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  Dots and lines on photos
There are times (not always) when there are dots on the photos seen as soon as I enter them into Adobe and, therefore, on the photo when printed. When there are dots, they are in a row on all of t...
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June 25, 2001
 
  Composition question
Any advise on how the composition of this photo might have been improved? I'm a beginner and trying to experiment with different compositions.Thanks for your help and thanks for all the great ...
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June 22, 2001
 
  Quality picture???
Any comments/criticisms of this picture would be greatly appreciated. At first, I thought this may just be another throw-away picture, but the more I look at it, the more I think it may be decent....
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June 25, 2001
 
  Photograping Niagra falls at night
I would like to take photos of the fallswhen they are illuminated at night. Looking for suggestions Fstop and timing as with this photo from last visit I need help...
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July 22, 2001
 
  A three part portrait
This is my three part portrait session of a horny toad I found in the Linoln National Forest on my last trip. I scanned it from the slide with a flatbed adapter with works only marginally well. F...
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June 27, 2001
 
  Black and White advise
I would like to ask for some general advise on these photos. They were taken with a Canon Rebel G with a 28/80 Canon lens using Kodak TMax 400 film. No filters were used (first mistake, I think)....
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June 20, 2001
 
  SOFTENING&WARMING FILTERS
I have purchased Kodak porta 160,to take portraite.Would you suggest using either,softening & warming filters with this film.I have been told this film does not need to be influenced with filte...
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June 19, 2001
 
  Amber Photos
Hopefully, you can see picture #2.Netscape zapped me.Sharin...
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June 16, 2001
 
  Amber/Green Photos
Hi there.Me again. Here are examples of my photo woes. Sharin...
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June 16, 2001
 
  Amber & Neon Green Photos - HELP!
Help!I need my pictures for eBay and am really getting frustrated with what is coming out of my UMAX AstraCam. I know this isn't the cream of the crop, but it has been a good little trooper so ...
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June 17, 2001
 
  Photographing documents in an archive
I'm a clueless person who owns a camera, and I will be doing research at an archive that involves taking pictures of documents (loose-leaf paper, ranging from 3" x 5" to perhaps 20" x 20"). I&...
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June 21, 2001
 
  contest entry
I am planning on entering this photo in a contest tomorrow. I'll be going to the darkroom sometime in the morning to reprint it for sumbission. What, if anything, should I modify before I sub...
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June 16, 2001
 
  Lenses For Canon FD SLR camera
Kindly guide me to buy a suitable lens for Canon FD SLR Canera model# A1, in India....
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July 26, 2001
 
  Requesting Comments on Composition, DOF, etc.
Hi! I'm a beginner and would like some comments on this picture. I feel it's not bad at all but I think it could be better in some aspects. What would you change in the composition? What ab...
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December 17, 2003
 
  Printing pictures
I tried printing for the first time. The pictures came out much much darker than on the monitor. WHy? Also on come close-ups there ae lines printing. Why?...
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June 08, 2001
 
  Printing pictures
I tried printing for the first time. The pictures came out much much darker than on the monitor. WHy? Also on come close-ups there ae lines printing. Why?...
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June 06, 2001
 
  B&W indoor photography - lightning & effects
John, thanx for your nice answer. Here goes another question about indoor/ studio shooting - hope you (or anybody) can help me:1) I am an amateur and have just a regular household tungsten light so...
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June 07, 2001
 
  Another composition question
I'm just wondering if I should crop the top and/or bottom out of the picture? I can't decide....
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June 11, 2001
 
  file size
what is the file size created by a Canon D30 camera. It shoots in RAW format. after converting that into a tiff formatwhat canvas size and a file size is produced in RGB mode ? I am not interested ...
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June 06, 2001
 
  Composition and Clutter
I have another bug question.I found this ant carrying an insect maybe three times his size, which slowed him down enough that I only had to crawl around for a few minutes chasing him before I could...
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June 01, 2001