How To Shoot Better Photos with Your Digital Camera
Everyone has a digital camera today and we all take a lot of photos.
But if your photos still have trees coming out of your father’s head,
mom has red eye, and your beloved pet is never facing the camera then

Not digital, but still amusing to read about:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0606150157jun15,1,2834107.story
The camera is an old aircraft hangar with a pinhole aperture. The "film"
is a 31x111 foot piece of fabric coated with emulsion.

Does Irfanview make use of a thumbnail database for fast browsing, like the
Thumbs.db file created by Windows?
If so, what is the filename and where is it stored? I can't find it.
TIA

I am very dependent on the histogram for exposure.  It was explained to
me per this group that I should expose keeping my information close to
the right side of the histogram because of the added attention given to
that area by the ADC.  Fine.  I have been very careful about doing ...

hi I've just started using a new 28-105 zoom which seems to have to
hunt a lot for focus points. it seems much more prevelant than my
earlier zooms. Anyone any ideas?
cheers

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First, let me say that I am not here to advertise anything... I would
like genuine feedback from the group on our pricing and what we're
potentially doing right or wrong.. My company just launched an online
photo backup service called ProtectMyPhotos

Recent research has shown that the average lifespans of domesticated
animals are up to 4 years less than those of their feral counterparts.
The findings of this research highlight the hypocrisy and selfishness
of pet owners - that these so-called animal lovers brutally and

Hi,  I was playing with inline frames and border width, color and
padding and came up with a great frame for my pictures (of a lake at
Wisconsin Dells).  You put all of your picture in a column on one page
then link this page to the inline frame on the page to be viewed. Once

This is a VERY photogenic new bridge that was part of the Big Dig in
Boston. I don't do it justice with my crappy shots, but still. (You just
take the T to North Station and then walk across the pier next to the
bridge - you can get good angles on it.

I want an adapter to attach a Canon S1IS to an old (WW2 vintage) Bausch
and Lomb Spotting scope. The scope only has a serial number, and no
model number/name. Anyone know where the adapter can be bought?
The eyepiece on the scope is threaded, and the threads are about 1 1/8

i teach retouch and restoration at a college in austin, texas and every
one of my students would like to work on a charity project. please pass
on. this is a first come first serve and will need to be approved
first. thanks, carolyn

See this integration of geotagged photos on map.
Lots of interesting location photos browsable on the map.
See http://www.globefeed.com

Is there a program which will organize photos with keywords in a
database that allows me to save the photos on a DVD or CD along with the
database? I want to give the CD/DVD to someone else and have them be
able to search using my keywords without actually having the same

As I've said here before I have a laptop screen/printing problem where in
short images look brighter on my screen than they print out to be. I haven't
been able to fix the issue with the suggestions I've been given so far, so
I'm currently investigating getting my screen changed ...