Taking a photo to the wall?

[GMMAT]

I have what many of you would consider a "starter" camera....lol.  I'm fine with that.  It's always been more than I know what to do with.....hence me being here!

I've got a Canon Powershot Pro 1.  I'm heading to CO in Sept. for my first western hunt...and my 1st time chasing mulies and elk.  I'm going to be purchasing an 8G memory card (and taking other backups).  My question is this....I want to pick a couple when I get home...and have them framed for my man cave.  I'll cherish these more than I would any animal I could take.  I don't know the first thing about settings.  What do I want to use?  What size photos should I be taking if I want them enlarged for framing?  Anything to absolutely stay away from?

I appreciate your expertise/help.

Sincerely,

jeff

[Tim Fishell]

Take the pictures in the highest resolution possible.  Some pictures you take will be far away and by using a high resolution it will allow you to crop and enlarge without the picture becoming pixilated.  Also if you are taking a picture that you think will be a candidate for the wall take lots of the same picture with different settings.  That way you can use the best one.  It really sucks when you take just one or two of a great shot and niether one turns out.  That's the huge advantage of digital.  If they don't turn out just delete them it doesn't cost anything to take a bunch of pictures.  

Other than that just take lots of back up cards and take lots of pictures.  I went to Wyoming for my first time in September and was glad I took my laptop.  This allowed me to clear my cards every night and start fresh the next day.  I'll bet in a 5 day span I took well over 1,000 pictures.

[flyboy61]

Your camera is a good one!  As Tom said, use the finest resolution your camera will produce. Set the sensitivity to 100-200 Then, brace the camera.

The most unsharp pixes can bve traced to somebody pressing the shutter button like they were killing a very ugly bug!

Put your camera on the Auto program default, and it will probably do just fine.  

Now:  IIRC, Canons use AA bateries: take plenty of extras, but DON'T carry them loose in you pocket with keys or change.  Short them, and they become really unhappy, and may even redefine your idea of what the term "hot rocks" means!

As far as memory: My buddy brags he shoots 1500 pixes a day at the race track. That's a pita to view, sort and edit! Your 8 gig card should be enough, but just in case something gets farbled, take another. That's the beauty of digital. They don't need much to keep them going.  I used a 2 gig card in my Nikon, and it did  fine for a week cruise, and I needed only two 2 gig cards for 2 1/2 weeks in Hawaii.  I put my spare 1 gig card in my wife's Canon Powershot and it did her fine.

Have fun. Let your camera do most of the worrying for you!