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    Default Acronym List

    As per requests by International and Beginner Members, here's a list of commonly used acronyms.
    I know some of you can think of many more, so please, PM me (as in Private Message :) ) to add to the list.:

    ACR- Adobe Camera Raw
    Av- Aperture Value (as Camera Mode)
    BAA- Birds as Art (Arthur Morris' trade name)
    BG- Background
    BIF- Birds in Flight
    BIH- Birds in Habitat
    BKGR- Background
    BOAS- Birds on a Stick
    CA- Chromatic Aberration (purple or green fringe around objects)
    CW Rotation- Clockwise Rotation
    CCW rotation- Counter Clockwise rotation
    CS3- Photoshop version CS3
    CSO- Chief Spoonbill Officer
    DOF- Depth of Field
    EXP- Exposure
    EV- Exposure value
    EC- Exposure Compensation
    FG- Foreground
    FF- Fill Flash or Full Frame
    FEC- Flash Exposure Compensation
    GBH- Great Blue Heron
    GTG- Get Together (Reunion)
    GND- Graduated Neutral Density (filter)
    HA- Head Angle
    HDR- High Dynamic Range
    HH- Hand Held
    HoM- Hand of Man (Avian Gallery)
    IAC- In Any Case
    IQ- Image Quality
    IMO- In my Opinion
    IMHO- In my Humble Opinion
    IPT- Instructional Photo Tour (as per Arthur Morris' use)
    IS- Image Stabilization (Canon Term)
    IR- Infrared
    LL- Lower Left
    LR- Lower Right or Lightroom (software)
    LLC- Lower Left Corner
    M8T- Mate
    M8tess- Matess
    NR- Noise reduction
    OOF- Out of Focus
    OS- Optical Stabilization
    OTOH- On the Other Hand
    OTT- Over the Top
    PS- Photoshop
    PM- Private Message (when not time related)
    PP- Post Processed
    QM- Quick Mask (PS Tool)
    RWBB- Red-winged Black Bird
    ROT- Rule of thirds ( compositional guideline)
    S/H- Shadow/Highlight PS Tool
    S/S- Shutter Speed
    SW FLA- South West Florida
    TC- Tele converter
    TFS_ Thanks for sharing
    Tv- Time Value- Camera mode for s/s
    USM- Unsharp Mask (PS Tool for Sharpening)
    UL- Upper Left
    UR- Upper Right
    URC- Upper Right Corner
    VR- Vibration Reduction (Nikon Term)
    VWD- Very well done
    YAW- You Are Welcome

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    Great Idea Fabs!

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    Feel free to suggest some that we missed.
    James for Fabs.

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    I noticed an acronym around the forms IQ (image quality) you might want to add that to your list I also noticed that one of the acronyms that you have USM stands for unsharp mask, it also stands for Canons ultrasonic motor.

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    I have seen IAC, don't know that one:)

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    Jackie, I think that stands for In Any Case

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    IOW - In Other Words

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    What does YAW stand for...???

    Dave

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave S View Post
    What does YAW stand for...???

    Dave
    You are welcome.

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    I have a high sarcasm rate. Deal with it.
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    Here is a cute one:

    SPU = Spousal Permission Unit, as in I have enough SPUs to buy that 500 f/4.

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    Good one Roger! I don't think that I will ever acquire enough for the 500f4 however:(

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    TV? and I don't think it means television.

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    VWD. Very well done. Cheers Fabs

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    Geez I'm blind....Tv -time value

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    Thank you, thank you, thank you. As a nube to digital, this is just what I've been looking for. Now as I'm educating myself through the forums, I can actually make sense of the info.

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    Some folks carry these to the extreme...too bad we need a list to decipher some comments. Good idea to post though...

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    This is a wonderful list
    TFS

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    HDR? Just saw this this morning

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    Great list, one acronym that I thought was missing and one that is very important, at least to me, is IQ which stands for Image Quality.

    Thanks for the informative list.

    -J

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    How about sending this info to all new members or providing a link to be included in the membership email? I joined end of last month and worked a couple out for myself but finding this thread has helped a lot.

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    OS-optical stabilization (Sigma term)

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    The list has been update.

    Thanks, guys!

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    Tsk, tsk, tsk. M8t and M8tess :cool:. If I had a dollar for every time I've been asked, I would buy an Island in the Caribbean ................ or 2 square ft in Tokyo :D

    Danny.

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    Got it :) :)-

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    :) :) You beauty M8tess ;)

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    Quote Originally Posted by John Hawkins View Post
    Tv -time value
    Or it could mean Turkey Vulture. :)

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    OMG god, finally I see the acronyms YEAH
    LE - Long Exposure!

    THANKS SO MUCH
    also to Rachel to pointing it out to me

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