Photographing Pets

[Pea-n-Me]

Screech and Dexter, also posted on the S3 thread.

Adorable!

 

[flick]

This is my first time posting on the Photography Board. This is Smitty, he has this love/hate relationship with the camera. Also I am not so good with my camera. I am just learning. Oh, btw, hate the time stamp. Had someone tell me they taught a camera class and would look at my camera for me and guess what. They set the time stamp! On my camera (Canon A95) once it is set you can not take it off!!!

Kim

 

[disneybride96]

Here is Bentley (Bentley Continential GTC) taken with my Canon Rebel:

 

[disneycasemgr]

Love seeing everybody's furbabies!

 

[Virgo10]

Here's a photo I took of Jasper about an hour ago sitting in the morning sun.

 

[AndrewWG]

This is my first time posting on the Photography Board. This is Smitty, he has this love/hate relationship with the camera. Also I am not so good with my camera. I am just learning. Oh, btw, hate the time stamp. Had someone tell me they taught a camera class and would look at my camera for me and guess what. They set the time stamp! On my camera (Canon A95) once it is set you can not take it off!!!

Kim

Ok, so I found that you can't take off the time stamp a tough one to believe and in fact, you can take it off. I searched the following site and have quoted from it below:

http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/canon/powershot_a95-review/

It says:

"I already mentioned the Function menu earlier in the review. There's a regular menu system as well, which is small and easy-to-navigate. Do note that some of those options are not available in "auto" mode. Here's a list of all the options in the record menu:

AF Frame (AiAF, FlexiZone, center) - AiAF is 9-point autofocus; I discussed FlexiZone earlier; center just focuses on tech center of the frame and can speed up focusing times
Redeye reduction (on/off)
Spot AE point (Center, AF point) - whether camera meters on center of frame or AF point while in spot metering mode
MF-point zoom (on/off) - center-frame enlargement in manual focus
AF-assist beam (on/off)
Digital zoom (on/off) - it's best to keep this turned off
Review (Off, 2-10 sec)
Reverse display (on/off) - whether camera "flips" the image on the LCD when you rotate the screen all the way around
Date stamp (Off, date, date & time) - see below
Save settings - to the "C" position on the mode dial. Handy feature!

I wanted to mention the date stamp feature since there's been some confusion about it. To use this feature you must use the function menu's resolution option to select "postcard size", which is 1600 x 1200. Then and only then can you print the date and/or time on your photos. It should be an option at all the resolutions in my opinion!"

So it would seem that if you change the size of your photos away from postcard size, the timestamp will go away. Give it a try and let me know how that works.

Andy

 

[flick]

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Ok I am a dork!!

I guess I just freaked out when I read my manual and it said once the date stamp is set it can not be deleted. I should have looked closer in the manual. It said that the postcard setting has to be selected. I always shoot in postcard! I just did not think to change it to something else.



Thanks again,

Kim

Ok, so I found that you can't take off the time stamp a tough one to believe and in fact, you can take it off. I searched the following site and have quoted from it below:

http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/canon/powershot_a95-review/

It says:

"I already mentioned the Function menu earlier in the review. There's a regular menu system as well, which is small and easy-to-navigate. Do note that some of those options are not available in "auto" mode. Here's a list of all the options in the record menu:

AF Frame (AiAF, FlexiZone, center) - AiAF is 9-point autofocus; I discussed FlexiZone earlier; center just focuses on tech center of the frame and can speed up focusing times
Redeye reduction (on/off)
Spot AE point (Center, AF point) - whether camera meters on center of frame or AF point while in spot metering mode
MF-point zoom (on/off) - center-frame enlargement in manual focus
AF-assist beam (on/off)
Digital zoom (on/off) - it's best to keep this turned off
Review (Off, 2-10 sec)
Reverse display (on/off) - whether camera "flips" the image on the LCD when you rotate the screen all the way around
Date stamp (Off, date, date & time) - see below
Save settings - to the "C" position on the mode dial. Handy feature!

I wanted to mention the date stamp feature since there's been some confusion about it. To use this feature you must use the function menu's resolution option to select "postcard size", which is 1600 x 1200. Then and only then can you print the date and/or time on your photos. It should be an option at all the resolutions in my opinion!"

So it would seem that if you change the size of your photos away from postcard size, the timestamp will go away. Give it a try and let me know how that works.

Andy

 

[AndrewWG]

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Ok I am a dork!!

I guess I just freaked out when I read my manual and it said once the date stamp is set it can not be deleted. I should have looked closer in the manual. It said that the postcard setting has to be selected. I always shoot in postcard! I just did not think to change it to something else.



Thanks again,

Kim

No problem, Kim! I'm glad I could help. The only reason I questioned it is that I had an A85 (not A95) and never knew that you could put date stamps on photos so I looked it up. Actually I still don't know if you can on the A85, but mine is all but dead now anyways. I hate date stamps. I think they are almost as bad as watermarks. Shall we bring watermarks discussions into the pets thread?

Just kidding. THIS IS A NO WATERMARK TALK ZONE!

Andy

ps, you're not a dork. If you were, you would be my sister. That's what we still call each other to this day. Started that about 20 years ago.

 

[DueyDooDah]

Here's a photo I took of Jasper about an hour ago sitting in the morning sun.

That's not Jasper! That's Malcolm.

Malcolm checking out the menu.

 

[Sha]

I had to take my George in for an emergency Vet visit this morning. Ended up having surgery. He is a "stone farmer" per the Vet, having several in his bladder and had a lot down his urethra. She was able to flush them out and had to do some other attempts to make sure it was all clear. Thankfully, it all is. He was growling again even though still groggy, which mean my little Mr Hiss and Spit is still with us! So, I decided to come to you all who love and adore our 4 legged, furry babies and post pic that I took recently. I will admit, I wouldve loved a pic of him with that collar (satelite dish) on...

 

[disneycasemgr]

I had to take my George in for an emergency Vet visit this morning. Ended up having surgery. He is a "stone farmer" per the Vet, having several in his bladder and had a lot down his urethra. She was able to flush them out and had to do some other attempts to make sure it was all clear. Thankfully, it all is. He was growling again even though still groggy, which mean my little Mr Hiss and Spit is still with us! So, I decided to come to you all who love and adore our 4 legged, furry babies and post pic that I took recently. I will admit, I wouldve loved a pic of him with that collar (satelite dish) on...

He's gorgeous. Glad he's doing ok after his surgery. Did the vet put him on a special diet?

 

[Sha]

He's gorgeous. Glad he's doing ok after his surgery. Did the vet put him on a special diet?

Thanks! I took a nap earlier and woke looking for him to be on my suitcase =-(

he was on a special diet before U/R (?) but he didnt tolerate it well because of the hairballs and constipation.... so they changed him to an in between one.... which he loves... he may just have to go back to the other though... just have to blend the two slowly making the U/R the primary...maybe he will do better. That and he needs to drink more water... he wont eat wet food... but has a fountain.

 

[MouseJunkie]

Elvis

Elvis again

& Bogie

It's not easy being green. (experimenting w/ my new camera)

Those eyes...

 

[Pokprincess]

This is Gina

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Sha, I'm glad Geroge is doing better.

 

[Sha]

Sha, I'm glad Geroge is doing better.

Thanks! he is now home and able to walk after 2 hours of walking like a drunk. His eyes are not as so dialated... he is starting to act more himself: eating, bathing, litter box.... shadowing me. Just took the bandage off for his IV site.

 

[disneycasemgr]

Thanks! he is now home and able to walk after 2 hours of walking like a drunk. His eyes are not as so dialated... he is starting to act more himself: eating, bathing, litter box.... shadowing me. Just took the bandage off for his IV site.

I'm so glad you got to bring him home and he is doing well!

 

[Sha]

Thanks! my tail-less wonder is doing better and better... have to give him a pill shortly... LOL... will make him drowsy again... may have a drugged pic of him shortly to share

 

[Sha]

sorry... duplicate post

 

[Sha]

here's the patient!

this is where he staggered and stopped about 30 minutes of being home
below you can see his wide drugged eyes