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I understand about the issue you raise with your daughter. My daughter is much the same. She says that messing with settings gets in the way of her creativity. She is very slowly starting to come around, although she will never be a tech head when it comes to photography. I have offered to get...

Welcome. Look forward to seeing some of your work. This is a friendly place with lots of folks willing to share their knowledge and experience.

I frequently have images that I process as both color and B&W, and then have trouble deciding which I like better. In this case I think I tip the hat to the B&W. It has a more classic look that is fitting for such a striking ancient building. In my neck of the woods an ancient building is...

If you already have the lens, it may be worth purchasing an FTZ. If you are looking at purchasing the lens, I would recommend looking very hard at a Z mount lens. IMO, it's worth spending the extra on the Z mount lenses, they really are a cut above. Having said that, there are situations where...

Played around with off camera flash today. Not a total success, but got some interesting results. Here's one from the left side. And here is one from the back. I don't like it as well, but it has some interesting elements that might work well by balancing the front or side with either...

Why do so many insects want to hang upside down all the time?

Well, I could wait for something better in a day or two, but will go out on a limb and post this one. I set the camera to Cuteness Factor 8.3 and fired away.

I don't own one, but I typically avoid high zoom ratios. There are significant prices to be paid for that extreme range. Sharpness is one price. They also tend to suffer issues with focusing and zoom creep. Read some of the reviews available online and they speak to these issues. Personally...

Another weird one. Did a quick search, and was unable to identify this critter. Some kind of beetle, I suppose. Wasps aren't usually this cooperative.

You probably did too.

Great hummingbird pictures. I even like the chipmunk image, even though they are sort of squirrels. Squirrels are evil!

I occasionally get lucky enough to get some shots when critters are having a bit of a snack. Usually the snack is not terribly pleased with it. I'll start it off with this robber fly munching on some kind of bee.

Thanks. I sort of liked my caption a little better, but your photo was definitely the superior. Remember, this is a photography forum, not a writing forum. ;) I use Photoshop for my stacking, so I'm not much help there. I don't use focus stacking that often, however. I do try and keep my...

Decided to shake things up a little today, and headed over to Cypress Gardens. Now don't get too excited, the macro lens never came off the Z7ii. There were a few different critters however. These are most likely stink bug nymphs. There were a ton of them. When I first saw them, they were...

Congratulations. Great photo.

Try using the "connect to a smart device" menu option on the camera. This is the instruction page from the user's manual online in case you need it: Online manual

Went for another walk in the yard this morning. I also added one from yesterday.

Around here we call them a rookery.

Always get an insurance shot. Last year I had an owl fly up and land on a branch not too far away from me. I went ahead and took a couple shots before trying to move a little closer. Good thing I did, as it flew off as soon as my hand touched the tripod.