I would appreciate some advice on how to photograph plants with a recently purchased small camera, a Nikon Coolpix S9700. I got it so I wouldn't have to carry my heavy digital SLR on casual outings, but attempts so far have resulted only in horribly overexposed images. It doesn't come with a manual -- there are only online resources from which I can't seem to extract the information I need. Does anyone have this model of camera and know how to get a good image of a small plant outdoors? I don't mean a true macro close-up, just a clear image of something say 10 cm in diameter. Some years ago I had an early Coolpix model and the main problem I had with it was that the auto focus tried to focus on the background instead of a small flower in the foreground. I eventually mastered it, though. I really prefer the manual focus on the SLR but the lens is heavy. Thanks, Jane McGary, Portland, Oregon, USA _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…