Ive set myself a challenge !!! wish me luck

julian porter said:

Hi all

well its been a year since I purchased my 717 and I love it plenty
, Ive produced some pretty good pictures and some cr*p ;-) as well

Mostly up until now I have fiddled & fumbled with the settings
using my histogram quite a bit but not really understanding which
did what and more importantly why , but rather reliying on the
end result to guide me ,

well its time that I started to understand and have been studiying
my books and ebook ( inova ) and have started to setup my camera
based on the situation rather than trial & error ,

Once I have cracked this nut I will maybe concider an upgrade if
appropreate,

I hope that you will all support me and hopefully steer me in the
right direction with a few tips

Looking forward to heariing from you all

Jules

Please check out my site and if you have a comment please visit my
guestbook . http://www.sonycam.co.uk

Julian Porter Southampton UK
Sony P9 & 717 Lots to learn



fully

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Andy Williams said:

great idea, and thanks for posting.

julian porter said:

Hi all

well its been a year since I purchased my 717 and I love it plenty
, Ive produced some pretty good pictures and some cr*p ;-) as well

Mostly up until now I have fiddled & fumbled with the settings
using my histogram quite a bit but not really understanding which
did what and more importantly why , but rather reliying on the
end result to guide me ,

well its time that I started to understand and have been studiying
my books and ebook ( inova ) and have started to setup my camera
based on the situation rather than trial & error ,

Once I have cracked this nut I will maybe concider an upgrade if
appropreate,

I hope that you will all support me and hopefully steer me in the
right direction with a few tips

Looking forward to heariing from you all

Jules

Please check out my site and if you have a comment please visit my
guestbook . http://www.sonycam.co.uk

Julian Porter Southampton UK
Sony P9 & 717 Lots to learn



fully

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-- andy
http://www.moonriverphotography.com

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Derob said:

Hey Julian

Good luck the self-improvement stuff.

I took a tip from Shay Stephens a while back where he advised
trying a few things at F4 and 1/200th. I kinda made that my
yardstick setting especially indoors and it worked pretty well. I
know that Nancy (Jose Noway) has also tried it and had some results
too.

However, why not try shooting different stuff from the normal: She
was at my party, or he looked kinda cute etc. That River Test stuff
you did was really terrific. It was out of the ordinary too.

Everybody's doing portraits, right?

I wish I could set up my tripod over the M27 and do a couple of
long 30 second exposures and get those streaming lights.

Best of luck

David Roberts
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Greetings from Mt. Rainier Country

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Harry Behret said:

julian,

You pics have been pretty good so far. I can't wait to see them
after you know the camera better. You have lots of resources here
that will help you out when ever you need it.

Harry

http://www.pbase.com/hpb
--
'We don't make a photograph just with a camera; we bring to the act
of photography all the books we have read, the movies we have seen,
the music we have heard, the people we have loved.' Ansel Adams

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julian porter said:

Hi all

well its been a year since I purchased my 717 and I love it plenty
, Ive produced some pretty good pictures and some cr*p ;-) as well

Mostly up until now I have fiddled & fumbled with the settings
using my histogram quite a bit but not really understanding which
did what and more importantly why , but rather reliying on the
end result to guide me ,

well its time that I started to understand and have been studiying
my books and ebook ( inova ) and have started to setup my camera
based on the situation rather than trial & error ,

Once I have cracked this nut I will maybe concider an upgrade if
appropreate,

I hope that you will all support me and hopefully steer me in the
right direction with a few tips

Looking forward to heariing from you all

Jules

Please check out my site and if you have a comment please visit my
guestbook . http://www.sonycam.co.uk

Julian Porter Southampton UK
Sony P9 & 717 Lots to learn



fully

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Ann McRae said:

ann

julian porter said:

Hi all

well its been a year since I purchased my 717 and I love it plenty
, Ive produced some pretty good pictures and some cr*p ;-) as well

Mostly up until now I have fiddled & fumbled with the settings
using my histogram quite a bit but not really understanding which
did what and more importantly why , but rather reliying on the
end result to guide me ,

well its time that I started to understand and have been studiying
my books and ebook ( inova ) and have started to setup my camera
based on the situation rather than trial & error ,

Once I have cracked this nut I will maybe concider an upgrade if
appropreate,

I hope that you will all support me and hopefully steer me in the
right direction with a few tips

Looking forward to heariing from you all

Jules

Please check out my site and if you have a comment please visit my
guestbook . http://www.sonycam.co.uk

Julian Porter Southampton UK
Sony P9 & 717 Lots to learn



fully

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http://www.pbase.com/canadian_ann
http://www.cs.duke.edu/~parr/photography/faq.html
I like to call it menopause mauve!

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julian porter said:

Hi all

well its been a year since I purchased my 717 and I love it plenty
, Ive produced some pretty good pictures and some cr*p ;-) as well

Mostly up until now I have fiddled & fumbled with the settings
using my histogram quite a bit but not really understanding which
did what and more importantly why , but rather reliying on the
end result to guide me ,

well its time that I started to understand and have been studiying
my books and ebook ( inova ) and have started to setup my camera
based on the situation rather than trial & error ,

Once I have cracked this nut I will maybe concider an upgrade if
appropreate,

I hope that you will all support me and hopefully steer me in the
right direction with a few tips

Looking forward to heariing from you all

Jules

Please check out my site and if you have a comment please visit my
guestbook . http://www.sonycam.co.uk

Julian Porter Southampton UK
Sony P9 & 717 Lots to learn



fully

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Evil Eggplant said:

julian porter said:

Hi all

well its been a year since I purchased my 717 and I love it plenty
, Ive produced some pretty good pictures and some cr*p ;-) as well

Mostly up until now I have fiddled & fumbled with the settings
using my histogram quite a bit but not really understanding which
did what and more importantly why , but rather reliying on the
end result to guide me ,

well its time that I started to understand and have been studiying
my books and ebook ( inova ) and have started to setup my camera
based on the situation rather than trial & error ,

Once I have cracked this nut I will maybe concider an upgrade if
appropreate,

I hope that you will all support me and hopefully steer me in the
right direction with a few tips

Looking forward to heariing from you all

Jules

Please check out my site and if you have a comment please visit my
guestbook . http://www.sonycam.co.uk

Julian Porter Southampton UK
Sony P9 & 717 Lots to learn



fully

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rich
'beware the eggplant'
c-7oo, d-51O, DSC-F7O7, 3OOD
'it's not having what you want, it's wanting what you got'
http://www.pbase.com/iceninevt

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sigriston said:

Hey Jules,

I won't say "good luck" because you don't exactly need luck; it
seems to me that you will definitely accomplish your goal, because
of your determination...

Wish I could help you more, but I'm a newbie!

Anyways, thanks for sharing your nice story! Wish you all the best!

-- thiago
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julian porter said:

Hi all

well its been a year since I purchased my 717 and I love it plenty
, Ive produced some pretty good pictures and some cr*p ;-) as well

Mostly up until now I have fiddled & fumbled with the settings
using my histogram quite a bit but not really understanding which
did what and more importantly why , but rather reliying on the
end result to guide me ,

well its time that I started to understand and have been studiying
my books and ebook ( inova ) and have started to setup my camera
based on the situation rather than trial & error ,

Once I have cracked this nut I will maybe concider an upgrade if
appropreate,

I hope that you will all support me and hopefully steer me in the
right direction with a few tips

Looking forward to heariing from you all

Jules

Please check out my site and if you have a comment please visit my
guestbook . http://www.sonycam.co.uk

Julian Porter Southampton UK
Sony P9 & 717 Lots to learn



fully

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Ken Morris said:

I am kind of in the same boat. Let us know how it goes and if the
anova ebook helps.

I am still fiddlin and fumblin, and some are good and some, well
not so good.

Keep us posted,

-Ken

julian porter said:

Hi all

well its been a year since I purchased my 717 and I love it plenty
, Ive produced some pretty good pictures and some cr*p ;-) as well

Mostly up until now I have fiddled & fumbled with the settings
using my histogram quite a bit but not really understanding which
did what and more importantly why , but rather reliying on the
end result to guide me ,

well its time that I started to understand and have been studiying
my books and ebook ( inova ) and have started to setup my camera
based on the situation rather than trial & error ,

Once I have cracked this nut I will maybe concider an upgrade if
appropreate,

I hope that you will all support me and hopefully steer me in the
right direction with a few tips

Looking forward to heariing from you all

Jules

Please check out my site and if you have a comment please visit my
guestbook . http://www.sonycam.co.uk

Julian Porter Southampton UK
Sony P9 & 717 Lots to learn



fully

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luben solev said:

Check out this thread.......

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1009&message=7052480

Best of luck

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Luben
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luben solev said:

Check out this thread.......

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1009&message=7052480

Best of luck

--
Luben
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julian porter said:

Hi all

well its been a year since I purchased my 717 and I love it plenty
, Ive produced some pretty good pictures and some cr*p ;-) as well

Mostly up until now I have fiddled & fumbled with the settings
using my histogram quite a bit but not really understanding which
did what and more importantly why , but rather reliying on the
end result to guide me ,

well its time that I started to understand and have been studiying
my books and ebook ( inova ) and have started to setup my camera
based on the situation rather than trial & error ,

Once I have cracked this nut I will maybe concider an upgrade if
appropreate,

I hope that you will all support me and hopefully steer me in the
right direction with a few tips

Looking forward to heariing from you all

Jules

Please check out my site and if you have a comment please visit my
guestbook . http://www.sonycam.co.uk

Julian Porter Southampton UK
Sony P9 & 717 Lots to learn



fully

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