Maybe by this time next year I will be able to figure all this out, Practice Practice......

These are just a few DragonFly's at the pond, Have always thought they were just a neat bug.
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w12/fiat67/IMG_0009-1.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w12/fiat67/IMG_0008-1.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w12/fiat67/IMG_0007-1.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w12/fiat67/IMG_0006-2.jpg
These were floating on a board about 20' away.
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w12/fiat67/dragonfly1.jpg

Any help from some of ya photographers is welcome. :)

What settings did you have it on or was it just auto?

well just on auto.... still screwing everything up in macro... but I am working on it, also using a canon s3. Just reading the book and trial and error, only way I know, I'm sure that i am just missing one simple thing, but this is a new camera to me and actually my 1st digital, used to my old 35mm Cannon. I have been using the timed shot in macro on the tripod, other wise I just get it blurred. Hopefully more time will help. and learn a few tricks here and there.

In order to get a shot on mine, I have to push the flower button down on mine and then hit the shutter button down half way, then it zooms in....Also on mine if anything comes up red or the button flashed red that's not good.......it needs to be green on the light and grey on the settings.
Durning the day I use 100 iso and night I use 400 iso. I also set my aperture down to 2.8 on mine to get the good macro shots.....focuses in more to the subject.....Actually I think I like my aperture setting the best..?? I dont know....I still really dont know what Im doing yet, but maybe it will help???

I love them........

Ok , this is the best I could do.....turned the brightness down a bit, uped the contrast, sharpen and then added a border...that 's it.....
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee233/bambam203photos/rlfedited.jpg

oh yea, on photobucket, where up upload your pics right on top of where it says browse. change your settings to 600x800.....I think it is....that way the pics are huge.......

Thanks Bam, Yes any help is better than where I was at before, thanks very much, and you know your right on PS, LOL I thought I did that but It was done to late...LOL. It may take me awhile to get this down, (hopefully by then I won't be suffering from dementia or something) but it sure is alot of fun trying. and so far the few that have been good well they have made some nice pics on the wall. Thanks for your advise, may ask more in the future.
Randy

Thanks FunGusAmonGus

OH BamBam, I have it set on 17" screen ( 1024 x 768 ) wich is one up from the 15" 800x600, should I go down to it or stay where it is? or the next one up from it is like 1 gig ???

na, na go down ....

What kind of cam do you have? Name, make , model?

What kind of cam do you have? Name, make , model?

I have the Cannon s3is.....Thanks, I will reset the PB setting.
Randy

Oh that's a nice cam.......the cyber shot?