Hi, I use PS Elements 9 to improve my images. My usage is quite basic. Any ideas on how I can use PSE to improve this old family image? Thank you,
Dan

Wonderful images. Please, what lens did you use? Did you crop the images a lot?

They are quite good so it was a pleasure to see them back-to-back!

I'm not a pro. I shoot only for my own pleasure. Common courtesy should always apply. Pro or not, you simply do not get in front of someone. I'm no where near as nice as you because I would have just moved into his scene daring him to say a word.

When my son was in little league, I desperately wanted a shot of him hitting the pitched ball. This was during the days of only film cameras. I'd go to the game with a roll of 400 ISO, 36 exposure film in the camera in the camera. I'd wait until he had at least 2 strikes knowing he'd have to protect the plate and take a burst hoping he'd swing and make contact. I don't know how many hundreds of shots I took but never gave up.
Finally got the perfect picture, all of the kids eyes were on the ball (my son's, the catcher's and the umpire's), the ball clearly coming off of the bat, Dave's stance. the catcher's stance were all perfect. Snapshot or photograph? Who cares, I got the shot! I was happy and that's all that matters!

Wow, thank you for the replies and advice. I kinda locked into Manfrotto. The legs is model 190PROB Pro Aluminum Tripod Legs and ball head is 498RC2 Midi Ball Head. I think it's good to grow into with either a heavier camera or better lenses. Thank you everyone!
Dan

Thanks!

Thanks!

Dron, how do you use the "clone" tool to "clone out the wire from the right side of the middle tower"? Thanks!

Wow, great images! How did you get so close? Long lens & cropping? Very, very nice :-)

Hi, I'm looking for some advice on what kind of inexpensive tripod I should get for my daughter-in-law. I suspect her primary reason for wanting one is to take photos of herself, two babies (one is 2 and the other is 2 months) and husband. She uses a Nikon D5000. I'm quite certain she is looking for something (tripod and head) under $200. Any ideas? Thanks!

No, I don't like the grain. I prefer to stick around 200 ISO. I'll go to 800 but only if I "have" to. Can't remember if I've ever gone higher. Fortunately, when I need a really fast ss, the object is far away, like at a air show. My shots are not very good because I'm still not shooting fast enough. Sometimes, translating what I think I know into actual usage doesn't go very well <so sad>. I've always used aperture to control speed. Waterfalls, want slow speed.

Hi, No, I welcome comments, that's how one learns. Their is always a trade off. If you want the fastest shutter speed possible and that's your priority then my idea will work. If you want both speed and depth of field then you'll need to play with ISO. Correct? Years ago when I played with B&W, their were 2 main films that I used. Tri-X and Plus-X (I think). One was 100 ISO and the other was 400. I'd use the 400 and then push it to 1600. Speed and depth of field were important. Take care...

I never use shutter priority. To max out my shutter speed, I set the aperture to the the lowest number. In this way, since the only variable is shutter speed, it will automatically go to the highest speed possible. If more speed is necessary, then adjust the ISO.