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From: Grimly Curmudgeon on 9 Aug 2010 07:53
We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember Champ <news(a)champ.org.uk> saying
something like:

>http://www.flickr.com/photos/nealchampion/4418517774/in/set-72157623582105014/

Landscape Mode didn't do you any favours there. Aperture's too open and
DoF too shallow, shutter a bit slow for the physical size of the lens
(it's still a lump needing fast speeds, even when at it's short end). I
think sharpness suffered because of that.

>http://www.flickr.com/photos/nealchampion/4417746781/in/set-72157623582105014/
>
>[Prolly a bit over-HDR'd for your tastes, mind]

Surprisingly, no. I like that. As mentioned by another, the halos on the
ridgelines are evident. With a setting sun, I can believe the grass was
that weird colour - I've seen it enough times. Are those trenches and
ramps relics of where some primitive bastards used to fight?

I find the Tamron 70-300 great for picking people out of a crowd, in a
candid situation.
From: Thomas on 9 Aug 2010 16:25
On Aug 8, 12:21 pm, "Monkey"
<mon...(a)surfREMOVEbum.freeserve.remove.uk> wrote:
> "Paul Carmichael" <wibbleypa...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:8c8al5Fa3vU3(a)mid.individual.net...
>
> > Monkey escribió:
>
> >> What have you got the camera set to? Full auto, a 'scene' mode, or
> >> aperture / shutter priority?
>
> > Manual.
>
> Brave man - I'd suggest sticking with Aperture or Shutter priority until you
> get a lot more experienced. If you fix one setting, I find the camera
> usually knows best about the other - you have to be pretty good (or do a lot
> of trial and error) to get your exposure correct if you're manually setting
> both.

It's not rocket science. I find it far more difficult to control what
the camera "thinks" in its myriad of automatic modes than to control 3
knobs.
1. Choose what's more important - shutter speed or aperture.
2. Adjust that knob to achieve desired results.
3. Adjust other knob to put needle(LED) in "correct exposure" range
for part of composition you want correctly exposed.
4. Adjust focus for what you want to be in focus. (Use preliminary
depth of field button to verify, if necessary.)
5. Snap shutter.

I've had far more shots screwed up by the camera computer than my
incompetence in manual mode. (Although good cameras, like the Nikon
D5000, allow for some incredible control. I mean, in-camera
perspective adjustment, fercrissakes!?)

From: Paul Carmichael on 10 Aug 2010 08:21
eatmorepies escribió:

> A long lens used on scenery will be taking shots like this from some
> distance. Heat haze, airborne dust or water vapour will blur detail.

Is locking the mirror a sensible option on those sorts of shots?

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From: Paul Carmichael on 10 Aug 2010 11:55
Switters escribió:

> On Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:21:22 GMT, Paul Carmichael wrote:
>
>> eatmorepies escribió:
>>
>>> A long lens used on scenery will be taking shots like this from some
>>> distance. Heat haze, airborne dust or water vapour will blur detail.
>>
>> Is locking the mirror a sensible option on those sorts of shots?
>
> No.
>
> Just use that feature for cleaning the sensor. Actually, forget that it
> has that feature completely.

The manual says the mirror flipping can cause fuzzy.

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From: Catman on 10 Aug 2010 11:56
Paul Carmichael wrote:
> Switters escribió:
>
>> On Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:21:22 GMT, Paul Carmichael wrote:
>>
>>> eatmorepies escribió:
>>>
>>>> A long lens used on scenery will be taking shots like this from some
>>>> distance. Heat haze, airborne dust or water vapour will blur detail.
>>> Is locking the mirror a sensible option on those sorts of shots?
>> No.
>>
>> Just use that feature for cleaning the sensor. Actually, forget that it
>> has that feature completely.
>
> The manual says the mirror flipping can cause fuzzy.
>

At 1/500 it seems unlikely, but ICBW again.

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