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*muffin*
June 29th 05, 01:44 AM
ok, HOW do you take pictures of the fish in the pond without getting the sun
glare on the water??? also, even with a tripod the fish are very fuzzy,,
from moving around. (too much trouble to staple their 'feet' to the floor)
kathy
June 29th 05, 04:26 AM
Try cloudy days and fast film, I think there is
an 800 speed out there.
You can even buy disposable cameras with
fast film now.
kathy :-)
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Gary Woods
June 29th 05, 05:20 AM
"*muffin*" > wrote:
>ok, HOW do you take pictures of the fish in the pond without getting the sun
>glare on the water???
Polarizing filter works wonders.
Manual focus if you can do it; automatic may well focus on the surface of
the water, especially if you haven't filtered out the glare.
Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G
*muffin*
June 29th 05, 07:24 AM
any way of doing this with a digital camera?
"Gary Woods" > wrote in message
...
> "*muffin*" > wrote:
>
> >ok, HOW do you take pictures of the fish in the pond without getting the
sun
> >glare on the water???
>
> Polarizing filter works wonders.
>
> Manual focus if you can do it; automatic may well focus on the surface of
> the water, especially if you haven't filtered out the glare.
>
>
>
>
> Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at
home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic
> Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G
Derek Broughton
June 29th 05, 04:17 PM
*muffin* wrote:
> any way of doing this with a digital camera?
>
>
> "Gary Woods" > wrote:
>> "*muffin*" > wrote:
>>
>> >ok, HOW do you take pictures of the fish in the pond without getting the
> sun
>> >glare on the water???
>>
>> Polarizing filter works wonders.
>>
>> Manual focus if you can do it; automatic may well focus on the surface of
>> the water, especially if you haven't filtered out the glare.
Please don't top-post...
You do it with a digital camera exactly the same way as with a film camera.
Cheap cameras of any kind have no way to attach a filter or manually focus.
--
derek
*muffin*
June 29th 05, 08:18 PM
"Derek Broughton" > wrote in message
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> Please don't top-post...
lol.. you know I really 'hate' top posting.
but it seems like you run into lots of people who HATE bottom posting & will
even refuse to read bottom posted messages.
I realllllllllllllllllllllly hate the ones where it is a long message, they
quote the WHOLE dang thing & just add "me too"
aarghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
muffin> don't think you can win either way!
Reel McKoi
June 29th 05, 08:28 PM
"*muffin*" > wrote in message
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> any way of doing this with a digital camera?
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I have a HP digital camera and there is no way to do it without the added
expense of add-on filters. Our camera was over $200 and isn't made for
add-ons or manually focusing. Be careful what you choose when you buy these
cameras. Prepare to spend a bundle for one that manually focuses and can
take add-ons.
--
McKoi.... the frugal ponder...
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San Diego Joe
June 29th 05, 09:07 PM
"*muffin*" wrote:
>
> "Derek Broughton" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Please don't top-post...
>
>
> lol.. you know I really 'hate' top posting.
>
> but it seems like you run into lots of people who HATE bottom posting & will
> even refuse to read bottom posted messages.
>
>
> I realllllllllllllllllllllly hate the ones where it is a long message, they
> quote the WHOLE dang thing & just add "me too"
> aarghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
>
>
> muffin> don't think you can win either way!
>
>
All right! So the top/bottom post debate is now happening twice yearly. I
look forward to it. ;)
San Diego Joe
4,000 - 5,000 Gallons.
Koi, Goldfish, and RES named Colombo.
*muffin*
June 29th 05, 11:01 PM
"San Diego Joe" > wrote in message
...
> "*muffin*" wrote:
> > "Derek Broughton" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> Please don't top-post...
> >
> > lol.. you know I really 'hate' top posting.
> >
> > but it seems like you run into lots of people who HATE bottom posting &
will
> > even refuse to read bottom posted messages.
> >
>> >
> > muffin> don't think you can win either way!
> >
> >
>
> All right! So the top/bottom post debate is now happening twice yearly. I
> look forward to it. ;)
>
>
> San Diego Joe
>
lol.. in EVERY newsgroup, message board, email group ( such as
yahoogroups).that I go to . they ALL have fights over top & bottom
posting......
Derek Broughton
June 30th 05, 02:22 PM
Reel McKoi wrote:
> I have a HP digital camera and there is no way to do it without the added
> expense of add-on filters.
My photographer friend was just dissing companies like HP that think they
can make cameras. It's true that most of the internals of a digital camera
are not much different from a computer, but the most important part of any
camera is the lens. Stick to cameras from _camera_ companies - like Canon,
Minolta, etc, and you'll have a better chance of (a) good pictures; and (b)
being able to put a filter on it. Back when I was into 35mm photography we
almost never shot without a UV filter - it rarely hurts a picture, and it
protects the camera lens.
--
derek
Derek Broughton
June 30th 05, 02:28 PM
San Diego Joe wrote:
>> "Derek Broughton" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Please don't top-post...
>>
> All right! So the top/bottom post debate is now happening twice yearly. I
> look forward to it. ;)
I had no plan to _debate_ it :-) (and I did say please!)
And always, top or bottom, _trim_!
--
derek
Reel Mckoi
June 30th 05, 06:00 PM
"Derek Broughton" > wrote in message
...
> Reel McKoi wrote:
>
> > I have a HP digital camera and there is no way to do it without the
added
> > expense of add-on filters.
>
> My photographer friend was just dissing companies like HP that think they
> can make cameras. It's true that most of the internals of a digital
camera
> are not much different from a computer, but the most important part of any
> camera is the lens. Stick to cameras from _camera_ companies - like
Canon,
> Minolta, etc, and you'll have a better chance of (a) good pictures; and
(b)
> being able to put a filter on it. Back when I was into 35mm photography we
> almost never shot without a UV filter - it rarely hurts a picture, and it
> protects the camera lens.
=====================
Thanks Derek. We didn't realize that when we bought this camera a few years
ago. With the kids grown and gone we don't take as many pictures, so don't
want to invest a lot of money in a new camera.
--
McKoi.... the frugal ponder...
EVERYONE: "Please check people's headers for forgeries
before flushing." NAMES ARE BEING FORGED.
My Pond Page http://tinyurl.com/cuq5b
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