Ok here's a couple of mine...I'll try not to get carried away here..







































Most of these were taken on a Canon SD800is and SD870is but I recently upgraded to the Canon Rebel T1i and I'm not sorry I did.

 

Perhaps, but suggesting to just use Av is WRONG. It's like saying "here's a 24 drawer custom Snap On toolbox" and then opening every drawer and just finding a hammer. May as well have suggested leaving it in Auto.

The mode dial has Auto, Program, Av, Tv, and Manual settings for a reason - each one offers another set of creative options.
Auto - will be the most likely to get you the correct exposure in challenging situations

Program - kind of duplicated by Av, Tv, or manual. Basically, set whichever elements of the exposure you want (shutter speed, aperture, ISO) and it will adjust the others to get a proper exposure

Av - Aperture value. Adjusts the shutter speed to create the right exposure for the aperture selected for the desired depth of field.

Tv - Time value. Adjusts the aperture to create the right exposure for the shutter speed selected for the desired blur/stopmotion.

Manual - you must set the shutter speed, aperture, AND ISO. While this offers the most creative control, it also is the biggest risk of improper exposure.

Note, the mode dial may have other scene modes - these are just shortcuts to settings that are available in either Av or Tv. For example, "fireworks" mode is going to have a long shutter speed and a small(ish) aperture.

 

All True I just started using Av and i then began to better understand what the other modes where for and i learned from there. Figured it would start him off slow and i didn't feel the need to go into such depth. I would not say my suggestion was for him to only shoot Av but you are right the other modes have their places and functions just as much as Av does and you should use and know all of them.

 

You should read http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/081...d_i=0817437126

 

Im not very good but itll do for now.













Sometimes ill get lucky and get a good one. But im still learning. I cant carry my camera with me every where all the time like id like due to work but one day ill carry it all the time. And that day is all to far away.

 

........Here is mine

 

BEAUTIFUL PICS.....

I have lots, but here's one I took last night....I thought it was cool.....

definitely not great quality.....but thought it was pretty cool anyway...

FUJI FINEPIX A340..........4.0mp....................hard to take a night shot with it........takes beautiful regular pics....for a camera that has been dropped a zillion times / is cracked / has almost no markings left on the buttons / battery has very short life being cycled so many times.......still a very reliable camera..

 

Thats neet, night stuff is cool. https://www.yotatech.com/attachment....1&d=1259170148

 

Thanks TEUF.....I was wishing I had the tripod handy last night.....with no flash it becomes very sensitive....but it still is a pretty neat pic.

Nice pics you have also....

 

Tis is one of my all-time favorite pictures......not sure anyone else will find it quite as special as me.......we were at a car show about 5 years ago and I just let the boys walk a bit ahead of me.....



Now you have me searching thru my pics.........

 

Ah , no flash needed on the web, when its back lit it looks better.

 

Some of my favorite pics......


These are all with my crappy camera too......




a beautiful sunrise through the fog in my front yard.....




A disgstingly large (almost 3'') spider (a Carolina Wolf Spider) I found in my garage...have found several of these since then too....and I hate every one of them...



Making cookies....notice the glove....I love the expression...



Teasing the cat / torturing the cat



SNOW!!!!!!!!!



"take the picture already!!!"



Saw this storm coming....got out the camera.....turned out to be alot of nothing.....but for the nasty look it had, I thought we were gone-er's











Really BIG Moth.......



A year ago we made loft beds



My mom and her last remaining sibling...my uncle Tony.....My dad died 4 years ago and my mom has since lost 2 brothers and a sister and only has 1 brother left...this picture makes me get a little teary.....



My 2 boys Yuckin' it up at a wedding.......



The condensation cloud from the nuclear power plant about 15 miles away



I found my son sitting on the couch watching TV like this, so I had to get a picture....



WAY too bright for the lens....couldn't even see what I was aiming at.....really cool defect I thought....



Thought it was cool sunset...we get alot of cool sunsets



SUNSET



sunrise



and another sunset




Those are the best ones I found on a quick search today.....hope you all enjoyed them

 

And my personal favorites

 

Dang I am still trying to figure out how to get some of my pics on here.

 

its easy just get a photobucket account

 

Or make a flickr account

 

I tried Photobucket, i can't even figure that out. My Step son is coming for Xmas, he can figure it out.

 

well dang https://www.yotatech.com/attachment....1&d=1259350919

 

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Some pics,
http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/s...e/_MG_2269.jpg
http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/s...e/_MG_0651.jpg
http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/s...e/_MG_0435.jpg
http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/s...IMG_0017_1.jpg