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    Hepatic Tanager

    A Hepatic Tanager has been spotted in Wadena, Saskatchewan, Canada. This is the first sighting in the province and the 2nd in the country. A female was seen in Montreal in 1993. Here is a short video of it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=knwKE3mv97E&NR=1
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    How do you expain yourself with binoculars?

    There can be problems with using binocs. A small Canadian town once had a panic situation develop when several people phoned the police to report a man with binocs sitting in a car watching the little kids going into school. School notified parents and said all kids were to be picked up at the...
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    newbie images

    Lovely shots - congratulations. I would be dancing around with glee if I'd taken any of them! My favourite is the wren too and I'm wondering if any of the others were cropped. I think I'd prefer a little more space around the heron. sask
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    is this ok?

    Many thanks to you all for sharing your experience and knowledge. Just what a newbie needs! sask
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    is this ok?

    Remove noise with the noise reduction filter? sask
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    is this ok?

    I see what you mean. That is definitely better looking. I think I was maybe focussing on getting the bird bigger and missing the overall effect. Thank you so much for the comments. I am finding that I have very little idea of what makes a photo 'really good' and am hoping to pick up some...
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    is this ok?

    I took some photos of Bohemian waxwings eating the mountain ash berries in my yard. They were taken through a window on a very grey day (it was very cold outside, and anyway, opening the door made the birds fly away!). At the time I was aware that this wouldn't lead to top notch pictures - but...
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    diopter help please

    This forum seems to be inhabited by a wide range of experts who cheerfully share their knowledge. Thanks so much - maybe if I keep asking questions (and manage to remember the answers!) I will improve my computer skills and camera skills. Even if I never become expert I can certainly enjoy...
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    monitor info needed

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    diopter help please

    Thank you. Generally I use the auto focus mode however there are occasions when I focus manually. Your explanation is helpful. Please excuse me if I show my ignorance here - but how does the screen know whether I'm using auto or manual? Surely the camera would record different levels of...
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    monitor info needed

    Thank you for the feedback guys. We think that much of our problem is due to OUR aging - the printed words look fuzzy to both of us - even when wearing our glasses. It is also way too small for our comfort. The bifocals we have just don't seem to have a 'spot' that suits us when reading...
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    monitor info needed

    We are finding it increasingly difficult to see things well on our monitor (Samsung 753DF). Our difficulties may be coming from our advancing age and vision problems I suppose. There again maybe the monitor is ready to get ditched for something better. Do monitors wear out, get fuzzier with...
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    diopter help please

    I have a Panasonic FZ10. I wear glasses some of the time. Mostly I find the glasses annoying when using the camera. Can someone please explain the proper use of the diopter? Do I set it while wearing my glasses? Do I then wear my glasses when using the camera or do I remove my glasses to use...
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    Can a decent pic. be taken in poor conditions?

    Can a decent picture be taken in poor conditions? Thank you for replying. I posted a couple of photos in an earlier thread - named 'natural food'. It is down the page a bit from this thread. Certainly, even as a beginner, I realised that through a window wasn't going to lead to great...
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    Can a decent pic. be taken in poor conditions?

    Can a decent pic.be taken in poor conditions? I have been really enjoying and appreciating the valuable comments in this thread. There are now several things I can try to improve my photos when shooting through a window on a very grey day. Presumably the pics I posted earlier - 'natural...
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