OddJobber wrote:
Maybe some help. I'm working on a book currently. If I don't like a particular page layout, I go to Picasa, which has a good collage creator, save the collage and upload to the book as a full page image.
I took pictures at a tulip festival. They were disappointing individually, but all together in a collage (I made in Picasa) they looked good. I made a card out of mine but a page in a book would be a good idea too.
I guess I have a different bent than most. I think it is all about the sky. Been to SD and it really was! I would crop a small portion off the crops and leave the sky alone.
jerryc41 wrote:
What evidence of Amazon's price did you show them?
They had an IPod at the register and brought the price up on the Amazon site.
One thing I recently found out is that Target not only gives a 5% discount if you have their card, but they will also match prices with another store or online. I recently bought the Canon SX50. I was going to buy from Amazon but Target matched the Amazon price, which allowed me to save $50 (plus the 5%) and be able to get it on the spot instead of waiting for the order.
I might be called a picturetaker instead of a photographer, but nevermind, I love it. Probably for a lot of the reasons other people have already posted. But what comes to mind first and foremost is
.it gets me out. Gives me a reason to tromp through the woods. All my (retired) friends are only interested in movies and lunch out. But my camera enjoys going with me to the woods, lakes, seeing sunsets, etc. It gives me an outlet for those are the things I am deep down interested in. Beyond that, I like the challenge of learning the technology and keeping up. Also, as I am not particularly talented but would love to be, it gives me a chance to try my hand at my creative side. I sometimes share my pictures with my friends, I sometimes make my own cards with my pictures, but mostly I just enjoy the taking of them and seeing what I accomplished (or didnt accomplish) and knowing there is always another challenge round the corner. 
Thanks for sharing this. I'll be passing it along to others that I know will be interested.
Rob, This is a really good reminder or maybe it is a good post to get some of us (me) re-enthused. I have a dslr camera that I have been struggling with. I have decided that is because the camera intimidates me. Recently I got a Canon SX50 (due to glowing reports on UHH) and I find it takes some of the intimidation away. I have now moved from A to P and adjust the ISO if needed. But I also want to learn the dslr and its full range of settings. I think the bridge camera is a good in between to learn and I think your list for the newbies is a good reminder as to what we're ultimately trying to do and CAN do. Maybe Ill even move to A next - LOL.
JayDog11 wrote:
Along with many others, I fully enjoy viewing the diverse, colorful, and interesting images members post on UHH. This also gives me the opportunity to see what distant places look like; places that I have never visited or might never visit. So, as a member of this forum, I fully appreciate both the content and quality of the images posted by other members. And, at times, I submit replies to postings as do others. Yet, there are times when I sense that something is missing; particularly from the learning side of this activity. For example, when I see a captivating shot that may have been taken vertically with a wide angle lens, I would like to know the shutter, aperture, and iso settings used. This is where the "learning" side of my participation comes. I don't need to know the camera brand, but a few tech facts about the image would be welcome. When I first joined UHH a few years ago, I noticed that some postings included some setting info, but this as been dropping off recently. I don't think everyone need to provide their image data, but it would be nice if a few did so.
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I agree with this. A few tech settings would help. I realize with my camera and the other extenuating circumstances, what worked one time might not work another time. But it would give me a starting point and ideas to try for similar pictures I might take.
forbescat wrote:
Dick and Jane are in a retirement home now along with their spouses. Fluffy sits in Dick's lap out on the front porch rocking away.
Are you sure? I was hoping they were out taking photographs like we are.
:D
I knew I was torturing myself for a reason! LOL Actually, I find it is not only mentally stimulating but physically stimulating too since it lends itself to getting outdoors and walking....a lot. I love it.
Great action picture. It almost looks like Spot is flying instead of just running. But what I want to know.....where is Dick and Jane?
rpavich wrote:
I know it seems complicated but biting off just a slight bit at a time helps.
What makes things complicated are options but try this for the next day...do this several times a day and by the weekend...it will be second nature.
Put your camera on manual, and walk outside.
Now set it on f/8, ISO 100, and SS of 1/400.
Say OUT LOUD what you are doing when you do it....trust me...that helps cement things in our mind....say this:
"It's sunny, so I'm setting an aperture of f/8, the ISO at 100 and a shutter speed of 1/400
Now take ONE picture.
Walk back inside and do it again.
Take your camera dials and twiddle them around until they are wrong.
And start the process over again...walk outside and set the camera again...f/8 ISO 100 SS 1/400...and say it out loud.
If you do that several times today and tomorrow...you will have it in your mind by saturday, and by next saturday it will be second nature and you will NEVER forget it.
just a thought.
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Thanks for the lesson. Sounds like a good idea. I will try it for sure!
rpavich, thanks for clarifying the sunny 16 rule. I sometimes feel I can't think fast enough on a shot to get it figured out before things change, so that will at least give me a starting point and hopefully, over time, it will all become 2nd nature, like it is for a lot of you.