dale thorn

Most were taken with auto-focus and the dial set to 'P'.  I usually start with ISO set to 80 and then if not enough light for hand held I increase the ISO.  I haven't used auto ISO because the...

Lightening or bringing up shadows to reveal more detail in a documentary image seems legitimate. Darkening O.J. Simpson's visage to make him look more menacing is not legitimate.

This shot was a couple minutes before sunset with light fading. The largest flower in the center was about half of an inch wide (macro shot). Taken vertically from directly...

They're simply doing what every mature and greedy corp. wants to do - innovate less and have a steady income every month. In the military, we called these kinds of people "lifers". Dilbert's Wally...

Removing haze is simple, but you can't just "remove" wavy line distortions that are typical of shots over water.

This was taken a few minutes before sunset over a low-contrast marsh at full 500 mm zoom, at 1/4 second handheld (no support). Several bursts were taken and I got only one relatively sharp image. I...

It's interesting that I see no atmospheric distortion here. I almost never get a shot over water at a distance without serious distortion.

My take on what Stonehenge probably was: http://www.dpreview.com/galleries/5235253614/photos/2547142/what-stonehenge-really-was-f4-5-1-320-iso-80?inalbum=canon-sx280-misc

If the external charger isn't included but I can buy one from Panasonic, good enough, otherwise the camera will be returned. As to spare batteries, I always buy genuine, and then only from mfrs....

Replaced photo (was not able to edit post): http://www.dpreview.com/galleries/5235253614/photos/2544899/waterfront-park-at-night-f2-8-1-3-sec-handheld-braced-iso-400

I don't understand it myself - the frames look like they've been deliberately softened to a really large extent, a look like I would expect of a toy camera. The still photos don't look like that,...

No technical wizardry or super quality here, but I found this interesting as a subject because of how the lights reflect off of the low...

I bought 2 and paid one-day shipping - $81 total, so I don't think the $29 is going to hurt anyone who can afford a Panasonic camera.

These "House Finch" sparrows as they're called are very small and were about 30-35 feet distant about 25 feet up, so a difficult shot. I don't know why the lower image is so much noisier, but the...

I am familiar with a number of pocket tripods, but this one is so small folded I carry it around my neck with a lanyard, like a charm.

I bought 2 and did a youtube review of one of them using the other to support an iPod Touch for filming. Works great! I carry one around my neck on a lanyard using the hole they recommend for a...

This was featured on DPReview, so I bought two of them yesterday. Apologies for the choice of camera in the video. This works with most cellphones and compact cameras, and folds up very...

This was featured on DPReview, so I bought two of them yesterday. This works with most cellphones and compact cameras, and folds up very tiny. http://youtu.be/tqBynlOKS3M

This was featured on DPReview, so I bought two of them yesterday, Apologies for the choice of camera in the video. This works with most cellphones and compact cameras, and folds up very...

I saw the fly as soon as it hit the coffee, and the coffee people replaced it - after I got the photo.