Hope you made it, Sheila. It's a nice drive from the Andover area. There was a good turnout, some nice birds, and everyone seemed to have fun. There was some hard bidding, with a royal palm tom turkey going for $76! I guess there was a heritage breeder in the crowd. Last year's auction was too long, had too many items, and even at 5pm there were dozens of birds to auction. The weather was raw and windy. This year, though, it was just right -- right amount of birds, people and good weather! We started at noon and sold everything just before 3pm. Hope next year's auction runs as smoothly.

Antiquesilver...I imagine that ISO is not changeable when in any semi automatic mode. The camera wants to do that for you so it will most likely be automatic. However you should be able to raise the EV just one notch up to +0.3, or get a stronger light bulb. Also try substituting the thin cloth with white tissue paper or tracing paper. The cloth might be cutting out too much light. I know what you mean about too strong a light blowing out the detail on the silver pieces. But keep experimenting to get the right combination of camera setting, light and diffusor. If you are interested in reading photography books, I can highly recommend this one "Light - Science & Magic. An Introduction to Photographic Lighting."" by Fil Hunter, Steven Biver, Paul Fuqua. There are detailed explanations of setting up tabletop lighting with a whole chapter dealing with how to photograph metal objects. You might want to have a look in your library or bookstores. The ISBN (I have the 3rd edition) is: ISBN-13:978-0-240-80819-2 , published by Focal Press. Tutorial number nine will be a few days late this week. Probably have it ready for the weekend since we had a lot to do this week, including rescuing our new cat from a neighbour's locked backyard LOL. (All turned out well there.) SharonCb

Hi all A recent purchase we made came in a box that is biodegradable and embedded with wildflower seeds. Being that we are in the city, we want to grown these in a container on our south facing porch. It will get sun from east to west, perfect location I'm thinking? It has a roof, so the sun can be filtered, if needed. What kind of growing medium should I put in this container for the flowers to thrive in? Will they last from spring until fall if kept watered? Any other tips are greatly appreciated!

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