ahh never thought about them places, i live just at the front of dunham golf club, so could go tatton park when its snowy stuff, cheers

thanyou , you dont know of any places around manc do you to take good pics?

hi again, just a few more pics ive taken tonight, i do have the hi-res pics, what do you think?

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no its was fine, i can understand all camera are different, and ive not got the best camera, i would like a DSLR, but cant really afford one of those, ill look for a book, theres no photography clubs near me, and i work full time so cant really got on a course either, ive found a few close snaps of my lizards which ive taken with the same cam, all in auto mode but with super macro on which i think have turned out well, but i can help to think they could be better

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ahh thanks for your reply, i will go have a look see on the links you have provided, and i will get back to you on here to show some progress pics

cheers

Iain

hi all, not been on the site for aaages, and was just wondering if anyone knows ways of taking good pictures with using the settings on the optio L40. ive had it for a couple of years now, but i have always used it with all the settings on auto and would like to start taking good picture now,

here are a few pictures to show you.
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ive had a look through the settings and i dont really understand how to use them and what combination to use them in.

there the white balance with :
Auto
Daylight
Shade
Tungsten light
fluores light
shutter adjust

ISO sensitivity:
50
100
200
400
800
1600
3200

and ev compensation,

just really want to know which settings would be a good combinations for a good picture, hope someone can help, and undertand what im trying to say. anyway i am looking forward to your answers

Iain

yea i know. haha, couldnt be bother to get out, as i didnt haver my tripod, so i rested it on the steering wheel, as i said above, i will get a pic of my car in it (when i get it back) and then post it up

well here is a pic i took the other day (what ive been after) might not be the best, but im stil experimenting with the camera, that was just in night mode and the ISO at 200 with no flash. hope you like and i hope i get better at taking pics

ok thankyou will post the pic when i get it done, and then you can tel me where ive gone wrong

and also, if im taking the pic at night (which i will be doing) i need to have the flash off and set it in night mode?