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I truly hate digital cameras
That reminds me of the senior year picture from high school. The only
local guy doing the photos "corrected" out my distinguishing moles [one on chin, one on right side of nose] with a big blob, so the photo doesn't look anything like me except for the hair and eyes. sigh.... Ginger in CA still with the moles over 40 yrs later On May 22, 10:22*am, Roberta Roberta@Home wrote: DD went to our local photographer to have a really nice portrait done, at her father's request. The photographer took about 100 shots, then gussied up some of them in case we liked that sort of thing, so that there were more like 150 to choose from. Our favorite was one he hadn't worked on, so we got to watch him tweak it. DD's embarrassing zit magically disappeared, along with a shiny spot or 2. If she'd been older, I'm sure the guy could have erased wrinkles! Made me realize that there's still a lot of skill involved, in spite of digital cameras. Mine is even supposed to be idiot-proof. Hah! Roberta in D On Sat, 21 May 2011 19:24:19 -0700, "Taria" wrote: Something has to be wrong with the camera. *I can take a pretty decent picture on my dh's old digital camera and even was able to learn how to unload (can't remember if it is up or down but is seems like you should 'unload' them from the camera) . *I really enjoy the instant gratification. *See if you can find another camera to test. *We just got back from a trip to San Diego to visit ds. *A trip to the Wild Animal Park with DH an DS has netted a zillion photos since they both have pretty fancy new cameras. *My only request was someone get a halfway decent pic of me. *They both did pretty good. *Only problem was neither of the fancy schmancy cameras has a 'wrinkle' button. Guess you can't have everything. *Keep trying if I can get a fair picture anyone can. Taria "NightMist" wrote in message .. . I cannot take a picture with one to save my freaking life! Even with a tripod they come out all fuzzy and out of focus. I have two 35mm slr cameras that I can take perfectly fine pictures with, but film and developing is almost impossible to find anymore, at least decently done at an affordable price. I wanted to take a picture of a quilt for bragging points. After a dozen tries I just want to fling the stupid camera through the window. It is a baby quilt. Mama tried and tried and did not manage to catch until she was forty. *So she has Opinions and Preferences.(G) She wants everything in brights, neons where possible. *No trad baby pastels for this munchkin! I got a peek at some of what she already had, and after wrapping my eyeballs in damp teabags and letting them rest overnight, I set out to suss out a plan for the baby quilt that would not make my brain swell. Usually I tend to all over patterns, blocks that when put together make a whole. *This time I went to independent blocks, a star sampler with the stars in every color of the rainbow. *That way I managed to squeeze in the astonishing assortment of colors that she has come up with, plus a few, while avoiding some of the eyewatering combinations that can result from it. *I had very pretty indigo with gold lines spaced through it from a thrift shop kicking around, somebody had bought it, cut it up into 12 inch squares, and then never done anything with it. *I used that for backing, so the stars really pop. *I threw a sort of mariners compass looking star in the middle, put feathered star variations in the corners, and just scattered every star pattern I know and a couple I looked up throughout the rest of it. It came out a little larger than baby quilts usually are, around 66x57, but it will just last her a little longer that way. NightMist -- I'm raising a developmentally disabled child. *What's your superpower? |
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I truly hate digital cameras
Hi,
Just a suggestion, what setting do you have your camera on. If you have it on the close up [flower image] and try to take a distance [mountain] shot that may be the problem. Hope that helped. Sandi in New Westminster, dropping in for a a quick visit. "NightMist" wrote in message ... I thought it might be the camera the first time. We have gone through a few of them now though, and I don't get anything but fuzz out of any of them. For the life of me I don't know what I could possibly be doing. I never have been able to get anything much out of any sort of camera that is seriously automatic though, so I imagine that has something to do with it. I cannot begin to guess what, but there it is. I wonder if they make manual focus digital cameras? NightMist On Sat, 21 May 2011 19:24:19 -0700, Taria wrote: Something has to be wrong with the camera. I can take a pretty decent picture on my dh's old digital camera and even was able to learn how to unload (can't remember if it is up or down but is seems like you should 'unload' them from the camera) . I really enjoy the instant gratification. See if you can find another camera to test. We just got back from a trip to San Diego to visit ds. A trip to the Wild Animal Park with DH an DS has netted a zillion photos since they both have pretty fancy new cameras. My only request was someone get a halfway decent pic of me. They both did pretty good. Only problem was neither of the fancy schmancy cameras has a 'wrinkle' button. Guess you can't have everything. Keep trying if I can get a fair picture anyone can. Taria "NightMist" wrote in message ... I cannot take a picture with one to save my freaking life! Even with a tripod they come out all fuzzy and out of focus. I have two 35mm slr cameras that I can take perfectly fine pictures with, but film and developing is almost impossible to find anymore, at least decently done at an affordable price. I wanted to take a picture of a quilt for bragging points. After a dozen tries I just want to fling the stupid camera through the window. It is a baby quilt. Mama tried and tried and did not manage to catch until she was forty. So she has Opinions and Preferences.(G) She wants everything in brights, neons where possible. No trad baby pastels for this munchkin! I got a peek at some of what she already had, and after wrapping my eyeballs in damp teabags and letting them rest overnight, I set out to suss out a plan for the baby quilt that would not make my brain swell. Usually I tend to all over patterns, blocks that when put together make a whole. This time I went to independent blocks, a star sampler with the stars in every color of the rainbow. That way I managed to squeeze in the astonishing assortment of colors that she has come up with, plus a few, while avoiding some of the eyewatering combinations that can result from it. I had very pretty indigo with gold lines spaced through it from a thrift shop kicking around, somebody had bought it, cut it up into 12 inch squares, and then never done anything with it. I used that for backing, so the stars really pop. I threw a sort of mariners compass looking star in the middle, put feathered star variations in the corners, and just scattered every star pattern I know and a couple I looked up throughout the rest of it. It came out a little larger than baby quilts usually are, around 66x57, but it will just last her a little longer that way. NightMist -- I'm raising a developmentally disabled child. What's your superpower? -- I'm raising a developmentally disabled child. What's your superpower? |
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I truly hate digital cameras
On May 21, 2:25*pm, NightMist wrote:
I cannot take a picture with one to save my freaking life! Even with a tripod they come out all fuzzy and out of focus. I have two 35mm slr cameras that I can take perfectly fine pictures with, but film and developing is almost impossible to find anymore, at least decently done at an affordable price. I wanted to take a picture of a quilt for bragging points. After a dozen tries I just want to fling the stupid camera through the window. It is a baby quilt. Mama tried and tried and did not manage to catch until she was forty. *So she has Opinions and Preferences.(G) She wants everything in brights, neons where possible. *No trad baby pastels for this munchkin! I got a peek at some of what she already had, and after wrapping my eyeballs in damp teabags and letting them rest overnight, I set out to suss out a plan for the baby quilt that would not make my brain swell. Usually I tend to all over patterns, blocks that when put together make a whole. *This time I went to independent blocks, a star sampler with the stars in every color of the rainbow. *That way I managed to squeeze in the astonishing assortment of colors that she has come up with, plus a few, while avoiding some of the eyewatering combinations that can result from it. *I had very pretty indigo with gold lines spaced through it from a thrift shop kicking around, somebody had bought it, cut it up into 12 inch squares, and then never done anything with it. *I used that for backing, so the stars really pop. *I threw a sort of mariners compass looking star in the middle, put feathered star variations in the corners, and just scattered every star pattern I know and a couple I looked up throughout the rest of it. * It came out a little larger than baby quilts usually are, around 66x57, but it will just last her a little longer that way. NightMist -- I'm raising a developmentally disabled child. *What's your superpower? The digital cameras I've had recently require you to push the shutter button halfway down for a split second, so the camera can focus on whatever the little box in the viewfinder is fixed on. Then push it the rest of the way to snap the picture. I often forget to do this. often! See if you have a "halfway" focus setting.....maybe that will help clear up your photos. Good luck! |
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I truly hate digital cameras
I wonder if they make manual focus digital cameras?
Actually, according to my sister, who is seriously into cameras - yes they do make manual-focus digitals. They just cost an arm and a leg I'm raising a developmentally disabled child. What's your superpower? |
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