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<p>CPM...I don't think I missed anything in the manual...adding to my puzzlement. I do use bracketing in some instances, but Hamish...I make sure that the FN button is at zero when I do not want bracketing. Plus, my bracketing option is part of one of my preset shooting menu options (which I only use for HDR attempts and such). Gary, based on your response, I am wondering if it is the camera. I have tried firing a bunch of blanks, to see if it does it. No, it does it when I am not looking and after I have been shooting awhile. I think I bought my camera about 8 months ago too..hmmmm, a bad month for Nikon?</p>

<p>Matt, it is when I look at the camera after a flurry of shots and the speed has changed. I don't look at the EXIF data. But, I can also see the black edges on the playback images from the unsynched (is that a word?) shutter speed. It is bracketing...but I don't know why or how to stop it.</p>

<p>Charles...honestly, I am not hitting the dial. It happens when I am doing rapid fire and I am not near the dial.</p>

<p>I am very perplexed by an ongoing problem I have with my D300. When I am shooting in manual mode at 250th of a second for studio strobe, I sometimes find that the 250 has climbed to 1000 (or more!). I have checked the FN button and it is at"0"frames. I am sure that this is user error, but I don't know why it is happening. Any thoughts?</p>

<p>Thank you Jose...we are so sad to see you go.</p><div></div>

<p>Thank you Jose. Thank you for your service and generosity...your inspiration.<br>

Peace and blessings to you and your family!</p>

<p>Have a safe and wonderful holiday</p><div></div>

<p>I am arriving late on the wednesday thread. Santa has been very good to me this year by giving me lots of work...almost too much to handle. Great images this week and my late arrival gives me more to look at.</p>

<p>Matthew...Incredible capture...stunning colors</p>

<p>Alejandro...always a remarkable eye for beauty</p>

<p>Jeannean...quite possibly my favorite today...most definitely the most beautiful ornaments I have seen</p>

<p>Rick...That's why they call him "Leader of The Pack"...vroom vroom</p>

<p>Hamish...Gorgeous and emotive shot. The curves of the hills really bring the whole thing together</p>

<p>Aguinaldo...Wonderful colors...definitely transporting</p>

<p>Paul...Outstanding colors</p>

<p>Tim...Great shot...wonderful lines and tone</p>

<p>Tom...Nicely done and great composition</p>

<p>Andrew...Good one...timing is everything</p>

<p>Michael...well done...all three of you</p>

<p>Richard...gorgeous shot. I think that might be the stretch where many years ago, I had an unfortunate incident with a kayak.</p>

<p>Thomas...Great concert shot. You really captured the energy</p>

<p>Louis...Very nice, bright and warm portrait</p>

<p>Wayne...Wow..great shot. I have never had the good fortune to see one in the wild</p>

<p>James...sensational colors</p>

<p>Epp...As always, I love your perspective</p>

<p>Gary...Another beauty</p>

<p>Matt...Great shot, that's quite a cat.</p>

<p>My contribution is from a recent shoot. I have been photographing this little girl since she was a babe and she is just such a blast to work with. This expression kind of sums her up.</p><div></div>

<p>lighting (>8</p>

<p>Michael, I am a bit clumsy with the warp tool. That was my first idea. I fixed it based on the above info and that worked well. Although, I saw an amazing adobe vid about using the warp tools for plastic surgery...definitely something to work towards.</p>

<p>Oh my! Well, this could start a whole new thread. So, how does the grid work when using a more curved lens?</p>

<p>1/20th is too slow if you are shooting kids</p>

<p>Thank you for the explanation Matt. Ultimately, I would rather get the shot right in the camera. Gridlines in the camera? Does my D300 have that option?</p>

<p>Matt, Deidre and David...fabulous! thank you!...Howard...yes...but cropping I know how to do. Matt...your fix sounds the most complex, since I don't even know terms like "keystone"...something else to learn. Thank you.</p>

<p>Anyone have any tips on straightening the couch without making the girl tip? It seems that if I make an extra layer and straighten it, then blending it might look odd. Any suggestions?</p><div></div>

<p>oops....problems...try again</p><div></div>

<p>Good morning from a very chilly Seattle! Great and diverse images today. A few that grabbed me...</p>

<p>Rene...Wow! Now THAT'S a fast lens!</p>

<p>Anish...Perfect combo of speed and light...lovely.</p>

<p>Dieter...I have only heard of this beautiful place. Thank you for sharing the splendor.</p>

<p>Monika...Fabulous shot. Clever, well done and extremely artistic.</p>

<p>Hamish...They do look like a lot of fun. Nice shot. Aren't kids the best subjects?</p>

<p>Gary...Powerful image. The surfer looks so calm and graceful on a moody and stormy sea.</p>

<p>Kemal...Thank you for this beauty. I always find pidgeons really beautiful and quite overlooked.</p>

<p>Rick...A perfect example of things not being as they appear. Initially, I found the birds pose funny and started to laugh. Then I read the story...so incredibly sad. It is such a shame that people don't clean up after themselves. I try to teach my kids "Leave the place nicer than how you found it".</p>

<p>Bill...Wonderful! She looks just as surprised as you were.</p>

<p>Benjamin...Perfect street shot. The lighting almost looks studio. Congrats...again!</p>

<p>Shun...Wow! Super shot. The lines of the birds, the grass and the sky make a perfect backdrop.</p>

<p>Roberta...Very sweet shot...adorable model.</p>

<p>Kris...Love it...you 2 must be a great team (your wife, not the carrot dude (>8)</p>

<p>Here is my contribution from the obligatory holiday photo shoot with my kids.<br>

"Who has been naughty and who has been nice?"...any guesses?</p>

<p>Okay...now I just tried it again and it worked. I don't know what I did differently, but thank you Bob and Mark for your help.</p>

<p>Hmmm...I am puzzled. It actually worked fine for a couple of months and now I am having issues. I don't really know html do's and don't's, but the code is:<br>

<!-- Facebook Badge START --><a href="<a href="http://www.facebook.com/people/Tiffany-Brook/1441367539">http://www.facebook.com/people/Tiffany-Brook/1441367539</a>" title="Tiffany Brook" target="_TOP" >Tiffany Brook</a><br/><a href="<a href="http://www.facebook.com/people/Tiffany-Brook/1441367539">http://www.facebook.com/people/Tiffany-Brook/1441367539</a>" title="Tiffany Brook" target="_TOP"><img src="<a href="http://badge.facebook.com/badge/1441367539.1359.317983061.png">http://badge.facebook.com/badge/1441367539.1359.317983061.png</a>" width="120" height="258" /></a><br/><a href="<a href="http://www.facebook.com/facebook-widgets/">http://www.facebook.com/facebook-widgets/</a>" title="Make your own badge!" target="_TOP" >Create Your Badge</a><!-- Facebook Badge END --><br>

and now I keep getting that message that people will be redirected to my customized profile with the 404 error. BTW...this is just a profile badge off of my personal, not business profile.</p>

<p>I used to have a facebook profile badge on my photonet page. A couple of weeks ago, the image was looking stretched out. I went to redo the badge and enter the html code in my profile and I got the message from photonet, that with the html tags, my profile would not come up. Sure enough, while I was messing around with trying to make it work, a fellow PNer emailed me to say that instead of my page, he got a page with a "404 error" message a I had " created a customized page" message. How do I get my facebook badge back? There is no help on the facebook page for this problem.</p>

<p>A wonderful link for portraiture 101..another link within for posing guidelines<br>

<a href="http://photocamel.com/forum/tutorials/16516-rules-good-portraiture.html">http://photocamel.com/forum/tutorials/16516-rules-good-portraiture.html</a></p>

<p>Thank you for your kind photo Per-Christian.</p>

<p>Phil...I have some of those too! Although I think mine saw their hayday in the 70's. they still work for certain situations...tough lights.</p>

<p>Good morning fellow Nekunists! A lot of strong images here..</p>

<p>Jose...yum, yum...looks tasty</p>

<p>Per-Christian...Strong comp and GREAT feel</p>

<p>Rene...I would title it "Show Off"</p>

<p>Lil...Welcome back and nice catch...both of you.</p>

<p>Kent...Nice...Looks like a dandy to me. They are tough.</p>

<p>Ilkka...Lovely pano...great mood</p>

<p>Jeannean...I can see why it's your fave...Great shot! Looks very spontaneous and the framing is perfect.</p>

<p>Erik...The sun bears are awesome...great capture.</p>

<p>Shun...Amazing shot! They take direction quite well (>8</p>

<p>Tom...Brrrr...I really like it...conveys a great sense of the place</p>

<p>Kris...Wonderful and artistic portrait of an artist</p>

<p>Janne...Beautiful...I love the flow</p>

<p>Benjamin...Well done. Love the colors.</p>

<p>Ertugral...Wow...This is my fave so far. Wonderful shot. It should be published. The angle is perfect. I love the one little boy...just an outstanding shot.</p>

<p>Jana...Creative and well done</p>

<p>Doug...Love the treatment...nice comp too</p>

<p>Robert...Very nice portrait</p>

<p>Phil...Another great portrait. Not sure what "normal" is, but it works here.</p>

<p>Epp..Always exceptional and unusual contributions from you</p>

<p>Enrique...Ah! I know the place well. Our son, Ziggy got a green one there (with his name on it!)</p>

<p>Here is my contribution from a recent band session. While I needed to keep balanced light for most of the shots, I just couldn't resist some extreme side lighting. D300 Tamron aspherical 28-105mm/2.8 with my trusty alienbees</p><div></div>

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<p>Thanks Jeff</p>