Keldyn buys a Digital Camera

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Yes the good o'l Powershot G3. Just got it a couple of weeks ago. I have been using it a lot.

curious if you use manual modes or just auto? for the closeup shots i imagine you put it into macro mode? do you use a tripod? etc etc

wouldn't mind knowing how you go about taking such nice shots. I know your camera is expensive so I'm sure that helps, but what settings are you using?

also, are you taking the largest sized pics on fine or superfine?

just would like to know a little more detail is all. I have the a70 so our featureset should be close enough that we can talk in canon lingo :)

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Ok well I used my tripod for all of the flower shots. The only macro shots were the very close up of the flower, and the bug. Everything else was either zoomed in or just shot right from the lense (no zooming). I didn't use the digital zoom either because the quality is crap with digital zoom. I only used the auto mode to tell me what the focal length was usually f/x, however in this case it was f/4. Then I would go to the Av mode and set my aperature. Then I would go to M mode and set my shutter speed with my desired aperature setting that I chose using Av mode. I would take about 3-5 shots with the same aperature, in M mode, with 3-4 different shutter speeds, which varies the lighting. The faster the shutter moves the less amount of light you'll get in your shot. So I usually fool around with that. When I get between 1-4 inches from my subject I'll turn on macro mode, which will blur the background, but will keep the subject crisp, like in that bug photo. However, on that shot I didn't use my tripod because I was afraid it was going to move (mom was holding tripod for me, and she was far away from me), and so I just tried it by hand. I am still learning about aperature and shutter speed, so please forgive me if my information isn't correct.

Edit: Yes my pictures are taken in Superfine mode (2272x1702), with the max level of sharpness set.

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The reason why I also use higher shutter speeds where there are many landscape areas is because I don't want to over expose the sky. The sky is much much brighter than the subject so to let less light in I increase the shutter speed, thus you can see the nice blue sky with detailed clouds, and still the subject is visable.

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