Frogs from the lightbox

[John]

That's a fair point that I will grant you.

[Ron]

Along with what John has already said: my camera is a Kodak EasyShare DX6490 point-and-shoot I bought 7 or so years ago. It has a macro button and auto focus, which really helps with these sorts of things. But I've spent that many years really learning how to use it and understanding its quirks and limitations, and then working with (and in spite of) them. This camera has been brough on backpacking trips, to the desert, to West Africa...it has dirt and pieces of dust on the inner lens I can't remove and that show up in images if I shoot too directly into the light (a new camera would probably cost less than sending it in to get repaired). But if I had a better camera, I bet my pictures would actually be of lower quality than what I'm able to current do with this camera. Of course there is a learning curve...but right now this camera is familiar and I can adjust and do what I need to without hardly thinking about.

[Kurt]

What did you photograph in Africa?

[Ron]

Hi Kurt, I'll try and start another thread and share some of the photos I took while there.

[McLaura]

Really amazing photos! My favorites are the pumilios. Those are on the wishlish for when I know more about them and have a little more space and cash. I will also say that point and shoot cameras can be fantastic - the digital macro button on my Canon SD750 took amazing pictures.

[John]

the digital macro button on my Canon SD750 took amazing pictures.

You make it sound like you just happened to be there while the camera did all the work :P. Take some credit!

[graphicfrog]

Hello....
i'm not english...so sorry
so i will know were i can download photos on high resolution...
thank you so much