[dhitchco]

This thread has gotten a bit off the starting subject, but doesn't matter:

1) I'll be teaching a class on digital photography and editing on Thursday in Atlanta as part of the FIRST conference.

2) For low-light hints and tips:
-- Almost all digital cameras have some sort of a "manual" mode which allows you to override the aperture and shutter speed (even though digital photography really neither).
-- Try setting your camera to 1/30 second shutter speed (no slower to avoid jiggly pics).
-- Hold your elbows FIRMLY in at your sides; press the trigger slowly
-- In your camera's menuing system, also look around for settings of the 'film speed" and change it to "800". This sometimes gets you photos that are clearer in low light but also may be a bit grainier (digital film noise)

lastly, make-up some "business cards" with your team number and e-mail address and ask one of the other team "media" photographers to e-mail to you pics of your team, robot, etc. Most people "graciously" will do this, or in my case, we park a lot of pictures of ALL teams in our field of play onto rollingthunder.smugmug.com for you to see and download yourself.....