Don Thompson
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Zach,
I have heard it suggested that a good way to cut down on frivolous lawsuits would be to enact a “loser pays” system. On the surface and to me, a layman,
Thanks for the link. I have bookmarked it and plan to go back when I have some spare time and look around.
Tim, I don’t think it is bad that you don’t like HDR. There is plenty of art that I don’t like, some is considered masterpieces by many. We all like and dislike what we like and dislike. While I think I have seen some HDR that I don’t think was necessary or added much, I believe it is up to the photographer/artist to do what they feel comfortable with. When it comes to art, you are free to do whatever you like IMO. Competitions and photo-journalism are a different matter. There you must abide by whatever rules govern both.
What don’t you like about the push-pull. I also have the 100-400 and a 70-200 (Sigma not Canon) and while it is different, I don’t have a problem with the push-pull. Just curious.
Didn’t mean to highjack the thread.
I am with State Farm for all my insurance needs and have never had a problem. Fortunately, I have never had to use the policy for my photography equipment, but should I need to, I would expect that it will be handled like other claims over the years, to my satisfaction.
But the Canon? Oh my word…I couldnt believe how cheap it felt. My daughters have toys that feel more structurally sound than they are.
Not sure which Canon you were holding, but the XXD and XD series are both very solid.
While I personally do not hunt animals of any kind, I believe that as long as I eat meat, and I do, I cannot criticize any who does, as long as it is done legally. I assume that this is the case here or Eric wouldn’t be posting pictures of an illegal activity.
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Many would say that a fish is too beautiful to kill and eat, but I am sure many here do that, myself included.
1. A somewhat thick (1/8 inch or 3/16 inch) piece of clear plastic that somehow attaches to the camera body.
All very nice. I also checked out the link to the others. One of my favorites was the one of the two giraffes, but I think I would have cropped the tree coming into the left hand side of the picture.
I always shoot RAW, even snapshots of my grandkids. With CS2 and ACR (I assume CS3 also but I haven’t upgraded yet), if there aren’t any problems, you can easily convert all files to another format, setting color space, size etc in a batch, with very little time spent on processing. If I have a problem however, then I can spend the time for fix. If I shoot JPG and have a problem, it’s too late, I can’t go back and reshoot in RAW. My feelings are better safe than sorry.
With my recent upgrade to the 40D, I am considering using sRAW for snapshots to save the space but still have the ability to process should I need it.
Hi Don.
Adobe added support for the 40D on Sept 14th or so. I could be wrong but I suspect the problem for you is CS2, which Adobe may not support anymore.Once I picked up the 40D I lost Raw Shooter as my converter. I dont really feel like shelling out for CS3 but do need to find a new raw converter, so when I saw that Adobe added support for the 40D I bought Elements 5.0 and am using ACR 4.2. Once I have a feel for it ( and so far I like it) Im going to get CS3.
You are correct… they no longer support CS2. I was hoping that I was doing something wrong. I guess I just have to bite the bullet and upgrade to CS3
Im using ACR 4.2 as a precursor to getting CS3,
I am interested in how you are doing this. I have CS2, updated ACR and it doesn’t recognize my files from the 40D. If I could, I would hold off upgrading to CS3.
I am definately interested in the 40D. I currently have a 10D which would be a huge upgrade for me. My wife has been encouraging me to buy the 30D (she is a wonderful woman) but I have been waiting for the anticipated 40D announcement. Glad I waited. Sounds like a great camera at a good price.
Seafood.
Unless you have a reason to use manual mode, program mode should be your preferred mode as it allows you to use more features than full auto mode.
ScottI disagree slightly, program mode is better than auto mode, but I believe for really quality photos, aperture priority or shutter priority (which ever is more appropriate for the subject) should be your preferred mode.
I understand about EXIF data. I guess I wasn’t clear, what I would like to know is what software are you using that extracts
I’m not sure how your converting to b/w, as it sounds like you don’t have the shop…
Some cameras have B&W capabilities in camera.
Overall I like it. I like the way the space between the trees leads me into the picture. It makes me wonder what is ahead of the little girl. Although it looks like you have already cropped quit a bit, if you have the pixels, I believe I would crop just a bit off of the bottom and top, especially the top, as I think the little girl tends to get lost.
As for insurance. I only have about $500 worth of stuff. To claim this on my homeowners is pointless. A $250 deductible plus if I have 2 claims in five years my policy goes way up.
Carrying special insurance for gear costs what??? $100? Three years from now I have spend $300 on insurance and could have put that toward gear. A real catch 22 for me.
I have opted for an insurance policy separate from my homeowners. It, like most insurance is something you hope you never need, but it gives me peace of mind and that allows me to sometimes take a picture that I might not otherwise. My wife might say that is not necessarily a good thing as I step closer to the edge of a drop off to get “the perfect view”.
What the nikon system seems to do better (or maybe its the nikon users?) is balance the flash exposure with the ambient exposure so as to not get the deer in the headlight looks, or the nasty shadow behind whatever is in the foreground.
From what I have read, that is one of the things that Nikon does better than Canon. Rather than rely on the ETTL completely, if you have not tried that I suggested, you should. I took a photography class at a local art school and the technique described was taught and seemed to work well.
