Quote Originally Posted by FireWater View Post
I'm not a photographer by any means. Maybe Eve or Cory will throw out some advice for you.

I would say a tripod and a remote switch or using timer would help tremendously.
I'm thinking a tripod would make the biggest improvement.

Quote Originally Posted by Pennies2Cents View Post
Macro- Settings work great w a steady hand or tripod.. This is not my work but sure did come in handy when I was in the beginning stages of my photography.

http://www.maast.org/showthread.php?54881-Power-Point-Presentation-Basics-of-Aquatic-Photographyd
Ironically, I was having difficultly getting the camera to focus correctly on the macro setting. I've downloaded the PPT and I will take some time to read it.

Quote Originally Posted by Pennies2Cents View Post
Also, here this one... http://www.maast.org/showthread.php?...phy-The-Basics

Dont get lost in all the wording... To be honest its all about trial and error when learning all about your camera and what you are trying to photograph...
I get the trial and error thing but I suffering from ignorance. I don't know what many of the settings on the camera actually effect. I looked at this "guide" briefly and it looks that many of the basic setting will be explained.

I need to take some time out so that I can make sense of my camera and all of it's settings.

Thank you Eve for digging these articles up. If you come across any additional articles, send them my way.

Christopher