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  Problem with clarity
I was taking some shots on a very overcast day (just for fun) using a Pentax 70 - 200 lens at about 100. I used a flash unit for fill (don't know much about settings yet) and a tripod. I also u...
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March 26, 2004
 
  Problem with clarity
I was taking some shots on a very overcast day (just for fun) using a Pentax 70 - 200 lens at about 100. I used a flash unit for fill (don't know much about settings yet) and a tripod. I also u...
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March 26, 2004
 
  How to Shoot Glass Art
I have a unique chance to photograph artists who create glass sculptures. This is the first time I have ever shot a subject like this. What lenses and/or filters do you recommend that I use to take...
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April 05, 2004
 
  Lens Filter Question
Is there a filter that would reduce vertical smearing on a 3 CCD digital camcorder? I'm using a Canon GL2 with great results except for some ambient night shots where background lighting becom...
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March 25, 2004
 
  Transparent Gridlines on digital images
What are the gridlines that show up on digital photos once resized? Is it from increasing dpi, changing pixels size, compression...? How does one prevent these from appearing? I have seen this o...
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March 24, 2004
 
  New Pentax Optio S4
I have a new Pentax Optio S4. I have had 300+ pictures developed. All of the indoor pictures look red. The outdoor pictures are good. Could you please give me some insight to what the problem c...
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March 23, 2004
 
  Modify picture to get rid of dark cirlces
Hello AllI have a picture of a friends face where the person has dark circles under the eyes and spots on her face. I am writing to modify the picture in Photoshop to get rid of these so that it h...
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August 06, 2004
 
  How to Take Pictures of Horses
I love horses and photography, and this summer I want to take pictures of horses and people riding. I am about to get my first good camera, and I was wondering if anyone knew about special ways to ...
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April 13, 2006
 
  Stiching photos together
Trying to make large panoramas as seen on many beutiful photos in the contest. I am having problems stiching them together. Have you any good ideas on some software packages that can assist with th...
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March 24, 2004
 
  having problem with Nikon coolpix 4300
Hi..My Nikon coolpix4300 keeps saying "System error" on screen. When I turn off the camera, the lense doesn't go inside. I never drop the camera. It happens all of the sudden. What is the prob...
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May 30, 2004
 
  Muddy Shots
I love my Canon EOS Rebel 300D and shoot in the basic mode. I'm still learning about the creative zones. I am having trouble with some shots coming out very "muddy".....and some very dark. C...
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February 03, 2005
 
  How to print borderless photos
I currently am using adobe photoshop to print photos from my digital camera. I can not figure out how to eliminate the white border around the photo when printing a 4X6 pic. This is a problem whe...
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March 17, 2004
 
  Oh...I need help with this photo!
Oh man! As you can see, the lighting and shadows in this photo are terrible! I just couldn't get these people to move in closer together! Is there ANYTHING I can do to improve it?! Thanks for...
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March 17, 2004
 
  Exposure problem in extreme lighting condiditons
I'm having a hard time shooting in some extreme lighting conditions. I shhot alot of action sports photography. If I shoot a rider jumping through the air on a bike, and it is a bright sunny da...
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March 16, 2004
 
  My pictures are too dark
I'm new to photography at the moment I'm doing a home study course. I understand that when using a large aperture you should use a low shutter speed, when I was out on a sunny day I was wor...
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March 16, 2004
 
  Using a External mounted flash
Hi,My questions has to do with using an external mounted flash on my Canon EOS 1N. The flash I use is a Speedlight 380EX. The problem I'm finding when I use that flash indoors is that flash is ...
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March 16, 2004
 
  How do i resize my pictures on the computer
I am having problems resizing my pictures once they are uploaded on my computer. If I mail them they are so huge I can only mail like two of them. How can I make these photos and the file size sm...
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March 21, 2004
 
  how do i burn .jpg files to cd
I recently purchased a cd burner, I have alot of pictures on floppy disc's (.jpg) and would like to put them onto cd.......please help.....thx...
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March 18, 2004
 
  HELP-WASHED OUT PHOTOS
I have owned my Minolta Maxxum 5 about 7 months now. I really love it. My night shots, are superb, rich in color and detail, just perfect. My problem is, shooting in the natural sunlight all of my ...
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March 14, 2004
 
  Compensating for Vignetting in Negative Scans
I recently scanned a bunch of old negatives from a point and click camera my wife had several years ago.Virtually all of the outdoor shots have noticeable vignetting, i.e. the image is relatively b...
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March 23, 2004