Thanks, Andrew. I have found how to turn the flash off now. It's a Canon Powershot SD950 IS digital with so many features, it's probably wasted on me. I spent my life with a 35mm, then my first digital was totally simple and automatic, but poor quality pictures over all. When I decided I wanted something better, I may have over-stepped the ability of this old dog to learn new tricks. I haven't even tried the movie modes. Then of course, when my computer crashed, I lost the Pictureit! photoshop program that I knew how to use, and am having to learn the new Adobe stuff. I'll figure it all out eventually, especially if I force myself to read the directions instead of just fooling around and guessing.
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Patty
Pahsimeroi, Idaho

Dendrobates: auratus blue, auratus Ancon Hill, tinctorius azureus, leucomelas. Phyllobates: vittatus, terribilis, lugubris. Epipedobates: anthonyi tricolor pasaje. Ranitomeya fantastica, imitator, reticulata. Adelphobates castaneoticus, galactonotus. Oophagia pumilio Bastimentos. (updated systematic nomenclature)