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Ive been reading and reading here.. and I can not wait to get out and take some photos. Its been raining and I do not want to ruin my new camera.

Put a plastic bag over it . . . rainy days can give great saturated colours.

Stargazerfrank wrote in post #9696256
I love the coyote pic but you should try adding sharpen to it those eyes will be really sharp.

Thank you for the advice. I'm not good with Elements (just got it). I tried the sharpen option and it did bring the eyes out but it also made the grass look funny Is there a way to only sharpen the eyes without applying it to the whole picture?

Rainydays12 wrote in post #9699865
Is there a way to only sharpen the eyes without applying it to the whole picture?

yes you can select the sharpen tool it look like a triangle tool pointing upward select it then select brush size use it and apply it and save then close.

planty wrote in post #9697177
Ive been reading and reading here.. and I can not wait to get out and take some photos. Its been raining and I do not want to ruin my new camera.

I'm with you! It hasn't stopped raining here in Texas either....I think I'll follow Jon's advice!

I keep some OpTech RainSleeves in my bag against those sudden cloudbursts. They're about $6 for a two-pack. You can even get them from the POTN Store (link at top of page).

The first is using the selective color feature and tweaked it very little afterwards to bring out the color.

Flowers were about half a block from me and it was raining so the quality isn't the best but im loving this camera. Thought about returning it for a dslr but after looking at the pics here and playing around with it more, i am glad i didn't

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John I think I will look in to those bags. If I were to use a normal plastic bag is it better to use like a grocery type or ziploc..

Joseaalvarez I love! love! that cloud shot

I carry a couple of big plastic Ziploc bags in my vest....they are the best cheap option for rain protection. They are heavy enough to hold up well....light enough to be very foldable.

Excellent info on rain bags......thank you!!

Finally got out to take some pics with the new SX20IS - A weekend trip to Dauphin Island, Mobile AL.

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Finally worked up the nerve to share an image and I keep getting "invalid file" when I try to attach it. It's bmp format, I also have it on photobucket but it won't let me....

Convert it to JPG; I use Irfanview for all my conversions. Additional tips can be found in the Image Posting FAQ linked in my sig.

Thank you Jon...I'm not very good when it comes to conversions and stuff. I'm still very new to photography and the SX20 but I've found the moon photos very interesting....here's one I took the other night. I did a little bit of pp....

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very nice