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by jwilliams44 from Belleville, IL

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Thoughts on the trip to the Garden...
May 12, 2008 | 1:43 AM
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First off tell me who was thinking about going on Sunday?


Out of those of you saying 'me' what do you think about putting it off another week or maybe two?

I am worried with all the rain and now all that wind from yesterday, we will be hitting the garden a bit to soon.

Thoughts???


In the meantime enjoy this Black Swallowtail I grab a shot of while walking the streets in the Historic District in Belleville.


along with a couple of Tulips and a new wallpaper...




I have this in smaller sizes as well, just let me know what size you need.


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JillSTL read my blog view my photos
May 14, 2008 | 12:17 PM

John,

The middle of June would work better for me.

Here are some of the latest shots you have inspired ...








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jwilliams44 read my blog view my photos
May 14, 2008 | 4:00 PM

Very nice Jill :)


It probably will be for everyone else as well.
JillSTL read my blog view my photos
May 14, 2008 | 4:14 PM

Olympus SP-350 ... auto settings, super macro ... I can shoot in raw, but here it's just in .jpg

I want to learn more about the settings so I can shoot better underwater.

The autofocus is a bit tricky to master ...
jwilliams44 read my blog view my photos
May 14, 2008 | 4:40 PM

I used to use an Olympus point and shoot, it was a great camera in fact my photos of the frog from the St. Louis zoo was shot with that camera, I highly recommend their products.

RAW is a gift from the camera gods as far as I am concerned :) and the hardest thing to master with almost any AF camera is the focusing aspect. I highly suggest shooting in RAW at all times and then saving out to a JPG, keep the RAW files on CD/DVD backup (two of them, one at the house one away from the house). Having an truly non-compressed version of your image is a wonderful thing and you do have a lot more control over any changes you want to make. I see RAW files as negatives and JPGs as prints, if you want to look at it from a film point of view.

I am more than happy to help you learn anything you need. I love underwater photography, it is very challenging and can be very rewarding. There are some good places in the area to take some underwater photography classes, just check with your local dive shops.
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I have lived in the St. Louis area pretty much all my life. Lived in a few other places, like New Orleans, but I always end up coming back home to the mid-west. I am a photographer and an avid bicyclist. I may not always be able to ride due to chronic pain from nerve damage in my lower spine, but it is what I love to do. I have had the pleasure of having my work hang at two group shows in a Chicago gallery. One of my favorite horror/dark artists was part of the show, Chad Michael Ward, having my work hang with his was a true honor for me. Recently I have started showing my work here in St. Louis, so far I have been part of four to date at The Koken Art Factory, Soulard Art Mart (SAM Gallery) and The Art COOP in the central west end. I am also starting to hold local photo classes, giving anyone that wants to learn how to either use their camera better, learn the basics of buying a good camera or find more information on how to improve their own photography skills. The classes will be held at places like The Missouri Botanical Gardens or The St. Louis Zoo. These classes/seminars will be conducted by myself along with some of my fellow photographer friends if needed and they will all be done free of charge. John W

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