new camera...first pic...first post

[bolly]

changed WB to "lightbulb"

no flash...not bad,

 

[bolly]

I'll eventually get the hang of it

:yes:

 

[bolly]

7868 power tube from my S5000II

learnin' , a cut/paste job from 2 different shots! :yes:

 

[Army]

Looks like your getting the hang of it Greg :yes:

Sweet looking toys ya got there.

Luv that big Sansui Amp :thmbsp:

 

[bolly]

You won't believe it...but I've done it again.

Thanks Army! That Sansui, she's a shweety!

 

[bolly]

a quick question to the camera experts;

Slow shutter speed for still objects, fast shutter speed for moving ones? :scratch2:

 

[ojTHEd]

That's right, Greg. That, and hold the camera STILL with slow shutter speed. Unless you want that "trails" effect. Of course, I'm sure you knew that.

A tripod, even one of those mini ones you can pick up at Walgreens, would be good for that.

 

[bolly]

sweet, thanks ojTHEd. Looks like I'll be keepin' my eyes peeled for some type of cheap tripod as well!

 

[ProAc_Fan]

Oh and Greg get yourself some good photo imaging software too. You can fix almost any problems in a digital image.

Mike

 

[bolly]

Thanks for the tip Mike! Any opinion as to which one? I have MGI PhotoSuite 4, and whatever came with the camera... but I don't have a schmick!

 

[ProAc_Fan]

Well there are free ones like irfanview but I'd recommend something more along the lines of Roxio's Photosuite or Jasc Paint Shop Pro 9. I use Adobe Photoshop CS myself but thats a rather intense program to learn just to do the basics with an image.


Mike

 

[bolly]

Good enough then, Thanks! :thmbsp:

 

[ojTHEd]

Hey Bolly, good doesn't mean "spend money". I use Google's Picasa software for most every kind of tweaking or effects. Just grab it from www.picasa.com - it's free!

Of course, if you have to have some of that other software, I can probably get it for you. Just ask!

 

[bolly]

Thanks ojTHEd, soon as figure my camera out... you'll be one of the first to know! :thmbsp: