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One hope would be to incorporate communities involved in 1.0 sites such as photographr.info, as well as those from more traditional photography "message board" sites. – Jaydles Jun 1 '10 at 18:51

I would include photoqna.com in that as well. – adrianbanks Jun 1 '10 at 22:57

@Adam, I think the votes can speak to the wishes of the community. StackOverflow has not suffered from a mix of professional and newbie questions. There are situations (such as photojournalism) where somewhat straight-on flash is unavoidable. I'd be quite happy as a photographer of 10 years to see a succinct answer to the red-eye question, merely to complete one's knowledge on the topic. – Rog Jun 3 '10 at 22:51

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I look forward to the answer for this question. – glasnt Jun 3 '10 at 1:16

@Tomato - I've used the demo of Autostitch ( cvlab.epfl.ch/~brown/autostitch/autostitch.html ) to great success before, it was completely free at one point. You might be able to find an older archive of it somewhere. There are other free software packages that also do this, and it's a lot of fun. This ought to get you started, at least until the real site gets going. – Adam Davis Jun 3 '10 at 2:38

@Adam you are a star! Thanks for that ^_^ – glasnt Jun 3 '10 at 2:54

@Tomato: Also Hugin is a good open source/free one. – Simon P Stevens Jun 3 '10 at 8:57

@Simon THANK YOU! I knew there was a sourceforge resource for this, but I couldn't find it. – glasnt Jun 3 '10 at 23:04

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	Is this a specific model number of lens, or a generic type of lens? (I presume the camera is a specific model number.) – Roger Pate Jun 3 '10 at 10:11
	Well as an example, "I'm thinking of buying the Nikkor 10.5mm f/2.8G ED DX Fisheye for a D90. Are there any alternatives, and why?" – Ti M Jun 3 '10 at 11:22
	@TiM, because I then consider it to be off-topic. Is this a shopping site? Is it a valuation site? (more comments elsewhere) Could you edit the question to either be specific or general on the lens model number? The camera can be specific because that affects mounting. E.g. "I'm thinking of buying a vignette lens for [specific camera], what are the cheap lenses and alternatives?" (Though possibly still border-line on "cheap lenses", it's much more likely to stand the test of time.) – Roger Pate Jun 3 '10 at 11:30
	I'll rephrase the question. – Ti M Jun 3 '10 at 11:45
	@TiM: examples off-topic questions aren't bad, don't take what I meant that way. – Roger Pate Jun 4 '10 at 14:25

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Or visa versa :-) – Richard Jun 2 '10 at 10:05

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	Recommend for what? It's a vague question. Recommendations would vary greatly depending on if you're hiking the Pacific Crest Trail or you want something to take along on a cruise. – Michael McCarty Jun 5 '10 at 0:26
	ok edited it ... – Sam Saffron Jun 5 '10 at 2:41

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	BTW ... I need to figure out what is chromatic aberration :) – hitec Jun 3 '10 at 7:32
	en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromatic_Abberation – Jonathon Watney Jun 5 '10 at 3:05

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No: this would be the photo equivalent of StackOverflow's "send me the codz"... a question of "would specific photo project: description, help improve..." should be on topic. – Richard Jun 2 '10 at 10:09

Hardly... They're not asking them to send them pictures to submit for a project. They're asking for ideas for a project to do. e.g. 365 photos, B&W Portfolio, same scene each day, etc... there's plenty of on-topic examples on SO where people would ask, "I'd like to try Language X but I'm stumped for a project idea", any ideas, and they generally get pointed towards existing open source resources/projects etc... – Eoin Campbell Jun 2 '10 at 11:25

+1 should be community wiki :) – Sam Saffron Jun 5 '10 at 2:45

I'd argue that while it might not be completely on-topic it is a valid question, since most photographers are often in need of new project ideas. – chills42 Jun 16 '10 at 17:41

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All of them! :) – Tim Post♦ Jun 16 '10 at 7:42

this is a poll question; not a good example. a better on-topic example might be "How do I take night shots in full manual mode?" or similar. be specific. – quack quixote Jun 16 '10 at 15:24

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Why not? This seems to be an interesting question a professional photog would know about or need to know. A suitable answer might even be, "You don't. You use a fast shutter, a lot of light, and you get them to laugh and smile while timing your shutter just right." – Adam Davis Jun 2 '10 at 2:38

I agree with @Adam - question could be phrased a little better, but this seems to be right in the wheelhouse of many professional photographers. – Jaydles Jun 2 '10 at 12:47

I worked as a professional photographer for several years doing family photographs. (It was much more than a booth at another store, but it wasn't high-end/fashion/"expensive". I only spent 6k USD on initial camera/lenses/lights/backgrounds/props/etc. my first year, if that gives you an idea.) This is definitely relevant and on-topic. – Roger Pate Jun 2 '10 at 13:03

Asking about the subject seems just as valid as say, asking about the equipment. – pelms Jun 2 '10 at 13:38