05-15-2006, 06:36 PM
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Had to try my new camera ...
I think I mentioned my wife and I each got a new Kodak EasyShare P850 camera (5 megapixel) for our meeting anniversary. Well, had to try it out and so I took a few pictures just in our yard. Flowers mainly although there's one of two of our cars.
In any case, now I'm glad I did. I came in and within half an hour we got real deluge of rain and some strong winds and some of the flowers lost their petals. 
Oh well, I'll share a couple pictures. I reduced them down to 640X480 although the originals are about 4 times that size 2900 X something. Whew! Huge.
Now I can hardly wait to learn how to turn it on. JK  |
05-15-2006, 07:01 PM
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excellent pics DB.
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05-15-2006, 07:03 PM
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love the happy little yellow flower pic
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05-15-2006, 07:22 PM
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there is something about the yellow flower pic that looks like a painting to me...
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05-15-2006, 07:23 PM
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Yeah, I love those yellow flowers too!
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05-15-2006, 07:25 PM
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Beautiful!
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05-15-2006, 07:27 PM
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we call them johnny jump ups...like tiny baby pansies
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05-15-2006, 10:19 PM
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Gorgeous! You should come to CA and take pics of all the lovely exotic flowers in our yard. No, I didn't plant them...but they are cool.
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05-16-2006, 04:37 AM
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DB
Your camera should have a macro setting, denoted by a flower.
If you select that setting, it will go to fixed focus. You move the camera closer and farther until the object is framed and in focus.
You can take a full frame photo of a dime, properly lit.
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05-16-2006, 05:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Oldfart
DB
Your camera should have a macro setting, denoted by a flower.
If you select that setting, it will go to fixed focus. You move the camera closer and farther until the object is framed and in focus.
You can take a full frame photo of a dime, properly lit.
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I think you're right. I saw something to that affect, just haven't tried it yet. I'll have to play some more with that. Thanks. |
05-16-2006, 05:29 AM
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It's marvellous for insect on flower pics etc.
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05-16-2006, 05:30 AM
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I bet so. I love some of those fantastic closeup pictures.
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05-16-2006, 08:41 AM
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DB
Your camera should have a macro setting, denoted by a flower.
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Our digicam has that very setting & denotation.
I was looking at some pics the missus had taken of her whole flower garden in full bloom, & noticed they all seemed fuzzy & out of focus...turns out she had seen the flower symbol, & misinterpreted it as a special setting for all flower pics, regardless of distance...
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05-16-2006, 08:46 AM
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Originally Posted by scotzoidman
....she had seen the flower symbol, & misinterpreted it as a special setting for all flower pics, regardless of distance...
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“When all else fails, read the manual” 
LOL That’s the way we all learn.
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05-16-2006, 08:39 AM
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I found a small, light, tripod VERY helpful with macro photography as depth of field becomes more critical. Marco and micro are my favorite.
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