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<blockquote data-quote="Retro" data-source="post: 483128" data-attributes="member: 37517">We did have the waitress take a shot of us with the little Canon A2300, and this is how it turned out:[ATTACH]174054[/ATTACH]Shooting a scene like this is a perfect opportunity for learning photography the right way. This is why I love SLR photography. The challenges this presents are priceless to me. Of course, your Coolpix P610 might trounce this lighting challenge in auto mode, shutting down your aperture and providing a perfectly balanced flash, but who cares? My Canon A640 did this:[ATTACH]174055[/ATTACH]All I did was point the camera and press the button. That's not photography. Only in my wildest dreams could I take such a perfect picture with my Nikon. That is the goal I am working for. I want to be as good as a P610 in auto mode, or even better. Look at the skin tones in my son's face. I have to learn how to do that.I'm going in to the forest next door to finish off this roll. I want to post the results. I have a strong suspicion the flash should have been on 1/2 output.We will be going back to Lighthouse Cove, because we love it there, and I will have more opportunities to get this right.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Retro, post: 483128, member: 37517"] We did have the waitress take a shot of us with the little Canon A2300, and this is how it turned out: [ATTACH=CONFIG]174054._xfImport[/ATTACH] Shooting a scene like this is a perfect opportunity for learning photography the right way. This is why I love SLR photography. The challenges this presents are priceless to me. Of course, your Coolpix P610 might trounce this lighting challenge in auto mode, shutting down your aperture and providing a perfectly balanced flash, but who cares? My Canon A640 did this: [ATTACH=CONFIG]174055._xfImport[/ATTACH] All I did was point the camera and press the button. That's not photography. Only in my wildest dreams could I take such a perfect picture with my Nikon. That is the goal I am working for. I want to be as good as a P610 in auto mode, or even better. Look at the skin tones in my son's face. I have to learn how to do that. I'm going in to the forest next door to finish off this roll. I want to post the results. I have a strong suspicion the flash should have been on 1/2 output. We will be going back to Lighthouse Cove, because we love it there, and I will have more opportunities to get this right. [/QUOTE]

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