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<p>This is my trusty german shorthaired pointer, Sasha. I've clocked her running at 55 km/h. I've yet to catch her!</p><div></div>

<p>Hi Everyone,<br>

I've never posted on the Wednesday pic before, but I'm going to make a point to do it every week (give me an excuse to get out and shoot) as my New Years resolution.<br>

I forgot it was Wednesday already, so I just took a trip downtown during my lunch break to take a quick shot or two. Here it is in downtown Sudbury, Ontario.</p><div></div>

<p>You can get a decent Sony 75-300 for a good price which is faster that f/8 and may be more suitable for the distance that you will be shooting from. If it ends up being a cloudy day you'll have to really bump up the iso to get a faster enough shutter to freeze the motion at f/8 which will result in degraded image quality.<br>

I used to shoot Sony and the 75-300 lens held up pretty well for the price. Hope this helps!</p>

<p>You can try Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 for free and I believe it's $100 off until January 3. Great for raw processing and keeping your pictures organized and also easy to learn.</p>

<p>Maybe that's why we haven't seen it yet...because they want to make sure they get it right.</p>

<p>For me, it was a toss up among the D90 and Canon 50D. I went with the D90 because I don't like the wheel at the back of the Canon to navigate through the menu. That's how small the difference was in brands to me. It's all a matter of personal taste. Regarding better value? I think there is a level playing field there, otherwise Canon would be way ahead in sales.</p>

<p>Try taking an image in auto or program mode, review the image and check what aperture setting and shutter speed the camera used, then duplicate those settings in manual mode. You should get the exact same result. This is a good way to get familiar on what exposure values should be used in certain situations as well. Enjoy!</p>

<p>If you don't have a cable or remote release, you can set the timer to a couple of seconds. By doing this the camera will no longer be shaking from pressing the shutter release button when the exposure starts. Obviously, you'll need a tripod for this. Night photography is a little more challenging, but a lot of fun!</p>

<p>If you want to avoid shooting RAW, you can try using the 'Cloudy' WB. I've used this with great success, it takes the blue shading out of the snow.</p>

<p>Thanks for the advice Matt, I'll do what I can with regards to colour temp and saturdation of the jpg. I may or may not have to apply noise reduction as this is a very small crop of the whole picture.</p>

<p>Hi,<br>

I recently picked up a D90 to get some good shots of my daughters school Christmas concert. All of the children were wearing red, and many of the lights were also red. Each picture I took seemed to really exagerate the reds. Using a flash helped, but I wanted some 'natural' looking shots of the environment. Was there anything that I could have done about this? Is there a white balance setting that could've helped in this situation?<br>

Thanks</p><div></div>

<p>I'm not sure about the 1.8, but if you have a little extra cash sitting around, you can't go wrong with the SAL50F14. Excellent lens!</p>

<p>Hi everyone,<br />I recently took up the hobby of photography and have done a lot of research and reading on my own to learn. Lately, my wife and I really enjoy doing some portraits for friends, family, etc. I shoot and she takes care of posing and props.<br />Since we have no equipment, we set up a sheet over a window and take pictures there, but I'd like to slowly invest in some in-home studio equipment. Basically I only have a camera and flash right now. Sony A300, Sony 50 1.4, Sony 18-70 (kit), and Sony 70-300 (kit), HVL-F58AM Flash and a tripod.<br />I don't plan on charging for my services right now, but maybe later after I do some upgrading. Are there any suggestions on what I should look for to start a home studio? What is the bare minimum to have a basic home studio going? I don't want to have a price range, but I generally go for equipment that not the cheapest, but not the most expensive either.<br />Thanks,<br />Craig</p>

<p>Thanks Robert, perhaps it is a better spot. I was just posting it here thinking that some people who have similar equipment as mine may have been able to work something out.</p>

<p>Hi everyone,<br>

I recently took up the hobby of photography and have done a lot of research and reading on my own to learn. Lately, my wife and I really enjoy doing some portraits for friends, family, etc. I shoot and she takes care of posing and props.<br>

Since we have no equipment, we set up a sheet over a window and take pictures there, but I'd like to slowly invest in some in-home studio equipment. Basically I only have a camera and flash right now. Sony A300, Sony 50 1.4, Sony 18-70 (kit), and Sony 70-300 (kit), HVL-F58AM Flash.<br>

I don't plan on charging for my services right now, but maybe later after I do some upgrading. Are there any suggestions on what I should look for to start a home studio? What is the bare minimum to have a basic home studio going? I don't want to have a price range, but I generally go for equipment that not the cheapest, but not the most expensive either.<br>

Thanks,<br>

Craig</p>