Gnome

For my camera exploration, I used my personal digital camera. It is a 5 mega-pixel [|Casio Exilim], which I purchased about a year ago. I got it because it is basically a point and shoot camera. There are a few setting you can adjust such as the white balance and EV Shift to manage bad lighting situations. The camera's "Best Shot" feature is a quick pick of the most common adjustments of the settings available.

I found an interesting little gnome figure at the local bookstore and bought him for my photo subject. One of the draw backs of the Exilim is the flash is not really the smartest and I always forget to check the flash setting so my first photo got entirely washed out: Ran through the various flash settings until I decided it probably did not even need the flash: I tried the "Best Shots" settings and used the macro setting and with the portrait setting to get this interesting shot: What I like about the above photo was the blurred background and the details of the gnome. These settings would be good for students doing close-up photos for a science project. I continued to use the various "Best Shots" settings and found that they are the easiest and quickest way to get photos taken. I would like to move up to a digital SLR like the Canon Rebel but for most of my basic needs the Exilim seems to have most areas covered. The one feature I wish it had was shutter speed control, but for a super small camera it has done well for me.
 * [[image:http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1043/1352657614_5e3848245e_o.jpg caption="Too much flash!"]] ||
 * [[image:http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1179/1352680170_4ca7c9af72_o.jpg caption="Re-dux"]] ||
 * [[image:http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1022/1352516724_d7070438a3_o.jpg caption="Gnome Close-up"]] ||

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