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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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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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chdk.wikia.com/wiki/CHDK – therefromhere Jun 2 '10 at 13:21

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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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Duplicate: Is this photograph any good? – Roger Pate Jun 4 '10 at 14:31

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As a general rule, questions beginning 'as a general rule' don't belong in a professional group ;) – efikim Jun 2 '10 at 0:29

This question does not work, on a Nikon D700 it may be ok, on a Canon 400D its never ok – Sam Saffron Jun 2 '10 at 21:57

@SamSaffron: Which is why the answer to this question needs to start "it depends". – Richard Jun 4 '10 at 9:11

@Sam, good point. I edited to reflect a specific camera. – Jaydles Jun 4 '10 at 10:53

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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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You can't...? :) – Maxim Zaslavsky Jun 8 '10 at 19:12

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way too vague imho – Sam Saffron Jun 5 '10 at 2:42

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"If you have to ask, the answer is NO." – Adam Davis Jun 3 '10 at 2:48

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The question would have to specify more, like indoor vs outdoor, style of photography (portrait vs candid, desired "look"), lighting etc – Rog Jun 3 '10 at 0:14

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This is on topic, HDR has been used ever since the 1800's to achieve high contrast scenes (boat on the water with a bright horizon, etc). The technique is not at all exclusive to digital, just the way its processed. – Tim Post Jun 16 '10 at 7:41

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closed as off topic by therefromhere, delete, Fredrik Mörk, Foster Brereton, John Rudy Jun 6 '10 at 13:27

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

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closed as off topic by dstrom, John Rudy, NickAldwin, EtienneT, wweicker Jun 8 '10 at 18:09

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

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closed as off topic by Eoin Campbell, delete, Fredrik Mörk, dstrom, Rog Jun 7 '10 at 2:05

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

	Probably better at SuperUser.com – Al E. Jun 2 '10 at 17:08
	There is an aspect to this question that only heavy users of it will know, and may even be restricted to certain workflows. For example, I used to run actions on around 600 portraits at a time (10MB filesizes or more, sometimes) in Photoshop, and could possibly help someone asking this question. – Roger Pate Jun 2 '10 at 17:24

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closed as off topic by delete, Maxim Zaslavsky, Foster Brereton, Michael McCarty, Rox Jun 15 '10 at 9:41

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

Not a shopping site. – Roger Pate Jun 2 '10 at 17:26

Not a valuation site. Subjective. Localized in space and time (ie, depends on where and when you sell it). Won't be valid in 1 month. – Adam Davis Jun 3 '10 at 2:47

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closed as off topic by Tim Post, John Rudy, Michael McCarty, Eoin Campbell, Lazer Jun 5 '10 at 17:26

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

Too regional. Or are you asking for a community member to fly out? – Ben Straub Jun 2 '10 at 23:56

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closed as off topic by Tim Post, therefromhere, John Rudy, Michael McCarty, EtienneT Jun 8 '10 at 2:29

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

If something like this contained a request for specific critique, I.e. "why is this so horribly overexposed in this corner yet underexposed to the left" I'd consider it on topic. But general review / critique ... nah. – Tim Post Jun 4 '10 at 2:20