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<p>Thanks, Dieter.</p>

<p>I'd rather spend money now than regret a thrifty but unsatisfying purchase later.</p>

<p>If I use the shutter delay (i.e., timer?), there's no need for the remote trigger, yeah?</p>

<p>Hi,</p>

<p>I'd like to dabble in this exciting genre.</p>

<p>Advice and experiences of any kind are welcome, though I'm looking for a few things in particular:<br>

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1. Tripod and tripod head recommendations for the D300 and, say, a one-kilogram lens. The lighter the gear the better, naturally.</p>

<p>2. HDR software recommendations.</p>

<p>3. Guidelines. Do I just shrink my ISO and aperture as far as they'll go? Is there a rule of thumb for gauging the over and under shots?<br>

<br /><br />Thanks,</p>

<p>Cal</p>

<p>I find integrated chat attractive because I never log into Windows Live Messenger anymore.</p>

<p>Even if I did, the comfort of having your contacts and favorite pages to surf in one location is pleasant. In addition the convenience and speed of integrated chat may encourage communication and relationship development between photo.net members.</p>

<p>We all know the admins and developers are too busy as is. But purely hypothetically, what features would you most like to see delivered by photo.net next?</p>

<p>I'll start.<br>

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1) A second ratings summary that's limited to anonymous scores. Correct me if I'm wrong, but this is the mother of all answers for mutual backscratching. It's an overview of ratings that are, in general, more likely to be genuine.</p>

<p>Also, from a technical perspective, this may not be hard to accomplish. One extra condition added to one database query.</p>

<p>2) A page that lists which of your images have been marked as a favorite by others. Not that any of mine ever would. But good photographers may be interested by this feature.<br>

<br /><br /><br />Thanks,</p>

<p>Cal</p>

<p>Mike, I am curious.</p>

<p>Besides, I don't know if I should aim for more than mediocrity by photo.net's standards because, speaking honestly, the ability to attain excellence simply isn't there.</p>

<p>Outstanding post, Lex.</p>

<p>I think your thoughts should be published as a disclaimer that appears whenever a critique request is about to be submitted.</p>

<p>Excellent list, Mike. Except it's missing:<br>

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4) I'm just honest and you just stink.<br>

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That's the mindset of most people who drop 3 / 3 on me.</p>

<p>JDM, my apologies if this is repetitive.</p>

<p>My goal is merely to gauge whether most people's idea of 3 is closer to mediocre or disastrous.</p>