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Aug 22, 2013 16:14:37   #
Dixiegirl Loc: Alabama gulf coast
 
I agree with Jerry. It also works to shoot ahead if possible and not at an angle when you're dealing with double panes.
jerryc41 wrote:
I wonder how "Through the glass" changes settings. Usually, placing the lens against the glass works pretty well.

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Aug 22, 2013 20:54:19   #
RicknJude Loc: Quebec, Canada
 
rogerl wrote:
Early this morning I wanted to take a photo of this odd-looking bird from inside (going out would, from experience, have frightened it off). I didn't have time to go for my DSLR so grabbed my Panasonic TZ30 P & S. In its Scene mode it has a 'through glass' mode which I thought I'd try through the double glazing (first photo). Having grabbed the shot, I gently teased the window open and took the second photo. There's nothing new here - we all know that good pictures are not shot through glass but I thought it might be of interest to see the two, given that they were otherwise taken under the same conditions.

Straight out of the camera - no post-processing.
Early this morning I wanted to take a photo of thi... (show quote)


I take a lot of pics through my garage window. If the window is clean and there are no lights on inside the pics come out pretty decent. I use a table top tripod and a wired remote. My bird feeders are about 3 feet from the glass. Quite a comfortable place to shoot. Coffee in one hand and remote in the other. My garage window is 8 feet high and 5 feet wide.

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