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07-17-2008, 06:17 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Las Cruces and loving it!
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Originally Posted by TerraSol
Hi,
Clairz thanks for the recommendation. Do you use the slr part more than the digital? How do you know when to use one or the other? Is there really a big difference in quality...slr pics compared to digitals? 
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The photos are always digital. SLR defines the type of camera and stands for Single Lens Reflex (as opposed to the less complex compact digital camera--the "point-and-shoot" kind). Here are some helpful points from The Digital SLR Guide:
- With an SLR camera, you see exactly what the lens sees
- You can change the lens on a digital SLR
- Digital SLRs have large image sensors that produce high-quality photos
- An SLR has a near-zero lag time, and is ideal for action photography
I can choose to shoot in automatic mode, by framing the photo and adjusting the focus and clicking the shutter. Or, in manual mode, I can make my own adjustments to the shutter speed, aperture opening, and something called the ISO (which has to do with digital image noise and used to be called ASA with film cameras. I am officially out of my depth at this point--you should check out that Digital SLR Guide for more info).
Most of the time I just shoot happily away in automatic mode and then download and Photoshop the resulting photos. When I have time to experiment, I get out the how-to manuals and practice shots with manual settings to try to understand all this stuff.
An excellent place to view beautiful photographs and learn about their specifications is pbase. Each photo has all the technical information included. There is even a gallery of all kinds of cameras, where you can click on the camera and see photos that have been taken with that model.
~clairz
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07-18-2008, 03:51 AM
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Location: Albuquerque, NM
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GREAT post clairz. I'd give you reps if I could, but apparently you make nice posts a habit.
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07-18-2008, 07:59 AM
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Red Sox Fan
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Las Cruces and loving it!
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Originally Posted by ziaAirmac
GREAT post clairz. I'd give you reps if I could, but apparently you make nice posts a habit.
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Thanks! What a nice compliment. I do my best, although when talking tech talk about cameras I had to rely on a bunch of research, because I am still learning.
~clairz |
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07-18-2008, 11:15 AM
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That's o.k. Zia as i just did !!!!!!  . ClairZ is one of my top 3 favorite posters on the New Mexico threads along with EnjoyEP and Cathy in Alamo . |
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07-18-2008, 01:52 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2008
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Hi,Clairz thanks a whole lot for the information ! By the way, your photographs are beautiful. I like what you had to say about the rebel...I just may get that one. Its a bit pricey...for me anyways, but I love photography and I have a piggy bank sittin' on my dresser waiting to be busted open! Its my fun money!!  Once I get it I'll let you all know by posting my first photograph of a beautiful place here in New Mexico...how's that? At least I hope I'll do a good enough job to post it on here...I'm telling ya, you all did a great job with your photographs. Rebecca |
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07-18-2008, 05:43 PM
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Fall is here!!
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: The Great Southwest
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That's o.k. Zia as i just did !!!!!! . ClairZ is one of my top 3 favorite posters on the New Mexico threads along with EnjoyEP and Cathy in Alamo . |
Thanks, Harry.....the feeling is mutual! You were (and still are) a wealth of information when it comes to Alamo and the surrounding area.
This part of New Mexico is just SO neat.....so much so close by!! We got some great rain this afternoon, and it has cooled things off very nicely.
I LOVE Laborcita Canyon and La Luz. What a fascinating place. It's as if time stood still!! |
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07-20-2008, 12:28 PM
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Location: El Paso, TX
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That's o.k. Zia as i just did !!!!!! . ClairZ is one of my top 3 favorite posters on the New Mexico threads along with EnjoyEP and Cathy in Alamo . |
Heh, I did too. I thought you couldn't so I was doing it for you.. lol. Well it deserves the rep.. so its all good! |
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07-20-2008, 01:47 PM
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Timberon Deer
Here is a picture I took this morning in our yard.
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07-20-2008, 01:53 PM
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Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico
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ohhhhhh... I love that picture, Songinthewind! |
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07-20-2008, 02:32 PM
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Fall is here!!
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: The Great Southwest
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Here is a picture I took this morning in our yard.
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LOL!! Neat pic, Song...look at those ears on that baby!!
Are there any whitetail at all up there? |
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