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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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    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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    natural food

    I have a mountain ash (rowan) tree outside a bedroom window. After the latest visit by Bohemian waxwings it is berry-less until next year! I have attached a couple of photos - one showing a Boh doing a headstand and one with a snow covered crest. I also feed with sunflower seed, nyger seed...
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    Cedar waxwings

    I have done some experirimenting and exploring in Photoshop Elements so I'll try again. A closer look at the pictures makes me think that maybe these are Bohemian Waxwings! I took them through a window and cropped them quite a bit. sask
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    Cedar waxwings

    I give up - can't attach photos. sask
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    Cedar waxwings

    I have been waiting for ages for the annual descent of the Cedar Waxwings on my mountain ash tree. Will try to attach a photo to prove that they arrived. Quality is poor as it is so cold now that I shot the picture through the window. Sask
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    burning to CD

    OK - I'm not too shy to admit that computers confuse me. I have Photoshop Elements as my picture handling programme. I want to put certain photos on a CD so I can take it to a local store for printing. Problem is I can find instructions to print at home and to send files to an online printing...
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    I try again!

    This should work - I've followed all the directions and the file I want to attach is listed at the bottom of the page under Attach Files. It seems to me that it would be easier if the attachment showed up right away in the post I'm writing! House wren leaving nestbox. It is rather small - so...
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    first try at posting

    I'll try again Here is the original. Nope - that won't work either - the file is too large. Sure would be nice to be 'computer literate' so I wouldn't have to ask how to do every little thing! 'What do I do to make it smaller . sask
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    first try at posting

    That is what I thought I did! Nothing seemed to happen though. Am I supposed to send the orignal file as it is saved in My Pictures? A file via Photoshop Elements? Do I have to change anything on the file - size etc? Thanks - sask
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    first try at posting

    Hi - I don't know much about using forums - or technical details about digital photography. This seemed to be a great site to learn more. I have a Panasonic FZ 10. Yesterday some wrens started to build a nest in one of our nestboxes. I grabbed the camera and started shooting. The nestbox...
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    1st Full day with the PanyFZ20

    Ist full day with Panny fz 20 I'm a brand new member of the forums - which may explain this post! Where are the pictures? sask
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