I picked up a Nikon 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6 D-AF VR Auto Focus Lens for my
Nikon D50.  I can't seem to get a clear image with it.  It is clear on
the viewfinder as soon as I snap the shot, it looks blurred on the
camera.  Could this be a faulty lens?

I'm a student in a college class.  I've been assigned by my professor
to ask all of you in this group for your favorite place in the world to
participate in taking pictures.  Where is your favorite place to take
pictures at and what is it like??

Ok, So after my last post I finally got around to going out in the
field for some photography.  However, I have an issue with balance now.
The first photo (http://dietrichduke.com/photos/IMG_6499.jpg) the
foreground is in focus and nice and bright, however the background

I am new to this group, and I am looking for some photographers with a
good eye who can visit my new website.  I simply want some feedback on
the images from people who are as into photography as I am.  Hope some
of you will have a look,  <a

Is there a simple way in Photoshop CS to or another simple software that
will give you a easy preset crop size so you can crop say 1280 x 1024 or 6"
x 4" sections out of  large 8.1 Mega pixel photos?
Either to use the photos, or to send them in to have printed by a photo

Yes, I'm just ticked off by the internet printing!
Why is it that every time you click to print one page, you always get an
extra page of 1 or two pages with nothing on it? It always prints just an
extra web address info or something that you didn't ask for. So from a pack

on my website a slideshow
title a beautiful day in amsterdam (5.5.6)
if you want to look
www.petervantuijl.nl

Is it possible to use Picture Project, or some other sofware,  to make
a slide show and then burn it to a disk is such a way that it can be
shown by playing it in a DVD play connected to a TV?  
I want to show my dad my photos and he does not have a computer.  

From: <skidog@juno.com>
Subject: it this posible?  (DVD slide show)
Date: Sunday, May 28, 2006 6:06 AM
Is it possible to use Picture Project, or some other sofware,  to make

Hi to all!
I have updated my  site with photographs from Havana Cuba.

The most recent stuff includes Infrared, Wide Angle, Fish Eye,
Telephoto. Many images 1280 pixels wide free for non-commercial use.
<http://www.henniker.org.uk/html/recent.htm>
regards, Dave.

The Nikon D50 is the one I am now considerng buying.  I liked it
better than the Canon after seeing and holding both of them.  
Would there be an advantage of going to the D70?   I am not a skilled
photographer, and this my first digial camera, hmmm, I seem to have

The owner of my local camera store tells me that he, and most other
dealers, no longer carry Kodachrome and it will soon be unavailable.
Further, it will be soon be impossible to get it processed.   If I
want to take slides (and I do), I should use Ektachrome.  So, he sold

<http://www.henniker.org.uk/html/leith16.htm>
is a new page with fisheye photos of Ocean Terminal.
Coming soon: more infrared photos of Arthur's Seat and The Meadows.
Dave.

Photographers, Do You Think Outside The Box?
This week I have tried for something some of my readers may or may not
find a little controversial, perhaps even offensive, especially those
among who consider themselves to be true artists. Never mind, a little