Here you go: https://static.bhphotovideo.com/lit_files/… On Thu, Jun 28, 2018 at 10:21 AM Jane McGary <janemcgary@earthlink.net> wrote: > I would appreciate some advice on how to photograph plants with a > recently purchased small camera, a Nikon Coolpix S9700. I got it so I > wouldn't have to carry my heavy digital SLR on casual outings, but > attempts so far have resulted only in horribly overexposed images. It > doesn't come with a manual -- there are only online resources from which > I can't seem to extract the information I need. Does anyone have this > model of camera and know how to get a good image of a small plant > outdoors? I don't mean a true macro close-up, just a clear image of > something say 10 cm in diameter. > > Some years ago I had an early Coolpix model and the main problem I had > with it was that the auto focus tried to focus on the background instead > of a small flower in the foreground. I eventually mastered it, though. I > really prefer the manual focus on the SLR but the lens is heavy. > > Thanks, > > Jane McGary, Portland, Oregon, USA > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > -- *Adriana I. Hernandez* *Ph.D. student* *Specht Lab <http://blogs.cornell.edu/specht/>* *| School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University* *UC Santa Barbara 11' | Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology* _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…