Good info!

On May 18, 3:56 am, "Dudley Hanks" <photos.digi...@dudley-hanks.com>
wrote:

Thats an Okay photo, if your going to be doing shots like that you
want to use your mirror lock up setting in your camera (for DSLR) and
fast glass, like f/1.2 or f/1.4 if you got it.

Two things:

First, the Canon A720 is a point-and-shoot;  it doesn't have a mirror to
lock up.  But, I'll take it as a compliment that you seem to think I'm using
a DSLR.  Maybe it's not so daft to compare my little pocket camera to the D3
after all.

Second, I know all about fast glass, etc.  In fact, if you look at the EXXIF
data on the full-size shot on my site, you will see that I shot the pic at
ISO 100.  Moving the ISO up to 400, 800 or 1600 would have given me a faster
speed, but it would have made the shot noisier.  Also, I shot it at f/4, but
my camera is capable of about f/2.9 (if I remember correctly), but using
that aperture would have resulted in a shot with less clarity.  I tend to
shoot with the aperture bumped down 2 or three notches to get the best pic
my camera is capable of.

From my point of view, I know it isn't the best shot in the world, but it's
nearing the best that I can do with that particular camera -- handheld at 1
second?

Take Care,
Dudley

On 5/18/08 4:12 AM, in article
668757c7-ac12-48a8-9417-78d1b98243eb@e39g2000hsf.googlegroups.com,

I'm sure Dudley appreciates all your sage advice. However, if you read what
he wrote, you wouldn't have said anything about it. If you can find a mirror
lock on a PowerShot, please let all of us know where it is, OK?

Yes, I had to pick my moment VERY carefully.

Grin,
Dudley

I knew there had to be some movement there.  Thanks, George, you're the
first one to notice it.

I want to go back to the museum later this summer when it won't be so busy
and try a few more shots.  There is some great subject matter there.

Take Care,
Dudley

Unfortunately, I can't read the info displayed in my LCD prior to shooting,
so the first shot I take at any particular shoot can be a bit surprising --  
especially when using Av mode.

In this case, My wife and I had spent about half an hour trying to get a
clear shot, and, when the shot was so slow, I thought, "the hell with it,"
and headed for the coffee shop.  I just wasn't in to fighting for every
shot.

But, you are right, Jim.  If I had taken more shots and gone for something I
wanted to frame, I would have bumped up the ISO to 200 or 400, and i might
have even tried a few at a wider aperture just for braketing purposes.
Something else I might have done is to dial down the exposure compensation
another notch or two, just to see if the dinos could have been made more
pronounced on a darker background, but from what people have told me of this
shot, I doubt that technique would have worked.

Of course, I also had planned to use a tripod if the crowds weren't too bad
later in the evening  --  but I forgot the tripod at home, and we didn't
stick around long enough for the masses to clear.

But, since this was more of a "fishing trip" to see what I could do with
that camera in that setting, I'm happy with the results.I'll probably head
back later this summer when the crowds thin out and see what happens.

BTW, thanks for telling me about the highlight in the eye.  I doubt I'll use
this shot for anything other than my blog, but if I do, I'll see if
something can be done to clean that up.

Take Care,
Dudley