-* :-*
I'm so glad you liked my sunset pics. :D
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another word you don't hear much anymore? fiesty!
nothing else quite says what 'fiesty' says... :laugh: :laugh:
I am gonna get fiesty up side a Kelda she dont' leave my man alone...
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Put em up Jess!!!
I actually took my camera out with me yesterday and did get a few shots - once I download them on to the laptop I'll let you ahve a look!
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Put em up Jess!!!
I actually took my camera out with me yesterday and did get a few shots - once I download them on to the laptop I'll let you ahve a look!
suck up
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suck up
sticks tounge out at Jess.
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HAHA!! :laugh: :laugh:
You two are a trip! :D
Does anyone know what these flowers are called? They are purple and very tiny. They are sprouting up all over the place in my yard, and in my Dad's yard too! I've seen people around here pulling them up as weeds, but I don't want to. I like them. These flowers are very hard to photograph because they are so tiny. I took these pictures at night, so that's why the ones in the front look weird. They were washed out by the flash...
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/flower1.jpg)
You can see how small they are in this next picture. That large mass up there at the top is a TREE TRUNK!!
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/flowers.jpg)
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Tinker Bell Flowers!!
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Tinker Bell Flowers!!
Huh? Tinker Bell Flowers?
Say WHAT??
Is that what they are REALLY called? I can see how they might be called that, because of those little purple things that look like vases.
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Do you have these flowers in Texas too Jess? Because they are popping up all over the place here. I've seen them before, but it never occured to me before to take a picture of them. :)
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Huh? Tinker Bell Flowers?
Say WHAT??
Is that what they are REALLY called? I can see how they might be called that, because of those little purple things that look like vases.
I dont really know...I just made that up!
They SHOULD be named Tinker Belle flowers though! I can imagine Tinker Belle peeking out of one!
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Do you have these flowers in Texas too Jess? Because they are popping up all over the place here. I've seen them before, but it never occured to me before to take a picture of them. :)
yep!
Hey You DO like me best RIGHT???
I cook yummy chicken fried steak...not that YUCKY Haggis!! *Blech*
and LOOK!
I have a pony!!
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/058a.jpg)
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yep!
Hey You DO like me best RIGHT???
I cook yummy chicken fried steak...not that YUCKY Haggis!! *Blech*
and LOOK!
I have a pony!!
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/058a.jpg)
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
I wish I had a pony! I'd LOVE to have a pony! Cody might get jealous of him though. >:( ;)
Awww! Look at him! He's so cute! Just look at his sparkly eyes!!
You MADE that name up Jess? It's a good name! I can see Tinkerbell peeking out of one of those vase like flowers, pouring her fairy dust on everyone! :)
I wonder what they are REALLY called?
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I noticed you dodged the question...that is ok. I know you don't want to hurt Kelda's feelings..
I dont' mind her being your SECOND favorite.... ;D ;D ;D
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Does anyone know what these flowers are called?
We have similar flowers in Oz but they're white, not blue. We call ours Snow Drops. Are those flowers of yours called Blue Bells, David? ??? :)
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Have you ever had haggis Jess! Its nice!!!
(He loves me more) :P
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Have you ever had haggis Jess! Its nice!!!
(He loves me more) :P
UGG!! see?? SHE ADMITS IT!!!
she is gonna make you eat it!!
RUN DAVID!!!
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We have similar flowers in Oz but they're white, not blue. We call ours Snow Drops. Are those flowers of yours called Blue Bells, David? ??? :)
I think I've heard the term Blue Bells around here Kerry. So, that might be the name of them. They do look a bit like little blue bells, or blue vases. I took some more pictures of them today, but Photobucket is rejecting my upload. I'm getting a repeated 504 Upload Error, whatever the hell THAT means!! lol
As soon as I can get it to work, I'll post them. There's just two different pictures and I took them during the daytime!
UGG!! see?? SHE ADMITS IT!!!
she is gonna make you eat it!!
RUN DAVID!!!
I think I would probably like Haggis, Jess. Last year Alex tried to tell me it was some sort of vampire animal roaming the hills of Scotland, and then I watched Andrew Zimmern on the Travel Channel, and he showed me what Haggis REALLY was! It looks good. Do you get the Travel Channel Jess? Maybe you can see some Haggis for yourself! :)
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Gorgeous Pony, Jess!
In keeping with the theme, here are some photos of the painted pony from my daughter's fourth birthday party a few weeks ago.
It was more like a large dog, but sweet and adorable. It liked the clover in our grass.
Awww! What a CUTE little pony!!! Your daughter looks very cute too Susie! That looks like it was a fun birthday party for her! :D
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(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/024-1.jpg)
isn't it purty??
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(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/019-2.jpg)
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You're getting really good with that camera of yours, Jess!
I love the sunset picture! And what kind of flower is that? It looks like some sort of a lilly! :D
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You're getting really good with that camera of yours, Jess!
I love the sunset picture! And what kind of flower is that? It looks like some sort of a lilly! :D
it is a daffodil!
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Lord, I'm updating my virus software, and it's REALLY slowing down my computer.
Like it wasn't already SLOW enough already, have mercy Jesus. >:(
I gotta get my ass UP and switch to digital, and SOON! This is really terrible tonight. It's just once a year I have to do this, when my virus software expires. It's worth it in the long run though.... I think! LOL
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Lord, I'm updating my virus software, and it's REALLY slowing down my computer.
Like it wasn't already SLOW enough already, have mercy Jesus. >:(
I gotta get my ass UP and switch to digital, and SOON! This is really terrible tonight. It's just once a year I have to do this, when my virus software expires. It's worth it in the long run though.... I think! LOL
yep! My computer caught a cold one time...it wastn' pretty!
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it is a daffodil!
Oh WOW!! You really got up close and personal didn't you Jess?
Nice pic!! Don't you just LOVE those macro lenses? :D
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yep! My computer caught a cold one time...it wastn' pretty!
Oh, I'm so sorry to hear it! I hope you got everything fixed back the way it should be!
It's a real PAIN IN THE ASS once a year for me. They want me to download all these new program enhancements, file updates and shit. It'll be over soon and I'll be up and running again! :D
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We have similar flowers in Oz but they're white, not blue. We call ours Snow Drops. Are those flowers of yours called Blue Bells, David? ??? :)
FINALLY!! It worked itself out.
Photobucket, you beeeeeYOTCH!! >:(
Here you go Kerry. The flowers during the daylght....
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/flowers2.jpg)
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/flowers3.jpg)
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Anyone who knows more than I do about flowers, please help with names.
I don't know the names Susie, but those flowers are beautiful, especially the picture of the rose. It looks like it's glowing!! :D
The animal pictures are very cute too.
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Thanks, David! I love taking photos of flowers, but don't know too many of their names, so I wind up calling them pink flower, orange flower, etc. ;D
sounds good to me!!
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The Isle of Arran from Irvine Beach & the kites at the beach that day.
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Beach pics
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more beach pics
Some pics of the Irvine Valley from a walk I did yesterday...
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That's a beautiful picture of the NY flowers Susie!
And I love your beach pictures Kelda! It looks like you had nice weather, blue skies and warm temperatures that day, and it looks like everyone had fun! :D
Both of you are very good with your cameras, Susie and Kelda!
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more beach and moors....
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(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/012_1-1.jpg)
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/014_1.jpg)
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(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/012_1-1.jpg)
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/014_1.jpg)
Aww! Just look at the baby!! :D :-* :-* :-*
I just want to KISS him!!
Beautiful pics Jess! Please post some more! :)
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That reminds me. When posting pics on this thread, please include your camera settings - shutter speed, aperture, exposure comp., white balance, etc.
These pictures are beautiful, and others can learn from the settings you used in your photographs! :D
Please share them with the rest of us! :)
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If you forgot to notice the camera settings when you took your pictures, you can easily find out by opening up the software that came packaged with your camera. Look for the "Exif Data" probably found in the "View" or "Tools" menu option inside your software. Just highlight and copy the info and then paste it inside the post containing your picture! :D
If you remember in time, you can find all these settings displayed on your camera's LCD screen.
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hmmm... i'll need to start looking at that bit of info - i dont normally!
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First you take these...
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/007_1-5.jpg)
and smush them into this!
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/008_1-4.jpg)
I use this old thing...
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/009_1-3.jpg)
then you strain out the juice...put it in a pan....stir in some pectin and a bunch of this
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/006_1-5.jpg)
let it boil for ONE moment and
TA DA!!
Jelly!!
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/011_1-4.jpg)
I used the auto feature and the macro lens
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You made JELLY today? Oh LORD!!
You've been a busy girl today, and now you got a mess in your kitchen ain't ya? :laugh:
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She logged off. She must be cleaning her kitchen! ;)
The last time I tried to make jelly, I had a sticky mess all across my countertops.
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She logged off. She must be cleaning her kitchen! ;)
The last time I tried to make jelly, I had a sticky mess all across my countertops.
wait...I have to clean up in here?!!!
:laugh: :laugh:
I dont' MAKE a mess...at least not with this..if you get it on your counters, floors, etc it stains it PERMANENTLY....blackberries are bad!
but delicious!
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wait...I have to clean up in here?!!!
:laugh: :laugh:
I dont' MAKE a mess...at least not with this..if you get it on your counters, floors, etc it stains it PERMANENTLY....blackberries are bad!
but delicious!
I got the stains off with a Mr. Clean magic eraser! Hey those things really work. You have to scrub and scrub, but the sticky stains came off! lol
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I love the colors in this one
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/008_1-4.jpg)
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I love the colors in this one
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/008_1-4.jpg)
I do too Jess! Your camera does a good job of capturing all the different colors and hues. :)
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Is this thread about David telling how to use features of cameras and take various pictures? If so I need to read it. I do ok at picture taking, but there are a lot of things I don't know how to do. For one thing, my night pictures don't come out good at all. I know that has something to do with shutter speed, but I don't know if I can make any of my cameras do that.
Great looking jelly by the way Jess!!!!
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yep this is the thread....David has been helping us!
(thank you!)
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Is this thread about David telling how to use features of cameras and take various pictures? If so I need to read it. I do ok at picture taking, but there are a lot of things I don't know how to do. For one thing, my night pictures don't come out good at all. I know that has something to do with shutter speed, but I don't know if I can make any of my cameras do that.
Great looking jelly by the way Jess!!!!
Welcome Jack! I hope you will post some of your pictures here so we can see them! It's good to see you here, buddy! :D
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What camera do you have Jack? What is the make and model?
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Welcome Jack! I hope you will post some of your pictures here so we can see them! It's good to see you here, buddy! :D
I am glad to find the thread David and thanks for the welcome :) I will have to give you the makes of my cameras. I have more than one and they are Canons.
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David - ever the imaginative little kid! :-* :-*
Ps - any further on dates open for Scottish woman meets!?!
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:D :D :D :D :D
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did you pick the Wildwood Weed???
;D ;)
and I like this one BEST...
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/IMG_0919_1.jpg)
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Wow, David, these pictures are beautiful. You are definitely an excellent photographer. What kind of camera is this you used? I bet you have posted it, but I haven't read very far back yet. I'm sorry ;)
You asked about the cameras I have. Well here is what I have:
I actually have 4 digital cameras plus my oldest one so that would make 5. The oldest one is one of the first Digital Elph's made. I believe the model number on that one is S110. It is an excellent camera even though it is getting old now and is 2.1MP. Currently it is sick in that none of my lithium batteries for it will hold a charge for any more than 2 or 3 pictures. Someone suggested that the problem might be the battery charger itself. That camera was actually a Christmas gift. Strangely enough this camera and 2 of the others were given to me as gifts. That makes me very camera rich for sure.
I then have a Canon PowerShot SD30 Digital Elph. Now this is a small camera. You can pretty much carry it around in your pocket. It is smaller than a pack of cigarettes. It is 5.0MP.
The next is a Canon PowerShot TX1.
Finally I have a Canon PowerShot G9.
And for the really expensive one that I truly have not learned to use well at all is a Canon EOS 20D 8.2MP Digital SLR Camera with EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens. I know this camera is capable of doing a lot and also that the lenses could run into all kinds of money.
Ok now it is your turn David to help me use these to their full potential ;) Since I am finally finished with classes I can put a lot of work into these now :)
Jack
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I have that information written down at my house in Speedway Kelda. I'm at Dad's house now, but I'll be back over there this weekend. I'll let you know then, okay? :)
cool!
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Is that what it's called? A wildwood weed? I thought maybe it was marijuana! :laugh:
That one was turning yellow for some reason. Maybe a deer peed on it. There was a whole bunch of them growing down there. I sometimes see kids heading down to those woods, and after I saw these plants, I started wondering if that was the reason why they were going down there. :-\
Wildwood Weed is what we called marijuana when I was growing up....you remember that song "The Wildwood Weed"? It was funny...
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Wildwood Weed is what we called marijuana when I was growing up....you remember that song "The Wildwood Weed"? It was funny...
I knew what you meant Jess ;D Yes I remember the song Wildwood Weed. Jim Stafford sang it. But I never knew you smoked that Jess :o
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You have quite a collection of cameras Jack! Good for you! :D
Most of my pictures are taken with my Canon Powershot G9. I was happy to hear you also own a G9. Don't you LOVE that camera? Talk about a camera LOADED with features. Our G9s have just about everything, don't they? I only wished it had the infra-red night vision like my Sony F717. I've actually used my Sony to find my way around in the dark when the power goes out! lol
I also have a Canon A70, I bought several years ago. I was looking for a small camera I could carry around in my pocket. It is only a 3.2 mp camera, a far cry from the G9 which has 12.1 mp. I have four film cameras - a Kodak APS, a Canon Rebel SLR, and two medium format cameras which I used when I was a freelance photographer a few years back. I'm thinking about selling my Hasselblad because I don't use it too much anymore.
Anyway, I use my Canon G9 most of the time now. I love it. It's a fun camera to use and it's easy to carry around. I hate the neck strap though. I took it off, and I'm currently looking for a wrist strap that will fit it. The camera is much too small for a neck strap and it gets in the way when I'm shooting pictures, so I removed it and I don't use it anymore.
I'm glad we both have Canon G9s cause now I can ask you lots of questions. One thing I want to ask you about which would concern most all cameras. Is there a certain brand of memory card you would recommend?
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I'm glad we both have Canon G9s cause now I can ask you lots of questions. One thing I want to ask you about which would concern most all cameras. Is there a certain brand of memory card you would recommend?
Well, it depends on what format you are using. The G9 accepts several different types of cards. I have a Sandisk 2 gb SD card in mine. It can hold lots of pictures - 377 12 mp, 567 8 mp, 773 5 mp, 1876 2 mp, and 6880 0.3 mp. It can even store 115 pictures in the Raw setting. I've found the camera's battery will run out before the card does! :D
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Well, it depends on what format you are using. The G9 accepts several different types of cards. I have a Sandisk 2 gb SD card in mine. It can hold lots of pictures - 377 12 mp, 567 8 mp, 773 5 mp, 1876 2 mp, and 6880 0.3 mp. It can even store 115 pictures in the Raw setting. I've found the camera's battery will run out before the card does! :D
Sandisk is typically the card I look for although I haven't quite figured out the difference between Sandisk and Sandisk Ultra. I think that is what they call it.
I have found that the battery runs out on all my cameras before the card does. I remember that I took my first Canon Digital Elph S110 on my first trip to NYC. This was a driving trip too and the main part of it was a conference at Princeton. Incidentally Princeton has beautiful buildings......everything is like a castle. Anyway, I was taking picture after picture there and in NYC. Luckily I had two batteries so I would end up going through both of them and had to recharge them every night. In NYC I was literally going through the streets snapping pictures of the buildings while moving and was unsure what I would get. I was with a group so they would not stop each time I wanted to take a picture (another thing I hate about travelling with a group). Many of those pictures came out GREAT!!! NYC has such great architecture it is hard to go wrong with various shots.
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Sandisk is typically the card I look for although I haven't quite figured out the difference between Sandisk and Sandisk Ultra. I think that is what they call it.
I have found that the battery runs out on all my cameras before the card does. I remember that I took my first Canon Digital Elph S110 on my first trip to NYC. This was a driving trip too and the main part of it was a conference at Princeton. Incidentally Princeton has beautiful buildings......everything is like a castle. Anyway, I was taking picture after picture there and in NYC. Luckily I had two batteries so I would end up going through both of them and had to recharge them every night. In NYC I was literally going through the streets snapping pictures of the buildings while moving and was unsure what I would get. I was with a group so they would not stop each time I wanted to take a picture (another thing I hate about travelling with a group). Many of those pictures came out GREAT!!! NYC has such great architecture it is hard to go wrong with various shots.
Well for one thing, the "Ultra" cards allow the camera to record an image faster than on standard memory cards. The G9 is a very fast camera in its own right, and so I really don't see the need to use an ultra card, unless I was in a situation where very fast and rapid photo shooting was desired, such as a long day trip on a boat to take pictures of humpback whales. And since I don't plan on doing THAT anytime soon, I'm perfectly happy with my standard memory card.
Canon's Digic image processor is very fast, not only in accelerating the read/write speed of the camera to the card, but also in improving the picture's clarity, color accuracy and color balance. Camera functions such as lens focusing and zooming are also faster and more accurate. The battery life of the camera is also improved with the Digic processor.
I've been wondering what new features will be available on the G10, due to be released early this Fall. I've heard (through the grapevine) the camera will have image locking capabilites, meaning the camera will lock onto the subject, thereby producing a clear and well focused image no matter how much camera shake is present when the shutter button is depressed. I was very pleased with the new features found on the G9. In addition to the new features, it is obvious Canon was cashing in on its very popular and handsome G5 model, by reproducing the camera's good looks on the G7, which is virtually identical in looks to the G9 except for the screen size. I almost bought a G5 several years ago, but settled on the Sony F717 instead. Take a look at how similar in appearance the two cameras are to each other...
Canon Powershot G5:
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/CanonPowershotG5.jpg)
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/CanonPowershotG5-1.jpg)
Canon Powershot G9:
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/CanonG9.jpg)
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/CanonG9back.jpg)
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I knew what you meant Jess ;D Yes I remember the song Wildwood Weed. Jim Stafford sang it. But I never knew you smoked that Jess :o
who MEE??? no way!! I am a GOOD girl!!
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You're right David. They look almost identical. So they are already coming out with the G10? Wow, they are fast!!!
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And just look how similar the G7 and G9 are to each other...
Here's the G9 again...
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/CanonG9.jpg)
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/CanonG9back.jpg)
And here's the G7:
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/Canon_G7_front.jpg)
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/Canon_G7_back.jpg)
They may look very similar but Canon made several major improvements with the G9 - RAW file capability, more megapixels, improved face detection, improved image stablization and a larger LCD screen.
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Normally Canon releases its new G model in August or early September. So, it should be making its appearance within the next 4 months. I'm anxious to see it. Hopefully Canon will provide us with some camera specs before then. :D
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who MEE??? no way!! I am a GOOD girl!!
I smoked it a few times in high school. During lunch time, everyone would go down to the woods next to the school and smoke pot and cigarettes. They were even SELLING pot down there. I can't imagine why the faculty never caught on to this. There were hundreds of kids down there in that woods. Hundreds. I never really liked pot all that much. It made me feel nervous. I don't need any help in THAT department! :laugh:
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here I was trying to take a pic of the baby horse's mohawk...the hair is so translucent...
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/047_1.jpg)
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/048_1.jpg)
I used the auto setting...I shoulda experimented some!
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Awww! How cute!! :-* :-*
Yeah, the auto setting is always safe, but if you put the camera on manual and change some of the settings, you could come up with some very interesting photographs of the horse. :)
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He didnt' want to stand to have pics made...you know how toddlers are! Sides, he is shedding his baby coat and wants anyone that comes in to scratch him, cause it is ITCHY!!
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/045_1-1.jpg)
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He didnt' want to stand to have pics made...you know how toddlers are! Sides, he is shedding his baby coat and wants anyone that comes in to scratch him, cause it is ITCHY!!
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/045_1-1.jpg)
Oh no, he's itching? Poor little baby! He's sooooooooo CUTE!!! Do you go out there several times a day and pet him Jess? And cuddle him?
Awww. Look at his cute little face! He's adorable!! :)
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He didnt' want to stand to have pics made...you know how toddlers are! Sides, he is shedding his baby coat and wants anyone that comes in to scratch him, cause it is ITCHY!!
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/045_1-1.jpg)
Jess, do you have a "Kids & Pet" scene mode on your camera? If so, you may want to use it when photographing young animals. It works. I use it sometimes when I take pictures of Cody, because he never wants to sit still more than a second or two. :)
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(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/031_1.jpg)
if you want to take pics of horses you cant' let them see you have treats!! This ^^ pic is before they saw the treats...
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/014_1-3.jpg)
This is AFTER....notice how much closer they are!?? and they won't take your word for it that you are out of treats...
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/006_1-7.jpg)
at least until the boss mare runs them all off so SHE can have all the treats...
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God, they are so beautiful!
What kind of treats did you feed them Jess? Carrots? Sugar cubes?
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God, they are so beautiful!
What kind of treats did you feed them Jess? Carrots? Sugar cubes?
some biscuits I bought that are oat and apple flavor...they smell good enough for ME to eat!
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some biscuits I bought that are oat and apple flavor...they smell good enough for ME to eat!
Did you taste one Jess? ALWAYS TASTE ONE FIRST before you feed it to your animals. I always taste test Cody's dog biscuits first to make sure they are edible.
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Would like to share a few pics from my recent trip to a friend's vineyard in the Hunter Valley, north of Sydney.
I did try experimenting with some manual settings, but found that 'auto' seemed to be best overall.
It seems digital cameras now have such good auto functions that manual setting is only useful for special effects.
... or am I wrong?
Kangaroos in the vineyard.
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(Oh. That last shot was 24x zoom. Good thing I didn't have the DTs).
This one is the vineyard dam.
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This is a beautiful garden in the Valley.
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And the garden lake.
Believe it or not, the hills in the background are actually called 'The Brokenback Range'.
... A little piece of BBM in Australia.
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The garden has some beautiful roses.
(It's not the Yellow Rose of Texas, though, Jess) :)
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And a Heron in the garden. Thought it was a statue, at first. They stand so still !
(also at 24x zoom .. lucky he WAS standing still).
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The best way to see the countryside.
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A more recent trip.
One of our beloved Kookaburras .. they love to eat snakes.
(another one at 24x zoom)
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Those are really nice pictures Rob. I especially love the animal pictures. Those kangaroos are so cute, and so is the kookaburra. I've never heard of those before. He's very cute. And he eats SNAKES? Hopefully he eats the poisonous ones too. Jess, you should have had a kookaburra at your office the other day when the snake appeared at the front door!
Did you take a ride in the balloon, Rob? I've never taken a balloon ride before, although I can see many of them in the sky around here, especially during the summer. They have a balloon race each summer when the state fair begins. There are hundreds of them in the sky, in all different shapes and colors. I even saw one shaped like Snoopy up there last year! :D
Thanks for posting the pictures Rob. This thread was beginning to collect some dust. Now I should go outside with my camera and take some pictures too! :)
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Thanks David. I really enjoy animal pics. Your dog Cody, and Jess's horses.... All cute.
The Kookaburra is the one that laughs. Quite unusual birds.
Didn't do the balloon ride. Too slow. It would be a great platform for photos, though, wouldn't it?
Hey, Dev has a new camera, so maybe she'd like to post some pics, and get some hints?
BTW. I'm moving to Melbourne in just over a week, so we'll have someone there to take pics as well.
It's very picturesque. :)
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Thanks David. I really enjoy animal pics. Your dog Cody, and Jess's horses.... All cute.
The Kookaburra is the one that laughs. Quite unusual birds.
Didn't do the balloon ride. Too slow. It would be a great platform for photos, though, wouldn't it?
Hey, Dev has a new camera, so maybe she'd like to post some pics, and get some hints?
BTW. I'm moving to Melbourne in just over a week, so we'll have someone there to take pics as well.
It's very picturesque. :)
I used to have a penpal in Melbourne. His name was Peter. We would write each other letters and we'd also talk to each other on cassette tapes. I loved listening to his voice. I always smile when I hear an Aussie accent. They are so sunny and cheerful sounding. He sometimes sent me Aboriginal music too. It was beautiful, and very mysterious sounding to my 14 year old Indiana ears. I really enjoyed listening to it. In return, I'd send him some of the traditional music of my Lakota tribe. This was 30 years ago, long before the Internet. It would take 2 or 3 weeks to mail our letters and tapes back and forth.
I'm looking forward to seeing pictures of Melbourne Rob. And good luck with the move down there! :)
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This may sound silly, but how do I post a picture here. Have been trying for some time with no joy :(
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This may sound silly, but how do I post a picture here. Have been trying for some time with no joy :(
Hi Chris!! Do you have an account with Photobucket? That's how I do it. I upload my pictures to Photobucket and then I copy the bottom line of code (it says IMG CODE next to it). Then I paste it here.
Some members upload their pictures directly to the forum, but I'm not sure how how to do it. Perhaps some of the other members will see your question and post an answer here.
Here's the link to Photobucket. It's free and very easy to use...
www.photobucket.com (http://www.photobucket.com)
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Try photobucket Chris. At least for now, because I'm really looking forward to seeing your pictures. :D
If you have problems with it, send me a PM and I'll walk you through the steps.
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Thanks David, I will give it a go ;D
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I can't wait to see your pictures Chris! Like I said, send me a PM if you have any problems and I'll try to help. :D
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This may sound silly, but how do I post a picture here. Have been trying for some time with no joy :(
Hi Chris!!
Yes, Photobucket is the easiest for me...
you set up a free account with them and they will walk you thru posting a pic to them. If you need any help though just holler and I can walk you thru that.
after your picture is on Photobucket, look under the picture and you will see four lines of code...you want to copy the one that says "Direct Link".....then come here and paste that code in a reply box. Highlight it and then click on the little picture of a photo that is right above the ;D above the box you type your reply in. that is it.
seriously...I have taught a lot of people to do this so pm me if you need more help with ANY of this ok??
(and Welcome to Bettermost!! My name is Jess!!)
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(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/012-1.jpg)
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Aww. That's a picture of Crybaby isn't it Jess?
He's so cute!! :-*
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Aww. That's a picture of Crybaby isn't it Jess?
He's so cute!! :-*
here he is before he got big
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/439.jpg)
(now he is twice as big as the black cat Milly)
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I love how his ears are rounded off at the tips. He's adorable Jess. Both of them are! :)
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I think I've cracked it, thanks David for your help.
The first picture I took yesterday up on Dartmoor, I think this baby is very young, maybe a week old.
Everybody say AAAHHHHH ;D
<img src="http://www.divshare.com/img/4801966-44d.jpg" border="0" /> (http://www.divshare.com/download/4801966-44d)
Chris xx
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I think I've cracked it, thanks David for your help.
The first picture I took yesterday up on Dartmoor, I think this baby is very young, maybe a week old.
Everybody say AAAHHHHH ;D
<img src="http://www.divshare.com/img/4801966-44d.jpg" border="0" /> (http://www.divshare.com/download/4801966-44d)
Chris xx
AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sooo adorable!
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I see that some of you have posted pics of your cats. Here is one of mine.....her name is Rio
<img src="http://www.divshare.com/img/4802167-d3d.jpg" border="0" /> (http://www.divshare.com/download/4802167-d3d)
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I think I've cracked it, thanks David for your help.
The first picture I took yesterday up on Dartmoor, I think this baby is very young, maybe a week old.
Everybody say AAAHHHHH ;D
<img src="http://www.divshare.com/img/4801966-44d.jpg" border="0" /> (http://www.divshare.com/download/4801966-44d)
Chris xx
AWWWWWWWWW!!!!! He's so cute!
Nice picture Chris! Thanks for posting it! :D
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I see that some of you have posted pics of your cats. Here is one of mine.....her name is Rio
<img src="http://www.divshare.com/img/4802167-d3d.jpg" border="0" /> (http://www.divshare.com/download/4802167-d3d)
Nice kitty picture Chris! I love how you captured her profile. I think that picture is worth framing. It's a really good photo. :D
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I think I've cracked it, thanks David for your help.
I'm glad you figured it out Chris. Now, we'll be expecting lots and LOTS of pictures from you! :D
I was going to go out today and take some pictures, but we had some nasty storms here in Indy. I'll try again tomorrow. :)
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I'm glad you figured it out Chris. Now, we'll be expecting lots and LOTS of pictures from you! :D
I was going to go out today and take some pictures, but we had some nasty storms here in Indy. I'll try again tomorrow. :)
Glad you like the pics, I have a few lined up that I will post in the next few days. ;D
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I see that some of you have posted pics of your cats. Here is one of mine.....her name is Rio
<img src="http://www.divshare.com/img/4802167-d3d.jpg" border="0" /> (http://www.divshare.com/download/4802167-d3d)
I like this picture! you have a good eye for composition....the background compliments her coloring
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look what I got!!
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/001_1-9.jpg)
:o :o :o :o
I am all atwitter....I been looking at it sitting in the sack since yesterday! (At least I got brave enough to get it out of the sack!) I am a little intimidated....what if I cant' figure out what to do with it? What if my pictures DON"T get any better? What if I get so obsessed with photography I have to buy a beret and act all snooty and start talking about apertures and strobe lights all the time??
Will ya'll tell me if I get like that??
Cause I would appreciate it...I really would...sometimes you NEED someone to pull you back to reality....
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Wasn't it Annie Proulx who said, "Reality's not of much use out here". Go for it, Jess!
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Wasn't it Annie Proulx who said, "Reality's not of much use out here". Go for it, Jess!
Ok! I am going IN!!!
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Ok! I am going IN!!!
Let us know how you like it Jess!
Hey Jack, do you ever use the color swap and color accent mode on your G9?
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/colorswap.jpg)
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/colorswap2.jpg)
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/colorswap3.jpg)
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Camera: Canon Powershot G9
Camera Mode: Manual
Shutter Speed: 1/60
Aperture: f/3.5
White Balance: Auto
Exposure Comp: 0
Flash: Off
These pictures were taken a few weeks ago just as a storm was hitting Indianapolis. These storms caused extensive flooding to the state and spawned several tornadoes, one of which completely destroyed an apartment complex a couple of miles away.
The storm sirens were sounding as I snapped these, so obviously I didn't stay out there for very long. :laugh: :laugh:
(http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/cd50TPmQj-xFuhnuVmEx*-PnHfju8am9GZr9v4xQp5Fd3Ig=_l.jpg)
See the airplane up towards the top? Yipes! I bet that was a turbulent landing. :( >:(
(http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/cd50TPmQj-xFuhnuVmEx*-PnHSnRCooe3GlFv4xQp5Fd3Ig=_l.jpg)
(http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/cd50TPmQj-xFuhnuVmEx*-PnHcRaYmuPHiSTv4xQp5Fd3Ig=_l.jpg)
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These pictures were taken a few weeks ago just as a storm was hitting Indianapolis. These storms caused extensive flooding to the state and spawned several tornadoes, one of which completely destroyed an apartment complex a couple of miles away.
The storm sirens were sounding as I snapped these, so obviously I didn't stay out there for very long. :laugh: :laugh:
It must have been quite scary knowing there were tornadoes about. I have never seen one on land, but when I was in the Merchant Navy I did see a couple of waterspouts, which I suppose is technically just a tornado at sea. :)
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Let us know how you like it Jess!
Hey Jack, do you ever use the color swap and color accent mode on your G9?
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/colorswap.jpg)
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/colorswap2.jpg)
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/colorswap3.jpg)
WHAT THE??!!
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OFF TOPIC....
wouldn't Two and A Half Men have been better if they had made them gay??
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Dang! My BetterMost alerts have started going through to my Spam folder >:( (God knows why! :-\ ) and I missed seeing them. I just now found them and have been catching-up with past alerts, including those for this excellent thread (just read several pages of back-posts). Beautiful pics posted. :D You all shame me. I must get out and take some snaps of my beautiful city. Watch this space. ;)
I love the colour separation device on your camera, David. Very cute! 8)
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It must have been quite scary knowing there were tornadoes about. I have never seen one on land, but when I was in the Merchant Navy I did see a couple of waterspouts, which I suppose is technically just a tornado at sea. :)
The storm you see in those pictures was the first line of many severe storms that moved through the area. The tornadoes struck around 8:30 or 9:00 in the evening. We had no idea how bad it was going to get. Here in Indiana we are very familiar with tornadoes and severe weather, but these storms were particularly bad. They lasted for several days. It was still pretty calm outside when I took the pictures, but the sirens were sounding and there was a lot of lightening. All hell broke loose a few minutes after I went back into the house. :P
Dang! My BetterMost alerts have started going through to my Spam folder >:( (God knows why! :-\ ) and I missed seeing them. I just now found them and have been catching-up with past alerts, including those for this excellent thread (just read several pages of back-posts). Beautiful pics posted. :D You all shame me. I must get out and take some snaps of my beautiful city. Watch this space. ;)
I love the colour separation device on your camera, David. Very cute! 8)
KERRY!!! I was wondering what happened to you! I thought you had lost interest in us! I'm glad to see you back here again buddy! :D
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WHAT THE??!!
It's just a goofy little feature on my camera Jess. I can choose a color and the camera will take a black and white picture with only that one specific color appearing in the photo. It's pretty easy to do.
I can also choose two colors and swap them. For example, if I took a picture of my dog Cody standing next to some blue flowers, I can choose the blue color from the flowers and the gold color from his fur and swap them, turning Cody blue and the flowers gold! :D
I really don't know how practical those features are, but they can be fun to play around with! ;) :)
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He is something a little more tranquil.
This is the lido at Plymouth Hoe looking towards Mount Edgecombe in Cornwall. That is a fountain in the middle of the pool, it is also lit at night. (I don't have pictures of that at the moment)
;D
<img src="http://www.divshare.com/img/4802154-aa5.jpg" border="0" /> (http://www.divshare.com/download/4802154-aa5)
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He is something a little more tranquil.
This is the lido at Plymouth Hoe looking towards Mount Edgecombe in Cornwall. That is a fountain in the middle of the pool, it is also lit at night. (I don't have pictures of that at the moment)
;D
<img src="http://www.divshare.com/img/4802154-aa5.jpg" border="0" /> (http://www.divshare.com/download/4802154-aa5)
I'll bet that fountain is beautiful at night when it is lit! :D
Are those islands out there, Chris? Is Mount Edgecombe on an island? Or is the land connected? They almost look like islands, but it also looks like the land may continue on over to the right side of the picture and connect, forming a bay or a harbor. That's a beautiful picture. I love the way the clouds appear to come down and touch the ground out in the distance. :)
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I'll bet that fountain is beautiful at night when it is lit! :D
Are those islands out there, Chris? Is Mount Edgecombe on an island? Or is the land connected? They almost look like islands, but it also looks like the land may continue on over to the right side of the picture and connect, forming a bay or a harbor. That's a beautiful picture. I love the way the clouds appear to come down and touch the ground out in the distance. :)
Nearest is Drakes Island and mainland Cornwall beyond that. To the right is the river Tamar and open sea to the left.
Plymouth itself overlooks The Sound which is a natural harbor, very much like Sidney Harbor in Oz
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It's just a goofy little feature on my camera Jess. I can choose a color and the camera will take a black and white picture with only that one specific color appearing in the photo. It's pretty easy to do.
I can also choose two colors and swap them. For example, if I took a picture of my dog Cody standing next to some blue flowers, I can choose the blue color from the flowers and the gold color from his fur and swap them, turning Cody blue and the flowers gold! :D
I really don't know how practical those features are, but they can be fun to play around with! ;) :)
well how come MY camera doesn't have it? Do the camera people like YOU better??
:'( :'(
;)
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Nearest is Drakes Island and mainland Cornwall beyond that. To the right is the river Tamar and open sea to the left.
Plymouth itself overlooks The Sound which is a natural harbor, very much like Sidney Harbor in Oz
Oh, that is a place I want to visit!! Do post some more!
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I'm sitting here anxiously waiting for Chris, Jess, Rob and other people to post some more pictures. :D
I went outside early this morning and took some pictures of the tiger lillies, and the yucca in the back yard, but when I downloaded them to my computer they disappeared! >:(
I could see the little screen with the thing flying from one folder to another, but I have no idea where they went. When I did a search, it told me the pictures were in the 06242008 folder, but when I went in there and looked, nothing was there. Now, I admit I DID take some vicodins today, but I'm not THAT screwed up!! :laugh: :-\
What the hell happened to them? Do you think I maybe have a virus in my computer? I'll keep hunting for them, because a few of them were quite good. :)
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I'm sitting here anxiously waiting for Chris, Jess, Rob and other people to post some more pictures. :D
I went outside early this morning and took some pictures of the tiger lillies, and the yucca in the back yard, but when I downloaded them to my computer they disappeared! >:(
I could see the little screen with the thing flying from one folder to another, but I have no idea where they went. When I did a search, it told me the pictures were in the 06242008 folder, but when I went in there and looked, nothing was there. Now, I admit I DID take some vicodins today, but I'm not THAT screwed up!! :laugh: :-\
What the hell happened to them? Do you think I maybe have a virus in my computer? I'll keep hunting for them, because a few of them were quite good. :)
BOO!!
what should I post? some OLD pics??
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BOO!!
what should I post? some OLD pics??
ANYTHING JESS! Post anything you want. Blow the dust off this thread. ;)
If we don't see more than five new pics in here each day, it has a tendancy to collect dust. I'll keep looking for my new pictures. :)
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OK!!
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/IMG_0021.jpg)
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(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/IMG_0060.jpg)
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one of my all time favorite pics:
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/IMG_0017.jpg)
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OK!!
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/IMG_0021.jpg)
one of my all time favorite pics:
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/IMG_0017.jpg)
Awww! Horses! :D
Didn't one BITE you yesterday Jess??! :laugh: :laugh:
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Uh Hmm... :-\
Seriously now, I love your horse pictures Jess and I really liked Chris' pony picture too! We can't have too many animal pictures in this thread! :D
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well none of THOSE horses bit me! they are NICE!
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(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/801281-R1-20-21.jpg)
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/801281-R1-24-25.jpg)
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well none of THOSE horses bit me! they are NICE!
:laugh: :laugh:
{{{{{JESS}}}}}}
How is it now? I hope you're feeling better! :-*
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:laugh: :laugh:
{{{{{JESS}}}}}}
How is it now? I hope you're feeling better! :-*
well I am NOT getting the sympathy I deserve from Don (he is SOO mean) but I think I am gonna live!
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/801281-R1-20-21.jpg)
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/801281-R1-24-25.jpg)
Who's cat and cockatiel is that? I didn't know you had a tuxedo cat Jess! You never told me. I should take some more pictures of Oreo, but the flash from the camera scares him, and he won't forgive me for it until a few days later. I'd up the shutter speed and turn the flash off, but he won't sit still long enough for me to do it. He's IMPOSSIBLE!!! :laugh:
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Those are my pets that passed away last year....The cat is Ben Pooh Bear and the cockatiel was Kimmy Bird.
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Those are my pets that passed away last year....The cat is Ben Pooh Bear and the cockatiel was Kimmy Bird.
Oh, I'm so sorry Jess! :-* :-*
They were beautiful animals!! :D
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they sure were. I am glad I found those pictures of them!
here is a funny picture I found!
You might be a redneck:
(http://failblog.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/fail-car-emblem.jpg)
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they sure were. I am glad I found those pictures of them!
here is a funny picture I found!
You might be a redneck:
(http://failblog.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/fail-car-emblem.jpg)
I had to laugh at this picture, it just screams Class :laugh:
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Good news ya'll!! Well, maybe it is....
I found my pictures. I ended up downloading them again and redirecting them to a different folder using the Zoom Browser software. I have NO idea what happened to the first ones.
Anyhow.... :-\ :-\
They looked much better on my camera's LCD screen. I just looked at them on my computer monitor and they look like PHFFT!!! :P :P ... but in spite of this depressing reality, I'll go ahead and upload them for you sometime tomorrow. :D
Don't plan on selling any tickets though, because you will probably be very disappointed! :P :P
(Not that you'd sell tickets to it in the first place!! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: )
That was awfully presumptuous of me to assume that, wasn't it?
And now I have no idea what I'm talking about. I've lost my train. ???
Oh! Pictures!! Yes, tomorrow! haha.
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Good news ya'll!! Well, maybe it is....
I found my pictures. I ended up downloading them again and redirecting them to a different folder using the Zoom Browser software. I have NO idea what happened to the first ones.
Anyhow.... :-\ :-\
They looked much better on my camera's LCD screen. I just looked at them on my computer monitor and they look like PHFFT!!! :P :P ... but in spite of this depressing reality, I'll go ahead and upload them for you sometime tomorrow. :D
Don't plan on selling any tickets though, because you will probably be very disappointed! :P :P
(Not that you'd sell tickets to it in the first place!! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: )
That was awfully presumptuous of me to assume that, wasn't it?
And now I have no idea what I'm talking about. I've lost my train. ???
Oh! Pictures!! Yes, tomorrow! haha.
*Jess hiding the ticket stubs from the last show*
no way would I sell tickets!! uh uh NOT ME!!
I want to see for myself!! POST BUSTER!
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Fun !
Inquiring minds want to know !
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Took this picture a little while a go, but I really like it. I was actually quite close and was concerned for my fingers at the time. I think he was eyeing them as a tasty morsel. ;D
<img src="http://www.divshare.com/img/4802146-a21.jpg" border="0" /> (http://www.divshare.com/download/4802146-a21)
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Took this picture a little while a go, but I really like it. I was actually quite close and was concerned for my fingers at the time. I think he was eyeing them as a tasty morsel. ;D
<img src="http://www.divshare.com/img/4802146-a21.jpg" border="0" /> (http://www.divshare.com/download/4802146-a21)
oh my goodness!! You were close! That is a STUNNING pic! Thank you for sharing it! He looks mad as hornet!! (but owls always do...he may have been in a perfectly good mood! :laugh: :laugh:)
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Took this picture a little while a go, but I really like it. I was actually quite close and was concerned for my fingers at the time. I think he was eyeing them as a tasty morsel. ;D
<img src="http://www.divshare.com/img/4802146-a21.jpg" border="0" /> (http://www.divshare.com/download/4802146-a21)
HOW ON EARTH did you get so close to him Chris? Either you are very brave, or you have a powerful zoom on your camera. Or both. Either way, it's a wonderful picture. Thanks for posting it!! :)
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HOW ON EARTH did you get so close to him Chris? Either you are very brave, or you have a powerful zoom on your camera. Or both. Either way, it's a wonderful picture. Thanks for posting it!! :)
Hi David
The owl I think is a scandinavian hawk owl and it was being shown at the local garden centre. It was tethered behind a barrier, but was only about 3 feet away, which was enough for me to take the picture at arms lenth with the camera setting on macro. I did have to be reasonably quick though, because my fingers were just about 6 to 8 inches away from that beak.
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This evening I went to the fireworks display in Longview...I took some pics and was a bit unhappy with them...at first...but I started cropping them and saw that they actually ARE kinda interesting...
this one looks like a glass paperweight on a black velvet cloth...
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/fireworks5.jpg)
this one reminds me of plants under the ocean
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/fireworks4.jpg)
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(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/fireworks3.jpg)
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/fireworks21.jpg)
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/fireworks20.jpg)
doesnt' this look like a daffodil?
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/fireworks19.jpg)
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(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/fireworks18.jpg)
(http://60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/fireworks17.jpg)
this one reminds me of some of the images from the Hubble telescope!
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/fireworks14.jpg)
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(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/fireworks20.jpg)
That one up there reminds me of a sea urchin! Some of them glow in the dark, deep in the sea where there is no sunlight at all.
Those are beautiful pictures Jess. All of them. Do you remember what setting you used on your camera when you took them? Or what scene mode?
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for these I used the movie mode....then loaded it onto the computer and used the 'snip tool' to cut these pics out!
For my camera, when I am trying to capture action shots, I have found this works best...it kinda gets around my cameras limitations.
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action shots are a major weakness for me. If I have time and a fairly stationary subjects I can play around and find a good setting. But if things are happening fast I just cant' adjust my camera fast enough!
I forget what I am supposed to be doing..
"It is dark..the shutter should be slow to let in more light...but the action is FAST so shouldn't I have it fast??
and on and on...
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action shots are a major weakness for me. If I have time and a fairly stationary subjects I can play around and find a good setting. But if things are happening fast I just cant' adjust my camera fast enough!
I forget what I am supposed to be doing..
"It is dark..the shutter should be slow to let in more light...but the action is FAST so shouldn't I have it fast??
and on and on...
Using the video mode is very good advice Jess. Perhaps I will try that tomorrow when I go out there and photograph some of the fireworks here in Indy.
My camera has a "fireworks" mode, but somehow I don't want to use it. I love a challenge. I'll try the video mode first, and then switch to manual, and if THAT doesn't work I'll try the fireworks mode. Hopefully I will take a few decent pictures. :)
Thanks Jess! :-*
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A nasty storm swept over Sydney from the south yesterday. When I took this pic, the sun was still brightly shining on the city, but the sky behind the tall buildings was becoming quite dark as the storm closed in.
(http://s119.photobucket.com/albums/o126/kez4oz/Album%201/040708-F.jpg)
Storm approaching Sydney as seen from St Leonards on the North Shore
Friday 4 July 2008
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Here's another pic of yesterday's storm, as it approached Sydney. Sydney Harbour lies between the city buildings in the distance and the place where I took the pic, at St Leonards, on Sydney's North Shore, where I work. I live on the southern side of the harbour, where the tall buildings are, and if you scroll over to the far right edge of the pic, that's close to where I live. To the left, hidden by the trees, you can see the arch of Sydney Harbour Bridge. I drive across that bridge every day to get to work. I quite like the light in this pic.
(http://s119.photobucket.com/albums/o126/kez4oz/Album%201/040708-5.jpg)
Storm approaching Sydney as seen from St Leonards on the North Shore
Friday 4 July 2008
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This pic was taken at the height of the storm (with zoom).
(http://s119.photobucket.com/albums/o126/kez4oz/Album%201/040708-W.jpg)
Storm over Sydney
Friday 4 July 2008
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Interesting Kerry !
Merci pour les belles photos !
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Gorgeous pictures Kerry! That storm looks very violent. I hope everyone is okay. You really captured the look and feel of the storm. I love how you shot your pictures in a series. It feels a bit as if we are watching the storm as it descends on Sydney. Thanks for posting the pictures buddy! :D
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**David singing Martina McBride's "Independence Day"... **
Let Freedom ring
Let the white dove sing
Let the whole world know that today
Is a Day of reckoning
Let the weak be strong
Let the right be wrong
Roll the stone away
Let the guilty pay
It's Independence Day
Here are some pictures from my experience last night during the Fourth of July fireworks. The little baby you sometimes see over on the right hand side is my great niece Chloe. She is about a year old. She is the daughter of my niece Christy. She wasn't the least bit scared by the fireworks. She loved them. She sat there and watched them, and eventually she even seemed a bit bored as the bright flashes and deafening booms filled the Indy skies. It was really cute!! :-* :)
I do not know the camera settings. I took Jess' suggestions and shot the fireworks using my camera's video mode. Thanks for the suggestion Jess! :)
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I LOVE this one with the silhouette of the baby and the lights of the fireworks..>VERY NICE!!
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I LOVE this one with the silhouette of the baby and the lights of the fireworks..>VERY NICE!!
We were all wondering how Chloe would react to the fireworks. My nephew shot some smaller fireworks off Dad's deck earlier and she seemed to like it. And she wasn't bothered at all by the great big boomers. She clapped and laughed, and eventually grew bored of the whole thing. Perhaps it is because she was sitting in the safety of her Uncle David's lap, and at other times in her Mommy's lap, but I think she really liked it. She was soaking up the whole experience.
I was terrified of those fireworks when I was young. We used to go over to Butler University and watch them. They scared the SHEEIT out of me! Chloe is much braver than I was! :D
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We were all wondering how Chloe would react to the fireworks. My nephew shot some smaller fireworks off Dad's deck earlier and she seemed to like it. And she wasn't bothered at all by the great big boomers. She clapped and laughed, and eventually grew bored of the whole thing. Perhaps it is because she was sitting in the safety of her Uncle David's lap, and at other times in her Mommy's lap, but I think she really liked it. She was soaking up the whole experience.
I was terrified of those fireworks when I was young. We used to go over to Butler University and watch them. They scared the SHEEIT out of me! Chloe is much braver than I was! :D
or maybe she has a better Uncle than you had!
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Gorgeous pictures Kerry! That storm looks very violent. I hope everyone is okay. You really captured the look and feel of the storm. I love how you shot your pictures in a series. It feels a bit as if we are watching the storm as it descends on Sydney. Thanks for posting the pictures buddy! :D
Glad you like my pics, David. The storm swept across the city at great speed and before we knew it, it was gone, off out to sea. If there was any damage, it was minimal. Certainly, it didn't make the evening news. I love your pics of Chloe watching the fireworks. So cute. :)
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A nasty storm swept over Sydney from the south yesterday. When I took this pic, the sun was still brightly shining on the city, but the sky behind the tall buildings was becoming quite dark as the storm closed in.
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Storm approaching Sydney as seen from St Leonards on the North Shore
Friday 4 July 2008
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good grief, Kerry!!
This picture is AMAZING!! I LOVE the light, you captured the 'feel' of a coming storm perfectly!!
ok now I am jealous!! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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I LOVE this one with the silhouette of the baby and the lights of the fireworks..>VERY NICE!!
Yes - I love this one too!
I also like yours Kerry with the two different contrasts.
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I think this is my favourite from my holiday in terms of taking a good photo and framig it well. And it was on landscape mistakenly!
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good grief, Kerry!!
This picture is AMAZING!! I LOVE the light, you captured the 'feel' of a coming storm perfectly!!
ok now I am jealous!! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Thank you kindly for your feedback, Jess. :) I seem to be specialising in storms and sunsets. Didn't plan to do so. Just happened. Dusk is my favourite time of day and I love storms.
I'd love to see some pics of those mighty storms you get in Texas. The cyclones that blow in from the Gulf of Mexico. :o I'd love to see your pics of those, Jess. :)
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I think this is my favourite from my holiday in terms of taking a good photo and framig it well. And it was on landscape mistakenly!
Stunning! :D
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Thank you kindly for your feedback, Jess. :) I seem to be specialising in storms and sunsets. Didn't plan to do so. Just happened. Dusk is my favourite time of day and I love storms.
I'd love to see some pics of those mighty storms you get in Texas. The cyclones that blow in from the Gulf of Mexico. :o I'd love to see your pics of those, Jess. :)
you want me to take pics of a tornado??!! do you WANT me to blow away?
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seriously it is hard here to get good pics of storms coming in because of the landscape...too many hills and valleys and trees! but I will try!
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Kelda, you really should have that picture printed professionally, and then frame it. It might cost you 30 or 40 bucks to do it, but it would be worth it. That picture is beautiful. :D
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you want me to take pics of a tornado??!! do you WANT me to blow away?
:laugh: :laugh:
seriously it is hard here to get good pics of storms coming in because of the landscape...too many hills and valleys and trees! but I will try!
Super! I look forward to it. :D
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Super! I look forward to it. :D
good thing you highlighted that part.... ;)
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Hi! I was told I weould be warmly welcomed here at David's shutterbug club, so here
i am. I
I got a new camera for my b-day, and no nothing about it. Maybe you kind folks can help me. :)
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My camera is a Kodak digital camera. I barely even know how to upload pics onto my computer and manuever through all that. I am a lost puppy. I did take some pics. Constructive critizism is advised. ;)
Here sunrise on the waterfront.
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Maybe I should have gotten away from all those tablesl and chairs and gone done to the walk way to take the pic.
The camera is a Kodak EasyShare C813. I love it!
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Here's a pic of the view from our room.. We were on the cityside. Oh we took a little weekend away for the 4th.
Tampa:
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City at night. I dont think its great.
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I want to learn as much as I can..
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I like all your pictures dev!! They are all excellent, and the composition is very good too. My favorite picture is the bottom one with the boats. I love how you "framed" the picture by including the tree trunk over on the right hand side. And we can see the waterfront and the boats very clearly.
The night scene of the skyline is also very good. Night shots can be very difficult. You did a good job! One tip for taking pictures at night - if you wish to reduce some of the noise in those night pictures, try reducing the ISO, and then bumping down the shutter speed and little bit. You may need a tripod when you do this, but it will help to keep your pictures clear.
I've found ISO settings above 400 tend to generate noise in pictures, at least on Canon cameras. Image noise is a common problem in all digital cameras. You will figure out the best way to reduce the noise as you become familiar with your camera.
Nice pictures Dev!! :D
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Thanks David! Very nice of you to help me out. Yes I see what you mean buy noise. That appears in a few of my pics. What is the ISO? I'm totally photography illiterate. LOL
I love my new camera. I'm having so much fun with it. I got all kinds of pics of me with friends last weekend. I took one of a couple and got a great shot of a firework going off right over them to the side. Dont think I should post it though becasue I dont have their permission
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I've GOT to find my digital camera charger!! I just saw an old Camaro parked in a restaurant lot -- it was painted purple with a set of red longhorns affixed to the hood. ;D :laugh: :o
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yeah I like the last picture too Dev - the framing of it is good.
Kelda, you really should have that picture printed professionally, and then frame it. It might cost you 30 or 40 bucks to do it, but it would be worth it. That picture is beautiful. :D
Stunning! :D
Why thankyou! Do you think its that good David?
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Thanks David! Very nice of you to help me out. Yes I see what you mean buy noise. That appears in a few of my pics. What is the ISO? I'm totally photography illiterate. LOL
I love my new camera. I'm having so much fun with it. I got all kinds of pics of me with friends last weekend. I took one of a couple and got a great shot of a firework going off right over them to the side. Dont think I should post it though becasue I dont have their permission
The ISO determines how sensitive your camera is to light. The sensitivity increases as the ISO increases. So, for example, a picture taken with an ISO of 100 and a shutter speed of 60, could also be taken using an ISO of 600 and a shutter speed of perhaps 100. This comes in handy if you don't have a tripod, because there is less chance for camera shake and blur due to the higher shutter speed. But the higher ISOs will generate noise. So, I always try to keep a tripod with me for night time pictures and use a lower ISO. I rarely go above 200 unless I have no other choice.
Lower ISOs often mean clearer pictures. :D
You can probably adjust the ISO by accessing your camera's menu. Or if your camera is like mine, you may have an ISO adjustment knob on the top of the camera. Most cameras though, will allow you to set the ISO via the camera's menu system. The camera will probably allow you to choose between ISOs of 100-800, or perhaps ISO 50-400. Those two are the most common ranges, along with an AUTO setting. If you leave the camera set to auto ISO, it will probably try to choose higher ISO settings automatically because it's trying to eliminate camera shake and blur. If your camera is doing this, take it off auto and manually choose a lower number... and than make sure you use a tripod! ;) :D
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I've GOT to find my digital camera charger!! I just saw an old Camaro parked in a restaurant lot -- it was painted purple with a set of red longhorns affixed to the hood. ;D :laugh: :o
You should try to find the charger Shasta. I'd love to see a picture of that car!! It sounds crazy!! :D
Why thankyou! Do you think its that good David?
I DO think it's that good Kelda! You should spend some extra money and have it printed professionally and then frame it. It's a very beautiful picture. :)
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I had no idea there was an ISO control on my camera. Cool tip, David. :D
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I had no idea there was an ISO control on my camera. Cool tip, David. :D
I just checked the specs of your camera Dev, and it has an ISO range of 80-1250. WOW!! That's a VERY wide ISO range, which is good because it gives you lots of options, but also bad if the camera is automatically setting high ISOs, and it probably is. It does this to try and make things easier for you. My suggestion would be to turn off the auto ISO, and setting the ISO manually to 100. You may have to switch the camera mode over to "program" or "manual" before the menu system will allow you to access the ISO menu screen. I'm not too familiar with Kodak cameras (other than the fact they are very good) but this is typically how the menus work on other cameras. ISO 100 should be able to handle most shooting conditions, especially if you have a tripod, and you can always switch it back to auto ISO later on if you want. :)
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Another source of image noise on digital cameras is a very slow shutter speed. Shutter speeds of 4 seconds or more seem to generate lots of noise, so you may want to take this into consideration as well. If you need to use a very slow shutter speed for some reason (time lapse photography for example) you should lower the ISO as much as possible - 80-100 with your Kodak C813 camera. If you need a little more light, you can always open up the aperture a bit more (f/2.8 - f/4). The lower the f number, the wider the aperture. (f/2.8 is wider than f/8)
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Maybe I should have gotten away from all those tablesl and chairs and gone done to the walk way to take the pic.
The camera is a Kodak EasyShare C813. I love it!
no no no!! I love the empty chairs and tables....gives a 'it is the end of the day and time to rest' feel to the picture!
I really like your camera!
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... my head's spinning reading all that lot ... I just point and click ;D I need to print off your advice so that I can absorb it properly. :D
..... you've seen this one already David, I used the Macro function to get really close to these leaves... I love the sun reflecting off all the rain drops.
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Susie :D
Oh yes, I absolutely LOVE that picture!! Your macro lens really caught all the fine details, and you did a really good job of composing the picture. I love all the little raindrops! :D
Sorry for confusing you Susie! I hope I'm not also confusing Dev. My Mom used to always tell me "less is more" and I often forget her advice. I tend to over explain sometimes. Just tell me to shut up and I will!! That's what my Mom always did! :laugh: ;)
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Again, you've seen this one David, but I had to post it here because he's so darned cute (this is Charlie my dog) ... I used the macro function to get really close in.
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.... he was sulking with me at the time, can't you tell? ... in' he lovely!! :)
Susie :D
you can see each hair....very nice! and a cute lil dog..
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I just checked the specs of your camera Dev, and it has an ISO range of 80-1250. WOW!! That's a VERY wide ISO range, which is good because it gives you lots of options, but also bad if the camera is automatically setting high ISOs, and it probably is. It does this to try and make things easier for you. My suggestion would be to turn off the auto ISO, and setting the ISO manually to 100. You may have to switch the camera mode over to "program" or "manual" before the menu system will allow you to access the ISO menu screen. I'm not too familiar with Kodak cameras (other than the fact they are very good) but this is typically how the menus work on other cameras. ISO 100 should be able to handle most shooting conditions, especially if you have a tripod, and you can always switch it back to auto ISO later on if you want. :)
This is all kinda understandable but when I tried to turn off my ISO I could not figure out how yet. Aslo I dont know how to manually set it, but one step at a time. The ISO is auto set for high for sure.
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Is ISO image storage?
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Is ISO image storage?
No, the ISO has nothing to do with image storage Dev. You'll probably find it in the menu section containing things like exposure compensation and white balance. ISO is a type of exposure setting. :)
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Again, you've seen this one David, but I had to post it here because he's so darned cute (this is Charlie my dog) ... I used the macro function to get really close in.
(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s31/Susiebell_album/Family%20Photos/Kids018.jpg)
.... he was sulking with me at the time, can't you tell? ... in' he lovely!! :)
Susie :D
I could hug him and kiss him and cuddle him all day long!!! :D
Charlie is SOOOOOOO cute!!! :-*
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adorable doggie susie :)
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Just one more photo of the water. Im having fun!
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I really do like your camera, Dev..
let me go look it up!!
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Dev! I found this site from Kodak...they have interactive tutorials for that camera!!
http://www.kodak.com/global/en/service/tutorials/index.jhtml?pq-path=11888/4688 (http://www.kodak.com/global/en/service/tutorials/index.jhtml?pq-path=11888/4688)
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Thanks Jess! I will check it out now. :)
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Again, you've seen this one David, but I had to post it here because he's so darned cute (this is Charlie my dog) ... I used the macro function to get really close in.
(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s31/Susiebell_album/Family%20Photos/Kids018.jpg)
.... he was sulking with me at the time, can't you tell? ... in' he lovely!! :)
Susie :D
What a love bug. SOOO cute and adorable and calm! My pups wont sit still for a pic. Maybe taking pics of my kids (doggies) will be a project I can work on.
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I love this thread. You all are so nice and helpful. Thank you :-*
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Again, you've seen this one David, but I had to post it here because he's so darned cute (this is Charlie my dog) ... I used the macro function to get really close in.
(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s31/Susiebell_album/Family%20Photos/Kids018.jpg)
.... he was sulking with me at the time, can't you tell? ... in' he lovely!! :)
Susie :D
He is VERY cute - great photo!
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ok this weekend is the Great Texas Hot Air Balloon Races....and here are some pics I made!!
tonight I will post some of my half good pics...tomorrow I will show you the ones I screwed up!
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first the pretty!
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Those are beautiful Jess! I love how the balloons are glowing too. I especially love the blue Allstate balloon. It looks really pretty all lit up like that. Will they let you ride in one of the balloons Jess? But you don't like heights do you?
Do you remember what camera settings you used? Your pictures turned out very well, and since they were taken at night people here would benefit from the information. :)
Please post some more pictures tomorrow. I LOVE balloons. They have a balloon race here in Indianapolis each year on the first day of the state fair. Many of the balloons float directly over my Dad's house. Since the race is normally during the weekend, I will make a point to go over to his house so I can see it. There are dozens and dozens of balloons up there during the race.
Thanks for posting the pictures Jess! It looks like a LOT of fun!! :D :D :D
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Great pictures of the ballons, Jess :). I like the first picture of the last post best.
They remind me of photos I took while on vacation, of a fire-breather; I'll post them later.
But first, on David's request, some pics of my Mäxi, also called Maxschlumpf, which means Max-smurf :). I took them today when walking the dog.
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In the field behind Mäxi grow green onions. The nickname of our village is "The Onion Village" because its onions are well known in the area. When I walk the dog on the fields around the village, I can almost always smell the onions. Depending on the wind, you can even smell them when you open any window in the house :laugh:.
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This one is not from today, but it's so cute I wanted to share it.
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Here's the fire-breather
He's blowing the fire downwards to set a torch on fire. In the background, you can see another torch, which he already set on fire before.
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Those are beautiful Jess! I love how the balloons are glowing too. I especially love the blue Allstate balloon. It looks really pretty all lit up like that. Will they let you ride in one of the balloons Jess? But you don't like heights do you?
Do you remember what camera settings you used? Your pictures turned out very well, and since they were taken at night people here would benefit from the information. :)
Please post some more pictures tomorrow. I LOVE balloons. They have a balloon race here in Indianapolis each year on the first day of the state fair. Many of the balloons float directly over my Dad's house. Since the race is normally during the weekend, I will make a point to go over to his house so I can see it. There are dozens and dozens of balloons up there during the race.
Thanks for posting the pictures Jess! It looks like a LOT of fun!! :D :D :D
You can pay for a ride in one....You not ME!! :laugh: :laugh:
I used mostly the auto setting but what I changed THIS year is I used a tripod....the first year I didn't and I got like five good pics...this year most of my pics were ok!
I switched to the night view setting but didn't like it. It came out blurry because there was so much movement.
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Great pictures of the ballons, Jess :). I like the first picture of the last post best.
They remind me of photos I took while on vacation, of a fire-breather; I'll post them later.
But first, on David's request, some pics of my Mäxi, also called Maxschlumpf, which means Max-smurf :). I took them today when walking the dog.
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what a nice dog.
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Wow, what a dog !
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Great pictures of the ballons, Jess :). I like the first picture of the last post best.
They remind me of photos I took while on vacation, of a fire-breather; I'll post them later.
But first, on David's request, some pics of my Mäxi, also called Maxschlumpf, which means Max-smurf :). I took them today when walking the dog.
(http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m47/Penthesilea06/Familie/CIMG2201.jpg)
(http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m47/Penthesilea06/Familie/CIMG2207.jpg)
Awwww!!! :-*
There he is!!! :D
Maxi is SOOOOOOOOOOOO cute!! Thanks so much for posting the pictures of him Chrissi!
What breed or breeds is Maxi? He's such a cute dog. Do you let him sleep on your bed with you at night? :)
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You can pay for a ride in one....You not ME!! :laugh: :laugh:
I used mostly the auto setting but what I changed THIS year is I used a tripod....the first year I didn't and I got like five good pics...this year most of my pics were ok!
I switched to the night view setting but didn't like it. It came out blurry because there was so much movement.
Yes, night photography is very tricky- especially if there is a lot of movement and activity. You might try this the next time you take a picture with lots of activity at night: switch you camera over to the manual mode. Then increase the ISO to maybe 200 or even 400 (this may produce a little noise in your pictures, but sometimes the noise is a good trade-off to eliminate the blur), and open up your aperture as wide as possible (probably f/2.2 or f/2.8 on your camera). This should allow you to set a faster shutter speed, at least one or two steps higher than the camera was using on the night scene mode. You might also try setting the exposure compensation a step or two towards the positive (+) side. :)
If your subject is 15 feet (5 meters) or closer, your camera's flash will definately help. If the subject is more than 15 feet away, be sure to turn your flash off, otherwise it will make your subject nearly impossible to see.
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Thanks everybody.
What breed or breeds is Maxi? He's such a cute dog.
He is a German Shepard with something else mixed in, probably Labrador Retriever. But for the greatest part GSD; I always call him a 90% GSD :laugh:. Apart from his ears he looks like a GSD. But often people don't regocnize him as such because many people only know the black and red GSDs (or black and blonde, the ones with the famous black saddle), and they don't know the sable ones.
Here's a pic of a pure bred sable GSD. My Mäxi looks pretty much like this dog:
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Do you let him sleep on your bed with you at night? :)
No. He's not allowed on the bed or sofa.
The best places (most comfy and on a higher level than the ground, for better surveillance) are reserved for the bosses of the pack. That's why I originally forbid him such places. He was a young, but already big dog (not a puppy) when we got him and I had a small child and a toddler at that time, so I wanted to make it very clear to this (then) foreign dog who's the boss in the house.
Meanwhile I long know he's not the type of dog with ambitions, but I also know how much hair he sheds :P. That's why he isn't allowed on the bed or sofa now.
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well after getting up at 5:30 and driving all the way to Longview...
they CANCELLED the race cause the wind was blowing too hard...
>:( :P
so I went into the backyard to eat some worms!
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they look really tasty don't they?
and I am not the only one that thought so....
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(and yeah I know it is gross but I just couldn't help myself!! WHY do all these worms come up and die? The ground is covered in worm trails every morning!! Thank god for the ants or the ground would be squishy!)
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on the plus side we NEVER have to buy bait for fishing...
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I posted this in Artistes blog but I wanted to post them here too.
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do you see??
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it is a little frog. We have a wet spot up near one of our little outbuildings and there are a thousand of these little frogs, they are hard to sneak up on but this one stayed to have his pic taken. When they see you coming they all hop up into the leaves next to their little puddle....so many of them it sounds like rain hitting the leaves...
but! the reason why I am posting them is to remind everyone what David said about the macro option. When you use it, you will get better pics if you dont' zoom too much, I try not to zoom at all. I get as close as I can then let the macro lens do its job. The first picture I was not happy with but instead of zooming, I eased a bit closer for the second
of course this works better on flowers and other less 'jumpy' subjects....before I got as close as I wanted to he hopped away.
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do you see??
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(Sorry Jess.)
After messing up my first attempt to reply, I'll give it another shot ;D
It took me a while to see the frog. I thought the thingie in the middle was a leaf :laugh:.
And yeah, the worms ARE gross. Ewwwwwwww......................
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(Sorry Jess.)
After messing up my first attempt to reply, I'll give it another shot ;D
It took me a while to see the frog. I thought the thingie in the middle was a leaf :laugh:.
And yeah, the worms ARE gross. Ewwwwwwww......................
you have no idea...they are EVERYWHERE in the morning..
I know I never go outside without shoes! :P :P :P
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you have no idea...they are EVERYWHERE in the morning..
I know I never go outside without shoes! :P :P :P
Eww, ewww, eww :P
I always thought of Texas as a hot and dry place. We see those earthworms only when it's raining (that's why they're called "Regenwürmer" = rainworms in German).
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Eww, ewww, eww :P
I always thought of Texas as a hot and dry place. We see those earthworms only when it's raining (that's why they're called "Regenwürmer" = rainworms in German).
I dont think I've ever seen a worm here in Florida!?
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Eww, ewww, eww :P
I always thought of Texas as a hot and dry place. We see those earthworms only when it's raining (that's why they're called "Regenwürmer" = rainworms in German).
hot? DEFINITELY...up in the high 90s right now but we have a wide variety of land here in Texas. We drove to Florida one time, and from here to the Atlantic (half the country away) the land is almost the same..turn and drive WEST and in two hours you will leave the "piney woods" behind for the prairies in six hours you will find flat land and few trees (probably what you think of as Texas)
go south from me and you will run into coastal flatlands in less than three hours..
but this is part of my place:
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/home/upper8.jpg)
(the part that is cleaned up for company! ) :laugh: :laugh:
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I dont think I've ever seen a worm here in Florida!?
want me to send you a couple thousand??
;D
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want me to send you a couple thousand??
;D
No Thank you ;D
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No Thank you ;D
:laugh: :laugh:
but they are SQUISHY!! Think of the fun you would have!! the fish you could catch! The yucky stuff they leave on your fingers when you thread them on a hook!!
(ok forget that LAST part...)
;D
one time when my nieces were small they came over while we were digging up some water lines and we found these HUGE worms, they were at least 12 inches long.
the girls wanted to keep them as 'pets', insisted on taking them to the store with them "so they could go shopping" I asked where the worms were gonna carry their money. :laugh: :laugh:
they said the worms WANTED to go...which I believe.. I am sure ALL worms dream of someday being lugged into a convenience store by a six year old.
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hot? DEFINITELY...up in the high 90s right now but we have a wide variety of land here in Texas. We drove to Florida one time, and from here to the Atlantic (half the country away) the land is almost the same..turn and drive WEST and in two hours you will leave the "piney woods" behind for the prairies in six hours you will find flat land and few trees (probably what you think of as Texas)
go south from me and you will run into coastal flatlands in less than three hours..
but this is part of my place:
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/home/upper8.jpg)
(the part that is cleaned up for company! ) :laugh: :laugh:
I've been to East Texas. Several times in fact. The part of East Texas I was in looked very much like Louisiana. There were lots and lots of bayous and swamps... cypress trees EVERYWHERE, moss hanging from the trees. Very Southern looking. It was extremely beautiful. :D
Jess you should cover those worms up with moist dirt so they don't dry up. Poor little things! :(
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I've been to East Texas. Several times in fact. The part of East Texas I was in looked very much like Louisiana. There were lots and lots of bayous and swamps... cypress trees EVERYWHERE, moss hanging from the trees. Very Southern looking. It was extremely beautiful. :D
Jess you should cover those worms up with moist dirt so they don't dry up. Poor little things! :(
there are a KABILLION of them! I dont' have that much dirt!
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pretty photos!
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I've been to East Texas. Several times in fact. The part of East Texas I was in looked very much like Louisiana. There were lots and lots of bayous and swamps... cypress trees EVERYWHERE, moss hanging from the trees. Very Southern looking. It was extremely beautiful. :D
It all looks so lush there. Very nice
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nice to see you Chris!
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I agree with Kelda. It's nice to see you here Chris! We miss you! :'( :-* :)
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nice to see you Chris!
Thanks Kelda, I have been popping back every now and again but have so busy lately........a bit loved up at the moment ;) and very happy.
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I agree with Kelda. It's nice to see you here Chris! We miss you! :'( :-* :)
And how could I forget you David, I'm still about, but as I've said to Kelda, have been really busy. :)
I still have some pics to up load yet so watch this space. ;D
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Thanks Kelda, I have been popping back every now and again but have so busy lately........a bit loved up at the moment ;) and very happy.
wow! That sounds very nice!
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hot? DEFINITELY...up in the high 90s right now but we have a wide variety of land here in Texas. We drove to Florida one time, and from here to the Atlantic (half the country away) the land is almost the same..turn and drive WEST and in two hours you will leave the "piney woods" behind for the prairies in six hours you will find flat land and few trees (probably what you think of as Texas)
go south from me and you will run into coastal flatlands in less than three hours..
but this is part of my place:
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/home/upper8.jpg)
(the part that is cleaned up for company! ) :laugh: :laugh:
Gosh, that is so very beautiful, Jess. You live in such a beautiful part of the world. :D
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Sydney Winter Sunset
July 2008
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Sydney Winter Sunset
July 2008
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That's a beautiful picture of the sunset Kerry! You snapped the camera at just the right time. It looks like the sky is on FIRE!!! I love it! :D
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Camera: Canon Powershot G9
Shooting Mode: Manual
Image Size: 4000x3000 (reduced to 800x600 to facilitate posting on the Internet)
Aperture: f/6.3
Shutter Speed: 1/125
ISO:100
Flash: Off
Exposure Comp: 0
White Balance: Auto
Zoom: Optical x2
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This cute tuxedo cat has been appearing on my Dad's back patio for the past few weeks. He looks very similar to my cat, except he is much larger than Oreo. I took both of these pictures from inside the house because he is very skitterish and I was afraid he might run if he saw me approach him with my camera.
I think this cat has been abused. It took me nearly a week to make friends with him. I've been feeding him daily when I'm at Dad's house, bringing him saucers of milk once or twice a day. I've gained his trust now, and he will allow me to sit down next to him, pet him and even sit on my lap as he loudly purrs. He's a very sweet and cute cat, but like I said, I think he's been abused. He has several small sores just under his tail near his rectum and they look like cigarette burns. He will pull his ears back and hiss at me if I try to look at or touch his wounds. He doesn't like it. He will hiss, but he won't run off. If I find out for certainty he has been abused, I will take him with me to my house in Speedway. He deserves to live in a loving home and I'm sure Oreo and Cody would get along with him very well.
I have enormous love for animals (I don't think this is any secret here) and I seem to bond quickly for any animal that has been abused or mistreated. When I was young, my sister and I had a big fight one day. While I was at my friend's house, she took my three fantail goldfish out of their bowl and nailed them to the front porch of our house. I found them impaled with nails on one of the porch posts and completely dried out several hours later when I returned home. I gently pulled them off, carried them inside and dropped them back in their water hoping to revive them, but they just floated up at the top. I'll never forget it as long as I live. :'(
My sister seemed to pass along her tendancy for animal abuse to her children. After my sister was married and had children, they adpoted a kitten. They were attending church at the time and the kids decided to name the kitten Amen. Every time I would go over to their house Amen seemed to grow meaner and meaner. He became so mean he would jump on people and bite them on the back of their necks and dig his claws into their shoulders. Later I found out my nephew had been throwing the cat into the toilet and closing the lid, and sticking pencils up his rectum. Personally I don't blame Amen for being angry, but I digress. Soon they decided they didn't want the cat anymore because he was so aggresive. I offered to take the cat to my house but they wouldn't let me. A few weeks later they took the cat to the vet and had him executed! They said it had to be done because the cat was "untrainable". That's a crock of bullshit, and I've never forgiven my sister for it. >:(
Anyway, so now this sweet cat has appeared over at my Dad's house. Poor little kitty! :'( :'(
If I find out he's being abused I will take him home with me. We've bonded with each other and have become very good friends! :)
(http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/cd50TPmQj-xFuhnuVmEx*-PnHbUFUg-wzuxiv4xQp5Fd3Ig=_l.jpg)
(http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/cd50TPmQj-xFuhnuVmEx*-PnHdMtG8mXGvzLv4xQp5Fd3Ig=_l.jpg)
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And how could I forget you David, I'm still about, but as I've said to Kelda, have been really busy. :)
I still have some pics to up load yet so watch this space. ;D
I'm looking forward to seeing your new pictures! :D
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I think you are a very sweet and special person, David. A lot of kids would have grown up mean, I am glad you have something special inside you that let you stay strong.
{{{{David}}}}}
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I think you are a very sweet and special person, David. A lot of kids would have grown up mean, I am glad you have something special inside you that let you stay strong.
{{{{David}}}}}
{{{JESS}}} :-*
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I think you are a very sweet and special person, David. A lot of kids would have grown up mean, I am glad you have something special inside you that let you stay strong.
{{{{David}}}}}
What Jess said.
{{{David}}}
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I dont see no pictures of kitty kat... ???
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Camera: Canon Powershot G9
Shooting Mode: Manual
Image Size: 4000x3000 (reduced to 800x600 to facilitate posting on the Internet)
Aperture: f/6.3
Shutter Speed: 1/125
ISO:100
Flash: Off
Exposure Comp: 0
White Balance: Auto
Zoom: Optical x2
Optical IS (Image Stablization): On
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This cute tuxedo cat has been appearing on my Dad's back patio for the past few weeks. He looks very similar to my cat, except he is much larger than Oreo. I took both of these pictures from inside the house because he is very skitterish and I was afraid he might run if he saw me approach him with my camera.
I think this cat has been abused. It took me nearly a week to make friends with him. I've been feeding him daily when I'm at Dad's house, bringing him saucers of milk once or twice a day. I've gained his trust now, and he will allow me to sit down next to him, pet him and even sit on my lap as he loudly purrs. He's a very sweet and cute cat, but like I said, I think he's been abused. He has several small sores just under his tail near his rectum and they look like cigarette burns. He will pull his ears back and hiss at me if I try to look at or touch his wounds. He doesn't like it. He will hiss, but he won't run off. If I find out for certainty he has been abused, I will take him with me to my house in Speedway. He deserves to live in a loving home and I'm sure Oreo and Cody would get along with him very well.
I have enormous love for animals (I don't think this is any secret here) and I seem to bond quickly for any animal that has been abused or mistreated. When I was young, my sister and I had a big fight one day. While I was at my friend's house, she took my three fantail goldfish out of their bowl and nailed them to the front porch of our house. I found them impaled with nails on one of the porch posts and completely dried out several hours later when I returned home. I gently pulled them off, carried them inside and dropped them back in their water hoping to revive them, but they just floated up at the top. I'll never forget it as long as I live. :'(
My sister seemed to pass along her tendancy for animal abuse to her children. After my sister was married and had children, they adpoted a kitten. They were attending church at the time and the kids decided to name the kitten Amen. Every time I would go over to their house Amen seemed to grow meaner and meaner. He became so mean he would jump on people and bite them on the back of their necks and dig his claws into their shoulders. Later I found out my nephew had been throwing the cat into the toilet and closing the lid, and sticking pencils up his rectum. Personally I don't blame Amen for being angry, but I digress. Soon they decided they didn't want the cat anymore because he was so aggresive. I offered to take the cat to my house but they wouldn't let me. A few weeks later they took the cat to the vet and had him executed! They said it had to be done because the cat was "untrainable". That's a crock of bullshit, and I've never forgiven my sister for it. >:(
Anyway, so now this sweet cat has appeared over at my Dad's house. Poor little kitty! :'( :'(
If I find out he's being abused I will take him home with me. We've bonded with each other and have become very good friends! :)
(http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/cd50TPmQj-xFuhnuVmEx*-PnHbUFUg-wzuxiv4xQp5Fd3Ig=_l.jpg)
(http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/cd50TPmQj-xFuhnuVmEx*-PnHdMtG8mXGvzLv4xQp5Fd3Ig=_l.jpg)
I see them....can you not?
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I see him now but not before.
David - thats a horrible story about both present Kitty and Amen. But luckily present Kitty has you to care for him now!
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I see him now but not before.
David - thats a horrible story about both present Kitty and Amen. But luckily present Kitty has you to care for him now!
I think he is a pretty kitty....David said he named him Monkey! Isnt' that cute?
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Monkey was back today. He was on Dad's back deck all morning and early afternoon. When I arrived at Dad's house this morning he was out there apparently waiting for me. So I brought him a bowl of milk. Later in the afternoon there was a very loud clap of thunder and he ran off. I haven't seen him for the remander of the day. I'm sure he will return tomorrow.
I think he is a pretty kitty....David said he named him Monkey! Isnt' that cute?
He really is a beautiful cat Jess. He's very soft and he's getting to the point where he'll snuggle up to me when I go out there to visit with him. :D
He's a very loud "purrer" too, just like Oreo. Perhaps that is a common theme among tuxedo cats....loud purring! :)
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Monkey was back today. He was on Dad's back deck all morning and early afternoon. When I arrived at Dad's house this morning he was out there apparently waiting for me. So I brought him a bowl of milk. Later in the afternoon there was a very loud clap of thunder and he ran off. I haven't seen him for the remander of the day. I'm sure he will return tomorrow.
He really is a beautiful cat Jess. He's very soft and he's getting to the point where he'll snuggle up to me when I go out there to visit with him. :D
He's a very loud "purrer" too, just like Oreo. Perhaps that is a common theme among tuxedo cats....loud purring! :)
maybe so...MY tuv had a really loud motor...
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Finally have managed to get pictures to upload again. :)
Some of you may remember that I took some pictures of the swimming pool on the Hoe on Plymouth Uk waterfront, and I promised, to get some pictures at night when lit up so here is one that I took a month ago. Hope you like. :)
<img src="http://www.divshare.com/img/4963506-e18.jpg" border="0" /> (http://www.divshare.com/download/4963506-e18)
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These next two pictures I took the following day, (after the picture of the pool on the Hoe), a place called Porthleven in Cornwall, the beach is really beautiful and sandy and almost totally deserted. The other picture is the walk to the beach, it has definite african tones.
Enjoy :)
<img src="http://www.divshare.com/img/4963511-585.jpg" border="0" /> (http://www.divshare.com/download/4963511-585)
Porthleven Beach
<img src="http://www.divshare.com/img/4963513-874.jpg" border="0" /> (http://www.divshare.com/download/4963513-874)
On the walk to the beach
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Finally have managed to get pictures to upload again. :)
Some of you may remember that I took some pictures of the swimming pool on the Hoe on Plymouth Uk waterfront, and I promised, to get some pictures at night when lit up so here is one that I took a month ago. Hope you like. :)
<img src="http://www.divshare.com/img/4963506-e18.jpg" border="0" /> (http://www.divshare.com/download/4963506-e18)
beautiful pics, Chris but this one is STUNNING! I love it!
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I can't see Chris' pictures!! >:(
The only thing I can see is little red X's.
DAMN! >:(
Maybe I'll be able to see them later on. This has happened to me in the past. I'll see an X and then later on for some reason the picture will appear. :)
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I can't see Chris' pictures!! >:(
The only thing I can see is little red X's.
DAMN! >:(
Maybe I'll be able to see them later on. This has happened to me in the past. I'll see an X and then later on for some reason the picture will appear. :)
Hi david
I had the same thing on my home laptop, I have cleared out my temporary files using disk clean up, and they have now appeared again.
Maybe worth trying. ;D
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Finally have managed to get pictures to upload again. :)
Some of you may remember that I took some pictures of the swimming pool on the Hoe on Plymouth Uk waterfront, and I promised, to get some pictures at night when lit up so here is one that I took a month ago. Hope you like. :)
<img src="http://www.divshare.com/img/4963506-e18.jpg" border="0" /> (http://www.divshare.com/download/4963506-e18)
wow! Gorgeous!
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(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/smileycowboys/020_2.jpg)
see this horse, David? She survived a skull fracture...see the scar on her face? Before it happened she was the boss mare....now she just wants to be petted...she is blind in one eye now.. :-\
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well Dolly has hit land....this was 6 pm this evening...
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/smileycowboys/013_2.jpg)
and now it is raining...
:) :)
but not bad..
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LOOK!! I found a pretty bug!!
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/smileycowboys/006_2.jpg)
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(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/smileycowboys/014_2.jpg)
I like the sun in this one..
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the light was just incredible today.
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I love all the pics Jess! And I especially love the way you caught the horse while she was running! How did she suffer a skull fracture Jess? What happened? I feel so sorry for her. She's a beautiful horse.
Were those other pictures taken on your farm? And I love the picture of the bug! He's cute. Do you know what kind of insect he is? He almost looks like a butterfly. Or a rare moth. :)
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Chris! I can see your pictures now! :D
It's weird how this computer just all of a sudden "fixes" itself sometimes. I've seen it do it before.
Those pictures are beautiful Chris. I love the picture of the Hoe. I love how the picture is washed in blue. That is my favorite shade of blue by the way. Blue and purple are my two favorite colors. My favorite shade of purple looks like a black light when it's lit.
I really like those pictures of the beach too. You live in such a beautiful part of the world. I hope you will post more pictures of southern England for us in the near future. :D
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I love all the pics Jess! And I especially love the way you caught the horse while she was running! How did she suffer a skull fracture Jess? What happened? I feel so sorry for her. She's a beautiful horse.
Were those other pictures taken on your farm? And I love the picture of the bug! He's cute. Do you know what kind of insect he is? He almost looks like a butterfly. Or a rare moth. :)
we don't know...she either ran into something or fell. She is a broodmare...but she is getting too old to breed so she is a pasture ornament and that is ok. She has done her job.
yep that is our place. I don't know what kind of bug he is but he is a moth!
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Well he looks like a friendly little guy if he allowed you to handle him like that. :)
I don't believe I've ever seen a moth like that here where I live. We just normally have those brown moths and white moths. Some of those brown moths can get pretty big though! Not pretty big... REALLY big! LOL
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Well he looks like a friendly little guy if he allowed you to handle him like that. :)
I don't believe I've ever seen a moth like that here where I live. We just normally have those brown moths and white moths. Some of those brown moths can get pretty big though! Not pretty big... REALLY big! LOL
yeah, moths do get big sometimes...SCARY big...
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yeah, moths do get big sometimes...SCARY big...
So do those mosquitoes. At least I THINk they're mosquitoes. You know, the great big ones with the big wings and the dangling legs and roughly the size of a cat? YUCK!! Okay, I'm exaggerating a little bit, but they are really big and huge. I always open up the door and shoo their nasty asses out of my house. >:(
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Chris! I can see your pictures now! :D
It's weird how this computer just all of a sudden "fixes" itself sometimes. I've seen it do it before.
Those pictures are beautiful Chris. I love the picture of the Hoe. I love how the picture is washed in blue. That is my favorite shade of blue by the way. Blue and purple are my two favorite colors. My favorite shade of purple looks like a black light when it's lit.
I really like those pictures of the beach too. You live in such a beautiful part of the world. I hope you will post more pictures of southern England for us in the near future. :D
Thanks David ;D
Went ot a couple of other beaches this weekend gone, plus a walk on Dartmoor, so I have some more pictures to post.
Will be in London next week so you won't hear from me during next week but hoping to get some nice pictures whilst I'm there.
I think I'm going to be busy posting picture in the near future ;D
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wow! Gorgeous!
Thanks Kelda
Glad you like this one - it is one of my favs. The colours appear so rich and soothing.
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Thanks David ;D
Went ot a couple of other beaches this weekend gone, plus a walk on Dartmoor, so I have some more pictures to post.
Will be in London next week so you won't hear from me during next week but hoping to get some nice pictures whilst I'm there.
I think I'm going to be busy posting picture in the near future ;D
You're going to London Chris?!!! Oh, I LOVE London! It's my favorite city. :D
I hope you have a lot of fun there. Hopefully you are going there to play, and not for work! Don't forget your camera, and take some pictures for us, okay? :)
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Is Dolly the hurricane still peeing on you Jess? ;) Yesterday you said Dolly made landfall and later it started to rain. Was Dolly doing that?
I remember a couple of years ago when hurricane Dennis was causing trouble. Remember Dennis? He moved north and sat over us for about a week! Obviously he wasn't a hurricane by the time he reached Indiana. He was what they call a tropical storm, but MAN OH MAN I couldn't believe all the rain. He stalled out over us and refused to budge! LOL
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Is Dolly the hurricane still peeing on you Jess? ;) Yesterday you said Dolly made landfall and later it started to rain. Was Dolly doing that?
I remember a couple of years ago when hurricane Dennis was causing trouble. Remember Dennis? He moved north and sat over us for about a week! Obviously he wasn't a hurricane by the time he reached Indiana. He was what they call a tropical storm, but MAN OH MAN I couldn't believe all the rain. He stalled out over us and refused to budge! LOL
we are getting a little rain off and on but nothing much. No high winds or anything.
I wish had cooled us OFF some!
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we are getting a little rain off and on but nothing much. No high winds or anything.
I wish had cooled us OFF some!
I wish it would have cooled you off too Jess! Today it was only 82 degrees here! It SHOULD be in the low 90's right now, so we're all loving it. It won't last though! I think it's supposed to be in the low to mid 90s this weekend, which is probably still quite cool by Texas standards! ;)
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I forgot (again) to put the camera setting on my pictures I posted yesterday.
I used the auto setting cause I was being lazy! :laugh: :laugh:
BUT! I did try this technique....
in my manual it said that if you are photographing a bright object (like a sunset) to focus your camera on another part of the sky and then turn to the sunset and take the picture.
to do that you have to learn how to feel your cameras 'halfstop'; practice gently pushing down your button until you can feel where it hesitates....that is your half stop. When you reach that point your camera evaluates the lighting and sets the controls. You can 'fake' out the camera's controls for different effects...
I used this technique to get this picture:
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/balloons/parachutist3.jpg)
and it came out good I think...
but yesterday I tried it on the sky and look what happened!
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/011-4.jpg)
it washed all out.. .so I am guessing that it only works when the bright objest is fairly small...
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These are all old pictures that were taken with a 35 mm camera, so I dont' have the information on them. I thought ya'll might like to see them. If you want me to move them David I will!
:-*
This is the best kitty that ever lived. His name was Fred.
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/fred1.jpg)
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This is also the best kitty that ever lived...he was a sweetheart...
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/ben1.jpg)
he had a serious toilet paper addiction. I tried to get him into a 12 step program but he wouldn't go...
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/ben4.jpg)
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(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/dixie1.jpg)
this is my favorite mare with my favorite baby....
you know what goes in but you never know what is coming out....where the HECK did those spots come from??!! She can't be registered because of them. (we love her though)
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Oh no! Don't move them Jess! Leave them right here! I LOVE kitty pictures. :D
Thanks for posting them!
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OH NO!! she is dead!
:-\ :(
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/ohnoshesdead.jpg)
just kidding! She was sleeping....you can tell our horses are very spooky cant' you? It is not many horses that will let you walk up to them while they are stretched out like that!!
:laugh: :laugh:
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(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/dixie1.jpg)
this is my favorite mare with my favorite baby....
you know what goes in but you never know what is coming out....where the HECK did those spots come from??!! She can't be registered because of them. (we love her though)
Awwww!!!! :-* :-*
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OH NO!! she is dead!
:-\ :(
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/ohnoshesdead.jpg)
just kidding! She was sleeping....you can tell our horses are very spooky cant' you? It is not many horses that will let you walk up to them while they are stretched out like that!!
:laugh: :laugh:
I think that is probably because they trust you so much! :D
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I think that is probably because they trust you so much! :D
or maybe they are just lazy! Especially when it is 100 outside. It just isn't worth the effort to get up. I might make her work! :laugh: :laugh:
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I forgot (again) to put the camera setting on my pictures I posted yesterday.
I used the auto setting cause I was being lazy! :laugh: :laugh:
BUT! I did try this technique....
in my manual it said that if you are photographing a bright object (like a sunset) to focus your camera on another part of the sky and then turn to the sunset and take the picture.
to do that you have to learn how to feel your cameras 'halfstop'; practice gently pushing down your button until you can feel where it hesitates....that is your half stop. When you reach that point your camera evaluates the lighting and sets the controls. You can 'fake' out the camera's controls for different effects...
I used this technique to get this picture:
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/balloons/parachutist3.jpg)
and it came out good I think...
but yesterday I tried it on the sky and look what happened!
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/011-4.jpg)
it washed all out.. .so I am guessing that it only works when the bright objest is fairly small...
If you are having problems with your pictures becoming washed out, there are a couple of things you can try...
Try setting your white balance either to the "outdoors" setting, or try setting it manually using a white or gray card. Your camera's owner manual should tell you how to do this. It is generally different with each type of camera. Setting the white balance manually though will insure proper color balance and saturation.
You might also try bumping down the exposure compensation a notch or two... generally the exp. comp can be set up or down by a stop of 1/3. You might try 1/3 first and see what it looks like. If it is still too bright try another 1/3. Maybe that will help. :)
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I havent had a chance to look thru this thread yet, but I will, I bet I will see lots of lovely photos.
I just wanted to ask a question David, about rechargable batteries for our cameras.
Rob mentioned in Dev's blog that he tried them and they dont seem to last as long. Also he said, that he left them on charge overnight and it ruined the batteries.
I have always used rechargable batteries, but now I dont know if im ruining them by leaving them in the charger for days sometimes, before I use them.
Do you know much about them, or what the right way to charge them is? And do they have as much charge as normal batteries?
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I havent had a chance to look thru this thread yet, but I will, I bet I will see lots of lovely photos.
I just wanted to ask a question David, about rechargable batteries for our cameras.
Rob mentioned in Dev's blog that he tried them and they dont seem to last as long. Also he said, that he left them on charge overnight and it ruined the batteries.
I have always used rechargable batteries, but now I dont know if im ruining them by leaving them in the charger for days sometimes, before I use them.
Do you know much about them, or what the right way to charge them is? And do they have as much charge as normal batteries?
The battery charger SHOULD automatically turn itself off after the batteries are charged. Perhaps this varies from brand to brand, but my chargers have always turned themselves off. If this isn't happening, then yes, it would be bad to leave them on the charger for days if the charger is not switching itself off. My Dad had this very same problem with his cell phone. He was in the habit of placing his cell phone on the charger each night before he went to bed. The charger was not turning itself off, and he quickly ran down his batteries.
Normally I wait until my camera battery is down to one line (there are three lines on the battery icon - three indicating a full charge) before I recharge them, unless I plan on taking many pictures with my camera the following day in which case I would need a fully charged battery. It is probably a bad idea to recharge your camera batteries every day, over and over again. Rechargable batteries do not last forever. Sooner or later they wear out. Even though the battery charger should switch itself off thus preventing the camera batteries from becoming over charged, sooner or later the batteries will have had enough and wear out. So, doing this short term probably wouldn't hurt anything (assuming the charger turns itself off automatically) but probably WILL hurt the batteries over an extended period of time.
You are probably better off waiting until your camera battery is nearly uncharged, unless you plan on some heavy usage the following day. :)
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Thanks David.....Well i assume my charger turns itself off, it is only a new charger I bought with a set of batteries......when it is charging there is a red light and once they are chaged the light goes green.
I have one set of batteries in my camera, and one set on the charger, and only change them when they are run right down.
I think they are all working ok, but I thought it best to check with an "expert" to see if I was doing anything wrong.
Ok, now tomorrow, I am going to spend an hour or so, going thru this thread and looking at all the photos.
Thanks again...
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A pic of a bloom on my Crepe Myrtle tree this afternoon. I used a setting that reads closer than 28cm. What do you think? Im going to try and get a better pic in a sunnier day of a purple bloom.
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(http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg20/devonyb_photos/100_0091.jpg)
A pic of a bloom on my Crepe Myrtle tree this afternoon. I used a setting that reads closer than 28cm. What do you think? Im going to try and get a better pic in a sunnier day of a purple bloom.
ooooh!!! it looks like it is made from crepe paper!!
beautiful!
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(http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg20/devonyb_photos/100_0091.jpg)
A pic of a bloom on my Crepe Myrtle tree this afternoon. I used a setting that reads closer than 28cm. What do you think? Im going to try and get a better pic in a sunnier day of a purple bloom.
I agree! That really is a beautiful flower picture. Do you remember what camera settings you used when you took it?
I need to get my ass up off the couch and take some pictures. I've been feeling lazy these days for some reason. Maybe this week I'll do it. :D
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You're going to London Chris?!!! Oh, I LOVE London! It's my favorite city. :D
I hope you have a lot of fun there. Hopefully you are going there to play, and not for work! Don't forget your camera, and take some pictures for us, okay? :)
Hi Folks
Back from London now, had an amazing time and took lots of pictures, so I'll be posting some for everybody to see.
Weather was really hot, the first day, monday, was a humid 35C :P with the rest of week in the upper 20's
Places we (Sister & I) visited:
Monday: London Aquarium, London Eye, Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, Downing Street, Horse Guards Parade, St James Park, Buckinham Palace.
Tuesday: Spend all day shopping in Harrods (9 hours)
Wednesday: Greenwich O2 Arena, Tutankahmun Exhibition, Canary Wharf, Kylie Monogue Concert.
Thursday: Piccadilly Circus, Soho, Bond Street
So by Friday we were totally worn out ;D
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OOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
trip pictures!! I never go anywhere I LOVE trip pics!
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OOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
trip pictures!! I never go anywhere I LOVE trip pics!
I love looking at vacation pictures too Jess!
Hi Folks
Back from London now, had an amazing time and took lots of pictures, so I'll be posting some for everybody to see.
Weather was really hot, the first day, monday, was a humid 35C :P with the rest of week in the upper 20's
Places we (Sister & I) visited:
Monday: London Aquarium, London Eye, Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, Downing Street, Horse Guards Parade, St James Park, Buckinham Palace.
Tuesday: Spend all day shopping in Harrods (9 hours)
Wednesday: Greenwich O2 Arena, Tutankahmun Exhibition, Canary Wharf, Kylie Monogue Concert.
Thursday: Piccadilly Circus, Soho, Bond Street
So by Friday we were totally worn out ;D
Oh WOW! 35 C is VERY HOT! That's about 95 F, isn't it? That sounds like the temperatures we get over here. It looks like you had a lot of fun Chris, and I'm glad the weather cooled off a bit. We're looking foward to seeing your vacation pictures from London! :D
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I took this picture yesterday. The weird thing about it is I took the picture in the EVENING, just as the sun was setting. The colors in the sky resembled more of a sunRISE than a sunSET. The colors were hues of lavender, pink and antique blue. It was beautiful. I think this was due to an approaching thunderstorm which we didn't know at the time had caused severe damage up in the northern part of the state. I had noticed pinks and purples reflecting off the wall in the hallway, and when I looked through the window I saw the unusual colors, so I ran outside with my camera and took a picture of it! :)
Camera: Canon Powershot G9
Shooting Mode: Program
Aperture: f/4.5
Shutter Speed: 1/30
Exposure Compensation: -1 1/3
ISO: 200
Image Stablization: Off (I should have turned it on, the picture is a bit blurry)
Zoom: Optical X6
Flash: Off
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/earlyaugustsky.jpg)
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oh how PRETTY!
even IF it was from a bad storm...it was beautiful!
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looking forward to the pics Chris.
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For all the sports fans out there. We've been going to a lot of games. This is Tropicana Feild home of the Tampa Bay Rays. GO RAYS!!!!
(http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg20/devonyb_photos/000_0012.jpg)
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now that is a cool pic...how did you get it to focus so well on such a large area?
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For all the sports fans out there. We've been going to a lot of games. This is Tropicana Feild home of the Tampa Bay Rays. GO RAYS!!!!
(http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg20/devonyb_photos/000_0012.jpg)
Wow, that is a good picture!!!
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I have to get more involved in this thread since one of my major passions is photography. There is just a lot to catch up on with this thread. I know I realize I have a lot to learn about my Canon G9.......and what a wonderful camera it is.......it even takes great video. I have used it pretty much exclusively this summer on all the trips. I'm really wondering why I bought the Powershot TX1 since I have really not used it much at all. It's a good camera, but the G9 is so much better in my opinion. Then of course I have the big one, the EOS, which I have hardly used at all. I know it is capable of a lot, but now it is one of the older ones........about 2 to 3 years old.
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For all the sports fans out there. We've been going to a lot of games. This is Tropicana Feild home of the Tampa Bay Rays. GO RAYS!!!!
(http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg20/devonyb_photos/000_0012.jpg)
Go Rays!!! YAY!!! :D
Excellent pic Dev!!
Going to baseball games is so much fun! I remember going to the Cincinnati Reds games down at Riverfront Stadium when I was a kid.
Thanks for posting the picture! :)
I have to get more involved in this thread since one of my major passions is photography. There is just a lot to catch up on with this thread. I know I realize I have a lot to learn about my Canon G9.......and what a wonderful camera it is.......it even takes great video. I have used it pretty much exclusively this summer on all the trips. I'm really wondering why I bought the Powershot TX1 since I have really not used it much at all. It's a good camera, but the G9 is so much better in my opinion. Then of course I have the big one, the EOS, which I have hardly used at all. I know it is capable of a lot, but now it is one of the older ones........about 2 to 3 years old.
I can't wait until they release the spec info for the Canon G10, Jack! What do you think? I LOVE my G9 but if the specifications are tempting enough I might have to go for the G10 too! lol
I've been wondering what the G10 will have to offer. :D
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Hey David baby, :-*
Here's a sneak preview of my Cornish holiday snaps. I took this on Thursday at sunset ... I didn't do anything with the camera settings ... just let it decide for itself ... I got the girls to do a three..two..one..jump! The sun had gone down by then, so there wasn't a great deal of light left, but I love the way it came out :D
(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s31/Susiebell_album/Cornwall2008/Misc.jpg)
Susie :)
Susie this is a wonderful pic! I love the cameo of the girls with whats left of the sunset all around. Awesome colors! Where is this pic taken. Sorry I dont know how to determine what Cornish is matched to?
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Go Rays!!! YAY!!! :D
Excellent pic Dev!!
Going to baseball games is so much fun! I remember going to the Cincinnati Reds games down at Riverfront Stadium when I was a kid.
Thanks for posting the picture! :)
I really wanted to go and see the Yankees when I was in NYC, but I didn't make it.........never enough time. Then I could see the Dodgers stadium from my hotel room in LA, but I didn't get to see a game there either. I would also love to see a Giants game whenever or if I ever go back to SF.
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I can't wait until they release the spec info for the Canon G10, Jack! What do you think? I LOVE my G9 but if the specifications are tempting enough I might have to go for the G10 too! lol
I've been wondering what the G10 will have to offer. :D
Now don't remind me about the G10 David cause I will want one of those too ;D I do wonder what all it will offer. As I say I do LOVE the G9. How many of the G series do you have David?
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Now don't remind me about the G10 David cause I will want one of those too ;D I do wonder what all it will offer. As I say I do LOVE the G9. How many of the G series do you have David?
I've owned the G3 and the G6 in the past, but I no longer have them. I gave them to friends later on looking to own a digital camera. I doubt I will EVER part with my G9 though. It's an excellent camera. But all of Canon's G series cameras have been excellent. And there's just something about the G9....
I ALMOST bought a G5 a few years ago, when it was still available at the electronics and camera stores, but for some reason I decided to buy a Sony F717 instead. I don't regret my decision, but in all honesty I should have bought the G5 too. It's a very good camera and it's quite sexy. Very handsome. If I ever come across one for sale in the future, I'll buy it without even thinking. :D
How many G Series cameras have you owned Jack?
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Now where is Chris? He promised us lots of pictures of London! :-\
*David hollers for Chris over the radio with a bunch of static in the background*
David calling Chris. David calling Chris. Come in Chris. Over.
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Great pic susie
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I've owned the G3 and the G6 in the past, but I no longer have them. I gave them to friends later on looking to own a digital camera. I doubt I will EVER part with my G9 though. It's an excellent camera. But all of Canon's G series cameras have been excellent. And there's just something about the G9....
I ALMOST bought a G5 a few years ago, when it was still available at the electronics and camera stores, but for some reason I decided to buy a Sony F717 instead. I don't regret my decision, but in all honesty I should have bought the G5 too. It's a very good camera and it's quite sexy. Very handsome. If I ever come across one for sale in the future, I'll buy it without even thinking. :D
How many G Series cameras have you owned Jack?
This is the first G series Canon I have owned David and I am VERY pleased with it. I was a little shocked by the video quality of it as well. When I was in LA there was a music group performing and I was wishing I had brought my Sony Handycam. Then I realized the G9 could do video too and it did a great job. I have several Canon cameras, but this is the only G series. You are right the G9 is an excellent camera plus it is small.
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Hey David baby, :-*
Here's a sneak preview of my Cornish holiday snaps. I took this on Thursday at sunset ... I didn't do anything with the camera settings ... just let it decide for itself ... I got the girls to do a three..two..one..jump! The sun had gone down by then, so there wasn't a great deal of light left, but I love the way it came out :D
(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s31/Susiebell_album/Cornwall2008/Misc.jpg)
Susie :)
SUSIE!!! Somehow I missed this picture! I'm sorry. :(
I love it! You are really getting good. I love the effects you captured in both this picture and the one you posted tonight. I noticed you said you did everything wrong when you took the second picture. Sometimes doing everything wrong makes the picture turn out right, doesn't it? That's why I'm always encouraging people to play around with their cameras and push buttons and try different combinations.
Those are beautiful pictures! Thanks for posting them Susie!
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I've had a lot on, of late, and my camera's been gathering dust. It was a bright, sunny, early Spring day in Sydney Towne, today; the air heavy with the scent of jasmine. And there was a gorgeous sunset this evening. This pic was taken from my place a couple of hours ago.
(http://s119.photobucket.com/albums/o126/kez4oz/Album%201/SydneySunsetSat13Sept2008.jpg)
Sydney Spring Sunset
Saturday 13 September 2008
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Awww Kerry! Thanks for posting your picture. You're always so good at photographing those beautiful Australian sunrises and sunsets. :D
Don't let that camera gather dust! You take some of the most beautiful pictures posted in this thread. :)
Keep up the good work sweetie! :D
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pretty pic!!
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It certainly was a lovely sunset last night. Alas, not so tonight, however. It rained heavily for much of the day, today, and there was no sunset to speak of at all, this evening. Just low, drab, gray, sleety clouds. A bleak end to a bleak day.
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so last night we went the CBR....and I tried the auto setting...but the pics were TOO DARK!
and in the past I woulda been all depressed and just given up...but that was BEFORE David took us all under his wing and taught us the wonders of the MANUAL option on our computers!
so I experimented and tada!!
45% tax rate on estates over $3.5 million ($7 million for married couples
oops not THAT....this!!
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/047_1-1.jpg)
look at how clearly you can see everything!! the focus! the colors!! the behiney!! I mean...ummmm....FOCUS did I mention the focus??
Thanks DAVID!
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shutter speed 1/40
aperature 4.5
iso 800
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:o Brilliant pic, Jess. Looks like you had the best seat in the house! ;) :D
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:o Brilliant pic, Jess. Looks like you had the best seat in the house! ;) :D
;D ;D
wanna see the ones I am too much of a lady to post publically?
;D ;D
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There's nothing cuter than cowboy ass! :D
Thanks for the picture Jess! Did he even realize you were shooting his ass? If so, what did he say about it? :o
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There's nothing cuter than cowboy ass! :D
Thanks for the picture Jess! Did he even realize you were shooting his ass? If so, what did he say about it? :o
I was NOT shooting his behiney!! YA"LL are the ones looking at his hiney....not me...I was just taking a picture of as much of him as I could...
;D ;D ;D
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I was NOT shooting his behiney!! YA"LL are the ones looking at his hiney....not me...I was just taking a picture of as much of him as I could...
;D ;D ;D
:laugh: Suuuuure, Jess. We believe you. Millions wouldn't, but we do. ::) ;) :laugh:
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:laugh: Suuuuure, Jess. We believe you. Millions wouldn't, but we do. ::) ;) :laugh:
well as long as my friends still support me that is all I care about!
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I thought cowboys were required to wear Wranglers! >:(
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I thought cowboys were required to wear Wranglers! >:(
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(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/052_1.jpg)
I'd like it a lot better if they weren't required to wear anything at all! ;)
I love both of those booties Jess! mmmmmmm - MMMM!!! :D
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I was looking around on the Internet to find out if they've released any info on the new Canon G10, and look what I found over at the Circuit City website....
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/G10.jpg)
But when I clicked on the link it didn't work! I got an error screen. >:(
Figures, doesn't it? ::)
So anyway, I looked around some more and I found some more detailed specs about the G10 over on other websites. Here's what the new G10 looks like....
Front view:
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/CanonG10front.jpg)
Back view:
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/photography/CanonG10back.jpg)
As you can see, there is very little difference in the body style of the camera. Canon has raised the flash/view finder side of the camera slightly, however the color and styling of the cameras remains the same. Canon seems to be sticking to the original styling of the G7 and has carried this through all the way to the G10.
Apparently there are some new features on the G10...
1. The G10 is a 15 mp camera (14.7 mp)
2. Canon has employed the new DIGIC 4 imaging processor in the G10. Our G9s have a DIGIC 3 processor.
3. Improved Face Detection.
4. New Face Detection Self Timer. Using motion detection, the camera can detect an increase in the number of faces and will wait until the photographer gets on-camera before taking the shot. The motion detection will track more moving subjects in a larger range and retain focus on moving subjects after the shutter button has been pressed down half way. Focus and color adjustments are made automatically without the aid of the photographer.
5. New Intelligent Contrast Correction. This new intelligent contrast correction system is called i-Contrast and controls the contrast within the pixels units to brighten dark areas while leaving bright areas unchanged for better images where the main subject is dark, and more natural transition. The PowerShot G10 can even use i-Contrast in playback mode to adjust images that were shot without the setting activated.
6. New auto red eye modes -
1) The Red-eye Correction during shooting actually identifies and corrects red-eye in human subjects as pictures are taken.
2) The G10 can be set to automatically detect and correct red-eye during image playback.
3) You can manually locate any red eyes in a scene during image playback on the LCD screen, and command the camera to remove them.
7. Improved Optical Image Stabilization.
8. 26 shooting modes and 17 scene modes.
9. Improved noise reduction in high ISO ranges.
The controls on the back panel appear to have the exact same arrangement as on the G9. The only difference I can see is the playback button is now black instead of silver.
I also read the ISO control knob on the top of the camera has been moved to the other side of the camera, and is now an outer ring of the mode dial. An exposure compensation knob now sits where the ISO dial used to be located on the G9.
The zoom range is less on the G10 than on the G9. For some reason Canon reduced the zoom range from 6x to 5x. I don't know why they did this but I find it a bit disappointing. I was hoping they would increase the range to 7 or 8x.
That's about all I have been able to find out so far Jack. The price of the G10 will be $499.99 and it is scheduled to be released for sale in October 2008. :)
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I am looking at THIS camera myself...
http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=183&modelid=16336 (http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=183&modelid=16336)
(http://www.usa.canon.com/app/images/PowerShot_2008/PS_A590/a590is_586x225.jpg)
Powershot A590
you can add LENS on it! they have a telephoto and wide angle lens that goes on....
Circuit City has it for $129.99!!
(ok the lens cost as much as the camera....but STILL!)
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The A590 looks like a very nice camera Jess. It has an optical image stabilizer (which is far better than digital IS), face detection, a high ISO range and widescreen capabilities. I know there's a lot of good camera manufacturers out there (Sony, Olympus, Nikon etc) but you'll never go wrong if you buy a Canon. All of their cameras are excellent.
Gosh, I sound like a Canon salesman, don't I? ;) ;D
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The A590 looks like a very nice camera Jess. It has an optical image stabilizer (which is far better than digital IS), face detection, a high ISO range and widescreen capabilities. I know there's a lot of good camera manufacturers out there (Sony, Olympus, Nikon etc) but you'll never go wrong if you buy a Canon. All of their cameras are excellent.
Gosh, I sound like a Canon salesman, don't I? ;) ;D
LOL!!
yes you do!! But I agree. I am really happy with my Canons. The A530 I have has a problem....it still takes GREAT still images but no longer works in the camera mode. (it won't zoom) but it is ok, I need another camera anyway. So I am keeping the A530 to take close ups with the 'flower' mode and getting the A590 so I can get a telephoto lens!
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LOL!!
yes you do!! But I agree. I am really happy with my Canons. The A530 I have has a problem....it still takes GREAT still images but no longer works in the camera mode. (it won't zoom) but it is ok, I need another camera anyway. So I am keeping the A530 to take close ups with the 'flower' mode and getting the A590 so I can get a telephoto lens!
Yup, owning a camera that allows for different lenses is nice Jess. And it's not unusual at all to find lenses that cost as much or more than the camera. This is often the case with SLR cameras. SLR lenses often run 10 or 20 times as much as the camera, for very high quality professional lenses. Lenses are often hand crafted and the glass they use can be extremely expensive. But don't let that scare you away from getting the optional lens for your camera. It would be a very nice addition and it will provide you with many more options when taking pictures. :)
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Yup, owning a camera that allows for different lenses is nice Jess. And it's not unusual at all to find lenses that cost as much or more than the camera. This is often the case with SLR cameras. SLR lenses often run 10 or 20 times as much as the camera, for very high quality professional lenses. Lenses are often hand crafted and the glass they use can be extremely expensive. But don't let that scare you away from getting the optional lens for your camera. It would be a very nice addition and it will provide you with many more options when taking pictures. :)
it seems to me to be a nice bridge between the point and shoot and the SLRs....I confess the SLRs intimidate me a little....plus they are SO expensive! I think this one will let me stretch my photography skills without going TOO overboard
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it seems to me to be a nice bridge between the point and shoot and the SLRs....I confess the SLRs intimidate me a little....plus they are SO expensive! I think this one will let me stretch my photography skills without going TOO overboard
EXACTLY!!! You will have the ability to switch lenses without the extreme expense of SLRs and their lenses. :)
When do you think you'll be getting the new camera and lens Jess? I can't wait to see some pictures you've taken with it! :)
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EXACTLY!!! You will have the ability to switch lenses without the extreme expense of SLRs and their lenses. :)
When do you think you'll be getting the new camera and lens Jess? I can't wait to see some pictures you've taken with it! :)
I am hoping to buy it sometime in the next month....depending on when we get all our boarding fees and such in...
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Jess, if you would like a second opinion on your prospective new camera, take a look at this...
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2008_reviews/canon_a590is.html (http://www.steves-digicams.com/2008_reviews/canon_a590is.html)
It sounds like Steve was very impressed with the A590! He quoted a retail price of $179.99, so if you found it at Circuit City for less, I'd think seriously about buying it if I were you. In fact I'm thinking about getting one too, maybe just after Christmas is over. :)
Read through his review when you have a moment. He covers everything on the camera, along with many pictures, including the menu displays. And you can also see sample images he took with the A590. :D
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I got my new CAMERA!!
a Canon Powershot A590 IS...
here is a picture I took on auto yesterday in a hallway that was not lighted as you can see the sun was shining in but it still took a great pic
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/057_1.jpg)
I havent tried the other settings yet because I just got it but it has a lot of great features I am really looking forward to trying!
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That's a great picture Jess. It looks like you got yourself a really nice camera! Did you look at Steve's review of it? I posted a link to the review a week or two ago. He really liked it! :D
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That's a great picture Jess. It looks like you got yourself a really nice camera! Did you look at Steve's review of it? I posted a link to the review a week or two ago. He really liked it! :D
yep that is what encouraged me to go ahead and get it!
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(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/octcow2.jpg)
JACK??!
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Did you take THAT ONE with your camera too Jess? Wow!! :D
I love the movement in that picture. That is a REALLY GOOD picture!
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(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/octcow2.jpg)
JACK??!
Wonderful Cowboy picture Jess. Wow you are really getting good!
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Did you take THAT ONE with your camera too Jess? Wow!! :D
I love the movement in that picture. That is a REALLY GOOD picture!
Thank you!
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Wonderful Cowboy picture Jess. Wow you are really getting good!
thank you!
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ok cause David has been urging us to be adventurous....I tried to take a pic of the moon the other night...
I KNOW to make a good picture in the dark I have to do something with the aperature or the shutter speed but I wasnt' sure what...( I DID know I needed a tripod or something steady to set the camera on)
so I stopped and put the camera on the roof of the car...here is the best pic I got...
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/004_1-9.jpg)
which isn't really that good of the moon....but look at what happened to the cars going by!!!!
the lights stayed but the cars disappeared!! isnt' that COOL??!!
Tv (Shutter Speed) 10
Av (Aperture Value) 2.6
ISO Speed 200(Auto)
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so I went into town and tried to recreate it....but more...
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/009_1-5.jpg)
Tv (Shutter Speed) 8
Av (Aperture Value) 5.6
ISO Speed 80(Auto)
(I never even heard of a ISO of 80!!)
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this pic is a fully automatic picture but I like it..
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/022_1-3.jpg)
it was taken at the Yamboree...a street carnival in Gilmer...
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Those streaks are because you used a slow shutter speed Jess.
Nice pictures by the way!! :D
Do you have a setting on your camera called a "ND Filter"? ND stands for Neutral Density and it will help to filter out unwanted light. That should help your moon pictures look clearer the next time you take a picture of it. :)
If your camera has an ND filter, you should find it in the functions menu. If you don't have one, setting a narrow aperture should help (try f/7.1 or f/8.0). You may need to bump up the ISO a bit (200 or 400) and a fast shutter speed. Slow shutter speeds will only increase the halo effect. Try to keep the ISO at 400 or less, otherwise you will probably end up with some image noise. :P
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this pic is a fully automatic picture but I like it..
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/022_1-3.jpg)
it was taken at the Yamboree...a street carnival in Gilmer...
I like it too! :D
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great pics jess!
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Now where is Chris? He promised us lots of pictures of London! :-\
*David hollers for Chris over the radio with a bunch of static in the background*
David calling Chris. David calling Chris. Come in Chris. Over.
Hi David
It's been ages since I've been here, but be rest assured I promised I wouldn't forget you guys.
Life has been going along at about a million miles an hour, as you may remember I met somebody called Jon back in June, we're still together, in fact we have plans to tie the knot late next year, but more of that later :)
I see I have alot of catching up to do, plus those promised London pictures, which I shall post asap.
Look forward to hearing back from you
xx
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Hi David
It's been ages since I've been here, but be rest assured I promised I wouldn't forget you guys.
Life has been going along at about a million miles an hour, as you may remember I met somebody called Jon back in June, we're still together, in fact we have plans to tie the knot late next year, but more of that later :)
I see I have alot of catching up to do, plus those promised London pictures, which I shall post asap.
Look forward to hearing back from you
xx
YAAAAAAYYYYY!!!
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Hi David
It's been ages since I've been here, but be rest assured I promised I wouldn't forget you guys.
Life has been going along at about a million miles an hour, as you may remember I met somebody called Jon back in June, we're still together, in fact we have plans to tie the knot late next year, but more of that later :)
I see I have alot of catching up to do, plus those promised London pictures, which I shall post asap.
Look forward to hearing back from you
xx
Hey There Chris!! It's nice to hear from you and I'm glad everything is going well for you over there!
We're all looking forward to seeing your pictures. I need to grab my camera and go take some pictures too. :D
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some sunset pics using different settings...
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/079_1.jpg)
ok first...fully automatic:
Tv (Shutter Speed) 1/1250
Av (Aperture Value) 5.5
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/080-3.jpg)
Shooting Mode Auto
My Colors Mode Off
Tv (Shutter Speed) 1/200
Av (Aperture Value) 5.5
Light Metering Evaluative
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed Auto
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/081.jpg)
well I WONDERED why it was so 'washed out'....do you see what I did? :P
Shooting Mode Manual
My Colors Mode Sepia
Tv (Shutter Speed) 1/640
Av (Aperture Value) 5.5
Light Metering Evaluative
ISO Speed 80
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/082-1.jpg)
Shooting Mode Manual
My Colors Mode Sepia
Tv (Shutter Speed) 1/800
Av (Aperture Value) 11.0
Light Metering Evaluative
ISO Speed 80
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/085.jpg)
Shooting Mode Manual
My Colors Mode Sepia
Tv (Shutter Speed) 1/1250
Av (Aperture Value) 5.5
Light Metering Evaluative
ISO Speed 80
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/086.jpg)
Shooting Mode Manual
My Colors Mode Sepia
Tv (Shutter Speed) 1/1250
Av (Aperture Value) 5.5
Light Metering Evaluative
ISO Speed 800
note, when I dialed the ISO to 800 I got a LOT of grainy stuff! :P
the other thing that was fascinating for me is that from the first pic to the last, only 90 seconds had passed...
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Ok here I tried to capture the crystal quality of the water...it was reflecting the sunset and sparkling like a diamond as it came out...I LOVE running water...
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/071-1.jpg)
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High ISOs (800 and higher with Canon cameras) and very slow shutter speeds (2 seconds or slower) will yield image noise. It will continue to get worse as you raise the ISO higher or the shutter speed slower. The sepia setting will give your pictures a coppery finish and an antique look.
I love taking pictures of sunsets. They are one of my favorite things to photograph. I need to get my ass up and shoot some more pictures soon.
Those are really nice pictures Jess! Thanks for posting them. You managed to get many different effects in those pictures. A little bit of everything! :)
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Ok here I tried to capture the crystal quality of the water...it was reflecting the sunset and sparkling like a diamond as it came out...I LOVE running water...
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/071-1.jpg)
Oh, you photographed the stream of water!! If you want to have some fun with that, try setting a very high shutter speed (something like 1/1250 or maybe even higher if your camera allows it) and watch what happens! If you're successful, you will "stop" the water. :)
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High ISOs (800 and higher with Canon cameras) and very slow shutter speeds (2 seconds or slower) will yield image noise. It will continue to get worse as you raise the ISO higher or the shutter speed slower. The sepia setting will give your pictures a coppery finish and an antique look.
I love taking pictures of sunsets. They are one of my favorite things to photograph. I need to get my ass up and shoot some more pictures soon.
Those are really nice pictures Jess! Thanks for posting them. You managed to get many different effects in those pictures. A little bit of everything! :)
thank you! and YES you do need to get your booty up!
maybe you should start having assignments for us!
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Oh, you photographed the stream of water!! If you want to have some fun with that, try setting a very high shutter speed (something like 1/1250 or maybe even higher if your camera allows it) and watch what happens! If you're successful, you will "stop" the water. :)
Cool that!!
I love how it looks like a ribbon incased in glass....can you see the colors of the sunset in the stream?
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Cool that!!
I love how it looks like a ribbon incased in glass....can you see the colors of the sunset in the stream?
I could see the colors in the stream and also some individual water droplets! I loved it!! :)
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(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/076_1.jpg)
Shooting Mode Auto
My Colors Mode Off
Tv (Shutter Speed) 1/320
Av (Aperture Value) 5.6
Light Metering Evaluative
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed Auto
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(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/076_1.jpg)
Shooting Mode Auto
My Colors Mode Off
Tv (Shutter Speed) 1/320
Av (Aperture Value) 5.6
Light Metering Evaluative
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed Auto
Thanks Jess! I love love LOVE that picture!!! :D
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I noticed you shot that picture in Auto mode. I've been wondering what ISO setting your camera chose for that picture. Look how clear it is. No image noise at all, even though the conditions were fairly dusky at the time. I'm guessing, based on the fairly high shutter speed for those conditions, 320 in this case, it probably chose ISO 400, or something close to it.
If your Canon camera is like my Canon camera, it tends to steer clear of the ultra high ISO settings. It will only use them if it has to. It's almost like it KNOWS those high ISOs will produce image noise.
But anyway! That picture is so crystal clear and I love how the halo from the sun is casting down a single beam towards the ground. It looks so quiet, peaceful and beautiful. A quiet night on the Texan landscape.
You should enlarge that picture and frame it Jess! It's really good.
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cute pics Jess.
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David, what ISO setting, etc. do you use for night photos on the G9?
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look at this SPOOKY picture...
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/092_1.jpg)
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/093_1.jpg)
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Is that fog, Jess? The way it is rolling off the lights it almost looks like FLYING SAUCERS!!! :o
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David, what ISO setting, etc. do you use for night photos on the G9?
Hi Jack!!!
It depends. If I don't have a tripod with me I will use a higher ISO so I can use a faster shutter speed. The faster shutter speed helps to cut down on any blur. Fortunately our cameras have a very good IS system in them and that helps a lot. I really don't like using ISOs higher than 400 on the G9, because of image noise. If I have a tripod, I will use the ISO 80 or 100 setting, and allow for a slower shutter speed since blur will not be of any concern. :)
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Is that fog, Jess? The way it is rolling off the lights it almost looks like FLYING SAUCERS!!! :o
or an alien blob...
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(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/036_1.jpg)
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or this one?? which do you like better, David? I love the colors...
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/037_1.jpg)
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I like them equally!
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(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/etexjess/024_1-3.jpg)
it has been a while since I posted any pics...but I was kinda proud of this one...it certainly captures a moment and a memory..
manual mode
color Vivid
TV 1/20
AV 5.5
ISO 400
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David take a look at this picture I took in New York City last year and see if you don't see something strange. It was taken from Brooklyn looking towards Manhattan possibly on the Manhattan Bridge. I just found it today when I set my screen saver on my computer to pictures. I take so many pictures that sometimes I don't see some of them until a long time later. Nothing has been changed from the original photo. I want to know if you see something in this picture of if I am just imagining it.
(http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s204/jstephens9/IMG_16462.jpg)
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Well, if you are talking about that beige thing in the front, it looks like one of the World Trade Centers!
What is that? Is it a curtain, or did you even notice it when you took the picture? I'm especially curious about it since you've said your camera was pointed towards Manhattan! :o
Those wispy clouds up there look tricky too. I'm seeing some faces in them!
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Well, if you are talking about that beige thing in the front, it looks like one of the World Trade Centers!
What is that? Is it a curtain, or did you even notice it when you took the picture? I'm especially curious about it since you've said your camera was pointed towards Manhattan! :o
Those wispy clouds up there look tricky too. I'm seeing some faces in them!
Exactly, I was in shock when I looked at it yestereday. If you look closely you will notice that there are actually two
of these. There is a distinct separation betwen the two although both are the same. In other words, they appear to me to look like both of the World Trade Centers. Do you see what I am talking about?
I did not notice the clouds, but now that you mention it I do see the faces you are talking about.
I'm not sure what it is or why it is there? I took it on one of the double decker bus tours during the Night Loop of the tour. There was nothing there like a curtain or anything and no I did not see anything in the camera. Yes the camera is pointed towards the skyline of Manhattan. Very strange!
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That is VERY freaky Jack! It looks exactly like the World Trade Center buildings (yes, I can see two of them just like you can). And if you look very closely, you can even see the individual windows and they look just like the windows did on the buildings.
I wonder what happened? Maybe the 'essence' of those buildings is still around and you happened to be there at the right time and your camera picked it up. That would be the only answer I'd have. Just like people, I think buildings also have an essence (they exisited so they leave something behind - a mark or a imprint).
Thanks for showing me the picture! I love stuff like this! :D
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window light reflection?
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That is VERY freaky Jack! It looks exactly like the World Trade Center buildings (yes, I can see two of them just like you can). And if you look very closely, you can even see the individual windows and they look just like the windows did on the buildings.
I wonder what happened? Maybe the 'essence' of those buildings is still around and you happened to be there at the right time and your camera picked it up. That would be the only answer I'd have. Just like people, I think buildings also have an essence (they exisited so they leave something behind - a mark or a imprint).
Thanks for showing me the picture! I love stuff like this! :D
I agree. It is VERY freaky!!! When I saw it I was taken aback and kept looking at it to find a rational explanation. On one of those buses there is nothing to block you. You are on top of the bus with no windows, curtains, etc. Yes you can see the individual windows and the design is exactly like that of the two buildings. Also if you will notice that there are sections that look like air vents. On the buildings these existed too. I'm not sure what they were on the buildings, but if you look at a picture of the real buildings you will see these sections that look like air vents. I have no idea what happened or why this is appearing in my photo. I know what you mean in that everything, including buildings, has an essence. Because of the huge tragedy that these buildings and the people had that were in them when they collapsed it would make sense that there would be a lot of spiritual type energy and activity left. I have never been completely sure about things like "ghosts" but I have never ruled them out either. I have always felt I had a bit of sensitivity towards these types of things as well although I never know if it is just my imagination or not. Like with this photo, I keep thinking there is a logical explanation for what this is. However, why would whatever it was leave a perfect impression of the World Trade Center Towers complete with windows, etc.? I am at a loss on how to explain this one.
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window light reflection?
There was not any windows in front of me to create a window light reflection. All that was in front of me was open air space. I was on top of one of the double decker buses where there are no windows, curtains, or anything.
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There was not any windows in front of me to create a window light reflection. All that was in front of me was open air space. I was on top of one of the double decker buses where there are no windows, curtains, or anything.
weird...
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Hey David,
We've just got back from Cornwall, and I've been through all my hundreds of photos. This one is my favourite. I took it in the evening, just as the sun was starting to go down .... giving it a lovely pinky glow.
Hope you like it ...
(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s31/Susiebell_album/Cornwall2009/IMG_0569.jpg)
MMMMMMM HMMMMMM! Yes! I love that picture! You are sooooo good with that camera Susie! :D
That would make a very pretty painting too! You paint, don't you? Maybe you and your daughter could work on painting a picture of it! :)
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I rather like this one too ...again it was early evening, which gave it a pinky glow and it was very cloudy with just a few gaps throwing shards of sunlight onto the horizon.
(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s31/Susiebell_album/Cornwall2009/IMG_0348.jpg)
Those sunbeams are beautiful! When I was a kid and I saw sunbeams like that coming out of the clouds I always thought it meant someone had just died and they were going up to Heaven. I think it is because of all those religious paintings with the sunbeams. I really don't know WHY I thought that. But I've always loved sunbeams ever since I was a child.
If you come across any more Cornwall pictures (and other pictures too) that you'd like to post, please feel free to put them in here. Nobody has posted to this thread in a long time. I'd love to see it become active again!
Thanks Susie! :-*
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PowerShot G11
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(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/Davidindy/Misc/g11_586x225.jpg)
Type of Camera
Compact digital still camera with built-in flash, 5x Optical/4x Digital/20x Combined Zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer System
Image Capture Device
Type
1/1.7-inch type Charge Coupled Device (CCD)
Total Pixels
Approx. 10.4 Megapixels
Effective Pixels
Approx. 10.0 Megapixels
Lens
Focal Length
6.1 (W) - 30.5mm (35mm film equivalent: 28 (W) - 140 (T) mm)
Digital Zoom
5x
Focusing Range
Normal: 1.6 ft./50cm-infinity
Macro: 0.4 in.-1.6 ft./1-50cm
Autofocus System
TTL Autofocus
Viewfinder & Monitor
Viewfinder
Real-image optical zoom viewfinder
LCD Monitor
2.8-inch TFT color, with wide viewing angle
LCD Pixels
Approx. 461,000 pixels
LCD Coverage
100%
Aperture and Shutter
Maximum Aperture
f/2.8 (W) - f/4.5 (T)
Shutter Speed
15-1/4000 sec. (Total shutter speed range; settable in Tv and M)
Exposure Control
ISO Sensitivity
Auto*, ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1600/3200 (Standard output sensitivity. Recommended exposure index. *Camera automatically sets the optimal ISO speed according to shooting mode and subject brightness. The ISO speed also varies according to subject movement and camera shake when the shooting mode is set to Auto.)
Light Metering Method
Evaluative*1, Center-weighted average, spot*2
*1 Facial brightness is also evaluated in Face Detect AiAF.
*2 Fixed to center or linked to the AF frame.
Exposure Control Method
Program AE, Shutter Speed-Priority AE, Aperture-Priority AE, i-Contrast, Manual; AE Lock, Safety Shift, Auto ISO Shift
Exposure Compensation
+/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments
Shooting standby only (Movies)
White Balance
White Balance Control
Auto*, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash, Underwater, Custom1, Custom2
*The color of faces is evaluated in Face AiAF
Flash
Built-in Flash
Auto, Auto w/Red-eye Reduction, Flash On, Flash On w/Red-eye Reduction, Flash Off; FE lock, Safety FE, Slow Synchro, Second-curtain synchro
Flash Range
1.6 ft.-23 ft./50 cm-7 m (W), 1.6-13 ft./50cm-4.0m (T)
Recycling Time
10 sec. or less (battery voltage: 7.4V)
Flash Exposure Compensation
+/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments
Shooting Specifications
Shooting Modes
Auto*1, P, Tv, Av, M, C1, C2, Low Light, Quick Shot, SCN*2, Movie
*1 Optimum image processing for each scene. *2 Portrait, Landscape, Night Snapshot, Kids & Pets, Indoor, Sports, Sunset, Night Scene, Fireworks, Beach, Underwater, Aquarium, Foliage, Snow, Color Accent, Color Swap, Stitch Assist
Photo Effects
My Colors
My Colors Off, Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Custom*
*Adjustment of contrast, sharpness, saturation, red, green, blue and skin tone are available.
Saving original image is not available.
Not available with RAW setting.
Self-Timer
Approx. 10-sec. delay/approx. 2-sec. delay/ Custom*1/Face Self-Timer*2
*1 Shooting start time (0-10 sec. (in one-second increments)) can be specified.
*2 When the number of detected faces increases, the shutter is released after 2 sec. delay. However, if no face is detected for 30 seconds or more, the shooting operation starts automatically.
Wireless Control
Not available
Continuous Shooting
Normal: approx. 1.1 fps; AF: approx. 0.7 fps; LV: approx. 0.8 fps (Large/Fine)
Image Storage
Storage Media
SD/SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCard, MMCplus card, HC MMCplus card
File Format
Design rule for Camera File system, DPOF (Version 1.1) compliant
Image Compression
Normal, Fine, RAW
JPEG Compression Mode
Still Image: Exif 2.2 (JPEG) RAW (CR2 Canon Original))
Movie: MOV (Image: H.264; Audio data: Linear PCM (monaural))
Not compatible with AVI
Number of Recording Pixels
Still Image: 3,648 x 2,736 (Large); 2,816 x 2112 (Medium 1); 2,272 x 1,704 (Medium 2); 1,600 x 1,200 (Medium 3); 640 x 480 (Small); 3,648 x 2,048 (Wide); 3,648 x 2,736 (RAW); 1,824 x 1,368 (Medium*)
* Low Light mode
http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=144&modelid=19209#ModelDetailAct (http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=144&modelid=19209#ModelDetailAct)
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Hey David,
We've just got back from Cornwall, and I've been through all my hundreds of photos. This one is my favourite. I took it in the evening, just as the sun was starting to go down .... giving it a lovely pinky glow.
Hope you like it ...
(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s31/Susiebell_album/Cornwall2009/IMG_0569.jpg)
love this! How did you get the blurry version thats on your sig?
Also love the jumping pic!