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<p>I also recommend D7100. One of the reason that others forgot to mention is that you can use it with all older AF-D and manual focus lenses.</p>

<p>Kenny I'm not familiar with the 9 cameras you are asking about but one of the cameras that I have and like is Olympus E-PL5. It has many features that you are looking for. It has tilt screen, very decent low light/high ISO performance, in camera image stabilization, and 1080 video.<br>

You can probably buy a used one in good condition with a kit lens for about $300 to $400. I bought mine used for $200 without lenses. You can shoot it in all auto with a kit lens or learn how to use it in a manual mode. You can add zoom lenses to this camera later. What's more and the reason why I picked this camera, when you learn how to shoot in manual mode, for about $30 you can buy a lens converter and use old inexpensive but vary good quality manual zoom lenses from Nikon for that extra zoom reach.</p>

<p>Daniel,<br>

Can you tell us from which level did you take this picture? I mean was it taken from the ground level? across the street? or is it aerial view from a helicopter? <br>

This will help me to visualize what this might be.<br>

And by the way - Merry Christmas!</p>

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<p>Summer in NY is winter in Brazil with wonderful mild weather.</p>

<p>I like the picture and didn't want to spoil the mood and the composition of the original image with too much post processing. So this is my offer.</p>

<p> <img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/18016738-md.jpg" alt="" width="680" height="510" /></p>

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<p>Dave, I don't know what you mean by "getting background cleaned up". But I think I got all image a little cleaner by desaturating green, blue and yellow colors in PS, and then adding some contrast and sharpening the image just a bit.</p>

<p><img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/18013228-lg.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="348" /></p>

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<p><img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/18007096-lg.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="600" /> <br /><br />I just decided to concentrate on the rider and the horse.<br /> Plus some level/curve adjustments.</p>

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<p>This is the result of my effort using shadow/highlight tool of the PS5<br>

<img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/17995170-md.jpg" alt="" width="544" height="680" /></p>

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<p><img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/17967713-lg.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="467" /><br>

Here is the result of my effort using dxo opticspro software</p>

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<p>Ian, to eliminate all variables try to take a couple of pictures using manual focus through viewfinder. Just to make sure that camera doesn't pick a random focus point. How many AF points do you have selected? Try to shoot using just one AF point and recompose. Is this how you did it?<br>

Regards and good luck.</p>

 

<p>Ian, what are the light conditions? I mean is it day light, or inside very dark interior? At what ISO are you shooting? Make sure that you AF-assist light is ON.</p>

 

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<p>I definitely agree with <a name="00d4E9"></a><a href="/photodb/user?user_id=2009087">Stephen Thomason</a> - get yourself an attorney.<br>

I don't agree with statement </p>

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<p>Unless the contract stipulates some sort of expiration date for your permission to use the images in the way that was described, no - the passage of five years' time doesn't grant you new rights to make that contract go away.</p>

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<p>I'm not an attorney but I know that all legal contracts must have an expiration date. If the contract doesn't have on - the contract may be voidable.<br>

Good luck!</p>

<p>Geo, for a little more than a price of a new tele converter you can get a used old version of 300mm f4 lens of good quality that will outperform anything else. I have one of those 300mm with screw drive focus and it's one of the sharpest lenses that I have.</p>

<p>In my second attempt I cropped the image to concentrate the focus on the people.</p>

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<p>My attempt was not so radical. Actually I took 2 attempts. First, I just fixed the vertical distortion and played a little with levels and saturation.</p>

<p><img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/17945096-md.jpg" alt="" width="680" height="453" /></p>

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<p>I know my response is not going to be very popular here but this is my reasoning:</p>

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<li>You didn't create these pictures on you own time and than tried to sell them.</li>

<li>You didn't sell you services and expertise to the author, the magazine did.</li>

<li>The author probably doesn't even know you and doesn't care weather it will be you or another photographer who is going to take his pictures for a particular magazine for a particular reason.</li>

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<p>So, tell me, why should it be anything else but work for hire.</p>

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<p><img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/17937695-md.jpg" alt="" width="680" height="510" />Here is my offer</p>