[Shaun @ Tru6]

Back in from a very long day seeing my grandfather, and of course I forgot the battery charging here, so no new pics.

Originally Posted by cantdrv55

I can't help you with your photography question. I just wanted to welcome you back. Hope you are feeling good. Stay well, Shaun.

Thanks! I'm about 3-5 days from being truly caught up in life and back. Today was a good day for the hip. Yesterday, first day I used both legs walking upstairs. Making progress.

Originally Posted by Eric Coffey

Check the metering mode.

Not sure on that camera's settings/features, but it might be set to "spot" or something strange (far corner of the frame? etc.) and metering the light/exposure for a very tiny portion of the frame. Try setting it to whatever the camera's option is for "matrix" or multi-metering and see if that makes any difference. Also, check the focus settings if applicable. Some of the newer cameras have different focus-area settings that can mess with exposure.

See if you have an ISO limit setting as well. It could be that in some situations a ISO higher than 1600 is needed, but a limit is set in the camera at or below the necessary level. When in lower light situations, try shooting in aperture-priority mode, with the lens wide open (and no limits on the ISO).

Or for indoor/low light situations, it could simply be a function of pushing the limits of the camera's sensor with a slow lens.

Thanks Eric, good points, it has 3 different modes for metering. I'll play with those. 1 is spot, 1 is multi, and there's one more. Will also check on the ISO limit and focus too; just seems like out of the box it should take pics "correctly."

Originally Posted by masraum

Post a pic or two that you've taken

Will do tomorrow, want to take some outside pics; everything I've done so far was trashed.

Originally Posted by flatbutt

any pix of nurses?

this ok? would like to do Vargas girl car shirts someday.

Originally Posted by Steve Carlton

How about wet T-shirts?

someday too.