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Jackruss a Grand Master of Tea and Toast, Keeper of the comfy chair, who is spending a year dead for tax reasons! DNA! Started conversation Nov 25, 2006
As I also belong to another photograph club, and they run a small course called "introduction to digital photography" as the digital camera can be a tricky animal sometimes to use, like strange colours added to prints, out of focus pictures, and the classic blurred shot! and as these are small mastakes, but easy things to rectify and make the resultant print more enjoyable too!
Ok! here goes.... If anyone needs help, to ask a question, and if you don't want to, thats ok too!
(tryed to cover all the bases, cus one knows what hootoo can be like and if i've offened anyone, thing, being, aninmal,fish,inesct I'm sorry, disclamer over)
RJR 
Hummm this is going to be difficult....... I know!
Jackruss a Grand Master of Tea and Toast, Keeper of the comfy chair, who is spending a year dead for tax reasons! DNA! Posted Nov 25, 2006
if you need any help, please post your question here
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scorp Posted Nov 25, 2006
Thanks Rev J, I'll remember that!
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bluesue Posted Nov 25, 2006
Thanks,this could be helpful.I only started using a digital camera this year,and things don't always go to plan.I have always been interested in photography,and,usually walk about with a camera glued to my eye.I am trying to enroll on a course at the local college but it is very popular and hard to get a place,so i will know where to call in the meantime!
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Jackruss a Grand Master of Tea and Toast, Keeper of the comfy chair, who is spending a year dead for tax reasons! DNA! Posted Nov 25, 2006
coolio, its just that I seen some really nice photos and they have been let down by very basic mastakes, and not really on the part of the owner/photographer, but the camera settings itself!
RJR
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Tavaron da Quirm - Arts Editor Posted Nov 25, 2006
I didn't know there's so much about cameras, I always find the most tricky part not to have my own shadow in the picture or to hold my hand still for long enough so the picture doesn't get blurred.
I guess I can still learn something...
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scorp Posted Nov 25, 2006
We can all learn something - the thing is to help each other
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bobstafford Posted Nov 25, 2006
Ok RJR thanks for the offer I will be on line th ask as soom as i hit a problem. Good to know there is someone there
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Icy North Posted Nov 27, 2006
Do you have any tips on close-ups, RJR?
I take the camera when I go out for country walks. If there's any plant/insect/fungus I can't identify, I snap it and look it up when I get home. Unfortunately, my close-ups never seem to focus on the subject. It's worse if it's something busy, like an insect on a leaf, or if it's dark (I don't like to use flash as it alters the colour).
Any tips?
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Jackruss a Grand Master of Tea and Toast, Keeper of the comfy chair, who is spending a year dead for tax reasons! DNA! Posted Nov 27, 2006
Please can you tell me the make and model of camera, and weather its film or digital so i can find out "how to" do adjustments for your camera.
And as a general rule, most digital camers have a "macro" facility on them , and on the whole its denoted by a "small flower Icon" on the menu, when you set the camera to the macro setting, the camera adjusts its focusing to the "nearest/closest" thing!
As for "I don't like to use flash as it alters the colour" I'm sorry I can't answer that one till I know what model of camera as it might need a bit of a "White Balance" tweek!
Hopes this helps
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Icy North Posted Nov 27, 2006
It's a digital Nikon E5200. I use the close-up setting.
I'm a bit of a novice, so 'White Balance tweaks' are outside my comfort zone!
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Jackruss a Grand Master of Tea and Toast, Keeper of the comfy chair, who is spending a year dead for tax reasons! DNA! Posted Nov 27, 2006
Thank you, I use Nikon too hang on i'll be back
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Jackruss a Grand Master of Tea and Toast, Keeper of the comfy chair, who is spending a year dead for tax reasons! DNA! Posted Nov 27, 2006
right then, Do you have the "white balance" set to auto, if not, set it to auto! and the "metering system" should be also set to "spot" rather than then the default "matrix" settings, also don't be put off by playing with the settings as the camera does have a re-set button, which set's it back to factory setting
Is this any help??
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Icy North Posted Nov 27, 2006
I don't have the camera here with me, but I'll try it out and let you know. Many thanks for the tips!
Icy
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Jackruss a Grand Master of Tea and Toast, Keeper of the comfy chair, who is spending a year dead for tax reasons! DNA! Posted Nov 27, 2006
just had a look at my old e5700 and as the macro setting was used the "flower Icon" changed colour from white to yellow so i should imagin thats what your looking for after changing the settings!
RJR
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