Hi All,I went out last night to try to snap a certain subject....alas no luck,...I'll have to keep it secret....'til I manage to photograph one....he he...  anyhoooo, while I was out there I tried some hand-held HDR with the sunset clouds.  Managed to get a few quite clear ones...which was a surprise to me,...but I'm starting to realise whats going on with the metering in manual mode and can actually shoot the majority of the time in Focus...in Manual mode....lol

Afternoon all,I have a FuJi FinePix HS20 EXR & I am not very good with knowing what it can & can't do. I love taking Black & White Pictures so I was wondering if anyone would be able to advise me if I am able to take Black & White Pictures but to still have some colour in the photo - for example; the picture would be Black & White but anything that was blue would remain blue etc....I look forward to your responses. 

Just brought the Fuji JX420 and not sure if this is right or not ! When looking through the monitor to take a picture i keep getting pink stripes on the screen. I hae taken some pictures and it doesnt come out on the photograph but what is the reason for seeing the pink stripes ? Is this normal ? Does anyone else have this problem ? Would appreciate some feedback

A fun photo session can be had with a couple of table lamps and a CD. Oh and a couple of pieces of black card.Put the CD on a black surface with the lamps pointing at it from either side and snap. Try different White Balance and different light positions. You could also try a small torch or a Pringles Snoot (http://diyphotography.net/crossing-over-to-the-dark-field-has-never-been-easier) to add variety.Have a go and lets see what you come up with. If needed darken the blacks using Levels in Photoshop/GIMP/Picassa etc and voilà.

http://www.myfinepix.co.uk/gallery/296/476167 or does it depend on the photo you pick - cheers Jean

Hi Im not sure if I have this in the right forum but a while ago I posted my One Tree One Tree photo blog and I had a few requests on how it was done so I have posted a short guide for anyone who wants to have a go :-)here is the One Tree One Year blog...

Sorry everybody and especially those who left comments on my previous entry, I changed my entry once again.. last time, I promise..http://www.myfinepix.co.uk/competition/entry/475757

Trying to figure out if it is possible to improve on my indoor concert shots. I posted 2 or 3 of the better ones that I got. I am only usuing a 2940 model which I know is not a dslr and not ideal for this kind of photography. I was happy with the shots that I did get, just wondered if there were any better settings that might make them any better next time around. Auto setting was useless inside with no flash...i went into manual mode with preference to the shutter speed and adjusted a little.

Hi everyone, as some of you have seen many of my photos have been taken outdoors using my new HS20 EXR and now with the addition of a Canon 1.5X telephoto converter just to get me that little bit closer.Now the bird hide, lets just say that I've made up my own 'large' hide but even though I know you will all laugh at my photo below it works!

Hi All,Been playing with my new Raynox 250 again...lol  wanted a Macro HDR of a Dandelion Seed Head...just hadn't thought about.....the Breeze.....lol   but with a little patience waiting for a quiet spell...I managed to snap a few. Had the HS20 set for 3 x AE BKT and EV +/- 1.After I processed the HDR in PaitShop Pro x4...I loaded it to Photoscape to do the watermark...then when I uploaded it here...the watermark has been sucked into the Bokeh round the edge of the Sed Head...eh ?...so any ideas on that would be much appreciated.

why is it when you post a picture onto the weekly members gallery, your picture ends up as the last in the gallery? ive just posted a picture and its 3 pages from the top where it will recieve very little exposure (no one likes going that far when viewing). surely the newest posts should be on top then that way all posts get equal exposure. as it stands now those who posted first stay top throughout the week and are the first to be seen for the duration of the week which in my opinion is unfair and does not make any sense whatsoever.

Went to a new Mega shopping complex here in Bangkok Thailand yesterday. The first ice skating rink in Bangkok has just opened. It appeared the skaters needed a lot of practice. Please don't laugh. They are trying to do their best. I shot some  HD video of the skaters for a test. I am very pleased with the results. If you would like to see them, click on the links below. Be sure and zoom to full screen.Below is standard windows media video- size 2.14 MBhttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/17748698/Ice%20scateing%20Thailand.wmvBelow is the same scene in HD- size 27 MB