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Cameras should come with instructions!

j3nnay Dec 28, 2006 12:54 PM

Bear with me as I figure my camera settings out the hard way (lots of tinkering and some truly atrocious pictures I won't admit to taking).

If anyone more experienced with picture taking would like to give me some helpful tips, it'd be appreciated. I'm using a Kodak EasyShare C743 (christmas gift!). I can't figure out how to take a picture with the flash and not wash out what I'm taking a picture of. Some of the problem, I'm sure, is how close the camera is to the subject, but there's gotta be an exposure setting that'll work too.

Anyway, here's Periscope The Photogenic Python :D

I have used my primitive photo editing software to "fix" the pictures a bit.

That much bigger snake in the background is Darwin, who is ridiculously attached to Periscope and not only follows her everywhere in the tank, but if I take her out and not him, he will "pace" the tank until I put her back.

Anyway, thanks for looking!

~jenny
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1.2 normal ball pythons (Cindy, Darwin, and Periscope)
0.2 rescue chinese water dragons (Yoni and Linga)
1.0 rex rat (Scurvy)
1.0 gerbil (Yerbul)
0.1 bunny (Spazz)
1.1 betta fishes (Vicious and Killer)
2.2 great danes (Shasta, Odysseus, Merlot, and Watson)
1.0 fat fuzzy mutt (Smokey)
1.1 cats (Thidwick and Turtle)
2.0 horses (Buddy and Sam)
1.0 goat (Billy Jack)
1.25 chickens (Ugly the rooster and his harem)

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Replies (2)

EmberBall Dec 28, 2006 07:17 PM

If you come over, bring the new camera, those pics look better than mine

balls4all Dec 29, 2006 12:50 AM

I researched the best I could and far as I can tell that is a point and shoot camera. There are no adjustments for shutter speed or apeture.....All the adjustments are done automatically based on shooting mode....Lanscape,Snow, Portrait Etc. But make sure the flash setting witch has a lightning bolt Icon on top is set to auto and not fill in. There is one apeture adjustment you can make and heres a link for you to read as Im not familar with the Icons noted. When you set the flash you push the lightning bolt icon button on top until auto is displayed on the display screen with a A. You might try to set different modes like snow or beach and try again.Hope it helps ..Heres the link http://www.kodak.com/global/en/service/publications/urg00606toc.jhtml?chapsec=urg00606c4s3&pq-path=10/3905/6839/9351/9353

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