Right, this is my first 'proper' digital camera, what would you
recommend I do to get used to it?  Just take a few photos and learn
from what's wrong, play with the settings etc, or do you have any sites
that would help me learn the basics?

I was reading the test reports on DP Review, and one of the test shots
doesn't seem to make sense. In the Maxum 7D test, on the "studio scene
comparison" page, take a look at the red flower petals. There seems to be
much more detail in the petals in the Minolta shot than the 20D ...

Just added a few new Galleries
Biltmore, NC
http://www.pbase.com/rkircher/biltmore
Blue Ridge Parkway

AOL has informed users that in early 2005 that service will stop access to
Newsgroups.  Bummer.  Sure, I can get to Newsgroups using the new Google
"Groups" feature or thru IE.....but the AOL format for Usenet is much easier to
read and manage.  Send AOL a nasty email if this ...

I got JVC GR-D33U, and want to use it as a webcam, any ideas? Just to
mention I have Sony VAIO PCG-V505P with Ilink and USB connectors. Thanks.

Now that I have a largescreen HDTV I would like to display my photos on this
screen in the best way. I would like to batch process my photos into 16:9
format but when I do this the results are not acceptable. Apparently when I
originally framed the photos using the 4:3 viewfinder ...

My old Sony Mavica has trouble finding the floppy when inserted.  Sometimes
I have to put it in and eject it over and over, and sometimes banging on it
helps before it recognizes the disk.  Anybody else have this problem?  Any
simple solutions?  I still like the camera, and would ...

I have a 4MP camera. When I ZIP photos to make them small enough to e-mail
they really don't go down in size all that much. How much of a difference
should ZIPPING make?
Thanks

For producing images for emailing at 1024x768 is it best to ensure that my
camera takes them at this resolution or should I take them at 2048x1536 and
then batch compress them?
In the latter case, is the resulting image of better quality or equal?

What's with all the non-digital topics on this newsgroup? I'm using
google groups to view, is everyone else seeing these as well? Is there
something wrong with the Usenet?
-Josh

Good News!
Do you know how simple it is to go to Heaven after this
life has ended?
The good news is that God came from Heaven to earth

Just wondering. What photographic equipment do you drool at and why?
I went thru the review of the Leica Digilux-2 today and TOTALLY drooled
over it. Why? Because I have been missing a P&S (although describing
the Lecia as a P&S isn't totally appropriate) with nice manual features

I took some pictures today. Captured them in RAW format then had to of
course compress them to put them online. I selected "vivid" image filtering
through the camera's settings. Well, some just don't look "normal" to
me...almost too sharp. Maybe I should have softened them up a ...

Does anyone here use an Epson 2200 in a mobile office setup (providing
prints onsite at events)?  
How difficult is it to properly prepare this printer for transporting
from place to place, to avoid ink spilling, to avoid wasting ink when

I have a new Canon 20D and took it out for a test run. I noticed a small
dark smudge on each image in the same location.
http://webpages.charter.net/rflohr/034.jpg
Here is a link for a sample image. Not a huge deal to clean up in an image