Photographic Adventure

[Mike McCarty]

Mary,

That looks like a really nice camera.

About zoom lenses ..

Your camera indicates the ability to zoom from a wide angle of 35mm, to telephoto of 210mm. If you look on the top side of your lens you should see these two extremes, and points in between, indicated. As you zoom in or out the number indicated on top will be the degree of telephoto that you are using.

You may have read elsewhere on the forum about lens distortion, this happens most of the time when you try and use the wide angle (lowest number) end of the lens' range. I just wanted you to stay away from that low end and the distortion that it can create.

As far as the f stop business, we can forget that for the time being.

You've done a good job with these images. Clearly the first image shows some of the off side in total darkness. And, in the subsequent efforts you have brought some light into the shadows.

I think we are ready to ditch the naked lady and go for some real flesh and bone.

I would like for you to consider this next part and report back with your thoughts.

I know you have three young children and they are handy, but, I would like to know if there is an older person that you could enlist? Someone that you could use and go back to for additional tries if need be.