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<blockquote data-quote="Grumpa" data-source="post: 385847" data-attributes="member: 17855">Well, my first outing with it didn't turn out quite like I'd hoped. No great shots, a few pretty good ones and a ton that will go in the trash bin. I'd like to blame it on the overcast dreary day we had but I think it had more to do with me not knowing my equipment than anything else. I played around with the settings all day long and don't think I ever did hit on the right combination.&nbsp; May take me awhile but I'll get it figured out eventually. I'm a slow learner but when I get it; I got it. Due to the low light conditions we decided to go to a preserve where the residents are used to seeing people so aren't as spooky as they would be out in the real world so they'll often let you approach fairly close. Don't have any long shots to show off cause all the long shots were terrible, no way I'm showing them to anybody. ( : But I shot some mallards at about fifty yards or so that turned out alright and we were treated to a couple of bull elks sparring with each other so close I had to zoom way in just to get them both in the pic. Hadn't seen that before so that was pretty cool and managed to get a few shot's of that that came out alright,and one red-headed woodpecker.&nbsp; [ATTACH]126702[/ATTACH][ATTACH]126703[/ATTACH][ATTACH]126704[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Grumpa, post: 385847, member: 17855"] Well, my first outing with it didn't turn out quite like I'd hoped. No great shots, a few pretty good ones and a ton that will go in the trash bin. I'd like to blame it on the overcast dreary day we had but I think it had more to do with me not knowing my equipment than anything else. I played around with the settings all day long and don't think I ever did hit on the right combination. May take me awhile but I'll get it figured out eventually. I'm a slow learner but when I get it; I got it. Due to the low light conditions we decided to go to a preserve where the residents are used to seeing people so aren't as spooky as they would be out in the real world so they'll often let you approach fairly close. Don't have any long shots to show off cause all the long shots were terrible, no way I'm showing them to anybody. ( : But I shot some mallards at about fifty yards or so that turned out alright and we were treated to a couple of bull elks sparring with each other so close I had to zoom way in just to get them both in the pic. Hadn't seen that before so that was pretty cool and managed to get a few shot's of that that came out alright,and one red-headed woodpecker. [ATTACH=CONFIG]126702._xfImport[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]126703._xfImport[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]126704._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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