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    <p>But, bear in mind if you 'hold' the focus then recompose or even your subject moves away from the point...it won't do you any good to check the focus point.</p>

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    <p>I understand what your saying but I have to respectfully disagree. It can certainly help you to better understand where you are making mistakes in focusing and provide an opportunity learn from those mistakes.</p>

  2. <p>Several people I know say their Windows 7 programs are working well with Windows 10 but I don't know about this particular plugin. I would venture to guess it would probably work on 8 and 10 but that's just a guess. I probably won't jump on the Win 10 train for a while yet.</p>
  3. <p>I don't know much about the legality but you could at least draw some unwanted attention. It was some years back I pulled over in a very open parking area not even paying much attention to the houses which if I remember correctly was just one or two. I pulled over to make a phone call as I was lost and getting directions to a place of business. Not 5 minutes later as I'm about to leave a local police officer pulls up asking me what I'm doing taking photos of peoples houses. Funny thing is I didn't even own a camera at the time much less have a camera in the car. Go figure.<br>

    <br />Legal issues might depend on how you plan to use the photos. </p>

  4. <p>Thanks for all of the responses. Pretty much everyone is on par with what I was thinking. I agree 100% it is just a poorly constructed group of words. No plans to visit the place. I just happen to be scouting around and thought I would get some feedback.</p>

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    <p>Instead of asking here, why not ask them?</p>

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    <p>Bethe, Thanks for your reply. I could have done that but I wanted to get the opinions of others specifically. I may very well call and ask them directly at some point just for curiosity's sake.</p>

    <p>Jason</p>

  5. <p>Hi Rene,<br>

    I think you have gotten some pretty good answers here. To me the image looks way over saturated or tone mapped. I experimented with HDR for a couple of years but it never really worked for me. I guess it all depends on what your going after but to me HDR just looks too unnatural and plastic. Even HDR images that are processed very well still seem to have some unnatural element to my eye. I also shoot with a D7000 and find the dynamic range to be pretty healthy. I always process my RAW images with lightroom and usually have no problems correcting the shadows and highlights for a more realistic looking image. I would say that most situations are not suited for HDR anyway. At least in my experience I find it very seldom necessary and even then I'm usually able to suffice with a carefully exposed RAW file. I guess if your exclusively going for the so called proverbial HDR look then that might be a different story. Good luck and keep working at it. You will eventually figure out what works best for you.</p>

    <p>Jason</p>

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    <p>Looks like it is all not much of a fun place to go to, let alone pay to get in.</p>

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    <p>Definitely not worth the prices for what it is. There are much better places to go in the area that are much much cheaper or evenfree.</p>

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    <p>Paying to get in may be a significant fact in support of their photo policy - paying may impact the definition of a "public' place and paying indicates your acceptance of their photo policy</p>

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    <p>That was sort of my thoughts as well although the way their policy is written it still seems sketchy and gray.</p>

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    <p>It's not written very clearly - but I get the impression that they are referring to one of their own photographers who is taking pictures of visitors - and those visitors consent to have those images being used.</p>

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    <p>This is true and I'm definitely okay with that part however the way I interpreted the rest was that any photos taken by visitors would also become property of Dismals and they could use the photo's in any way they desire. I don't buy that policy at all. They have no way of getting peoples private photos anyway unless the essentially find them online and take them.</p>

    <p><br />Bottom line is I have no plans to visit the place but was just looking around at some of the nature preserves in the area. I couldn't help but notice what they had written. There are several more preserves nearby that are much bigger and better and cost little to nothing. To my knowledge they don't have such wacky policies. Sounds to me like these folks are just out to make a dollar any way they can. They almost literally charge you to breath "their air" as long as your in the park. Not worth it.</p>

  7. <p>I found this photo policy rather interesting. Basically they are saying that if you the photographer take photos on the premises that those photos automatically become the property of the property or canyon owners. I just wanted to get some others opinions on such a policy. To my knowledge photos are always the sole property of the photographer unless he/she relinquishes it otherwise. Could this be a situation where you the photographer understands the policy upon entering the premises and essentially are agreeing to it if you decide to proceed? Still doesn't sound right but what do I know. Please see the link below. Rather than copying and pasting the policy I decided to post the direct link. Scroll about halfway down the page to canyon rules and policies and it is the very first policy listed.<br>

    <a href="http://dismalscanyon.com/admission/index.html">http://dismalscanyon.com/admission/index.html</a><br>

    <br />Jason</p>

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  8. <p>I have a Tenba Messenger and while it is a cool and well made bag with lots of pockets it is just not setup well for a camera bag. It is just bulky, awkward to carry, and difficult to configure for camera gear, especially if you want quick access and don't want to remove your lenses. I now use mine for a laptop computer and it works great for that. I ended up getting a Tamrac backpack bag for my camera and it works much better for me. I can't comment on the Think Tank since I have never had one. Hope this helps.</p>

    <p>Jason</p>

  9. <p>True, Makes sense and that's what I always thought too but in past experiences updating firmware with other electronic items besides camera's, everything was reset to factory defaults when you do a firmware update. Why it has to be that way? I have no idea and it is always a pain in the rear when that happens. Just wondering if Nikon was the same way. Maybe not.</p>

    <p>Thanks for the response.</p>

    <p>Jason</p>

  10. <p>I noticed that Nikon just released a firmware update for the D90. I am considering doing the update but wondering if Nikon firmware updates reset all the camera settings back to factory defaults? I didn't really see anything about it one way or another in the update instructions. Usually with such items their will be a note somewhere in the directions saying whether it will be reset or not. Just wondering what others have experienced when updating Nikon products?<br>

    Jason</p>

  11. <p>Do you use an external card reader to read and reformat your memory card? I had a similar issue with my D90 not long after I got it and found that the memory card access led would blink like this even with the camera turned off. After pondering about it for several days I found out that after taking my memory card out of the camera and putting it in the computers card reader to read it, it would do this. The D90 didn't like having the memory card read and or formatted by another card reader and then being inserted back into the camera so I just reformatted the card in the camera and problem solved. I no longer remove the card from the camera. I just use the supplied usb cable and plug the camera straight up to the computer and reformat in camera after im done. Haven't had any problems since.</p>

     

  12. <p>I use a Tamrac 5374 and it holds my D90 with 18-200, sb600, sb400, 5mm f1.8, and a bunch of other junk and I still have room to spare. It's a backpack and for me that's what makes it great. Like a lot of folks, I went through several bags before I found one that fits my needs. Some people complain about the zippers being a little difficult to access and open but I haven't found it to be a problem. I think its just part of the weather sealing. Nice bag, not huge and clunky and fits a D90 with accessories pretty well.</p>

    <p>http://www.adorama.com/TR5374RB.html</p>

     

  13. <p>The best thing to use when cleaning the inside of the camera is a rocket blower. That's all I use now. I had a similar experience with a D60 a few years ago. I got a little carried away cleaning the inside of it and ended up scratching the focusing screen pretty good. The good news is that I was able to get a new focusing screen directly from Nikon for less than $20, shipping included. Maybe yours just needs a good cleaning to get rid of the fibers but If you end up needing a new screen their not all that costly and pretty easy to replace but you have to be careful, it's easy to scratch.</p>
  14. <p>I only turn it on when I feel it is necessary, otherwise it stays off. In my experience, especially when taking photos in the evening or in low light it will try to lighten the shadows in darker areas making them more noisy. My personel preference is to I keep it turned off unless I feel that I need it.. 99.9 percent of my photo's are taken without Active D-lighting.</p>
  15. <p>1.People that get in the way when I'm taking landscape photos, especially when theirs not that many people around and the one place they have to congregate is right smack in the middle of what I need to photograph.<br>

    2. Forgetting to change the settings between shots. I keep telling myself I'm gonna be more aware of that the next time but still I forget.</p>

  16. <p>I wish Nikon would have put a sensor on the back of their camera's as well, especially the D90 but that would probably just increase the cost. That said, the wireless remote works well for what it was intended for. I have it and only use it when taking pictures of family and situations where I need to include myself in the photo. Other than that, I have and use the Nikon cable release and I prefer to use it 95% of the time over the wireless one. It always works everytime and theirs no moving the remote all around the camera trying to figure out where it will work if your needing to shoot from behind the camera. Both are really nice to have and serve their purpose. You wont go wrong either way.<br>

    Some of the 3rd party remotes look pretty nice also but I have yet to try any of those.</p>

    <p>Jason</p>

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