Love the smiling dog.

Bingo

Don't take it personally...there is one in every group.
I am new also and actually stopped posting because I thought that this forum was not newbie friendly and then I realized that most of the negative comments were coming from the same person.
Just ignore it.

or...maybe they just want some human interaction. I'm pretty sure that part of the purpose of this forum is to be able to ask questions as well as answer them if you choose. I'm very sure that discouraging people from asking questions was not part of the plan.

Very nice. I was wondering what the background is in the first two images that gives that kind of bokeh?

Hi,
Without a doubt, the Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Lens. I paid around 125 for it and it has become my fav walk around lens for street photography. Tack sharp images and takes up little space.

First, they are not charging the sales tax, they are collecting it. I have always agreed that used items should not be subject to sales tax as the tax for that item was already paid when it was purchased new.
The retailers are being forced to work for the states, collecting sales tax for them, with no compensation for the time and expense they incur because of it....another thing I do not think is fair.

Hi, I was actually shooting in aperture priority, I never shoot in auto and always shoot raw. I was trying to meter off the sun hoping to be able to pull some detail out of the shadows of the forefront. I do usually bracket 1 up and 1 down but the majority of my sunset photos have the sun blown out, even though the sun looks perfect, like the first shot, through the lens when I'm taking the shot..I was wondering if there was any way to use my handheld meter to improve these shots. Obviously I can't get close to the sun but maybe someone has something I haven't thought of

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Hi All,
I was hoping someone can help me with sunset photo's. I usually wait for days when the sun is slipping in and out of clouds, avoiding bright cloudless days. When I look through my lens, usually my Canon 70-200 2.8 II with IS lens and my Mark D III, I can see the sun perfectly, the outline perfectly but when I open in photoshop, the sun is drastically overexposed to the point of not even being able to make out the outline.
What is confusing me is that sometimes the image comes out good. I can't figure it out, can anyone help?
I am including an image where it actually captured what I was seeing through the lens, the first image, as well as an example of what I am usually left with. The setting were the same.
Thanks in advance, Pat

I think it's awesome that you went through all the trouble to do that for them and that you worked through the issues to make sure you delivered professional results. Karma will take care of you.
They would really benefit from hooking up with one or two larger print shops that are geared up to do this type of thing every day, all day long instead of someone who is tinkering with problematic equipment and expensive materials that aren't being purchased in bulk.
A large shop would bang the job out quickly and have the ability write it off as well as publicize that they support their local art community.
Kudos to you for doing it this time and I hope you are not feeling guilty about not doing it again.
Take care, Pat

P.S. I can relate to the printer problems you had...right now I am trying to get this image to print properly( I'm just learning how to use my Canon 100) and am having a hard time understanding how to set the printer settings so that they allow Photoshop settings to control the printing.

Interesting...thanks for posting this...will be testing at various ISO's 400 and under to see how this works with my present projects with my Mark III.

I am only 2 years into dslr's so keep that in mind but I love the Canon 50 mm 1.8 that I think I only paid around 130.00 for and for just walking around that is what I usually have mounted.The images are super sharp. I have a backpack especially for camera equipment and carry all my other lens's just in case. I decided to skip the cropped frames/lower cost gear and dove right in and purchased the newest Mark 5D III, the Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM , the Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM, the Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM and the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM.

I also have the Movo vest that holds the camera and love, love love it. It is especially useful as I walk with elbow crutches all the time.
If I think I will need to zoom or am shooting outside at night, I keep the 20-200 mounted. I recently spent 2 months in P-town and the Movo vest allowed me to walk around all day every day with the 20-200 mounted and suffered 0 neck or back discomfort from the weight of the camera and lens(and backpack).

I love you guys here and have learned so much from everyone. I seldom post but will when I am good enough to answer questions or share images that I am satisfied with. I am pretty far along learning Photoshop and have a good understanding of my camera but will soon be asking for help with a few issues.
Thank you all for sharing your knowledge and experience.

Edit, I think I made a mistake...am I supposed to "quote reply" so it shows which post I am answering? I need to take the time to read the rules here but have been extremely busy. I think that is the only mistake I made, sorry

Thank you for the suggestions. The 70-200 is definitely a challenge to balance although the ring is a little helpful. A battery grip came with my camera pkg (not a Canon grip, though) but I have not spent any time yet learning about battery grips. This is going to take a lot of time and I am trying to stay focused on learning in a sequence that makes sense even though It is hard to not keep heading off in different directions and getting ahead of myself.
Your first suggestions are where I am now,I am spending most of my time practicing with the focusing system and figuring out what I want my custom settings to be.
The rest of your suggestions are something I will have to revisit when I figure out what you are talking about.
Thank you again,

I also meant to say that of course there will be a period of time where I will continue using a professional photographer but I will be sneaking my successful shots in whenever possible.