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Forum: Photography 05/08/2004, 09:42 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 198
Posted By gljjr
Your typical rule of thumb, is that as...

Your typical rule of thumb, is that as magnification goes up depth of field goes down. It doesn't matter if you use film or digital. You will see the same thing when you go from 28mm to 300mm. The...
Forum: Photography 05/08/2004, 09:28 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 982
Posted By gljjr
I too like John Shaw's books. I wish I could find...

I too like John Shaw's books. I wish I could find mine :(

I agree 100% with what Greg stated. You can take terrible pictures with the greatest of cameras! I know! I do it all the time. I now have...
Forum: Photography 04/28/2004, 02:29 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 501
Posted By gljjr
Gregory, This is an awsome picture! My only...

Gregory,

This is an awsome picture! My only wish is you had widened the field of view just slightly so that we could see the water too! I would love to see the original as I'm sure the detail is...
Forum: Photography 04/27/2004, 11:26 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 634
Posted By gljjr
Hmmm... Well I have the Canon Digital Rebel...

Hmmm... Well I have the Canon Digital Rebel (300d) and love it! I got it for Xmas and have already taken 700 pictures with it ;) I already had 5 lenses as I have 2 Elan bodies from my Portrait taking...
Forum: Photography 04/27/2004, 11:16 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 498
Posted By gljjr
If you are talking the best point and shoot...

If you are talking the best point and shoot camera in the 3mp range I would say it is the Fuji s602Z. My daughter has one and it is a great camera. It will take both Compact Flash and Smart Media. It...
Forum: Photography 01/19/2004, 06:13 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 180
Posted By gljjr
Boy I haven't read those in years! I totally...

Boy I haven't read those in years! I totally agree! John did an excellent job in both those books! I may just have to see if I can find them and read them again :)
Forum: Photography 01/19/2004, 03:35 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 121
Posted By gljjr
Hmmm... I just looked at B&H Photo's website...

Hmmm... I just looked at B&H Photo's website (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=297500&is=REG) and they say they are in stock. When I went to Kit's camera...
Forum: Photography 01/14/2004, 11:24 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 221
Posted By gljjr
Both Canon and Nikon make great cameras. Another...

Both Canon and Nikon make great cameras. Another one you might want to look at is the Fujifilm Finepix s7000 or s690z(the 7000 is the newer version). My daughter has the s690z and it's a wonderful...
Forum: Photography 01/02/2004, 03:49 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 243
Posted By gljjr
On my monitor the only one that looks to be in...

On my monitor the only one that looks to be in focus is the shrimp. I also really like the composition. I think I might try to lighten it up just a touch though as it would bring out the Shrimps...
Forum: Photography 01/01/2004, 05:19 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 127
Posted By gljjr
The way I look at it is this. 1 Get the...

The way I look at it is this.

1 Get the best optical zoom lens you can. I rank this as #1 because you can compensate for less resoltion by zooming in more and having a sharper lens.
2 Get the...
Forum: Photography 12/30/2003, 02:54 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 356
Posted By gljjr
Sorry, It's not working. Try this instead...

Sorry, It's not working. Try this instead...
Forum: Photography 12/30/2003, 01:44 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 356
Posted By gljjr
Although I'm not happy with this picture in many...

Although I'm not happy with this picture in many ways as it is not as sharp as I would like, I really like the composition. As soon as I get my tripod back from my daughter I'm going to try this...
Forum: Photography 12/30/2003, 01:22 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 356
Posted By gljjr
Well.... almost. That is why getting composition...

Well.... almost. That is why getting composition of a flower is so hard. The flowers themselves need to be arranged correctly and then you have to compose the shot correctly.

In this shot the...
Forum: Photography 12/30/2003, 01:29 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 356
Posted By gljjr
My first thought when looking at it is that I...

My first thought when looking at it is that I would try to move the center of the flower one way or another using the rule of thirds. Other than that I really like it!

When doing flowers I like...
Forum: Photography 12/30/2003, 01:16 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 879
Posted By gljjr
300d here. I was so shocked I about fell out of...

300d here. I was so shocked I about fell out of my chair! I have been lusting after a digital SLR since the original Kodak bodies came out for the Canon lenses six years ago! I'm having so much fun!
Forum: Photography 10/31/2003, 06:31 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 866
Posted By gljjr
Here is another picture of the tank. This has my...

Here is another picture of the tank. This has my small rose bubble with my 2 maroons.http://fp1.centurytel.net/TheAerie/images/SmallRoseWClown2_448x336.JPG

And another one of my LTA...
Forum: Photography 10/31/2003, 06:11 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 866
Posted By gljjr
Here is one with my Baggai swimming in the...

Here is one with my Baggai swimming in the tentacles of my LTA. They started using the LTA as babies just after I got them. They usually sleep in the anemone at night. I about died when I noticed...
Forum: Puget Sound Aquarium Society (PSAS) 10/16/2003, 02:25 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 186
Posted By gljjr
Exclamation Help, need Ampmaster while I fix mine

Does anyone have an Ampmaster 2600-3600 that I could borrow while I send mine back to Dolphin? Mine quit working last night and the tank is now running on just power heads :(

If you can help...
Forum: Photography 08/16/2003, 03:01 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 201
Posted By gljjr
I read about it in a book I read years ago (I...

I read about it in a book I read years ago (I think by John Shaw). I see no reason to spend $300 when all you need to do is get 2 of the Cokin filter adapters and epoxy them together. I did that...
Forum: Photography 08/16/2003, 01:55 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 201
Posted By gljjr
If you really want extreme macro go buy two cokin...

If you really want extreme macro go buy two cokin adapter rings. Epoxy them together and put one on your zoom and another on an a short lens. What you will end up with is a lens system that is...
Forum: Photography 08/15/2003, 09:10 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 201
Posted By gljjr
Travis is correct, true extension tubes are just...

Travis is correct, true extension tubes are just tubes with no optics in them. If you remember your days of playing with a magnifying glass and burning ants you will remember that the farther away...
Forum: Photography 08/15/2003, 08:31 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 324
Posted By gljjr
Greg, et all. I look at it this way. If...

Greg, et all.

I look at it this way. If acrylic was so much better optically than glass why are all the top Lens makers using glass? :)

I agree with DNA in that most acylic tanks are thicker...
Forum: Photography 08/12/2003, 10:19 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 324
Posted By gljjr
FWIW, I would never buy another acrylic...

FWIW,

I would never buy another acrylic tank. They are just too much of a PITA. We have one that is so scratched now you can't even see through the front of it. I'm trying to talk the wife into...
Forum: Do It Yourself 07/30/2003, 12:50 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 563
Posted By gljjr
The only metal is a spring so far as I can...

The only metal is a spring so far as I can tell... And that I really don't care about since I use caulerpa in my filter and it can use the iron from the small amount of metal in these units. I...
Forum: Do It Yourself 07/29/2003, 10:09 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 209
Posted By gljjr
I would just go to Radio Shack and buy a wall...

I would just go to Radio Shack and buy a wall wart (IE: plug in 12v transformer) for a few bucks and cut the plug off and wire it up. I think that would be the easiest way to do it. One for each fan...
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