'preciate it..

Thank you. I feel welcome here. This is a nice place.

Thank you. I'll try this. Very helpful. When I first got it I overloaded on YouTube videos then got lost.

Hey Phil. I too am brand-new here. I would love to here the stories behind the shots, especially the one legged bird photo. What a great angle. I'm sure that was not an easy shot.

I occasionally take a pretty good picture. Consistency is my problem. I have a Canon Rebel EOS T3i that has totally beat me with its settings. I cannot find a full automatic mode that works as well as my old Fuji FinePix S9100. That old camera gave me some great shots with little or no settings to set. I am tempted to go back to it.

Most of my shots today are from my 16 megapixel Samsung (no flamng battery issues) Galaxy S6 edge+. I have found for some reason it shoots better close and midrange shots when I "pinch in" and re-focus. This can kick in a macro like setting that you cannot get in 1X mode. It does pretty well in low light so I almost never use flash. The invitation to join this forum mentions a thread that addresses tricking a camera flash to not look like a blown out over-lit flash shot. I will be looking for that thread.

I have pretty thick skin and am willing to learn so instructive criticism is welcome here. I hope to learn and share.

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