Camera Settings

If you are shooting professional projects, RAW is the only way to go, then interpret the image outside of the camera. But if you are shooting for fun, there's a lot to be said for getting to know how those settings can improve or destroy the shot you're working with.

I like a little less of some things on the D80. Try setting the Custom option to 0 Sharpening, -1 Tone compensation, II Color mode, 0 Saturation, 0° Hue. You have a little less contrast and saturation via Adobe RGB. That's a pretty close approximation of the D800's Neutral setting, which I shoot a lot. You can alway bring back missing attributes in post.

Dave where's my duck photo? Looking forward to seeing it :)

Thank you everyone... I will double check the size of my images the next time I post and try out all the tips recommended here.

Polar, I visited friends in Saskatoon. It was a first time visit for me and I thought the prairies were very beautiful! I bought a butterfly brush to clean my sensor and a lens cleaning swab... I also purchased a book on Lightroom 4.1 which should serve as a good study guide. (Polar and Mike, I've already been so it is too, late to tell me where to go :))

I believe I also got a good shot of a hawk in flight in Saskatoon but I have not yet had time to unload my photos, but you'll see him somewhere here... (and some deer and horses) The flying ducks in Saskatoon are just as shy as the ducks in Mexico... and just as difficult to photograph!

Next I visited my friends and family in my home town of Vancouver where I did not take too many photos because my cameras were in the shop being cleaned and they are now dust free! :)