///M5

12 guys, about $190 per person a year incoming

We have 4 payouts in our fantasy league that are more than $10 Most points, best record, superbowl, weekly picks. ....I won them all.

The other thing you will quickly learn is that if you want to have pictures like a photographer would take of your family...you need to act like a photographer. ie, have the camera on and in your hand A LOT. You don't hire a wedding photographer to take pictures for 3 1 minute intervals in a full day for a reason. This one is hard...but rewarding. Of course taking shots of things helps resolve this a lot...but requires 1 more rule. -Stuff outside is always best shot 1hr before sunrise or 1hr before sunset (+/-45min). For sunset planning your shot TOWARDS the sun is ideal. Sounds strange, but :doit:

I LOVE center focus only on babies. Hit their eye and frame. That setting won't follow the Auto though so your wives photos will be out of focus. Using the 9 center points should resolve this 85% of the time. Won't be as nailed for you.

SHOW YOUR WIFE the green full auto mode. For what she wants it will work. Tell her EVERY time she picks up the camera she should switch it to Auto OR shoot the pic as is and then quickly reshoot in full Auto.

I tried the brute force method to learn. ie, take the same shot with a ton of different settings to figure out what they do. While that works, I would encourage you to instead shoot something and post it with the settings and we can discuss. Need to share what you can change: Aperature, Shutter speed, ISO, Exposure compensation, & if you remember Focus method. That pretty much of course is 99% of what you change when shooting. If those don't work and you need more light I would turn on the lights first before gathering a flash. I kept it dumb with shutter speed only as really the rest is meaningless until you shoot some pictures. Some general guidelines: -Shutter speed no faster than 1/focal length, unless with kids/people then try like hell to keep it at 1/200 or faster -I underexpose 1/3 of a stop as a default setting. When shooting buildings I may stop that down to a full stop. Overexposing kills a pic, under you can actually use to increase your dynamic range which can help light gathering as much as a great lens. Getting more than a stop by any method is HUGE. -ISO - I leave it on 100 (until I can't then Auto*). On the 60d you really won't want to shoot anything beyond 3200 and even that is far from ideal. *this will annoy the shit out of you right now as you will need to fidget with it regularly -Lots of kids in a room with varying backgrounds I always shoot in manual. To deal with Matt's problem here I will use Auto ISO...but watch it closely to adapt. -Smallest aperature possible for anything more "zoomed" than waist up, f11/13 or where your lens/camera combo is sharpest for stills of buildings etc. The rest is just shoot and reflect on what is good, bad and then fix it next time. You'll learn fast.

Start shooting. Set your aperature at 1.4 and blast away

I always only shoot raw. I haven't found any good help for people shooting online...but am curious too lol. Especially if a flash is added.

Matt is your man. Wondering if I need a new one too. Going on my 5th day in a row waking up with a migraine or nasty headache.

Tweeters and 12's DON'T work together...not even close. You also don't need a 12 for midbass.

I need to make another trip there too...but might wait until the kitchen is remodeled.

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Have to balance that and trying to win, lol. Something with the least amount of material is good. Exactly why I did a lotus 61 last year

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because big body 2 door benz = sex

AMT and 12's don't match. As for cost that will depend a ton on your expectations of how they look. Anywhere from $300-$2000.

Built a rail rider last year, this year thinking I'll do it straight on 3.

Last years was a Lotus 61. Location of weight is the easiest with a stick body. Our track isn't very vertical so you have to weight where it can still go down hill for a bit.

thanks, I meant ideas for the car. Have the track figured out. Tried not to help too much since Aidan was only in Kindergarden but won every race of the day and took home all the possible trophies he could. Traveling one is like 3' tall, lol. Just want it to look good this year. Might try fenders this year...but I can't find our local rules atm.

I think of that in nearly every purchase. Used of course you lose nothing.

Pinewood derby car ideas? Remember less wood = faster as tungsten in the right spot is the goal so nothing super bulky.

Apple controls the price nationwide btw.

There is one use for a filter on that lens. If you want to shoot at 1.4 and you are outside and it is BRIGHT that isn't going to work on that body. 1/4000 isn't short enough. A few stops of light and you will be okay though which equates to a filter or 2.

The 60d is awesome btw. Definite ridiculous amount of capability for $400.

Worse case you lose $70 right? It isn't so bad.