No one is saying what really happened. The husband screwed the order up so he wouldn't be asked to run errands again. Now.....tell the truth!

Thanks for the laugh. And not far from the truth, as far as I am concerned. I will be sending it on.........cause I know others that are going to find it funny and somewhat truthful too. Personally, I stop at learning my cameras and keeping up with my computer and its software. Can't handle the rest, nor do I want to.

Those are really nice. Like the pp too. Then the shutter speed is only going to effect the sharpness when you have a long focal point? Do you shoot in manual then? Here is one of my birds. While I am at it and you have a lot of experience with the SX50. Have you ever had the plastic come off the barrel? I learned a valuable lesson not to lift the camera by the barrel. The plastic piece came off. Camera still works fine but not sure whether to try to glue it myself (looks easy) or have it done professionallly.

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You were clear. Just my mind is not. I should have downloaded your examples because now that I did I can see more of a difference especially in the last one. All my backyard bird pictures are at 215. But I think maybe some of what I am missing is how far the bird is from the background. That differs.

Linda,
I am pretty ignorant about this and trying to learn. I have an SX50 and looked back at a couple bird shots. Bird on fence and background is garage at back of lot behind me. 1/80, f8 and 400 iso the other is bird on fence with trees at back of lot behind me. 1/60, 6.5 and 640. Both are taken at 215 mm. Both have quite blurred backgrounds. Does the shutter speed make any difference or is it totally the mm length. Because in your examples I didn't see much difference with aperature change. Or am I missing the point??

Of course in the Victorian age, post mortem pictures were the thing to do. Lots of info on the Internet about that. As far as thinking of taking pictures all the time, I have always been interested in nature but now I am constantly thinking about how the clouds or the water or the trees would frame up. I recently took a trip and as I drove along the road, I noticed all the town's buildings and farms that would make a great picture. Everyplace I went on my vacation became a photo opp. So I always had two things to look forward to. The activity and the photo I was going to take of it. LOL I think it has made me more aware and appreciative of my surroundings and besides, it is fun. Like someone else said, just wish my pictures were as great as they are in my mind's eye. :wink:

Love your first one. A picture is worth a thousand words......

I was commenting on the song and love of country that it stirred. Not the politics. Guess you are one that just likes to stir the pot. How can the country ever come together when people use any excuse to blast others and get an argument going?

Thanks so much. Loved this!

Welcome Sarge1 from an Iowan in Des Moines. I'm one of the amateurs on here and I consider the UHH my Learn'n Spot for photography.

Amazing. Thanks for sharing.

Even though I love the red sails in number 2, number 1 just seems more balanced and the color of the water seems more natural.

I called them quilt squares because down there I saw some on sheds. I actually went to a class to learn to paint small ones (12x12). I only got mine 1/2 finished but plan to hang it on a wood fence if I ever get it done. I wouldn't mind going back if we had a photo shoot in that area.

I spent a weekend down there last summer. Besides the river towns I found some interesting old dilapidated buildings out in the country. I also noticed quilt squares painted on outbuildings, although I don't know locations.