I'm loving my 7D........and a big thanks

Thanks to those who helped me pick the 7D as my first DSLR. The first few days were definitely a learning curve, especially never having used a DSLR. Over the last five days, Ive been shooting a few hundred pics a day. Sometimes, just of a still image inside working on focus, lighting and the basics. Than going out and putting it to use. First day I was flipping between AUTO, P, Tv, Av, M, not really knowing what the heck I was looking for. The images would come out all over the place (over exposed, under exposed, out of focus, blurry, you name it). Than I read the manual which helped a bit, but nothing helps like just going out and shooting for a few hours. Day 2 I just left it on manual and forced myself to figure it out. There's a lot to know about the 7D, which makes it overwhelming at first that's for sure. But I feel alot more confident in my shots now that Ive been shooting on manual the last few days. Thanks for those who pushed me toward it Looking forward to my next lens already

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Nice. I also chose 7D, for me, it caters all my needs from macro, portrait, landscape, sports, videos etc. Great investnent

I really like the 4th pic. The 7d is an awesome dslr once you get used to all the features it has to offer. And it does have quite a few. Enjoy the cameras, both of you.

DanFrank wrote in post #14663063
HDR "should have used a UV filter"

Don't think a UV would help much...A lens hood might help a little bit, but you're bound to get some flare when shooting into the sun...Nice pic by the way.

thanks. Did have a lens hood on & yes the sun was right at me.

UV filter could just make that flare worse.

Nice pictures, I esp like the last. Congrats on your new camera and have fun!