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Old 07-31-2009, 10:03 PM
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Originally Posted by vakeel View Post
Love your rapids, Scott.The way you have balanced shadows and lights in the first one is fantastic. Well done, and thanks for sharing.
Thanks. With the sun coming through the clouds off and on it was a little difficult to get what I wanted.
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Love the rapids shots. the water looks like mercury to me. i really like them. good job!
Thanks. I never really thought about them as quicksilver but I can see that.
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Really nice rapids. What's the story about covering the viewfinder? I have the little cover but never thought to use it for anything.
I was using the self timer on the camera so my eye wasn't covering the viewfinder. As it turns out light can get in through the viewfinder and trick the sensor into thinking that there is more light than there is.
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