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One of the hardest thing for me when I got my Nikon 500mm lens was that I could not locate the bird in flight so easy since the narrow field of a long lens. If I spotted the subject further away I had time to locate the subject and follow it through. But the closer the subject the harder it was. Even with a 400mm lens or say the 300mm lens users could have a problem locating the bird it flight. So here is a tip that I have used with the 500mm and even on the 300mm Canon lens that I use to have. ...

It's funny that with the Digital Camera era how things have changed in photography.

In my early days shooting film and slides, you took the shot and and everything in that picture is there nothing removed from that image at all, and yet when others looked at your slides and photographs the wow factor was there and no one complained about anything being distractive in the photograph. Sure you had more control if you did your own black and white film or colour by Dodging and Burning ...

Photoshop levels should be part of your work flow process, I use the levels to check all my images, and if need be make the changes needed. With the Photoshop levels you can adjust the Blacks, Mid-tones and Hight-lights, as well as your Black and White Points within that photo. For those that are using Photoshop, all you need to to is hold the (CTRL-L) key to bring up the levels adjustment tool. You should see the following below.

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Calibration Guidelines

What is the best way to use the Micro Focus Adjustment

The question is simple enough, but the answer really depends on the lenses you're using and the way you use them.


1.. Mount the camera to a sturdy tripod.

2.. Position a reference target for the camera to focus on. The reference target should have sufficient contrast for the AF system to read, should be flat and parallel to the camera's focal plane, and should be

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If you are just starting out, here is a tip that you should learn to master.

Exposure compensation is something that I use on a every day basis, and this is something that if you are just starting out in photography to check your manual for your camera on how to do this. Mine is set for 1/3 increments which allows better control to the overall exposure of the image. What this function will allow you to do is make adjustments to the exposure of your subject, but what if the whites are ...