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Your glass is lovely, but I feel the photo could be improved with better lighting and sharper focus (or perhaps it was taken with a slow shutter speed causing camera shake and blur).[/QUOTE]
Everything you say about my photos is correct. I've tried artificial lighting in the past and gone back to taking them in natural light because I found that glare, refraction and shadows seemed worse when I attempted to alter the lighting myself. With natural light I know roughly what time and how bright the sun needs to be to get a reasonable photo. (Early morning on an overcast day works best) It might seem haphazard but most of my photos seem at least adequate.
I've had a lot of trouble with photos recently due to the dense fog we've been having. That and the fact that when it clears the light goes from too dim to far too bright in a couple of minutes. With my rather basic camera I can't alter the shutter speed. Good or bad focusing relies on what I can see through my bi-focals and not shaking the camera as I press the exposure button.
But thanks for your thoughts.
As for Linux, a friend has been telling me for years how much better than Windows it is and that he will help me through the set-up to demonstrate this. It hasn't happened yet and I doubt it will until we are both living in the same area of the country.