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Am I missing something?  When I set the center point for focus, I don't see any way I can get it to stay put.  Since it is on the same dial as when I review my pics in review mode, if it accidentally gets on the wrong screen it moves my point.  I do not want to have to check to make sure it is in the center every time I take a shot.  I have enough decisions to make and don't want to have one more thing to check when all I want to concentrate on is composition.  I tried to find more info on this in the manual and could not find it.  This frustrates me very much.  Can anyone help me with this?

I just had to throw this one out there.  I found it particularly amusing when my art Professors put up a fuss about me choosing to do photography as my senior thesis when I graduated last year.  They were all younger than I am and they told me that everything in photography has already been done.  

Mind you, this is a highly regarded liberal arts college.  It is just one of those things that makes me go hmmmm.  

Ok, I think I am done buying cameras and lenses for awhile, so now I am looking for a backpack.  I really wish I lived close to a large store like Adorama or B+H, so I could just go try them all out.  I am losing money sending them back.  So far I have tried Lowpro and Vanguard.  I would really like something that conforms comfortably on my back and small, very small.  I only really need it to hold one or two camera bodies and one or two lenses.  I don't care if it has a ton of padding, just a little is fine.  I like to travel light and when I am on a major expedition I have my hubby to help carry things.  I usually have at least one, and maybe two, cameras on my Cotton Carrier, ready at all times.   Right now I only have a small Lowpro shoulder bag, that I never carry on a hike.

If I ever find the perfect bag, I will certainly sing its praises.   

Well I tried out my new D5300 for the first time and I have quite a long list of design annoyances. But for one thing, and this is not just Nikon, I don't like reading the manual on the computer screen.  The paper copy is far too basic.  I figured that if the image quality was good, it might be worth it to get used to all the little things I don't like about it.  But then I opened my first RAW images, and right away I see a spot on the sensor.  This should not happen with a brand new camera.  I had heard that Nikon has issues with oil spots on the sensor.  Here is the image and a close crop.  What are your thoughts?  Should I send it back for repair/replacement?  _DSC0115.jpg   70.12KB   463 downloads  _DSC0115crop.jpg   445.63KB   445 downloads

I posed this question in the Canon Forums and never got a single response.  I would like to know if anyone can give me a clue as to why the work of this photographer has drawn so much attention.  Please give me some insight into what makes his work so outstanding, so that I may employ those principals in my own work so that I can gain some attention too.

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