Photos from the S6000fd

[SoundDust]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1180/541261276_1cd60e4e0c.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1041/541261296_386a782beb.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1235/525691463_c7070994ce.jpg

[mzms]

Nesting Magpie Robin

sharpening set to soft (I find it's normal just fine though).
Had to adjust the EV cause the Fuji burned out a lot of the highlights in the tree bark and the bird's feathers. Also I find the colors kinda dull. Last pic with digital zoom.

The little bird's nesting inside the bottom hole, there's a pair of them, when one's inside the hole, the other usually sits at the top of this dead tree.

[bdod1880]

As you can probably tell from the blades of grass, this little guy was only an inch from wingtip to wingtip. He posed well for this macro though.

Bud

[Mikael_N]

http://files.myopera.com/Mikael_N/albums/288348/resized6668.jpg

one of the first test of my fuji6500fd :D

[Spinning]

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF5205.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF5284.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF5221.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF5210.jpg

[P_Schneider]

Love the turtle! Unique shot. Clone out string maybe?

[Mikael_N]

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/2179/200706150006resizedpm1.jpg

a bit too dark.. how do you think? -.-'

[P_Schneider]

Well the darkness isn't too bad but the reflection really kills the shot.

[levicki]

Last night was stormy here in Belgrade. There was no rain and no thunder but you could catch some nice lightning bolts:

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q212/levicki/fuji_s6500fd/DSCF1760.jpg

ISO 100
F 3.7
8 sec
Manual focus

The problem with such shot is that after 8 seconds hot pixels become visible and there are quite a lot of them. I had to do a lot of post-processing which probably killed some fine detail.

What I did was NeatImage->Crop(1600x1200)->Dust&Scratches(1px)->UnsharpMask(0.5px,500%)->AutoLevels.

Note that I still don't have a tripod and I had to improvise. I used one of my column speakers and a cardboard box on top of it. Considering all the obstacles I am impressed how well it turned out.

[wutske]

Last night was stormy here in Belgrade. There was no rain and no thunder but you could catch some nice lightning bolts:

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q212/levicki/fuji_s6500fd/DSCF1760.jpg

ISO 100
F 3.7
8 sec
Manual focus

The problem with such shot is that after 8 seconds hot pixels become visible and there are quite a lot of them. I had to do a lot of post-processing which probably killed some fine detail.

What I did was NeatImage->Crop(1600x1200)->Dust&Scratches(1px)->UnsharpMask(0.5px,500%)->AutoLevels.

Note that I still don't have a tripod and I had to improvise. I used one of my column speakers and a cardboard box on top of it. Considering all the obstacles I am impressed how well it turned out.

One way to eliminate hot pixels is take a picture with the lens cap on your lens (use a shorter exposure for this). This gives you a black image with only hot pixels. In photoshop you can add this as a layer and set it to substract (or another mode, can't remember which one).

[bdod1880]

Love the lightning shot Levicki. That's something I haven't tried yet but really is on my agenda. :)

Most of this late winter and early spring I've been trying to get a Great Blue Heron to stay still long enough for some shots. They seem to be very skittish birds. Yesterday I found a cooperative one, thankfully. He even snagged a fish while I was watching and shooting. Must have been his favorite fishing spot and that's why he didn't take off.

Bud

[Spinning]

Thanks for the idea of cloning! I never even noticed the cable! I was just so pleased with the actual picture! LOL! Might have to play with it in photo shop....but haven't decided if I want to print it!

[P_Schneider]

Great lightning shot Levicki.

Well last night kicked off what we call Drive-in Saturday night here in Hastings. Basically the town shuts down the main drag through town to regular traffic and only allows pre-1979 cars and hot rods to cruise "the strip" and park. Food and music are provided as well. This happens every other Saturday night throughout the summer. Enjoy!

Shot of the crowd and downtown Hastings.

Landscape mode
ISO 100
1/180 sec
F8

[P_Schneider]

Custom Hotrod

Manual mode
ISO 100
1/250 sec
F5

[P_Schneider]

Camero Z28

Manual mode
ISO 100
1/640 sec
F5

[P_Schneider]

Plymouth Duster

Manual mode
ISO 100
1/400 sec
F5

[P_Schneider]

Dodge Super Bee

Manual mode
ISO 100
1/250 sec
F5

[P_Schneider]

and last but certainly not least...

The Shelby Cobra (probably a kit, only 6 were ever made)

Manual mode
ISO 100
1/250 sec
F5

You can see more shots at my pbase site (http://www.pbase.com/p_schneider/vehicles).

[TimB]

Hi, new member, first post. I got an S6000fd about 3 days ago, after a couple of months of online research. My first "real" digital camera and I've got a lot to learn, although I have no aspirations other than having fun making an occasional nice image. These are a few of my initial efforts. I hope I posted these correctly. They have been cleaned up with varying combinations of fumbling around in PS CS2, IrfanView and Neat Image. I hope you like them. Critiques welcome of course.

http://inlinethumb49.webshots.com/3184/2487232420014508980S600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb18.webshots.com/6801/2618150860014508980S600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb58.webshots.com/3641/2870348600014508980S600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb57.webshots.com/3832/2264433010014508980S600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb47.webshots.com/4654/2834889140014508980S600x600Q85.jpg

[graphicsguy]

some shots from a bike ride today, couldn't have asked for a clearer day.

[dagdu]

my first couple of shots with S6000. Any advice/comment on improving the shots would be appreciated.

[Studentpilot]

How does this camera perform for blurred backgrounds at high apertures (bokeh is it called?)

I actually have bought the camera (thanks for all the advice people sent) but its sitting in my basement hidden until finals are over! :D

[sdcwonderer]

im really starting to like the s6k but i realize that i have a long way to go to learn and know the ins and outs from this cam.......car show over the weekend

[Studentpilot]

Dagdu, great shots!! Did you do a lot of post processing or is that straight from the cam? I promise I will start getting some of my own shots in here soon enough!!

[speaklightly]

Hi Paul-

I just directed a friend to this thread. His name is Hercules. He is a prospective Fuji S-6000/S-6500 buyer. So I thought this was a wonderful thread for him to view a variey of photos.

Sarah Joyce

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o129/ORgal/A-42BRKBeachfront061807S-6000-1.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o129/ORgal/A-43BradleyBRK061807S-6000.jpg

[flippedgazelle]

Hi Paul-

I just directed a friend to this thread. His name is Hercules. He is a prospective Fuji S-6000/S-6500 buyer. So I thought this was a wonderful thread for him to view a variey of photos.

Sarah Joyce

Hey Sarah, as of this afternoon Herc seemed pretty set on buying the S6500. So Herc, if you are checking out this thread (which contains some wonderful photos), here's a few shots for you:

http://catographer.smugmug.com/photos/164433125-L.jpg

http://catographer.smugmug.com/photos/158014231-L.jpg

http://catographer.smugmug.com/photos/141705456-L.jpg
This last one ISO 800 and run through NeatImage CE
http://catographer.smugmug.com/photos/123701883-L.jpg

[TimB]

Love that last one especially flippedgazelle.

Here's another that I thought came out ok:

ISO 400
f3.7
1/10 sec handheld
Neat Image noise reduction and unsharp mask

[hercules]

Sarah Joyce, flippedgazelle, i want to thank both of you, you've been alot of help:) i am going to buy the S6500 next week and will also start to post pictures in here, i am seeing very sharp photos from this Fuji with really nice colors as well how can you resist a camera like this, and most of all i like the idea of going on vacation and not having to change lenses, Fantastic;)

[mzms]

A pretty little wild orchid which I found growing in my own backyard! It's only about the size of a pinky finger nail. (Super macro mode). Second pic is cropped from first.

To Hercules, I too am a new user and I find that the camera's auto mode is more than disappointing. Very terrible auto mode which overexposes almost every single shot and the flash is way too powerful and it also cranks up ISO to crazy levels! The fuji also burns out highlights (is this called highlight clipping?) in shots with tricky contrasts and light the metering also disappoints.

So be prepared to do a bit of learning how to deal with its shortcomings. I also have it on P mode which is basically auto mode but I can adjust the EV myself which I almost always set at -1. For the orchid shot I set it to -2/3. Otherwise that little orchid would have come out all washed out. Overall I give this camera a 7.5/10. Absolutely shameful full auto mode however (useful for quick leave brain at door shots). About the same quality (auto mode) as on a cheap PnS imo! That's IMO btw!

Oh yeah, I also find that the auto focus (its very noisy BTW) has a hard time with close ups when you're quite near the subject or the subject is small such as the orchid I shot. Hmm, perhaps I should just post a quick separate post of my thoughts on this camera after nearly 1000 pics. hehe

[mzms]

Useless full auto mode aside, this fuji makes a SUPERB low light hand held cam! I shoot RAW and post process if I have to go as high as ISO3200 though, cause the noise reduction is ridiculous at this level.

ISO800, 1/17s, f2.8
hand held.

[P_Schneider]

Love the barstool shot TimB, well done.

[Mikael_N]

My city at night, tripod, natural photo 3mb
http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/7889/200706160011resizedza3.jpg
Testing super macro + crop + b&w + testing memory card
http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/2711/200706190012cy8.jpg

[TimB]

Love the barstool shot TimB, well done.

Thank you :)

[wutske]

My S6500fd finaly arrived, it's sweet :p
I haven't realy got the time to go out and take some pics (exams :rolleyes: ), but here are a couple of garden shots.

http://files.myopera.com/Wutske/albums/291525/DSCF0004-border.jpg

http://files.myopera.com/Wutske/albums/291525/DSCF0005-border.jpg
Right before he ran away, guess he doesn't like my new camera :eek:
http://files.myopera.com/Wutske/albums/291525/DSCF0010-border.jpg
That's me behind the camera :)
http://files.myopera.com/Wutske/albums/291525/DSCF0014-border.jpg

Still need to practice and learn a lot, most compositions I make are worthless :( .

[Spinning]

Our pool and the diving boards are not the best to get pictures. The lap pool is across from the boards so you have 7 lanes before the diving well. Then the setting of the sun.....but here is my try!
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF5498.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF5526.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF5464.jpg

[P_Schneider]

Well it's a wild night of weather here in Hastings tonight. My weather alarm just went off again as I am typing this. Sever thunderstorm just entered my county and is going to roll over me in about 20 minutes or so. Anyway, these 3 shots were from earlier this evening when the storms were north and west of us.

Manual mode
F11
ISO 100
1/125 sec

[P_Schneider]

Looking west at these clouds were moving in.

Manual mode
ISO 100
F5
1/400 sec

[P_Schneider]

And last but not least, a shot overlooking lake Rebecca to the NW.

Manual mode
ISO 100
F5
1/640 sec

Well hope you enjoyed, now I'm off to get a lightning shot hopefully. :)

[Studentpilot]

Heres some of my first shots that I took yesterday. No PP at all.

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25733

25734

25735

25736

25737

25738

Last one was me playing around with a flashlight and long exposure. I tried to pull a Picasso with the flash but it didnt quite work out.

[tralexan]

My first posting with a new s6000fd. I have been shooting things in and around my house for a few days just to learn what I can about the camera. The picture is from the top part of a piece of sculpture in my foyer that has blue randomly flashing bulbs on top. I used shutter priority and played with the speed until nothing was too badly blown.

I used grey scale to emphasize texture over color. The photo was resized and sharpened a bit in PhotoImpact. Something a bit different, hope you enjoy.

--rick

Shutter Priority
ISO 100
F8
Exposure 1/8"
Focal Length 6.2mm
Spot Metering


http://home.comcast.net/~tralexan/bulbs_800.jpg

[mzms]

Rick, nice shot of the light bulbs!

Went walking up a mountain a couple days ago and here are some shots I took. BTW, it's called a rainforest for a very valid reason! On my walk down, it poured cats and dogs and I was drenched from head to toe! Fortunately I had wrapped my Fuji in a plastic bag along with my mobile phones (yeah I had two with me lol). Met a Swede couple who were smart to bring an umbrella! A senior Brit couple only went up to a beautiful waterfall, about 1000 or so feet up. I walked all the way up to the viewing platform about 2600 ft or so up. I believe the peak (2900+ft) is off limits to day trippers, there is a strictly guarded comm station right at the very top. All in all I walked a total of about 14+ km. (about 8.8 miles). Looking to go again on a sunny day cause I didn't get to see anything at the viewing point cos of all the clouds!

Picture captions:
1. Pitcher plants!
2. There are rest sheds with location signs along the covered road to the summit (I did not attempt the forest trails except for the waterfall trail).
3. I used the Fuji's TEXT mode to capture this, turned out pretty sharp
4. Text mode. (100% crop). The Frog pond was certainly something I never saw in real life before, even with the rainforest right in my backyard. There were frog spawn (canopy dwelling frogs) hanging off tree branches. The tadpoles emerge from the foam and drop into the water below.
5. There are also signs showing current altitude every hundred feet or so.
6. The comm station and tower at the top of the mountain.
7. The ultimate price of the waterfall trail, a relatively easy 1.6km (1 mile) off the main covered road.

[matthewgomavs]

awesome pictures by all. Im very seriously considering buying this camera, how much should i expect to pay? Is there a better place to buy it on the internet or should i just buy it where it is the cheapest? and is there any camera accessory that is a must have? I was planning on getting a 2x lens, but i wasnt really sure besides that.

thanks for the help everyone and keep up the good pictures

[Studentpilot]

Buy it from B&H. $250 if you buy it before the 30th of June since they have a $50 rebate which ends on the 30th. Obviously a xD card is necessary (I got a 1GB type H (type H is supposedly faster, whatever its about 10 bucks more)). Aside from that maybe a basic UV filter to protect the lens, and a nice bag thats meant for a zoom lens.

[levicki]

Lets see if someone can beat this cloud :D

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q212/levicki/fuji_s6500fd/DSCF1993.jpg

[levicki]

I was at the Voxstock 2007 (http://www.beoblues.com/) Blues Festival held here in Belgrade yesterday night. Music was terrific, we had some great guests like Sven Zetterberg (http://www.svenzetterberg.com/), The Blues Company (http://www.bluescompany.de/) and above all my favorite, Dragan Ružić - Macan a.k.a Homesick Mac (http://www.homesickmac.com/), who performed with his old friend Petar Miladinović a.k.a. Pera Joe (http://www.myspace.com/perajoebluesband). Here are some of the photos I made there with my Fuji:
http://s137.photobucket.com/albums/q212/levicki/fuji_s6500fd/th_DSCF2053.jpg (http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q212/levicki/fuji_s6500fd/DSCF2053.jpg) http://s137.photobucket.com/albums/q212/levicki/fuji_s6500fd/th_DSCF2056.jpg (http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q212/levicki/fuji_s6500fd/DSCF2056.jpg) http://s137.photobucket.com/albums/q212/levicki/fuji_s6500fd/th_DSCF2058.jpg (http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q212/levicki/fuji_s6500fd/DSCF2058.jpg) http://s137.photobucket.com/albums/q212/levicki/fuji_s6500fd/th_DSCF2059.jpg (http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q212/levicki/fuji_s6500fd/DSCF2059.jpg) http://s137.photobucket.com/albums/q212/levicki/fuji_s6500fd/th_DSCF2068.jpg (http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q212/levicki/fuji_s6500fd/DSCF2068.jpg)
http://s137.photobucket.com/albums/q212/levicki/fuji_s6500fd/th_DSCF2106.jpg (http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q212/levicki/fuji_s6500fd/DSCF2106.jpg) http://s137.photobucket.com/albums/q212/levicki/fuji_s6500fd/th_DSCF2108.jpg (http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q212/levicki/fuji_s6500fd/DSCF2108.jpg) http://s137.photobucket.com/albums/q212/levicki/fuji_s6500fd/th_DSCF2110.jpg (http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q212/levicki/fuji_s6500fd/DSCF2110.jpg) http://s137.photobucket.com/albums/q212/levicki/fuji_s6500fd/th_DSCF2111.jpg (http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q212/levicki/fuji_s6500fd/DSCF2111.jpg) http://s137.photobucket.com/albums/q212/levicki/fuji_s6500fd/th_DSCF2112.jpg (http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q212/levicki/fuji_s6500fd/DSCF2112.jpg)

[levicki]

http://s137.photobucket.com/albums/q212/levicki/fuji_s6500fd/th_DSCF2119.jpg (http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q212/levicki/fuji_s6500fd/DSCF2119.jpg) http://s137.photobucket.com/albums/q212/levicki/fuji_s6500fd/th_DSCF2123.jpg (http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q212/levicki/fuji_s6500fd/DSCF2123.jpg) http://s137.photobucket.com/albums/q212/levicki/fuji_s6500fd/th_DSCF2129.jpg (http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q212/levicki/fuji_s6500fd/DSCF2129.jpg) http://s137.photobucket.com/albums/q212/levicki/fuji_s6500fd/th_DSCF2132.jpg (http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q212/levicki/fuji_s6500fd/DSCF2132.jpg) http://s137.photobucket.com/albums/q212/levicki/fuji_s6500fd/th_DSCF2134.jpg (http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q212/levicki/fuji_s6500fd/DSCF2134.jpg)
http://s137.photobucket.com/albums/q212/levicki/fuji_s6500fd/th_DSCF2135.jpg (http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q212/levicki/fuji_s6500fd/DSCF2135.jpg) http://s137.photobucket.com/albums/q212/levicki/fuji_s6500fd/th_DSCF2136.jpg (http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q212/levicki/fuji_s6500fd/DSCF2136.jpg) http://s137.photobucket.com/albums/q212/levicki/fuji_s6500fd/th_DSCF2136.jpg (http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q212/levicki/fuji_s6500fd/DSCF2136.jpg)

All photos were taken in program mode using ISO 400 and JPEG and then post processed using Neat Image and a bit of sharpening.

I have also got some great videos from that event. Man, I really love this camera and its output quality.

[hercules]

[All photos were taken in program mode using ISO 400 and JPEG and then post processed using Neat Image and a bit of sharpening.

I have also got some great videos from that event. Man, I really love this camera and its output quality.I am seeing very beautiful pictures from this camera dslr like photos,,, i will have mine in my hands tomorrow:) but you say pictures you took at ISO 400 and then used Neat Image was there that much noise how bought posting one with out noise reduction, and then you sharpened them a bit why not just up the sharpness in the camera a notch, and they look really good shot in JPEG i read from users that JPEG was no good and that if you want nice pictures shoot in RAW, but can't wait till tomorrow:D

[flippedgazelle]

I am seeing very beautiful pictures from this camera dslr like photos,,, i will have mine in my hands tomorrow:) but you say pictures you took at ISO 400 and then used Neat Image was there that much noise how bought posting one with out noise reduction, and then you sharpened them a bit why not just up the sharpness in the camera a notch, and they look really good shot in JPEG i read from users that JPEG was no good and that if you want nice pictures shoot in RAW, but can't wait till tomorrow:D

Hey Herc, the problem with increasing the sharpness within the camera is this leads to a greater number of .jpg artifacts in the photo, which is something more difficult to overcome in post-processing. Even at the highest quality mode, Fuji over-compresses, imo.

As to the noise issue, sometimes I leave the noise in or only use a small amount of NR, as I would rather have noise than lack of detail.

http://catographer.smugmug.com/photos/163294862-L.jpg

[levicki]

I am seeing very beautiful pictures from this camera dslr like photos

Thanks.

was there that much noise

In some of the photos yes, mostly noticeable on bluish colors. In others not. I apply noise reduction very selectively and usually I do not lose much if any details.

how bought posting one with out noise reduction

I could post some originals without post-processing if you want, just tell me which one do you want to see.

why not just up the sharpness in the camera a notch

Because in-camera sharpening amplifies noise as a side effect. By having more noise, you are actually increasing the amount of "details". Since the camera has fixed JPEG compression quality, that leads to the camera having to pack more data into the same size JPEG file.

and they look really good shot in JPEG

In my experience, JPEG 6M Fine looks good up to and including ISO 400 and with solid amount of light (flash set on AUTO, close range). And even then, bluish parts can have stronger noise. Amount of noise is then directly proportional to the amount of underexposure of said parts.

Keep in mind that the blue channel always carries the strongest noise. It can be more than two times stronger than the noise in the green and red channel. It is because blue pixels are much less light sensitive then those of the other two primary colors.

If the light is low and ISO is high, there are black dropouts in the blue channel -- pixels which do not get any light and stay off. If you have a lot of those, no amount of noise reduction can fix it so it is always better to overexpose in such conditions because that is much easier to fix.

if you want nice pictures shoot in RAW

That is a sound advice. Me too would stick to it for anything higher than ISO 400 in low light conditions. However, for everyday needs JPEG is just fine. Furthermore, RAW has a drawback of being slow (you can miss some photo opportunities while the previous photo is being saved) and it is taking too much space -- 1GB card can store only 73 shots in RAW, but whooping 341 shot in JPEG 6M Fine.

[the_binary_soul]

Here are a couple random shots from my s6000

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y120/the_binary_soul/InputandOutputsized.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y120/the_binary_soul/pet-play-0738removed-sized.jpg

I used this as a stock photo on the wikipedia page for this paintball marker

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y120/the_binary_soul/binarys-promaster-set4.jpg

[hercules]

Hey Herc, the problem with increasing the sharpness within the camera is this leads to a greater number of .jpg artifacts in the photo, which is something more difficult to overcome in post-processing. Even at the highest quality mode, Fuji over-compresses, imo.

As to the noise issue, sometimes I leave the noise in or only use a small amount of NR, as I would rather have noise than lack of detail.

http://catographer.smugmug.com/photos/163294862-L.jpgNice shot, thanks for the info;)

[hercules]

Thanks.



In some of the photos yes, mostly noticeable on bluish colors. In others not. I apply noise reduction very selectively and usually I do not lose much if any details.



I could post some originals without post-processing if you want, just tell me which one do you want to see.



Because in-camera sharpening amplifies noise as a side effect. By having more noise, you are actually increasing the amount of "details". Since the camera has fixed JPEG compression quality, that leads to the camera having to pack more data into the same size JPEG file.



In my experience, JPEG 6M Fine looks good up to and including ISO 400 and with solid amount of light (flash set on AUTO, close range). And even then, bluish parts can have stronger noise. Amount of noise is then directly proportional to the amount of underexposure of said parts.

Keep in mind that the blue channel always carries the strongest noise. It can be more than two times stronger than the noise in the green and red channel. It is because blue pixels are much less light sensitive then those of the other two primary colors.

If the light is low and ISO is high, there are black dropouts in the blue channel -- pixels which do not get any light and stay off. If you have a lot of those, no amount of noise reduction can fix it so it is always better to overexpose in such conditions because that is much easier to fix.



That is a sound advice. Me too would stick to it for anything higher than ISO 400 in low light conditions. However, for everyday needs JPEG is just fine. Furthermore, RAW has a drawback of being slow (you can miss some photo opportunities while the previous photo is being saved) and it is taking too much space -- 1GB card can store only 73 shots in RAW, but whooping 341 shot in JPEG 6M Fine.Which ever one you want to post is fine, so i take it leave the sharpness in the camera at default setting, and if you shoot anything higher than ISO 400 use RAW, thanks for the info;)

[Cozmo]

Long time, no see..

Few from animal kingdome:

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/1483/dscf4812yn3.jpg
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/6830/dscf4954fp8.jpg

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/3715/dscf4994qg1.jpg

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/498/dscf4766jv5.jpg

[Cozmo]

Few interesting...

http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/170/dscf4839qz7.jpg
http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/1276/dscf4862ke5.jpg

http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/2661/dscf4923gg4.jpg

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/4865/dscf4871ft5.jpg

[levicki]

Which ever one you want to post is fine

Here you go:
DSCF2111.JPG (http://rapidshare.com/files/39267337/DSCF2111.JPG.html) (rapidshare link, 2.8MB).

Note that I have mistakenly used red-eye reduction flash mode in some of those photos and IMO that is a big no-no with Fuji, because flash range is seriously impaired. Auto gives results which are way better than red-eye mode because the flash is stronger.

so i take it leave the sharpness in the camera at default setting

No, I keep it at Soft, and I believe many others here are doing the same.

and if you shoot anything higher than ISO 400 use RAW

Yes.

thanks for the info;)

You are welcome.

Long time, no see..

Hey Cozmo, welcome back!

[SoundDust]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1405/623112033_014d37bd9a_o.jpg

[levicki]

What amazes me with this Fuji camera is video quality:
DSCF2070.AVI (http://rapidshare.com/files/39287185/DSCF2070.AVI.html) (rapidshare, 82.4 MB).

[P_Schneider]

What amazes me with this Fuji camera is video quality:
DSCF2070.AVI (http://rapidshare.com/files/39287185/DSCF2070.AVI.html) (rapidshare, 82.4 MB).

Ya the video quality is pretty good. I shot a thunderstorm the other night and it turned out great.

[Only_me]

Hi all


i am just loving this camera (s6500fd). i was gonig to chop it in for a pentax k100D.

but i think ill just save hard until i can get a DSLR worth replacing the fuji.

Yet another Big cat Pic for you to look at. only problem is resizing looses alot of detail sharpness.

I am in the world of raw now and its brilliant.

Thanks

Paul

[P_Schneider]

Hercules - love the Mallards, nice capture.

Leviki - Here is a HDR cloud shot, my first attempt at one actually. I'm not sure if this is considered a true HDR since I didn't do this with 3 pictures but rather cloned 1 pic in lightroom and adjusted the exposure so that I had the original, 1 that was +.5 and one that was -.5. Combined them in a stack and exported.

Here is the original.
Manual mode
ISO 100
F5
1/640 sec

[P_Schneider]

Here's the HDR version.
Comments / Opinions?

[Studentpilot]

Wow great one Paul!

Here are some pics from a recent trip to DC.

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[moreno_iv]

That's some great composition on that pic of the monument, SP! Is that plane in the Smithsonian Air & Space museum? I've got some real good pictures that I took with my old Sony compact from the museum at Dulles airport.

[Studentpilot]

The new extension of the Air and Space at Dulles is called the Udvar Hazy Center. That is actually a Eastern DC3 hanging from the main part on the mall. Thanks for the comments!

[levicki]

Or in other (more understandable words) 97% of the Moon visible:

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q212/levicki/fuji_s6500fd/moon_640_480.jpg

Still haven't got that damn tripod... hope I will pick up one before 30-Jun-2007 when the Moon will be full here. If I do, I will try to make some HDR shots of it.

Btw, nice HDR cloud Paul but next time use 3 captures with exposure for bracketing set to ±1 to get true HDR. Even better would be to use tripod, RAW mode, and manual bracketing if you can.

A bit more of that blues in case anyone fancies it -- DSCF2067.AVI (http://rapidshare.com/files/39308463/DSCF2067.AVI.html) (rapidshare, 66.8 MB).

[Studentpilot]

A thunderstorm came in REALLY quickly but i managed to grab my tripod and do some HDR stuff before the downpour. Some of them were not tripod done so theres a bit of ghosting, and i need to remember to lock my tripod harder too. But anyway, here they are.

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[TimB]

I love those stormclouds :)

If this is not the appropriate thread to post this in I apologize. I'm loving my S6K but I'm having a lot of trouble taming down the bright areas in the exposure. I find in manual mode I often have to have the metering all the way to the left (showing very underexposed) to get a usable shot. I'm sure it's just my inexperience showing but if anyone has any tips, I could use them. Here's an example taken on a moderately sunny morning. The metering showed this should have come out very dark:

ExposureTime - 1/4000 seconds
FNumber - 11.00
ExposureProgram - Manual control
ISOSpeedRatings - 200
MeteringMode - Spot
LightSource - Auto
ExposureMode - Manual
WhiteBalance - Auto
Flash Mode - Off
Macro - On
Blur warning - No
Focus warning - No (Focus OK)
AE warning - No (AE good)

:confused:

[Studentpilot]

woah!!! At 1/4000th of a second and f11 that should be almost completely black, no matter how sunny it was. Maybe there is something broken with your controls of the shutter/aperture? :(

[moreno_iv]

Yeah man, that is crazy. There's no way you should be getting that kind of exposure with those values. You might want to call Fuji for some support and see if it is a malfunction. It should still be under warranty.

[P_Schneider]

I have to agree, with those numbers the frame should not be exposed like that. I would have it exchanged.

[core!]

Paul that HDR version is an excellent shot,congrats!

[Spinning]

Here are some of my diving and swim meet pictures. I have been having a lot of fun trying to get the best shots.

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF5816.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF6363.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF6250.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF5907.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF6033.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF6028.jpg

Diving seems to be the biggest challange. You never know how high or out they tend to jump.

[P_Schneider]

Paul that HDR version is an excellent shot,congrats!

Thanks Core!
I was really impressed with the way it turned out. I thought the original was a good shot but after doing the composite I was really impressed. Tonight is going to be a challenge, I'm going to try my hand at a HDR full moon using multiple shots instead of doing it with software.

Spinning,
Nice shots in a very challenging environment. Are you taking single shots with these? Situation like the diving is where I like to use the final 3 feature of the camera. I might even use sport mode if there is enough light. I wish I could lock the ISO in the different scene modes like I can with my F10. Ah well on the wish list.

[Gordon D]

Here's the HDR version.
Comments / Opinions?

Love that HDR shot Paul.

It's been raining here for almost a month so haven't really got any shots to show, apart from this one. :D

http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/2061/leaf800x600mo9.jpg

[Spinning]

Thanks!
I have been using a combination of the final 3 or just snap away. For diving I have been doing only final 3. But at todays swim meet I did both final 3 and just take the picture. For the starting block it is great to just shoot same with breast stroke but too hard with Fly.
I think at my kids practice for diving next week I am going to play around with not using the final 3. Try to zoom in more. It is tough but I must say I am very happy with a lot of my results The last set of dive pictures my daughter was last to dive so it was starting to get get dark which is why I think it isn't as sharp as the ones from earlier.

[P_Schneider]

Love that HDR shot Paul.

It's been raining here for almost a month so haven't really got any shots to show, apart from this one. :D


So that's where all the rain is at. We are about 3" below normal this year. When it does rain it's fast and furious so not much of a lasting effect.
Nice macro BTW.

I took a bike ride along the river today and took a couple shots.
Here is a family out enjoying the sun.
manual mode
ISO 100
F4.9
1/500 sec

[P_Schneider]

This is a shot of the Jonathan Paddleford which is one of the old riverboats that made Mississippi runs up and down the river. (retro fitted of course)
manual mode
ISO 100
F4
1/1600 sec

[P_Schneider]

To illustrate how little we have had in the way or rain here is a shot along the shore where these tree roots are normally underwater. I'm standing about 10' away for this shot.
manual mode
ISO 100
F4
1/1200 sec

[P_Schneider]

I thought this was a interesting piece of driftwood.
manual mode
ISO 100
F4
1/640 sec

[levicki]

Finally got tripod. This is HDR shot.

In case anyone wants to know:

ExposureProgram - Manual control
ExposureTime - 1/125 seconds
FNumber - 8.00
ISOSpeedRatings - 100
FocalLength - 66.70 mm
ExposureMode - Auto bracket (±1 EV)
MeteringMode - Spot
White Balance - Auto
Sharpness - Soft


Comments are welcome!

[quikstylee]

Some newer pics...I haven't had a chance to check this thread for awhile. Great work as always on here...the diversity of shots helps me find new ways of setting up my compositions. I also use this thread as an inspiration to find new subjects to photograph. Levicki...just watched your first posted vid...pretty shocking how nice it turned out. I didn't expect that vid quality from this camera.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v134/quikstylee/DSCF0389.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v134/quikstylee/DSCF0389_close.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v134/quikstylee/DSCF0394.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v134/quikstylee/DSCF0394_close.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v134/quikstylee/DSCF0514.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v134/quikstylee/DSCF0508.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v134/quikstylee/DSCF0528.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v134/quikstylee/DSCF0396.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v134/quikstylee/DSCF0441.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v134/quikstylee/DSCF0442.jpg

[quikstylee]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v134/quikstylee/DSCF0565.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v134/quikstylee/DSCF0537.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v134/quikstylee/DSCF0581.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v134/quikstylee/DSCF0484-1.jpg

[quikstylee]

Almost forgot, my first (and currently my only) HDR...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v134/quikstylee/buddha1.jpg

[Studentpilot]

Wow great lake shot, I really like the moodiness of it.

Just wondering, if people did some serious Post processing can they mention, that way we can separate what was straight-from-camera and what was highly edited.

[Spinning]

Fire works!

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF6507.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF6478.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF6566.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF6534.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF6485.jpg

All of these were taken with the fireworks mode. I tried a few with manual but they didn't really turn out.

[seo]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1402/686214734_1e75e2b87d.jpg

[P_Schneider]

Fire works!

All of these were taken with the fireworks mode. I tried a few with manual but they didn't really turn out.

Nice shots Spinning. I haven't had a chance to shoot in fireworks mode yet but your shots look promising. I'll give it a go this Wednesday.

[Spinning]

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/Rachel1.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF5602.jpg

[P_Schneider]

Here is how my HDR moon turned out from the other night. I have to add that I'm not entirely convinced that this is an actual HDR shot.
What I'm doing in Lightroom is creating copies then stacking them, once the stack is collapsed I export a single shot.
Does anyone know if I'm actually creating a HDR shot or if it's just exporting the shot that's on top of the stack?
There is very little info on this subject that I could find anyway.

Tripod used
Manual mode
ISO 100
F4.9
1/160th sec
slight USM
Cropped
Composite of 3 shots +- .5 ev

[Studentpilot]

I use photomatix basic for my HDRs, rather powerful for a free program. Check it out.

[hercules]

I just got my camera last week,, and i'm starting to like it, but i how come i get like not a clean shot when shooting landscape, this is just a shot i took but will the circular polarizer do the job or not thanks. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v81/bmw320/Picture404.jpg

[sdcwonderer]

c&c always welcome....i played with the saturation a bit

[P_Schneider]

I just got my camera last week,, and i'm starting to like it, but i how come i get like not a clean shot when shooting landscape, this is just a shot i took but will the circular polarizer do the job or not thanks.

Hey Hercules,
The haze could be a combination of a number of things. If it's humid the camera might be capturing accurately, or if there's a lot of dust in the air or smoke from a fire.
A UV filter will help clear up the haze but I use my CP for shots with a lot of reflection, such as sun on water, and on those brilliantly clear days when you want to really capture that blue sky accurately.
You can also do some PP to help clean up the image, maybe tweak the saturation and curves a bit to get rid of the washed out look.

[flippedgazelle]

Just a little editing... (season to taste)

[hercules]

Ok thanks:)

[tralexan]

Hey Hercules,
The haze could be a combination of a number of things. If it's humid the camera might be capturing accurately, or if there's a lot of dust in the air or smoke from a fire.
A UV filter will help clear up the haze but I use my CP for shots with a lot of reflection, such as sun on water, and on those brilliantly clear days when you want to really capture that blue sky accurately.
You can also do some PP to help clean up the image, maybe tweak the saturation and curves a bit to get rid of the washed out look.

I did some of what Paul is referring to here in post processing with particular emphasis on tone map and color filtering. To my eye, it is a bit extreme, but it is an example of the way things can be manipulated digitally. The tools used are the Opanda Photo Filter program (freeware) and Ulead Photo Impact (pretty cheap).

It's smaller just to reduce file size.

http://home.comcast.net/~tralexan/filter_experiment.jpg

--rick

[levicki]

Here is how my HDR moon turned out from the other night.

Paul, that doesn't look too good. It is too blurred -- you use HDRI to extract more details, not to kill them.

I have to add that I'm not entirely convinced that this is an actual HDR shot.

I already told you that it is not, because you are not taking at least three shots with different exposure values.

Keep in mind that even having three differently exposed shots and tone mapping them into 8-bit JPEG doesn't count as true HDR.

For true HDR you need camera with HDR sensor, which AFAIK are currently commercially available only for security cameras.

There is very little info on this subject that I could find anyway.

There is plenty of info on HDR imaging (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_dynamic_range_imaging).

Here is my first attempt of HDRI using Photomatix. Note that I tried to make this as true to life as possible.
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q212/levicki/fuji_s6500fd/DSCF2229.jpg

And another one:
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q212/levicki/fuji_s6500fd/DSCF2220.jpg

[levicki]

Oh and I believe it looks better this way:

[hercules]

Oh and I believe it looks better this way: Yes it does look good,

[levicki]

Yes it does look good,

Thanks. Btw, you need to change your signature (you've got Fuji now haven't you?) ;)

[hercules]

Thanks. Btw, you need to change your signature (you've got Fuji now haven't you?) ;)Yes i do, i will change it thanks:cool:

[P_Schneider]

Ok here are a couple fireworks shots from the 4th. Please keep in mind that these are "back yard" fireworks and not a big display like the city puts on.
All of these were taken in "fireworks" mode.
Overall I am pretty pleased with the way that these turned out but I wish I could have seen the tree in the way through the viewfinder.
oh well, not bad for a first try at this.
ISO 100
F8
2 sec
Pattern metering
Tripod used

[P_Schneider]

Fireworks mode
ISO 100
F8
2 sec
Pattern metering
Tripod used

[P_Schneider]

Here is another with a bit more color
Fireworks mode
ISO 100
F8
2 sec
Pattern metering
Tripod used

[levicki]

Here are some clouds in HDRI:
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q212/levicki/fuji_s6500fd/DSCF2260.jpg

[tralexan]

I spent the 4th in the hills of East Tennessee. I do believe I found the original "church in the valley by the wild wood."

ISO 100
F8
Exposure 1/340"
Landscape Mode
Pattern metering
--
Cropped, resized and church clapboard lightened slightly in post processing.

--rick
Fuji S6000fd

[s9901980]

Here are a few pics I took whilst on vacation in HK & China.

This camera is so much fun to use and encourages you to "mess around" with all the controls!

[Spinning]

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF6737.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF6702.jpg

[bdod1880]

Just an ol' day lily but I thought the color was brilliant in yesterday's sunshine.

http://dabudman.smugmug.com/photos/171542599-M.jpg

http://dabudman.smugmug.com/photos/171342897-M.jpg

Bud

[kokariko]

Hello there, today arrived my new s6500fd, I was only little playing with it, because I don't have rechargeable batteries and XD card yet. But so far I am happy with this camera.

Here is one fly, that didn't survive my attack:)

[Winterspirit]

Hi there, I just got a brand new S6500fd yesterday. It was a choice between the Fuji and Panasonic Lumix FZ28 and mainly thanks to the excellent photos taken by the people here, Fuji was the winner :D

So far I am very satisfied with the camera which is a HUGE step from my old Nikon coolpix SQ. Photos are of great IQ and I allready had comments from people about the natural color of their skin when flash is used compared to what they are used to. Unfortunatelly the lack of IS has an impact to newbies like me and I still have so much to learn. These are the some of the first photos I got. Critique encouraged!

All photos straight out of the camera except for resizing

1st photo: ISO-100, SS:1/2 sec, f/5,6
2nd photo: ISO-100, SS:1/10 sec, f/3,7 Macro
3rd photo: ISO-400, SS:1/120, f/8 (I think I used a way too low shutter speed and the image ended up a bit blurry, especially for that sensitivity. There was quite a lot of light so I think I could have done better. What do you think?)

[levicki]

People taught me that minimum shutter = 1 / L sec where L is a focal length in mm.

So for 300mm (telephoto) you would clearly need at least 1/300 sec shutter speed.
Note that the picture could still turn out blurry if the subject is moving fast, no amount
of IS would help with that.

[P_Schneider]

Hi there, I just got a brand new S6500fd yesterday. It was a choice between the Fuji and Panasonic Lumix FZ28 and mainly thanks to the excellent photos taken by the people here, Fuji was the winner :D

So far I am very satisfied with the camera which is a HUGE step from my old Nikon coolpix SQ. Photos are of great IQ and I allready had comments from people about the natural color of their skin when flash is used compared to what they are used to. Unfortunatelly the lack of IS has an impact to newbies like me and I still have so much to learn. These are the some of the first photos I got. Critique encouraged!

All photos straight out of the camera except for resizing

1st photo: ISO-100, SS:1/2 sec, f/5,6
2nd photo: ISO-100, SS:1/10 sec, f/3,7 Macro
3rd photo: ISO-400, SS:1/120, f/8 (I think I used a way too low shutter speed and the image ended up a bit blurry, especially for that sensitivity. There was quite a lot of light so I think I could have done better. What do you think?)

Welcome to the club!
Decent shots for the first time out of the box. I look forward to seeing more.
The first 2 you should have used a tripod, the norm is around 1/60s for a hand held shot although with proper technique you can get that a bit lower.
The third one could use a bit of curves / levels adjustment from you favorite photo editing program to give it a bit more pop.

[P_Schneider]

Here's a couple shots of a thunderstorm rolling into my area from Sunday.
The wind was kicking around 45 - 55mph at times so I had to brace myself for these shots
Manual mode
ISO 400
F3.4
1/200 sec
pretty much straight out of the camera on these shots although I've cropped a bit on some of them.

[P_Schneider]

Here's a shot from the opposite direction. It was just beginning to rain but the wind was getting crazy so I only took 2 shots from this location and
decided to take shelter under the bridge from the first shot.
Manual mode
ISO 400
F3.7
1/400 sec

[P_Schneider]

This last one was a shot of irony. Here I am down at the bottom of one of the bridge footings, watching the storm roll across the river towards me, and I get the red battery on the camera and it shuts down. Thankfully I had a spare set with me but by the time I got it reloaded I only had time for 1 shot and a dash to the car before the heavy stuff hit. It would have been nice to get a couple shots from this location because you could actually see the wall of rain marching across the river. Oh well, there will be other storms I'm sure.

For those who are not familiar with Minnesota it gets pretty hot and humid during the summer months and when a dash of cool dry Canadian tries to make it's way down it sets off thunderstorms, some of them pretty sever w/ tornadoes, straight lying winds, and hail.
This past weekend it was in the high 90's (F) with dew points in the 70's. (envision being soaked in sweat by simply standing still, wind or not)
Once the storm rolled through from the north it was in the upper 70's with dew points in the low 50's which is relatively dry air for this time of year.
This will last a couple days then the heat from the south will surge back, trigger storms, and viola! You're back in the heat once again.
Rinse and repeat all summer long usually.
Manual mode
ISO 400
F3.6
1/60 sec

[moreno_iv]

I went to Vegas for the weekend for a wedding/b'day party and here are some handheld shots that I took. These are the highlights:

1/30s
f/3.6
ISO 400
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o308/moreno_iv/Las%20Vega/DSCF1053.jpg

1/640s
f/5.6
ISO 100
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o308/moreno_iv/Las%20Vega/DSCF1087.jpg

1/3s
f/4.0
ISO 400
This one is a little shaky, but not too bad.
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o308/moreno_iv/Las%20Vega/DSCF1066.jpg

1/20s
f/3.9
ISO 400
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o308/moreno_iv/Las%20Vega/DSCF1055.jpg

[moreno_iv]

Hi there, I just got a brand new S6500fd yesterday. It was a choice between the Fuji and Panasonic Lumix FZ28 and mainly thanks to the excellent photos taken by the people here, Fuji was the winner :D

3rd photo: ISO-400, SS:1/120, f/8 (I think I used a way too low shutter speed and the image ended up a bit blurry, especially for that sensitivity. There was quite a lot of light so I think I could have done better. What do you think?)

Well, I think that you're first two of the candles are quite excellent! As for the last one, you could probably stand to open up the aperture (lower aperture value) and shorten the exposure time (higher shutter speed) to give you less opportunity for camera shake. Normally, I wouldn't think that you should get any shake with 1/120s unless someone or something bumped you and caused the camera to move, but I think that I have pretty steady hands, so maybe I'm the exception.

[Winterspirit]

Levicki: Thank you for the advice. I will take it into account the next time. The little buggers were constantly moving not to mention me clowning around to have their attention :)

P_Schneider: Thank you and I am definitely looking forward to taking many more pics. In the first 2 I, indeed, used a very small tripod and I think they turned out sharp. After a bit of PP the 3rd pic looked much better but I posted the original versions to go along with the purpose of this thread.

The pics are nice! I personally love the feeling of anticipating a storm but I guess getting them so often must be rather unpleasent...


Moreno_iv: These pics are great and I especially like the framing in all of them. Have they been PPed in any way? The colors are very vivid.

Also, thanks for the advice. If I remember correctly the blur indicator was on the screen even at that SS, although there was plenty of light. It is also possible I was just careless since I was mainly occupied with shooting the cute kittens and not really comfortable with the camera and the settings at the time. I am looking forward to understanding better how the SS/aperture combination works under different conditions.


Thank you all for taking the time to reply. It is much appreciated :)

[P_Schneider]

P_Schneider: Thank you and I am definitely looking forward to taking many more pics. In the first 2 I, indeed, used a very small tripod and I think they turned out sharp. After a bit of PP the 3rd pic looked much better but I posted the original versions to go along with the purpose of this thread.

The pics are nice! I personally love the feeling of anticipating a storm but I guess getting them so often must be rather unpleasent...

Thank you all for taking the time to reply. It is much appreciated :)

Actually I love the storms. Most people head for the basement when these roll in but the wife and I just head out with the cameras as soon as the alarm goes off for our county.:D

[P_Schneider]

Seen some cool clouds on the way home and got a couple shots for everyone. Nothing sever here, just 15-20 minute showers.
manual mode
ISO 100
F3.7
1/200 sec
auto levels

[P_Schneider]

Here's a shot heading down the highway.
manual mode
ISO 100
F3.6
1/1200 sec
I guess you could say this was polarized since it was shot through the windshield. Auto levels and cropped.

[P_Schneider]

There were pockets of rain all around us on the way home but we never got wet. :D
manual mode
ISO100
F3.4
1/1000 sec
again, through the windshield and auto levels applied.

[kokariko]

An ordinary HDR sunny morning in Slovakia.

[core!]

Comments and suggestions are welcome
http://aycu19.webshots.com/image/19618/2002006477649823453_rs.jpg
http://aycu15.webshots.com/image/21574/2002048588067826373_rs.jpg
http://aycu17.webshots.com/image/20896/2002062974037901035_rs.jpg

[Spookonthe8ball]

Lots to learn, but I'm having fun.
All are hand held shots.
Cat shot in aperture priority-auto
1/20
F 3.7
ISO 200
no flash

Storm
Natural light mode
A= F 5.0
S = 1/75
ISO = 400

Old fence in park
1/75
A = F5.0
ISO = 100
Aperture priority
Part of walkway blown out by sunlight. I'm not
sure how to correct that.

All pictures straight from camera with no post processing
except for resize to send.

[Spookonthe8ball]

Honestly I thought this shot would be ruined by the flash.
Instead I think it reflected off the white door through the wings of this critter. Subject is hanging on to a glass door. Full auto mode/Macro

[Cozmo]

One portrait and action one, both done with backlight (sun into camera)...

I love the better dynamic range on Fuji than on other prosumers...

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/5187/dscf5169rd1.jpg

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/7091/dscf5180ta9.jpg

[kokariko]

Fantastic shots, Cozmo!

I was sitting in park, waiting for an appointment, and I took a few shots of pigeons. I like these naughty boys.

[P_Schneider]

There are so many great shots in this thread I don't even have a chance of commenting on them all but I do love looking at them.
I love to browse this thread after work when I'm relaxing just to see the new "peeks" into everyone's lives.
Thank you everyone for making this a fabulous thread. :)

Cozmo, those really turned out good, nice shots.

[Spinning]

Hope you guys aren't tired of swim team pictures! But I am having so much fun! We have been so lucky with great days that just makes the water looks so great! These are straight from the camera. 400 speed, program mode.
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF7176.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF7238.jpg

[Spinning]

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF7260.jpg

[Spinning]

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF7333.jpg

[Spinning]

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF7262.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF7247.jpg

[Spinning]

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF7417.jpg

Last one for now.....off to a dive meet! Hope I can at least get a few good shots!

[kokariko]

Spinning, that water looks brilliant! Almost all pictures taken with good light are really good.

I took these two today late in evening, it was getting dark, there is some visible noise. NeatImage won't help, because it would kill the little details that left..

The first one is just an ordinary sunset.
On the second one, you can see High Tatras mountains in the background.

[tralexan]

kokariko,

I am interested in knowing the software used for the HDR processing in the morning in Slovakia shot. Camera settings would be nice too, at least for jpg normal, jpg fine or raw.

Also, the first of the 3 pigeon shots is very nice. Great detail in the feathers. The DOF and overall composition make for a great pic. (even though I am no huge fan of pigeons)

--rick

[kokariko]

Hi Rick,
I am glad you like my photos, I used Photomatix Pro for HDR processing. I took 3 jpegs(fine quality, EV -1,0,1 with help of auto bracketing). It is also possible to make an HDR image from one raw file, but it would capture less of dynamic range. Settings were follows:

ISO 200
Shutter speed 1/680
App. Value F-7.21
I was shooting probably in P or S mode, I don't remember.

As you can see, the pictures taken by camera were quite of an ordinary thing. After I combined them in Photomatix(the overall oldchool-like look was done in here), I used NeatImage to reduce some noise, and Adobe PhotoShop for tweaking.

And for pigeons, I am not a big fan of them too, but I like how they can look stupid :cool:

[tralexan]

kokariko,

Thanks for the information. I downloaded the Photomatix trial a couple of days ago but have not tried it as yet. Your response will be helpful in getting started.

--rick

Hi Rick,
I am glad you like my photos, I used Photomatix Pro for HDR processing. I took 3 jpegs(fine quality, EV -1,0,1 with help of auto bracketing). It is also possible to make an HDR image from one raw file, but it would capture less of dynamic range. Settings were follows:

ISO 200
Shutter speed 1/680
App. Value F-7.21
I was shooting probably in P or S mode, I don't remember.

As you can see, the pictures taken by camera were quite of an ordinary thing. After I combined them in Photomatix(the overall oldchool-like look was done in here), I used NeatImage to reduce some noise, and Adobe PhotoShop for tweaking.

And for pigeons, I am not a big fan of them too, but I like how they can look stupid :cool:

[Spinning]

Pictures from the dive meet. Many of these shots are from people diving off of either 10 meters or 7.
I was working the score table so not the best place to be.....But did get some good photos! Or at least I think so!
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF7822.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF7911.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF7840.jpg
I shot this one during warm ups.
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF7859.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF7826.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF7827.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF7889.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF7732.jpg

[Spinning]

This is my daughter. She is 11. She just had to move up to a Jr. Level this year.
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF7584.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF7585.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF7602.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF7603.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF7590.jpg

[sveenbaa]

I was sitting in park, waiting for an appointment, and I took a few shots of pigeons. I like these naughty boys.

They always like water ;-)
Taken with my S6500fd in Sienna, Italy.

[levicki]

Actually I love the storms. Most people head for the basement when these roll in but the wife and I just head out with the cameras as soon as the alarm goes off for our county.:D

I would advise you to be cautious. Thunder likes to bounce on the metal parts you might have on yourself so holding a camera in a thunderstorm is not a very good idea. Last accident I heard was about a guy with an iPod who got struck so bad that he got both eardrums pierced, wishbone shaped burns on the chest and broken jaw in 4 places.

This is a HDR merge of two photos taken tonight with tripod:
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q212/levicki/fuji_s6500fd/DSCF2346.jpg

One had burnt highlights and then I took another one intentionaly underexposed. I like how it turned out. The only problem is that with an exposure this long you start to notice dead pixels and I was lazy to remove those.

[levicki]

we were also shooting some pool tonight (I lost):
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q212/levicki/fuji_s6500fd/DSCF2376.jpg

[levicki]

Another shot of the St. Marko orthodox Church in Belgrade:
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q212/levicki/fuji_s6500fd/DSCF2350.jpg

[BorisZX6R]

Hello everyone,
another proud owner of the S6000fd.
I am yet to take some pictures that are worthy of posting on the forum.
I do have a question for LEVICKI and COZMO.

Your photos come out soooo SHARP, and it is a pleasure looking at them, but everything I shoot has either a sharpness issue or some compression artifacts.

Are you guys always shooting RAW?! Or do you also use the 6MP Fine JPEG ???
If it is not too much trouble for you, could you please post your steps like how to get a usable jpeg image at the end of the day.
Also do you post process each and every photo, and what are the usual adjustments you make before posting your photo on the forum?

Thank you!

[tralexan]

Hello everyone,

Your photos come out soooo SHARP, and it is a pleasure looking at them, but everything I shoot has either
a sharpness issue or some compression artifacts.

Are you guys always shooting RAW?! Or do you also use the 6MP Fine JPEG ???
If it is not too much trouble for you, could you please post your steps like how
to get a usable jpeg image at the end of the day.


Along this same line, I would ask that everyone look way back on page 1 at the first posting in this thread.
P_Schneider (Paul), who started this whole thing left (and always leaves) the basic camera setup information
with his submitted photos.

I am new to the s6000fd and to photography as a whole. And, while I enjoy seeing what other folks have done,
it would be very helpful to know ISO, F_setting, the "dial setting" (aperture variable, shutter variable, manual, etc),
lens filter used, as well as any post processing steps used as mentioned in the above quote.

That type of information transforms the thread from a quick trip through a gallery into a valuable learning experience.

thanks
--rick

BTW - I do use Opanda for viewing EXIF information. But more often than not, that info is stripped either
during post processing saves, or when saved after reduction for posting.

[levicki]

Are you guys always shooting RAW?! Or do you also use the 6MP Fine JPEG ???

I use JPEG 6MP Fine most of the time although those last photos of the church and pool were taken as RAW.

If it is not too much trouble for you, could you please post your steps like how to get a usable jpeg image at the end of the day.

My everyday in-camera settings are:

1. Photometry -> Average (I use other modes too but this one most often)
2. AF Mode -> Area (allows you to move the focus point if needed by holding the ">o<" key on the left side of the camera and using cursor keys)
3. Sharpness -> Soft
4. ISO -> 100 whenever I can (but never more than 400 when shooting JPEG)

I already explained why setting in-camera sharpness to Soft is important but I will repeat:

By additional sharpening you are bringing out more detail. More detail when compressed to fixed quality JPEG (the way the camera does it) gives more compression artifacts.

So, it is always better to perform any sharpening in post-processing if needed.

Using more than ISO 400 brings in more noise than that fixed JPEG compression ratio can handle, and you also get too much compression artifacts. That is why it is preferred to use RAW for ISO 800 and above.

Also do you post process each and every photo, and what are the usual adjustments you make before posting your photo on the forum?

I mostly import photos (even JPEG) into Photoshop using Adobe Camera RAW where I attempt to correct any blown highlights or underexposure and white balance if needed. I import into 16-bit RGB mode.

Depending on the amount of noise I use Neat Image to filter the noise out using its default settings which seem to be chosen reasonably.

Then I either:

1. Resize to 1600x1200 and use the simplest Sharpen filter afterwards

or:

2. Use Unsharp Mask with radius 0.5px and 500% and then resize to 1600x1200

Which one I chose depends on the perceived sharpness of the photo and on the amount of noise still present in it.

Finally I save it using Save for Web with "JPEG Very High" quality preset.

it would be very helpful to know ISO, F_setting, the "dial setting" (aperture variable, shutter variable, manual, etc), lens filter used, as well as any post processing steps used as mentioned in the above quote.

Of all the things you are mentioning, only lens filter used and post-processing steps could be usefull to know.

Let me try to explain my reasoning:

F number doesn't make any sense because you would also need to know the subject distance and focal length. Without knowing whether I took the photo from 2m or 20m distance from the subject and whether I used wide or tele, the F number is irrelevant. Furthermore, you can often judge it for yourself based on the Depth Of Field effect. If the picture has shallow DOF then F number was low and vice versa.

In much the same way, shutter speed and apperture combination do not make any sense if you don't have exactly the same lighting conditions including the color of the light, color of the subject and reflectivity of its surface.

Most of us use the UV filter all the time, so there is no need to repeat that fact in every single post. On the other hand, when we use other filters such as Circular Polarizer we always state that explicitly.

Most of the info you are asking for was already posted earlier. For example I already said that I mostly use Program mode for shooting.

In my opinion, it would be better to ask for info about some specific photo when you need it, instead of requiring everyone else to post info for each and every photo including those which are not special in any way.

[levicki]

RAW, ISO 1600, 1/40s F4.9, full tele, no tripod, neatimage+resize+sharpen:
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q212/levicki/fuji_s6500fd/DSCF2383.jpg

[White_dove]

Okay, here are some first images from my new s6000fd.
I don't have the settings unfortunately - and all I think I did PP was color correct a bit (I'm a beginner at using curves), and removed a blemish or two off one of the macros.
Apparently I have a few things to learn about blown highlights, but that's what this board is for right?:)
Hm, I'm also not sure whether I saved them for the web correctly.
Live and learn.

[Cozmo]

Some dangerous flying objects:

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/2444/dscf5349er7.jpg

http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/2016/dscf5323ar4.jpg

http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/7585/dscf5330ts1.jpg

[Cozmo]

Handheld ISO 800:

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/6585/dscf5308ko9.jpg

http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/1102/dscf5311ps9.jpg

Few more...

http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/84/dscf5273yq9.jpg

http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/7005/dscf5276iu3.jpg

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/4205/dscf5263tg1.jpg

[tralexan]

In my opinion, it would be better to ask for info about some specific photo when you need it, instead of requiring everyone else to post info for each and every photo including those which are not special in any way.

levicki,

I am not looking to require any information from anyone on the forum. I don't have either the inclination or the ability to do so.
My point is that, undeniably, the more information you have about a particular photograph, the more you can learn from it.
If not specifically, at least in a broader sense.

And thanks for all your postings, I do enjoy your work.

--rick

[tralexan]

If you look closely, the horse's expression makes him appear to be deep in thought.

http://home.comcast.net/~tralexan/twohorses.jpg

ISO 200
F 5.6
Exposure 1/160"
Focal Length 66.7mm
Pattern Metering
Landscape Mode

--rick

[levicki]

levicki,

I am not looking to require any information from anyone on the forum. I don't have either the inclination or the ability to do so.
My point is that, undeniably, the more information you have about a particular photograph, the more you can learn from it.
If not specifically, at least in a broader sense.

And thanks for all your postings, I do enjoy your work.

--rick

Hey, I am sorry if I sounded rude or something, it wasn't my intention.

I was just trying to say that knowing the numbers isn't everything you need to make a good photo.

I wouldn't want someone trying to "reproduce" particular photo I took by using the same settings I did in a similar situation.

IMO, photography is all about the freedom of expression while reaching (or at least aiming for) that technical perfection.

I am talking too much BS here, right? :D

Oh and thanks for that undeserved praise, I am just an amateur.

Cozmo, some very nice shots there again. Only that night sky has too much noise, you were shooting JPEG or RAW?

[Cozmo]

Cozmo, some very nice shots there again. Only that night sky has too much noise, you were shooting JPEG or RAW?

Actually, these are jpegs, without any noise removal. Better than most others even at ISO200...

[levicki]

Actually, these are jpegs, without any noise removal. Better than most others even at ISO200...

I thought so. I agree it is better but it can be even better if you shoot RAW at ISO 800.

Speaking of that, here is one RAW, ISO800, F4.9, 1/60s, full tele (from hand), taken at 5:15am this morning. Post-processing as usual, NeatImage, resize and some sharpening.
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q212/levicki/fuji_s6500fd/DSCF2388.jpg

[moreno_iv]

Moreno_iv: These pics are great and I especially like the framing in all of them. Have they been PPed in any way? The colors are very vivid.

Also, thanks for the advice. If I remember correctly the blur indicator was on the screen even at that SS, although there was plenty of light. It is also possible I was just careless since I was mainly occupied with shooting the cute kittens and not really comfortable with the camera and the settings at the time. I am looking forward to understanding better how the SS/aperture combination works under different conditions.


Thank you all for taking the time to reply. It is much appreciated :)

It just takes some practice and reading the many tutorials available here to get yourself good with the camera. I feel sure that you will get it just fine!

I appreciate the compliments about my photos. I didn't have to PP these at all. They turned out really well and the lighting is so good out there that it really doesn't take much to get a good picture.

[tralexan]

Hey, I am sorry if I sounded rude or something

No, not at all. I enjoy the discussion.

--rick

[dagdu]

I am a total amateur, awed by the quality of pictures posted in this forum.
I took some pictures last weekend and would appreciate comments and tips to improve.

[P_Schneider]

Well tomorrow ends a glorious week of vacation and it has been a good one.
During this week in July every year my brothers and I make the trip down to my folks house in Wabasha for what we call "Birthday week."
My mom and I have the same birthday along with my step daughter and since it falls in the middle of July it's a good excuse to get the whole family together for a week of R & R.
At any rate this week was one of those weeks that earns Minnesota / Wisconsin the nickname of "God's Country."
Temps in the 80's (f), low humidity, and azure blue skies that seemed to go on forever. :)

Here is a Monarch butterfly to start this off.
Manual Mode
ISO 100
F4.9
1/125 sec
Cropped
Framed
USM
Levels

[P_Schneider]

Here is a macro of a moth that happened to get on the inside of the screen.
manual mode w/ macro
ISO 100
F5
1/320 sec
Cropped
Framed
USM
Tweaked the levels

[P_Schneider]

Here is a shot of a small song bird.
The light wasn't quite right and only a small portion of the bird was lit properly but I still think it works with the black wrought iron heart and the black border.
Manual mode
ISO 100
F5
1/1200 sec
Cropped
Framed
USM
Levels

[P_Schneider]

These shots are of the new National Eagle Center (http://www.nationaleaglecenter.org/) building which is open to the public but hasn't had it's grand opening yet. They are still working on the exhibits so these shots are from the exterior. I'm rather proud of this building since my dad and my uncle were both involved in the development of the new center.

Brickwork on the front of the building.
Manual mode
ISO 400
F4
1/800 sec
CP filter
Cropped
USM
Curves

[P_Schneider]

Here is a full building shot.
Manual mode
ISO 400
F4
1/1000 sec
CP filter
USM
Levels

[P_Schneider]

Here is a shot of the main sign that hasn't been hung up yet.
Natural light mode
ISO 3200
F3.4
1/40 sec
Cropped
USM
Curves
Cleaned up in Neat Image

[P_Schneider]

These next shots are taken from Stockholm Wisconsin at the Stockholm Art Fair which is another annual pilgrimage for my family. This is located on the shores of beautiful lake Pepin.
Landscape mode
ISO 100
F8
1/85
CP filter
Cropped
USM
Curves

[P_Schneider]

Here is a sailboat shot facing the opposite direction as the last.
Landscape mode
ISO 100
F8
1/100 sec
CP filter
Cropped
USM
Curves

[P_Schneider]

I thought this one of the lake turned out pretty good.
It's hard to believe sometimes on days like today, that 6 short months from now all of this will be frozen under a layer of snow and ice.
Landscape mode
ISO 100
F8
1/100 sec
CP filter
Cropped
USM
Curves

[P_Schneider]

And finally a shot from the Fair itself.
Manual mode
ISO 100
F5
1/100 sec
Cropped
Fill light
Levels

I'll post some more tomorrow once I get them processed. I everyone enjoyed my week as much as I did! :)

[ProPhecy]

A few macro shots...

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e201/Pwallwin/DSCF0008Small.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e201/Pwallwin/DSCF0021Small.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e201/Pwallwin/DSCF0013Small.jpg

[ProPhecy]

One more macro, then some from the Chelsea Flower Show this year...

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e201/Pwallwin/Picture258.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e201/Pwallwin/Chelsea395.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e201/Pwallwin/Chelsea439.jpg

[ProPhecy]

More of Chelsea...

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e201/Pwallwin/Chelsea443.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e201/Pwallwin/Chelsea451.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e201/Pwallwin/Chelsea553.jpg

[ProPhecy]

BBC man...

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e201/Pwallwin/Chelsea557.jpg

[P_Schneider]

I was playing around with photoshop today and came up with these flower macros.

Manual mode / macro
ISO 100
F2.9
1/400 sec
Cropped
USM
Duplicate layer
Change to B&W
Used Eraser tool to bring out the color

[P_Schneider]

Here's another macro done with the same technique only I didn't go all the way to the edge with the eraser leaving a frosted look.
Manual mode
ISO 100
F3.5
1/160 sec
same processing as above

[P_Schneider]

And one more like this.
Manual mode / macro
ISO 100
F3.7
1/2500 sec
Same processing as above
Framed

[P_Schneider]

Here is a normal macro with minimal processing.

Manual mode / macro
ISO 100
F3.5
1/3000 sec
USM
Levels

[P_Schneider]

Here's one with a bit more color.
Manual mode
ISO 100
F4
1/1000 sec
USM
Levels
Cropped

[Jarrett]

Can anyone tell me what this is? I was shooting the sky one night :)

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1043/868280590_045cc8f5b2_o.png

http://herrenvolk.homestead.com/files/2007_0721aaaaaaaaaaa0182_filtered111.jpg

I'd like to think it's Jupiter :eek:

[Spookonthe8ball]

The above pictures are great. My compliments to the photographers. I look forward to seeing all your postings.
I was in p mode and 100 iso and then switched to auto to see what it did. I was surprised the camera jumped to such a high iso. No flash, but there was some light from a window coming in. No post processing except for minor noise removal and cropping, sizing for post ect...

[P_Schneider]

The above pictures are great. My compliments to the photographers. I look forward to seeing all your postings.
I was in p mode and 100 iso and then switched to auto to see what it did. I was surprised the camera jumped to such a high iso. No flash, but there was some light from a window coming in. No post processing except for minor noise removal and cropping, sizing for post ect...

Not bad at all for 1600. The light really helped this one out. Love the eyes, nice and crisp

[tim11]

The above pictures are great. My compliments to the photographers. I look forward to seeing all your postings.
...
And compliment to you. That's a great shot. What's the shutter speed?
Yes Fuji cameras always jump to higher ISO than normally preferred; that's why I don't use preset and auto modes.

[Spookonthe8ball]

Thank you for your encouraging comments.
Photo was shot hand held in macro, 1/40 F2.8 iso 1600.

[dagdu]

2 Macro shots

[sdcwonderer]

just a couple ive taken this summer,,,im really starting to get a good haddle on this camera but i need to experiment more on the manual settings..c&c always welcome

[Soundman500]

Here are some sunsets from the past few weeks. One of the many reasons I love the Chesapeake bay. Hope you enjoy!

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w6/Soundman500/Water%20Scenes/DSCF3086P.jpg

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w6/Soundman500/Water%20Scenes/DSCF3241-P.jpg

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w6/Soundman500/Water%20Scenes/DSCF4476P.jpg

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w6/Soundman500/Water%20Scenes/DSCF3286.jpg

Mark
http://s172.photobucket.com/albums/w6/Soundman500/

[ProPhecy]

Great shots Mark! :)

After having this camera for a while now, I've just realised I don't have a clue what I'm doing really... I just seem to fiddle about with all the numbers till I get a decent shot!

Is there a site which will explain all the different aspects? For example, aperature, shutter speed etc etc. What's the F_._? How do all these aspects affect the shot you're taking?

To be honest, I rarely use the camera, but I would definately use it ,more if I knew how to get better shots.

My main problem is blurry photos! :o (Mostly indoors, but sometimes outdoors too)

[P_Schneider]

Nice shots Mark, I like the 2nd to the last the best.

ProPhecy - Here is a start from this site. (top hit from google)

http://www.dcresource.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-5614.html

Wikipedia is another good source of info, there is a link in that thread.
I googled "F stop, Aperture, explained."

[levicki]

Is there a site which will explain all the different aspects? For example, aperature, shutter speed etc etc. What's the F_._? How do all these aspects affect the shot you're taking?

If you still have printed manual that comes in a box with camera, I suggest you read it to get to know all those various shooting modes.

To be honest, I rarely use the camera, but I would definately use it ,more if I knew how to get better shots.

Practice, you can't expect to make anything good out of it if you don't use it often.

My main problem is blurry photos! :o (Mostly indoors, but sometimes outdoors too)

Pick your sin:

1. Low light
2. Full zoom
3. Subjects moving fast
4. Shaky hands
5. Greasy lens

Back to the topic, here is another HDR shot, manual mode, focal length 10.80mm, F11, auto-bracketing (1/125s, 1/60s, 1/30s) handheld. I intentionaly locked the aperture to F11 in order to get deeper sharpness:

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q212/levicki/fuji_s6500fd/DSCF2458.jpg

[bdod1880]

Is there a site which will explain all the different aspects? For example, aperature, shutter speed etc etc. What's the F_._? How do all these aspects affect the shot you're taking?



ProPhecy,

Here's absolutely the best site I've seen to help you untangle this mess. :)

http://www.uscoles.com/fstop.htm

Bud

[Visual Reality]

All you guys' low noise shots are amazing and make me jealous...I really don't have a useable ISO over 100 with the S3 IS :(

Wonder if it would be worth looking at that brand new S8000...I'd lose quite a bit of battery life and some other comforts though...

[tralexan]

I just spent the past few days visiting museums in NYC. MOMA and the Metropolitan allow photography of
the permanent collections but flash is banned inside the museum.

This picture was taken from inside the museum on a rainy day when the tops of buildings disappeared into the mist.

The lines in the photograph are lines embedded in the window glass at MOMA. The rain, the mist, the lines,
the water droplets on the window, and the overall color of the day make for a really dreary mood in NYC

Aperture Priority
ISO 800
F8
Exposure 1/180"
Focal Length 6.8 mm
Pattern Metering

http://home.comcast.net/~tralexan/rainy_day.jpg

[seo]

Wonder if it would be worth looking at that brand new S8000...I'd lose quite a bit of battery life and some other comforts though...

I would make sure the 8000 has the super CCD, seems to be quite a bit of confusion if it is a sony CCD or the fuji super CCD in the S8000.

You can pick up an S6000 for $300 and I think there is still a $50 rebate.....

[DWFII]

I understand from the specs posted that it is not a super ccd. In fact, the ratio of the physical size of the sensor to the mp size is less than the s6k.

I was waiting with some hope and some trepidation to see what Fuji would release (maybe they're not done?) but despite all the bells and whistles I don't think the s8000 has near the IQ of the s6000. You just can't beat the price and the quality of the s6000.

[levicki]

I would make sure the 8000 has the super CCD, seems to be quite a bit of confusion if it is a sony CCD or the fuji super CCD in the S8000.

Link (softpedia.com) (http://news.softpedia.com/news/Fujifilm-039-s-FinePix-S8000-fd-Comes-with-18x-Optical-Zoom-and-Image-Stabilization-61034.shtml)
Link (dpreview.com) (http://www.dpreview.com/news/0707/07072605fujifilms8000fd.asp)

It is Super-CCD HR but the size is a bit worrying -- 1/2.5" instead of 1/1.8" or 1/1.6". That can mean more noise especially given 2 more megapixels.

Unfortunately, CCD size was most likely dictated by the optics -- having larger CCD would mean ridiculously huge lens for that 18x range.

You can pick up an S6000 for $300 and I think there is still a $50 rebate.....

What also looks interesting is S5800, because it seems to have the same sensor (1/2.5", 8Mp) as S8000 fd:
Link (dpreview.com) (http://www.dpreview.com/news/0707/07072607fujifilms5800.asp)

Unfortunately the lens in S5800 seems not to be as good as in S6500fd because it has 38-380mm instead of 28-300mm range and it has F3.5-F13.6 and limited shutter range -- only 4sec. to 1/1000 sec.

I wonder how good will that 18x lens be in S8000fd?

Another announcement:
F50fd (dpreview.com) (http://www.dpreview.com/news/0707/07072604fujifilmf50fd.asp)

In my opinion F50fd will be the next wonder -- it has 7th generation 1/1.6" 12Mp SuperCCD-HR and mechanical image stabilization. Also, two new scene modes are present - "Portrait Enhancer" and "Underwater" (F50fd will have underwater casing available) and in face detection mode camera performs red-eye reduction automatically.

If I were shopping for a camera, I would wait for another bridge camera model with telephoto lens and image stabilization using this new sensor from F50fd.

For example, pairing 18x zoom, IS, and this new 12Mp sensor would be something I would definately want to buy despite the fact that I already own good camera.

[henriquemaia]

Hi,

I would like to thank all the posters on this thread for their opinions and photos of S6000FD. I was to buy to S700 and then I stumble upon this thread and became convinced of going for the S6000FD. I’m really happy with the camera.

[DWFII]

Link (softpedia.com) (http://news.softpedia.com/news/Fujifilm-039-s-FinePix-S8000-fd-Comes-with-18x-Optical-Zoom-and-Image-Stabilization-61034.shtml)
Link (dpreview.com) (http://www.dpreview.com/news/0707/07072605fujifilms8000fd.asp)

It is Super-CCD HR but the size is a bit worrying -- 1/2.5" instead of 1/1.8" or 1/1.6". That can mean more noise especially given 2 more megapixels.



Thye specs given for the s8000fd on the homepage of Digital Camera do not say Super CCD. The specs given for the s8000fd at Fujifilmusa.com do not say Super CCD. And I am a regular over at dpreview and in the Fujifilm Talk section, there has been some discussion of this very thing. The upshot is that someone called Fuji and was told it was not a Super CCD.

What's more the image stabilization for the s8000fd appears to be a ccd shift rather than a true OIS.

Despite the buzz and the over-excited hype, I don't believe the s8000fd is the upgrade everyone was hoping for. The s6000fd is, in my opinion, demonstrably the better camera in terms of IQ.

The s8000fd might be a good... or even great...camera but no one should buy it thinking it has a super CCd.

[Soundman500]

Nice shots Mark, I like the 2nd to the last the best.

ProPhecy - Here is a start from this site. (top hit from google)

http://www.dcresource.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-5614.html

Wikipedia is another good source of info, there is a link in that thread.
I googled "F stop, Aperture, explained."

Thank you Paul for the kind words. Glad you enjoyed them.
ProPhecy....Thank you too for your kind comments. Do yourself a favor and take Paul's advise. You will get so much more satisfaction out of your camera if you understand all of the things you currently don't. Learn the basics of photography and you will quick improve. Good luck!
Mark

[Spinning]

Today was swim team champs. Took tons of pictures.! I really do like this camera for swim team....I have it set on P, last 3 shots and 400 speed.
I am shocked I got this one!
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF8300.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF8981.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF8610.jpg

[P_Schneider]

I have some hot rods from tonight's Saturday Night Drive in.
Enjoy! As always you can find hi res shots at my galleries.

Manual mode
ISO 100
F5
1/200 sec
Cropped
Recovered highlights
Tweaked saturation

[P_Schneider]

Some beautiful paint jobs down there tonight.
I love the subtle off shade flames.


Manual mode
ISO 100
F5
1/50 sec
Slow sync flash
Cropped
Recovered highlights
Tweaked saturation

[P_Schneider]

Here is another one in blue.

Manual mode
ISO 100
F5
1/50 sec
Slow sync flash
Cropped
Recovered highlights
Tweaked saturation

[P_Schneider]

The next 2 have the new iridescent paint that changes color as the light strikes it.

Manual mode
ISO 100
F4
1/300 sec
Slow sync flash
Cropped
Recovered highlights
Tweaked saturation

[P_Schneider]

This one shows the effect better.

Manual mode
ISO 100
F4
1/300 sec
Slow sync flash
Cropped
Recovered highlights
Tweaked saturation

[seo]

Paul-

Were those Hot Rod photos taken in Raw or JPG? They are very sharp.

I have found lately that I have to auto sharpen or use USM in PS Elements on almost all of my jpg shots. I have the S6000 set to soft, but I am thinking of going back to normal. Or, is it normal to have to sharpen the majority of jpg shots?

[Spookonthe8ball]

Great Shots Paul. Good as usual:):)

[Spookonthe8ball]

I shoot a lot of aircraft, but my new Fuji doesn't seem very sharp at the long end of the zoom. Is there anything I can do or is this the limits of this camera. Close up they are very sharp, but 1000 feet and all the zoom I am disappointed with the results. 100iso and fast as my former dslr's 1/420 1/350 ect. Blows my Canon G6 away with the 4X and above zoom, but I could crop the 7mp files to a decent shot, although it would be very small.
I have been looking at dslr just for this kind of photography. I have 1990's era Canon compatible lens for it 70-300mm that fit my old Rebel G film camera, but I'm hesitant to get a Xti. I am used to using two cameras at a time at a airshow around here. One shooting video and one shooting stills. I was hoping the S6000 would do both, but at the present time it comes up short on the long end of that zoom. Anyway ,here are my disappointing results. All sugestions are welcome:)
Spook

[kokariko]

Here are some eatable supermacro 'shrooms :p

[P_Schneider]

Paul-

Were those Hot Rod photos taken in Raw or JPG? They are very sharp.

I have found lately that I have to auto sharpen or use USM in PS Elements on almost all of my jpg shots. I have the S6000 set to soft, but I am thinking of going back to normal. Or, is it normal to have to sharpen the majority of jpg shots?

These were shot jpg and the camera is always set to soft. I'm not a big fan of Fuji's sharpening so I do all mine with USM after the fact. I just setup a sharpening action in photoshop and batch sharpen my pics.

[seo]

All sugestions are welcome:)
Spook

Spook-

Your first shot was @ 1/420 and the second @ 1/350 sec. With a moving object such as these @ the equivalent of 300mm, I would go with a faster shutter speed, maybe 1/1000. You could get to that speed by shooting ISO 200 or 400 instead of 100. The IQ outdoors of the S6000 at 400 is almost as good as 100, IMO. Also, what do you have the camera set to for sharpening? If you set it to soft and then sharpen using a USM, you get pretty good results. (See response from P Schneider to my question.)

These suggestions might help.

[Spookonthe8ball]

Thanks for the tips Seo. I usually use the soft sharpening also, but it did jump up to normal using the auto setting of the camera on 1 shot I tried. I did try iso 400 on a few shots, but next time out I will increase that shutter speed and try to find the sweet spot.
Spook

[kokariko]

Castle in my town taken with full zoom, unfortunately without the town beneath.

ISO200, 1/480, colors an sharpness edited in PS.

[tralexan]

Art museums, as a rule, use little ambient lighting and light individual pieces with directional light. And, flash is forbidden. I was really impressed with the performance of the S6000fd under those conditions.

I shot with an ISO of 800 and the grain produced was such that Neat Image was able to make it tolerable without deterioration in detail.

http://home.comcast.net/~tralexan/boccioni.jpg

Aperture Priority
ISO 800
F5.6
Exposure 1/45"
Focal Length 6.2 mm
Spot metering

The image was run through Neat Image, then , in Photoimpact, USM, harsh shadows on the base and floor were cloned out, and a very slight adjustment made in the histogram.

...and here's the museum tag for the who, what, when and where for this particular piece in case anyone is interested....

http://home.comcast.net/~tralexan/boccioni_tag.jpg

I bought the S6000 with trips to the museum in mind....and it performed admirably!!

--rick

[ProPhecy]

Thanks for all the help and links guys.

I'll be an expert yet...! :rolleyes:

[Visual Reality]

Art museums, as a rule, use little ambient lighting and light individual pieces with directional light. And, flash is forbidden. I was really impressed with the performance of the S6000fd under those conditions.
That's odd, because art museums, as a general rule do not allow cameras at all.

They definetely didn't let me take any pictures at the Houston Art Museum.

[tralexan]

That's odd, because art museums, as a general rule do not allow cameras at all.

They definetely didn't let me take any pictures at the Houston Art Museum.

The Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art both allow pictures of pieces in their permanent collections. The museums own the pieces and are, therefore, at liberty to allow or prevent the taking of pictures.

Photographs are not allowed in temporary exhibits. In almost all instances, pieces in those exhibits are not the property of the museum. Both MOMA and the Metropolitan post signs where photography is not allowed.

Both museums prevent the use of flash.

The Guggenheim in NYC, as I believe is true in all its branches, does not allow photography at all.

So, the Guggenheim is in line with the Houston Art Museum. MOMA and the Metropolitan are not. I really have no idea whatsoever why the respective policies are different.

I don't think there really is a "general rule" except when it comes to temporary exhibits.

--rick

[Spinning]

Some interesting views of my DD diving. I climbed up on the 5 meter board.
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF9212.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF9141.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF9125.jpg

[Spinning]

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF9187.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF9228.jpg

[Spookonthe8ball]

Nice perspective there & good shots. Are you using a polarizer to keep glare off the water?
I am enjoying seeing all the S6000 can do. Seo's suggestion for my shots made a lot of difference. The S6000 likes high speed and sometimes a high iso. I'm learning to not be afraid to push it like a dslr.
Spook

[Spinning]

nope no polarizing lens....it is on my list to buy.....but haven't gotten too it. Didn't have that hood on the camera either.

It was really fun shooting from up there but I need to do it again. Very hard to judge how high they will jump up!

[henriquemaia]

Is it worth to have a duplicator (2x) on the S6000FD? Have anyone used one?

[Gordon D]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v172/dadsweg/0d66b7be.jpg

1/400
F4.9
ISO 200
(P) Setting

[quikstylee]

I've been so busy with my job that I haven't had much time to play around with the camera...I went to a little county fair in Northeast Missouri this past weekend and took a few crappy pics:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v134/quikstylee/demoderby2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v134/quikstylee/vancup2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v134/quikstylee/vancup.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v134/quikstylee/lights.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v134/quikstylee/demoderby.jpg

This last one reminds me of a redneck Last Supper:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v134/quikstylee/lastsupper.jpg

Oh, and that last set of diving shots was a remarkable improvement over the first set you posted. Very dynamic and interesting. Well done!

[afrgp]

Great eye for composition

[Spinning]

Thanks! I did enjoy the pictures from there but it took some getting use and iwth the fact that 5 meters if rather high and as those lovely kids jumped it made the board I was on move.....not that I have a fear of heights!??? It was just a very odd feeling.
The dive season is over but I plan to try it from there again!

[kokariko]

Here is one panoramatic photo. Merged and enhanced in PhotoShop.

http://www.stahuj.detailne.sk/panoramadnes.jpg

(4175x967 px ~ 1,1MB)

[Gordon D]

Here is one panoramatic photo. Merged and enhanced in PhotoShop.

http://www.stahuj.detailne.sk/panoramadnes.jpg

(4175x967 px ~ 1,1MB)

That looks great as a panorama.. I tried it a couple of times but was never happy with the results. well done.

[Spookonthe8ball]

Here is one panoramatic photo. Merged and enhanced in PhotoShop.

http://www.stahuj.detailne.sk/panoramadnes.jpg

(4175x967 px ~ 1,1MB)

Nicely done. I have done a few panoramas, but I find it too time consuming for me.

[Spookonthe8ball]

Oklahoma State Capital plus a closer view of "The Guardian" that sits atop the dome. Zoom photo taken from the same location.

[nematix]

hi there.

i've had my s6000fd for about a week and thought i'd register and share my first few shots with you. it's my first camera with any kind of manual controls and i'm absolutely loving it.
all these were shot in raw and post-processed with adobe camera raw.
your comments and criticisms are most welcome :]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1177/1003532498_3174687eb0.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1280/1002768283_c8f3365ce9.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1279/1002768403_9218172750.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1019/1002768473_ff2754edec.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1131/1002768537_fc95e4b7f2.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1241/1002768567_98cea653c9.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1106/1002768613_5e21f61666.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1215/1003112003_4e0bce558d.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1210/1003112121_daf11b1358.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1294/1003112213_cf39f59cfb.jpg

[nematix]

cont.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1063/1022619885_3caca2cca5.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1258/1022619895_7fcd5c8ef3.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1054/1022619989_e0c4f0ccb3.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1173/1022620037_6a8131e6d6.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1190/1023624066_0faedd8d92.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1022/1023624092_5fbfd7d0c2.jpg

[TheDiceMan]

I have a a habit of pointing the camera into the sun hoping for some awesome distortion - both taken on Auto, still feeling my way round the camera, but i love it, bring on our holiday to Boston!

I took this one walking over the Millenium Bridge.

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/2347/70264820ml3.jpg

I felt incredibily lucky to catch this stag in Richmond Park (http://www.royalparks.org.uk/parks/richmond_park/)

http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/5836/87507733sa3.jpg

Please constructively critique :)

[Cozmo]

I have a a habit of pointing the camera into the sun hoping for some awesome distortion - both taken on Auto

Nice shots, but just one advice - never, never point your camera direct into the sun! You will destroy the sensor (better to say - you will burn it!).

Try this with the sun more to the left or right. It is very dangerous for the sensor to be exposed directly into the sun and use polarizing filters.

[thunderchase]

Hi everybody, I just want to say hello on this forum. I've been around for a while, and recently registered. Hope I'll be posting my pics as soon as I get my S6500fd, and that will be in a month.

You are all posting beautifull images, it's been a pleasure watching them.

P Schneider, we are waiting to hear from you, since the accident there in MN.


Ivan.

[Cozmo]

@nematix

Great pictures and compositions.

Few more from me:

http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/1996/dscf5630fu0.jpg

http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/3086/dscf5633kt1.jpg

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/6763/dscf5701ek9.jpg

[Spinning]

http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/?action=view&current=DSCF9635.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF9506.jpg

[Spinning]

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF9635.jpg

[core!]

2 pics I am posting here,2nd one is more interesting a combo of color and B&W.
http://aycu04.webshots.com/image/22643/2000424584866548917_rs.jpg
http://aycu09.webshots.com/image/24728/2000471832559067585_rs.jpg

[CodyBorrowman]

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/MADZUKI/DSCF3789.jpg
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j98/MADZUKI/DSCF0595.jpg

[CygnusiaX1]

Just a few of my pics.. my first time posting them so be gentle. ;)

An old barn near my wife's family reunion location:
http://www.boomspeed.com/cygnusia/campics/barn.jpg

Some pics from this year's Renaissance Festival:
http://www.boomspeed.com/cygnusia/campics/TheQueen.jpg
http://www.boomspeed.com/cygnusia/campics/smokeskull.jpg
http://www.boomspeed.com/cygnusia/campics/joust1.jpg
http://www.boomspeed.com/cygnusia/campics/joust2.jpg
http://www.boomspeed.com/cygnusia/campics/joust3.jpg

Last but definitely not least... our cat, Loki, in his "abode":
http://www.boomspeed.com/cygnusia/campics/loki.jpg

[matthewgomavs]

im still getting use to my new 6000, but from what i can tell, i love what i'm getting into. these are shots from my recent trip to center hill lake in Tennessee

[matthewgomavs]

a few more, and please, constructive criticism is greatly appreciated. i'm still very new to attempting this level of photography

[CygnusiaX1]

I took both of these this morning...
http://www.boomspeed.com/cygnusia/campics/fungus.jpg

http://www.boomspeed.com/cygnusia/campics/bustedpallets.jpg

[fabi]

The german Duisburg-Nord Country Park combines the industrial cultural heritage, Nature and a fascinating light-show.
At the centre of the park there is a decommissioned metalworks, the old industrial facilities of which are today being put to a variety of different uses. The former factory buildings have been converted to accommodate cultural and corporate functions; an old gasholder has become the biggest artificial diving centre in Europe; alpine climbing gardens have been created in the former ore storage bunkers, and an extinct blast furnace has been developed into a panoramic tower.

[fabi]

Some impressions of car racing at the famous german Nuerburgring. It was a long distance race of 1000km, so there have been various kinds of cars.

[thunderchase]

Fantastic pictures, especially those from Duisburg, and thanks for info!

[seo]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1125/1085508084_44601b2040_o.jpg

[thunderchase]

Nice picture composition, also an interesting subject...

[speaklightly]

As a Fuji S-6000 and S-700 owner I often check this thread as well. The recent photos really look great. Well done!

Sarah Joyce