I consider myself to be very much an amateur photographer.  Most of my
pictures have been nature shots.  I want to get into people shots, posed
and spontaneous.  I also like people in black & whites.
My camera will support taking pictures in black and white.  I am

I bought a P/S Nikon digital camera.
Can the memory or any parts of a digital camera be affected by security
x-rays at the airport? This is not addressed in the Owners Manual.
Thanks

I took this shot a few days ago. The original digital exif data were
F5.6, 1/320 sec, ISO100. Photo was taken at 7:00 PM with the sunset at
the opposite site at 7:30PM. Original image was then cropped and a
maximum contrast was utilized to bring the light blue sky to black.

Can anyone suggest which Memory Card Reader to use for the Sandisk
Extreme III 4.0GB Card?
Thanks
in2bashun@bellsouth.net

Over at mpix they offer both papers... 29 cents compared to 49 cents... I
don't mind spending more if it's really nicer... anyone know if it is
Portra Endura Paper (aka Traditional E-Surface Paper)  vs
Kodak Endura Metallic paper

Two of my brothers are having a photo competition.
It would be much appreciated if anyone could look at their photos and leave
any comments they may have.
http://ianvnigel.blogspot.com/

Here you'll find my website address
http://www.followfocusproductions.com
Many thanks in advance for your comment and suggestions
Gary

Does anyone know if anyone has ever taken great paintings and re-
created them as photographs, perhaps with the characters in modern
dress? Here's one example of the kind of thing I mean
http://flickr.com/photos/oldonliner/179379698/  Are there others? Is

Does anyone have any new creative poses for studio photography? I am
currently looking for some new poses for all age groups. I'd like to
get a chance to experiment with some new interesting poses before the
Christmas season at the studio. If you could recommend a website w/

Hope this isn't OT.
I'm about to embark upon a project which involves portraiture with a group
of young people in Scotland. I'd really like to use an image i've seen which
I believe to be a portrait of Pele which shows only his feet. I seem to

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EVALUATION OF A "CARBONIFEROUS HUMAN CALVARIUM FOSSIL"

I bought a Sony DSCH1 a couple of years ago.  At that time, it came with a
charger.  I went out and bought some sets of batteries with their own
chargers, RayOVac or Energizer or whatever.  Walmart stuff.  Then I started
reading about "Smart Chargers" and the nuances of  nimh ...

I am 16 and very interested in photography as a hobby.
Anyway, I had the oppertunity to photograph a pair of hummingbird
chicks in their nest. I need help on which of my three narrowed down
photos to choose, and/or how to crop them. I would like to choose one

I'm looking to buy one of the new panasonic lumix wide angled lens
compact cameras.
Has anyone got any advice on them? Are they as good as I hear they
are?

I am looking to scan a load of my old slides.
I was wondering whether it would be better to buy a cheap, new film
scanner or buy an older second hand scanner on ebay.
The question is - does the advance in technology form say a coolscan