On Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:10:45 -0700, "Paddy's Pig"
wrote:

"Bob Williams" wrote in message
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Donn Thorson wrote:
An UFO: Unidentified Flowering Object...
Hi Donn,

Hello Donn. I'd like to second Bob's comments. I know they are sincere and
not meant to be insulting or hurtful. And we all love flowers and good
photography, otherwise we wouldn't bother coming to a.b.p.g., so all of us
would love to see your results improve.

I looked at the picture of your macro rig the other day and frankly there's
nothing wrong with your equipment. It's at least as good or better than
anything I use, so by all rights you ought to be producing better pictures.
I've looked for your EXIF data to see if there are any clues there but I see
you've blocked it --- probably as a way to reduce your file sizes and
there's certainly nothing wrong with that idea.

Bob does very nice garden photography. He may or may not be willing to
share some of his success tips --- I can't speak for him. But speaking for
myself there's no black magic or secrets. I'd be happy to share a few
pointers via e-mail if you'd like.
Hi pat, good suggestions and I know you could help Donn. I too enjoy
his garden pictures and would love for them to be better.
BTW irfanview as you know a free and great program saves EXIF data
when changing sizes or whatever. I think there is a setting to that
effect. I remember a few years ago it did not. I sent irfan skiljan
an email and asked if he could add saving EXIF data. He responded to
me, thanked me and said he would try. I gather he did just that as it
now saves EXIF data.