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<blockquote data-quote="Mediaman09" data-source="post: 58500" data-attributes="member: 9503">Thanks for all the good info!I guess 'cheating' was poor choice of words!! Yes, there is an art and sceince and a need for post-processing. What I was trying to say was, that I didnt undnerstand (its a learning curve) why , out of the camera, seemingly similar scenes, under similar conditions, turned out with great contrast in some cases and washed out in others. Clearly other variables were at play that I did not appreciate.As it was my first time out, I shot most everything in Auto (without flash). I only used Shutter fo the motorbike shots. As to Active D, ood question. I didnt touch that setting so whatever the default setting was is what I used. Not sure if that is ON or OFF ; Could not find any reference to the default (or a description of the feature) in the manual : <a href="http://www.nikonusa.com/pdf/manuals/dslr/D5100_EN.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.nikonusa.com/pdf/manuals/dslr/D5100_EN.pdf</a>All my shots were hand-held and Auto ISO. Another read of the manual, and a few more years under my belt, I'll be just fine!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mediaman09, post: 58500, member: 9503"] Thanks for all the good info! I guess 'cheating' was poor choice of words!! Yes, there is an art and sceince and a need for post-processing. What I was trying to say was, that I didnt undnerstand (its a learning curve) why , out of the camera, seemingly similar scenes, under similar conditions, turned out with great contrast in some cases and washed out in others. Clearly other variables were at play that I did not appreciate. As it was my first time out, I shot most everything in Auto (without flash). I only used Shutter fo the motorbike shots. As to Active D, ood question. I didnt touch that setting so whatever the default setting was is what I used. Not sure if that is ON or OFF ; Could not find any reference to the default (or a description of the feature) in the manual : [URL]http://www.nikonusa.com/pdf/manuals/dslr/D5100_EN.pdf[/URL] All my shots were hand-held and Auto ISO. Another read of the manual, and a few more years under my belt, I'll be just fine! [/QUOTE]

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