Comments on: Digiscoping for dummies http://thedrinkingbirdblog.com/2009/07/27/digiscoping-for-dummies/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:59:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Nate http://thedrinkingbirdblog.com/2009/07/27/digiscoping-for-dummies/#comment-1341 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:34:16 +0000 http://thedrinkingbird.wordpress.com/2009/07/27/digiscoping-for-dummies#comment-1341 @John- You're absolutely right. Taking the time to get to know the settings on your camera goes a long way towards taking good pictures. I'll look into GIMP, thanks for the recommendation.

]]> By: John http://thedrinkingbirdblog.com/2009/07/27/digiscoping-for-dummies/#comment-1340 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:03:37 +0000 http://thedrinkingbird.wordpress.com/2009/07/27/digiscoping-for-dummies#comment-1340 Shooting in manual mode rather than using the auto and scene modes was a revelation for me. After I started doing that, I found that a lot of my frustrations with my P&S disappeared (though there are still other ones…). I think that auto exposure systems get confused in difficult lighting conditions.

If you want something more sophisticated than Picasa or Picture Manager, it would be worth trying The GIMP.

]]> By: Nate http://thedrinkingbirdblog.com/2009/07/27/digiscoping-for-dummies/#comment-1338 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:55:19 +0000 http://thedrinkingbird.wordpress.com/2009/07/27/digiscoping-for-dummies#comment-1338 @Dad- The lens of the Panasonic camera actually fits perfectly inside the extended eyecup of the Kowa eyepiece. Once I made that discovery things really took off. You can do it too.

@Mike- Clay did some pretty amazing things with Microsoft Picture Manager just messing with the midtones and contrast. I use Picasa and have gotten decent results with something similar, I think Picasa call it warmth or something.

@Jochen- Sure. Wanna start?

]]> By: Jochen http://thedrinkingbirdblog.com/2009/07/27/digiscoping-for-dummies/#comment-1337 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:24:15 +0000 http://thedrinkingbird.wordpress.com/2009/07/27/digiscoping-for-dummies#comment-1337 Bunny caption contest?

]]> By: noflickster http://thedrinkingbirdblog.com/2009/07/27/digiscoping-for-dummies/#comment-1336 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:20:58 +0000 http://thedrinkingbird.wordpress.com/2009/07/27/digiscoping-for-dummies#comment-1336 Nice shots, especially the herons!

What photo editing did you/Clay do/suggest, and in what editor? I'm still toying with a "recipe" for post processing, and still monkeying with a couple different software programs. I'm very curious about what other do between the acts of "downloading" and "publishing."

-Mike

]]> By: Greg http://thedrinkingbirdblog.com/2009/07/27/digiscoping-for-dummies/#comment-1335 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:10:56 +0000 http://thedrinkingbird.wordpress.com/2009/07/27/digiscoping-for-dummies#comment-1335 Looking forward to being your student now. Nice photos!

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