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[*] posted on 3-16-2006 at 07:36 AM
wow!


I agree - great photographs! I really like the one of the frigate bird on the cordon - cool perspective...

After looking more I really like the cactus photos too :bounce:

Looks like you had a blast!

[Edited on 3-16-2006 by gringorio]




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[*] posted on 3-16-2006 at 09:47 AM


Pompano, my opinions:

The first picture can be improved, not by the camera as much as by proper lighting. The white areas are "blown out", ie, over exposed. This causes lack of detail. You can recover some of the detail using Elements or Photoshop without affecting the rest of the picture.

The middle picture looks like mine. :lol: There is little hope for it. Cluttered

The third pic is very good considering the place taken and another camera will show little improvement.

What I need is Cardon's "Photographer's Eye". I'm just a Techie (Nerd?). My current wife, Marian, is an art major and is the Photographer in the family.




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[*] posted on 3-16-2006 at 10:08 AM


Thanks, Neal Johns...today's a success, because I learned something.



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[*] posted on 3-16-2006 at 11:36 AM


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What do you think? How much better will the Nikon D50 be? Can I expect to see some improvement over my old Coolpix?






Your pics will most likely be better with a digital SLR but that doesn't necessarily mean you should get one right away. Your pics with the Coolpix shows that it can take very good pictures. You can take even better pics with the Coolpix if you make some small adjustments.
Here is a suggestion for all photographers especially those using point and shoot cameras:

Hold the camera steady!! This will greatly improve most pictures. I see people all the time holding their little Point and Shoot cameras out away from their body so they can look at the LCD screen on the back of the camera while they line up the shot. This means the camera is moving and slightly blurs the picture. You just can't hold your arms out away from your body steady- you may not see your arms moving but the camera does. Its better to use the viewfinder and press the camera up against your eye/head to help steady it. Of course, using a tripod or monopod is best but that is a hassle and you'll miss many shots while you set it up.
The Coolpix I'm sure has ways to adjust it like changing the shutter speed, adjusting the ISO speed, changing the aperture settings etc. If you don't know how to change those on the Coolpix to match the need of the shot you want to take then you probably won't make those changes on a DSLR either. The one huge advantage a digital SLR has is the zoom lenses are much easier and faster to use over point and shoot cameras. That is important if you want to take pics of birds, fast moving scenes, people that are impatient etc.
Well I'm going to end this post and go do a little thinking(if you can believe that) about this photography stuff and I'll make another thread with some simple suggestions for all of us to improve our photos.




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