Author Topic: Shutterbug showcase (Read 746200 times)

wsdstan · « **Reply #1550 on:** June 09, 2019, 06:26:45 PM »

Great star shot PW.

Old Philosopher · « **Reply #1551 on:** June 10, 2019, 07:49:27 AM »

Great, PW! Unfortunately I found out after I bought my new camera that a 2.5x sensor will not handle astrophotography. Plus this camera doesn't have a full range of A & S controls in Manual mode.
It does, however, have one heck of a telephoto capability! (Jupiter and four of it's moons...and a random nebula/galaxy I didn't identify at the time)

PetrifiedWood · « **Reply #1552 on:** June 10, 2019, 11:03:18 AM »

Quote from: Old Philosopher on June 10, 2019, 07:49:27 AM

Great, PW! Unfortunately I found out after I bought my new camera that a 2.5x sensor will not handle astrophotography. Plus this camera doesn't have a full range of A & S controls in Manual mode.
It does, however, have one heck of a telephoto capability! (Jupiter and four of it's moons...and a random nebula/galaxy I didn't identify at the time)

By 2.5x do you mean the crop factor of the sensor?

I shot my picture on a 1.6x crop sensor and it turned out ok, but not ideal. I still think it's possible with all in one cameras if you have a manual exposure mode and can choose "bulb" exposure or can at least select a 20 second exposure time. The stars might be faint but then you can use stacking software to bring them out more.

Old Philosopher · « **Reply #1553 on:** June 10, 2019, 11:11:06 AM »

Quote from: PetrifiedWood on June 10, 2019, 11:03:18 AM

By 2.5x do you mean the crop factor of the sensor?

I shot my picture on a 1.6x crop sensor and it turned out ok, but not ideal. I still think it's possible with all in one cameras if you have a manual exposure mode and can choose "bulb" exposure or can at least select a 20 second exposure time. The stars might be faint but then you can use stacking software to bring them out more.

The sensor in my bridge camera is the smallest on the market for conventional cameras. This camera does NOT have a bulb setting (major disappointment), and the Manual setting doesn't even allow me full access to its range of exposures/shutter speeds. It's SO "smart" that it thinks it knows better than the operator. Grrr..... If I didn't know anything about photography, I'd truly love it.....

PetrifiedWood · « **Reply #1554 on:** June 10, 2019, 12:25:23 PM »

Quote from: Old Philosopher on June 10, 2019, 11:11:06 AM

Quote from: PetrifiedWood on June 10, 2019, 11:03:18 AM

By 2.5x do you mean the crop factor of the sensor?

I shot my picture on a 1.6x crop sensor and it turned out ok, but not ideal. I still think it's possible with all in one cameras if you have a manual exposure mode and can choose "bulb" exposure or can at least select a 20 second exposure time. The stars might be faint but then you can use stacking software to bring them out more.
The sensor in my bridge camera is the smallest on the market for conventional cameras. This camera does NOT have a bulb setting (major disappointment), and the Manual setting doesn't even allow me full access to its range of exposures/shutter speeds. It's SO "smart" that it thinks it knows better than the operator. Grrr..... If I didn't know anything about photography, I'd truly love it.....

Yeah it's too bad a lot of the nicer bridge cameras force you to give up too much control over exposure. I had used a Canon SX40HS for years and it has a great zoom range (40x) and while it doesn't have a bulb setting, it does allow you to use manual exposure, but it's not convenient to do so. I have a newer Nikon P900 with a huge zoom range (still a tiny sensor though) and it has a much better full manual mode. It's not great for everything but it is a heck of a nice option for wildlife photos in decent light because of the zoom. And it's got a built in "time lapse" movie mode for pictures of clouds racing by or cars buzzing along. It also has an intervalometer feature you can use to make your own time lapse movies. I can't upload it because it's too large but I have a time lapse of my wife's tarantula molting and that's really a neat thing to see.

But most of my recent pictures have been taken with a 6 year old Canon T3i. It's a consumer grade APS-C sensor (1,6x crop factor) DSLR. It doesn't have WiFi or bluetooth or touch screen but it has decent 18mp resolution and I used it to teach myself to use manual exposure. And I've also been shooting RAW files as well because it allows so much more latitude in processing the pictures. I am still not and probably never will be as good as a professional but my pictures have definitely shown some improvement.

Old Philosopher · « **Reply #1555 on:** June 10, 2019, 12:44:18 PM »

Quote from: PetrifiedWood on June 10, 2019, 12:25:23 PM

Yeah it's too bad a lot of the nicer bridge cameras force you to give up too much control over exposure. I had used a Canon SX40HS for years and it has a great zoom range (40x) and while it doesn't have a bulb setting, it does allow you to use manual exposure, but it's not convenient to do so. I have a newer Nikon P900 with a huge zoom range (still a tiny sensor though) and it has a much better full manual mode. It's not great for everything but it is a heck of a nice option for wildlife photos in decent light because of the zoom. And it's got a built in "time lapse" movie mode for pictures of clouds racing by or cars buzzing along. It also has an intervalometer feature you can use to make your own time lapse movies. I can't upload it because it's too large but I have a time lapse of my wife's tarantula molting and that's really a neat thing to see.

But most of my recent pictures have been taken with a 6 year old Canon T3i. It's a consumer grade APS-C sensor (1,6x crop factor) DSLR. It doesn't have WiFi or bluetooth or touch screen but it has decent 18mp resolution and I used it to teach myself to use manual exposure. And I've also been shooting RAW files as well because it allows so much more latitude in processing the pictures. I am still not and probably never will be as good as a professional but my pictures have definitely shown some improvement.

My camera in question is a Panasonic Lumix FZ80. It's computing capabilities are mind-boggling. One other limitation I found out after the fact is that the Panasonic RAW format is not compatible with Adobe products, so I can't use "Camera RAW" programming. Adobe was nice enough to produce a free program to convert just about any RAW format to a Digital Graphic, which retains all the metadata. I have a workflow now where I convert all my .rw2 files to .dng files as they are downloaded to my computer. Eliminates about 3 other PITA steps I was going through before finding the .dng solution.

Sarge · « **Reply #1556 on:** July 27, 2019, 08:18:56 PM »

House Mountain, TN

Old Philosopher · « **Reply #1557 on:** July 27, 2019, 11:14:27 PM »

Very pastoral, Sarge. Nice!

Old Philosopher · « **Reply #1558 on:** July 27, 2019, 11:17:49 PM »

Beginning of Fire Season, Northern Rockies.....

wsdstan · « **Reply #1559 on:** July 28, 2019, 03:46:38 PM »

Nice shot. We had a lot of that activity here the last few weeks.

Sarge · « **Reply #1560 on:** July 29, 2019, 06:44:44 AM »

Thanks, OP.

Love the lightning pic!

Old Philosopher · « **Reply #1561 on:** August 06, 2019, 09:23:12 PM »

Little North Fork Falls, Lincoln County, MT

PetrifiedWood · « **Reply #1562 on:** August 29, 2019, 04:51:49 PM »

I like that lightning picture!

Old Philosopher · « **Reply #1563 on:** August 29, 2019, 09:24:59 PM »

Quote from: PetrifiedWood on August 29, 2019, 04:51:49 PM

I like that lightning picture!

Thanks, PW!

crashdive123 · « **Reply #1564 on:** September 24, 2019, 03:28:53 PM »

Old Philosopher · « **Reply #1565 on:** September 24, 2019, 03:55:21 PM »

Nice portrait!

wsdstan · « **Reply #1566 on:** September 24, 2019, 06:18:25 PM »

Great portrait is right.

Is that a Great Egret? We don't get them up where I live.

Spyder1958 · « **Reply #1567 on:** September 25, 2019, 07:16:29 PM »

Great shot Dave

crashdive123 · « **Reply #1568 on:** September 26, 2019, 05:16:54 AM »

Quote from: wsdstan on September 24, 2019, 06:18:25 PM

Great portrait is right.

Is that a Great Egret? We don't get them up where I live.

It is.

marchone · « **Reply #1569 on:** October 30, 2019, 12:48:04 PM »

iPad snapshot

Plumber · « **Reply #1570 on:** May 14, 2020, 06:45:01 PM »

Did someone say shutter"bug"? Here is a bug drinking nectar from my flox.

White Lined Sphinx Moth.

Plumber · « **Reply #1571 on:** May 14, 2020, 06:49:29 PM »

Last spring a doe dropped her fawn in my wildflower bed.

Plumber · « **Reply #1572 on:** May 14, 2020, 07:05:03 PM »

This is an orchid native to Minnesota, called a showy orchis.

I had this in my backyard for over 10 years, but this year it didn't come up.

Plumber · « **Reply #1573 on:** May 14, 2020, 07:17:39 PM »

another bug in front of my shutter.

wsdstan · « **Reply #1574 on:** May 14, 2020, 09:10:05 PM »

Nice photos Plumber

crashdive123 · « **Reply #1575 on:** May 15, 2020, 06:43:13 PM »

Nice Pics.

PetrifiedWood · « **Reply #1576 on:** August 13, 2020, 09:16:33 PM »

Lots of nice pictures since I dropped in last time!

PetrifiedWood · « **Reply #1577 on:** August 13, 2020, 09:19:25 PM »

Here's a picture of a bighorn sheep i took up the canyon from my house. They come right up next to the road there and are easy to take pics from the car.

crashdive123 · « **Reply #1578 on:** August 14, 2020, 04:22:20 AM »

They are really cool animals............ and they walk around with knife scales on their heads.

wsdstan · « **Reply #1579 on:** August 14, 2020, 07:59:36 AM »

Haven't been close to one that good since I left Colorado. Nice photo PW.

Plumber · « **Reply #1580 on:** August 14, 2020, 11:04:58 AM »

Quote from: American Grouch on June 10, 2012, 02:50:21 PM

Some of what I think are my better shots I've turned into banners for the blog.

My favorite five are these, and each is representative of the seasons.

I like the photos, but would like to know if the Marlin is an 1895?

wsdstan · « **Reply #1581 on:** August 14, 2020, 05:07:28 PM »

There are some really nice shots in the American Grouch blog. None better than the basket and lever gun though.

After looking at American Grouch some more I would add that it is really a good information source. I am looking for a small air compressor for my Super Tenere Yamaha and there is one there that is interesting. I also am a customer of Kevin's and have a lot of his wool stuff and one of his canvas parkas so I found the section on that to be interesting.

Plumber · « **Reply #1582 on:** August 14, 2020, 08:54:18 PM »

I have a lever gun, or two.

I wish I could set up a photo like that one.

wsdstan · « **Reply #1583 on:** August 21, 2020, 10:14:42 AM »

Forest fires are smoky right now. This is the sun in the west last night.

wolfy · « **Reply #1584 on:** August 21, 2020, 10:21:46 AM »

Plumber: I like the photos, but would like to know if the Marlin is an 1895?

Wolfy: Yes.....specificall y, an 1895-CB

Plumber · « **Reply #1585 on:** August 23, 2020, 11:56:32 AM »

Quote from: wolfy on August 21, 2020, 10:21:46 AM

Plumber: I like the photos, but would like to know if the Marlin is an 1895?

Wolfy: Yes.....specificall y, an 1895-CB

I have an 1895-CB also.

hayshaker · « **Reply #1586 on:** August 23, 2020, 04:49:24 PM »

those photos are something, thanks plumber

wolfy · « **Reply #1587 on:** August 23, 2020, 05:19:59 PM »

That one's a little more ornate than mine. $:-\$

wsdstan · « **Reply #1588 on:** November 19, 2020, 12:55:50 PM »

Sunsets been pretty good the last couple of months

Sarge · « **Reply #1589 on:** November 19, 2020, 01:27:13 PM »

Nice, Stan.

I still remember the postal worker saying, "Wow, that's a rural part of South Dakota. Might take an extra day."

madmaxine · « **Reply #1590 on:** November 19, 2020, 01:44:09 PM »

wsdstan · « **Reply #1591 on:** November 19, 2020, 03:33:40 PM »

Quote from: Sarge on November 19, 2020, 01:27:13 PM

Nice, Stan.

I still remember the postal worker saying, "Wow, that's a rural part of South Dakota. Might take an extra day."

I remember that too Sarge. Made me laugh.

Quote from: madmaxine on November 19, 2020, 01:44:09 PM

Wow!

Thanks Tony

crashdive123 · « **Reply #1592 on:** November 20, 2020, 04:15:02 AM »

Beautifufl pictures.

wsdstan · « **Reply #1593 on:** November 20, 2020, 08:24:40 AM »

Thanks Crash, appreciate it.

wsdstan · « **Reply #1594 on:** November 21, 2020, 09:10:27 AM »

18 degrees this morning but a nice sunrise.

wolfy · « **Reply #1595 on:** November 22, 2020, 10:19:04 AM »

Red sky at night, sailors delight. Red sky at morning, sailors take warning. As my dad always told me, years when we experience drought conditions or smoke from forest fires we get the most spectacular sunsets/rises......since we are experiencing both conditions at the same this year, we are seeing some doozies!

Great photos, fellas!

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