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I have a co-worker who switched to the D200 and wants to get rid of their N65

and N70. I don't have a film SLR anymore and miss being able to do very very

long exposures at night for such silly things as star trails that my D70 will

not do.

 

He's willing to give both for $175 or either for $100/each and they're in

pristine condition and hardly used at all.

 

Is this a good deal? Do these cameras have the ability to do infinate

exposure? I don't see a place for a cable remote trigger so I assume it's

electronic remote trigger?

 

Any advice is greatly appreciated.

I have a D70 and it's same size output as D50. I often print 20x30 by upsizing in Photoshop and the prints come out amazingly nice as long as you know what you are doing with Photoshop.

<blockquote><hr><p><i>Dec. 11, 2006, 4:16PM</i><br>

<b>Teacher held for improper photography of students</b><br>Associated

Press</p>

<p>AUSTIN - A high school math teacher was arrested and charged with improper

photography after police said he made videos and took photos of female

students who didn't know they were being photographed.</p>

<p>More than 100 photos appear to show "inappropriate" images of clothed

female students at school and at a mall, said Austin police spokesman Kevin

Buchman.</p>

<p>Page White, a math teacher at Austin's Travis High School, was arrested

Friday in San Antonio, said Austin police Sgt. Brian Loyd. He was released

after posting a $3,000 bond.</p>

<p>The Austin school district has sent parents a letter, informing them that

White has been placed on administrative leave.</p>

<p>Detectives are still investigating, combing through seized DVDs, CDs and

other disks, Loyd said.</p><hr></blockquote>

<p>We don't know all the details in this particular issue. But, I have

questions regarding what constitutes as "inappropriate". Now, I can

understand "inappropriateness" in the school. I am quite sure that perhaps

this teacher has mental problems. But, the part of photographing in public is

a different story.</p>

<p>Where do we draw the line as to what constitutes as "inappropriate" or not

and whose judgement call do we make. Where do the Bill of Rights fall into

place here?</p>

<i>Aug. 22, 2006, 7:39AM</i>

<h1>His simple click captured a legacy of courage</h1>

<h2>Photographer whose picture on Iwo Jima ranks among the most famous of WWII

dies at age 94</h2>

<p>By CLAUDIA LUTHER<br>

Los Angeles Times</p>

 

<p>Joe Rosenthal, the Associated Press photographer whose dramatic picture of

servicemen raising a giant, wind-whipped American flag atop Iwo Jima's Mount

Suribachi during World War II became an indelible image of valor and

fortitude, has died. He was 94.</p>

 

 

<p>Rosenthal, who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1945 for his photograph, died Sunday

morning at an assisted living facility in the Northern California community of

Novato.</p>

 

 

<p>Taken on Feb. 23, 1945, the photo of five Marines and a Navy corpsman

marked the Marines' costliest battle of the war. In the fierce fighting on the

small island 750 miles south of Tokyo, 5,931 Marines died, a third of all

Marines killed during World War II. In all, more than 6,800 U.S. servicemen

died on Iwo Jima.</p>

 

 

<p>The photo's publication to widespread acclaim in newspapers across America

helped instill pride and hope in Americans yearning for an end to the war.</p>

 

 

<p>Within months, the flag-raising image had been engraved on a 3-cent stamp

and emblazoned on 3.5 million posters and thousands of outdoor panels and car

cards that helped sell more than $200 million in U.S. war bonds with the

slogan, "Now All Together." Navy artist Felix de Weldon recognized its

symbolism and used the picture as a model to cast a small wax statue, a

version of which would later be used to build the 32-foot-high bronze Marine

memorial at Arlington National Cemetery.</p>

 

 

<p>Long after the self-effacing Rosenthal had returned from the war and joined

the San Francisco Chronicle, where he worked until his retirement in 1981, he

was repeatedly interviewed about the picture.</p>

 

 

<p>Many of the questions arose from the circumstances in which the photo was

taken. Because, as Rosenthal and everyone else involved in the picture knew,

the image he captured was not of the initial flag-raising in which one group

of Marines were involved but of the second flag-raising with a different set

of servicemen. For years, Rosenthal was forced to defuse accusations that he

had set up the shot himself.</p>

 

 

<p>After several days on Iwo Jima photographing the gruesome assault,

Rosenthal missed the raising of the first small flag commemorating the

Americans' taking of Mount Suribachi.</p>

 

 

<p>Disappointed at missing the photo opportunity, Rosenthal trekked across the

battle-scared terrain anyway to see if he could get a shot of the flag flying

over the island.</p>

 

 

<p>On his way up the 556-foot mountain he learned that a commander on the

shore had ordered the original flag be taken down and a second, much larger

flag raised so that it could be seen across the island and from the sea.</p>

 

 

<p>Rosenthal reached the site moments before the exchange was to occur. He

thought he might be able to get a shot of one flag coming down and the other

going up, but he couldn't get the right angle.</p>

 

 

<p>He quickly stepped downslope 25 or 35 feet to get a full perspective of the

substitute flag going up. Rosenthal, who was under 5-foot-5, needed a pile of

rocks and a Japanese sandbag to lift him high enough to get the angle he

wanted. He set his lens at an f8 to f11 and the speed at 1/400ths of a

second.</p>

 

 

<p>In all the activity of the moment Rosenthal almost missed the shot. But

just in time, he turned and pointed his Speed Graphic toward the soldiers, who

had tied the flag to a 20-foot length of heavy pipe.</p>

 

 

<p>When the 96-by-56-inch flag was up, fearing he hadn't gotten what he

wanted, he asked the men to face him under the flag for a celebratory

picture.</p>

 

 

<p>Until the film was developed later by AP darkroom technicians in Guam,

Rosenthal did not know if he had even gotten the flag-raising shot. Before

sending the film off, he wrote a general caption in which he said that

Marines "hoist the Stars and Stripes, signaling the capture of this key

position." Once AP moved the picture to client newspapers, however, it was

clear that Rosenthal had gotten all that anyone ever could have hoped for and

more.</p>

 

<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/31/farewell-konica-

minolta-hello-sony/">Here's an article</a> discussing that Konica-

Minolta has just been bought out by Sony. It seems that Sony will

use their anti-shake technology and start to build DSLR's now. Yet,

another end to an era!</p>

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Let's see one of your photos depicting or capturing an image that

helps define All Hallow's Eve - or Halloween for the rest of us!<div></div>

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Thanks for your answers.

 

I am look for one unique area because my time is very limited and I am there to visit a friend so I don't want to monopolize all the time together with photography - hence the one area suggestion. I'm bummed that autumn's over there. Oh well, that's cool.

Thanks for the comments, folks. FWIW, this wasn't posted for a critique as much as asking for an explanation to a critique I received last night at the meeting. I'd have asked him more details but he had to critique a ton of photos, we ran late, and he had to make a quick exit while our meeting continued 10 minutes after he was done so - no chance.

 

I wasn't offended by his remarks nor yours - I simply want to know more as to why the sun sparkles aren't desirable and now I have a better understanding.

 

Thanks again!

Let's see one of your more interesting shots of a welcome sign.

We've all taken atleast one of these cliche shots in our lives!<div></div>

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<p>I personally like the photo I shot below from the different

perspective of the typical Maroon Bells shot near Aspen. Last night,

I entered this photo in my local photo club's monthly critique

session and the visiting judge (local prof) gave it high marks all

around but said that I absolutely should crop the sun sparkles out

because they often appear to be a flaw in the photo. I purposely

shot it with the sun sparkles to get that "magical" feeling of being

there. Another long-time photog in the club approached me afterwards

to echo what the judge said too.</p>

<p>Ultimately, I know a good photo personally is what I like and I

like it. But, I'm also doing this for the potential to sell so -

what are your thoughts on sun sparkles on water?</p>

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I will be in Chicago from this Friday, Oct. 28 - Sunday, Oct. 30

visiting with a friend who typically doesn't pay attention to

photographic areas. Questions are as follows:

 

1. Where's the best shots for fall colors in the greater Chicago

area, particularly in parks where the leaves aren't wind blown away?

 

2. I want to get a good pano shot of downtown's skyline with the

sunset and lake as the foreground. Where's my best bet?

 

3. Where's a unique area for some street photography practice

whether in middle of the day or at night?

 

Thanks!

If you are big on Sigma, especially since that's what you have, then stick with it. I have a Sigma 150mm f/2.8 macro lens that I totally love. Great Bokeh and excellent working distance from skittish insects/amphibians/birds.

I shoot almost exclusively with my tripod unless using my fastest lenses (50mm f/1.8 or 200mm f/2 VR). If you want sharp, you need to do what it takes to get sharp or shell out the bucks. A tripod will become your best friend if you lack the cash for serious lens.

Honestly, I know nothing about MS PhotoDraw. But my guess is that you may have saved it compressed in JPEG so use the "Help" function and search about how to save it uncompressed.

That whole drive is on the western edge of the lake. Hence, you will get best light in the morning. Hike down low south of Split Rock Light until you find the framing you want. Another good location for some shots is on the inland side of the bridge at Temperance River. Park at the roadside state park there and walk up the river in early morning. The sun rises and the bridge sets as a frame with the rushing waters underneath and Lake Superior on the horizon.

I'm not going to play a hate game here. As a full-blooded American, I will concur that we Americans do tend to be arrogant and full of ourselves moreso than many other nations. We are also big wasters, quite narrow-minded and overly materialistic in general. Having said that, we are all humans and our society perpetuates our ways, which I do not necessarily align with.

 

It's too bad that as a human species, we can't all learn and socialize better as a whole the world around and learn to take care of our "yard". The problem is world wide and gets worse in more urban areas. It's sad. It makes me want to isolate in a more pristine and remote area.

I enjoyed taking the hour drive to Sun Valley for the ski town atmosphere. There's also another relatively short drive to Bruneau Dunes SP and the old ghost town of Silver City. I also enjoyed shooting raptor photos at World Center for Birds of Prey in Boise.

After you purchase your D50 or D70s kit, also get the 50mm f1.8D for just under $100. It's autofocus and excellent value. You will be happy you did because this it's a good portrait lens and allows to catch very fast action so that your indoor party shots that include busy body kids milling around not staying put will not all be blurry shots.

Another option is to check out where you are going to see if there are any UW camera rental places. I rented one when I went snorkeling at Cozumel's Chankanab Ntl. Park for (I believe) around $20 for 4 hrs. That was in the mid-1990's.

To be quite honest, I'm not crazy about our coast, even around Brownsville. There are some nice spots so if you go, do the national seashore (Padre) because it has sugary sand and huge dunes. While traveling down that route, stop by Fulton/Rockport just NW of Corpus Christi. There are some nice spots for photographing coastal shrimp boats and the like.

 

If you have time to go to Galveston, definitely photograph at The Strand. It's New Orleansesque with old French inspired buildings from the 1800's. Also, main street (follows through the end of I-45) has many excellent mansions lining the streets that beg to be captured. There's also an awesome cemetary along that same route that has many excellent spots too.