At 03:17 PM 7/27/2004, you wrote: >At 10:14 PM 7/26/2004 -0400, Dennis wrote: > > >Wow!!! That's a great photo! My camera struggles when I take close-up > >shots like that... > > > >Thanks for the compliment, Dennis. That photo was taken with a hand-held >Cannon Digital Rebel under relatively low light conditions. The settings >were manual rather than automatic. No special lenses were used - just the >one which came with the camera. I've been very satisfied with what I can do >with this camera. > >I think a bit of luck was involved, too! Well it looked quite professional. (Andre Agassi would be proud. LOL!) I also find luck is a factor with my "best shots" too. One of my favorites is a photo of Iris versicolor that I snapped right as a bumblebee was landing on it. It's one of my all time faves, and there was no way I could have planned it! Dennis in Cincy