Photos from the S6000fd

[P_Schneider]

And finally a paddle boat tied up at the dock. Notice the water levels up over the sidewalk. I'll post some more later. Day 2 so far has been rain so not much of a chance to get any pics but they are predicting some sever storms for this afternoon so maybe I can get some cool lightning shots.

Manual mode
ISO 100
F2.8
1/1200 sec

Levels
USM
Cropped

[thunderchase]

I like station the most, it has some spirit :) ...

[Jarrett]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3029/2453445674_6848a9fc21_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2297/2452617957_0931c84bb6_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2306/2391510160_be3c09e70d_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2340/2453445240_cf6d725837_o.jpg

My page...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jehather/

Only thing my images have in common are RAW mode, spot metering, sharpness on soft. Smart Sharpen 20-25% with lens blur + more accurate

[Gordon D]

I haven't posted for ages but here's some photo's I took today, as the weather was nice for a change.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v172/dadsweg/DSCF5375.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v172/dadsweg/DSCF5391.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v172/dadsweg/DSCF5414.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v172/dadsweg/DSCF5396_BW.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v172/dadsweg/DSCF5436.jpg

(Exif data should be intact) Just sharpened and resized for posting.

[Spinning]

Your 3rd one is beautiful! I like them all but that one is just stunning!

[Gordon D]

Thank's Spinning... I have upgraded to a Pentax k100 but sometimes it's just nice to grab the fuji and have most things covered without having a bag of lenses. :)

[thunderchase]

Fantastic photos, although I don't like the frame myself...

[P_Schneider]

A couple more from vacation.
Here is a shot of my Bro's Beagle

Manual mode
ISO 100
F4
1/400 sec

Levels
Cropped
USM

[P_Schneider]

Shot of the train station in Glenview Il.

Landscape mode
ISO 100
F8
1/280 sec

Levels
USM
Cropped

[P_Schneider]

Perspective shot down the line

Manual mode
ISO 100
F3.6
1/2000 sec

Levels
Cropped

[P_Schneider]

The ride home

Manual mode
ISO 100
F3.6
1/1000 sec

the usual

[Gordon D]

The ride home

Manual mode
ISO 100
F3.6
1/1000 sec

the usual

Love that shot Paul... it brings back happy memories of my trip across the USA on Amtrak in the 90's.

[quikstylee]

Thanks for the answers about the hard drive guys...I also have a question about the XD cards. If shooting RAW, about how many photos can I squeeze onto a 2 gig card? Thanks in advance!

[P_Schneider]

Thanks for the answers about the hard drive guys...I also have a question about the XD cards. If shooting RAW, about how many photos can I squeeze onto a 2 gig card? Thanks in advance!

I want to say somewhere in the 330ish range? Sorry the camera is downstairs and I'm being lazy watching the ball game atm or I would give you a more precise count :)

[P_Schneider]

Love that shot Paul... it brings back happy memories of my trip across the USA on Amtrak in the 90's.

Love traveling by rail. I'll probably take one when the wife and I go back to Gulfport MS this fall.

[peggy]

Thanks for the answers about the hard drive guys...I also have a question about the XD cards. If shooting RAW, about how many photos can I squeeze onto a 2 gig card? Thanks in advance!

About 150. Yes, S6000's raw files are kinda huge.

[Jarrett]

Yeah 13mb each LOL

takes about 5 seconds for the camera to copy it:mad:

[P_Schneider]

About 150. Yes, S6000's raw files are kinda huge.

Yep, you are correct, mine is actually 147 for RAW.

[P_Schneider]

Trees are flowering in Il but they are barely budding up here in MN.
Macro from the train station.

Manual mode
ISO 100
F3.6
1/800 sec

Levels
USM
Cropped
Light pass w/ Neat Image

[P_Schneider]

Here is another flower macro

Manual mode
ISO 100
F4
1/160 sec

Curves
USM
Cropped
Light pass w/ Neat Image

[P_Schneider]

Random people shot from the station

Manual mode
ISO 100
F4.4
1/160 sec

Levels
USM
Cropped

[P_Schneider]

Shot of the entrance to the station

Manual mode
ISO 100
F3.6
1/125 sec

WB corrected
Levels
USM
Cropped

[peggy]

Tulip for you:):D
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n210/marketac/fotky/tulipan.jpg

Some little kitsch photos.
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n210/marketac/fotky/DSCF2633.jpg

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n210/marketac/fotky/zapadofka.jpg

[Jarrett]

Few dozen pics from the Living Arts Centre Juried Art Show...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jehather/sets/72157604976004473/detail/

All taken at ISO 400 on RAW and used Noiseware on them after. Click all sizes to see large version.

[kNp]

took a trip to the zoo last week. one of the shots i took .

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/2695/dscf5491wt5.jpg

[thunderchase]

Amazing :D !

[thunderchase]

One from yesterday. Looks really angry :) ...

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa158/vwcrosspolo/DSCF4953_cr.jpg

[Jarrett]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3079/2505279247_553d374f8d_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3219/2506109516_0e54be75c0_o.jpg

[P_Schneider]

I just got back from visiting my folks and managed to shoot a couple hundred shots. Here are some flower shots from around the garden.

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/1200 second
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 36/10 = F3.6
Exposure Program = manual control (1)
ISO Speed Ratings = 100

[P_Schneider]

Another shot from the garden.

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/1600 second
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 4/1 = F4
Exposure Program = manual control (1)
ISO Speed Ratings = 100

[P_Schneider]

All of these shots are taken in w/ the macro mode on btw.

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/160 second
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 38/10 = F3.8
Exposure Program = manual control (1)
ISO Speed Ratings = 100

[P_Schneider]

And one more for the road so to speak. I really didn't do much in the way of processing on these shots, pretty much straight out of the camera with a bit of highlight recovery where needed.

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/1200 second
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 37/10 = F3.7
Exposure Program = manual control (1)
ISO Speed Ratings = 100

[peggy]

Some insect photography.
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n210/marketac/photos/DSCF3138.jpg

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n210/marketac/photos/DSCF2820.jpg

[thunderchase]

Paul and peggy, fantastic shots!

Peggy, did you use manual focus?

[circa1993]

Hey everyone.

I got a s6500 for christmas but to my discredit I've only had it out 4 or 5 times!! I'm a complete beginner in photography but wanted something I could do more than just hit a button on. So far I've spent most of the time playing with settings indoors.

One thing I've been doing is shooting in RAW and post-processing. I'm not sure it's worth it as I mostly don't have a clue what I'm doing. What do you all think? Can you get better results or is the camera's own sharpening, color adjustment and jpg algorithms good enough? I've tried comparing them, but I am in need of a new monitor so comparisons are hard (everything just looks blurry and dark). To that end, I apologise if I've over sharpened and messed up the brightness of what follows.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v124/unseelie/2008_02090021.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v124/unseelie/2008_05230014.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v124/unseelie/2008_05230030.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v124/unseelie/2008_05230021.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v124/unseelie/2008_020900302.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v124/unseelie/2008_04060019.jpg

This one is a tad over-exposed, i think.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v124/unseelie/2008_03160033.jpg

[thunderchase]

All of them underexposed, except the last one, which i could call a fantastic photo!

Adjust your monitor, I can barely tell what is on the 6th one :) . The 5th picture could be amazing, only if you had your F-number one stop smaller :) .

[P_Schneider]

Yep, they are dark and blurry for the most part. Ok, some quick tips.

-Try to shoot manual when you can, keep your light meter bar in the center and most shots will turn out fine. (adjusted up/down with the thumb wheel)
-Try to keep the camera at it's lowest iso allowed by conditions (F button)
-If your a fan of the way canon photos look with a lot of punch to the color then shoot chrome, otherwise normal. (F button)
-RAW is the way to go once you learn the software side of thing properly, keep practicing.
-This camera's strong point is outdoor photography, landscapes, macro photography. The flash is harsh and not really suitable for portrait and while this camera holds it's own up to ISO 400 indoors and in low light it's not even close to a F30/31 in IQ/noise. I don't know why, they have the same processor and sensor so I suspect the difference is in the lenses.

Read up on traditional photography techniques such as composition, ISO, shutter speeds and framing and most of all have fun! Welcome to the boards.

[circa1993]

thanks for the comments.

i've deliberately darkened these because of the problem i have with my monitor to compensate so hopefully others could see them, seems i've compensated too far!! i still think the last is over-exposed, the lights are bleeding a little bit too much. dark, yeah, but that's for reasons above.

p_schneider, i pretty much bought this camera from the strength of your photos (and i think cosmos?). some very nice stuff you do. your recent train station ones i like very much, nice and crisp, good lines/composition.

what do you recommend to sort the blurryness? most of the pics i posted were tripod pics, but shooting in raw and manual sharpening i don't seem to be too good at, although perhaps i'm missing something on focusing.

i've been trying to take many recent pics at f/11, iso 100 which means longer shutter times, but i'm mostly taking pictures of things that aren't moving. the reason i'm doing this is for focusing/depth of field, but perhaps I may be misunderstanding some of the theory. I do this to try and keep as much in focus as possible, but recently everything came out blurry. i've never used manual focus yet, only auto. i tend to shoot through the evf, so it's not great for focusing.

Incidently, does the camera display RAWs on the lcd processed? that look awfully sharp and vibrant compared to how I end up processing them. Perhaps I need to be shooting in JPG.

[P_Schneider]

Hey Circa,
the focus problem could be a number of things actually.
- first off, F4 is the "sweet spot" on this camera. You will get your best shots at or around F4.
-next, make sure your focus switch on the left side of the camera is set to S
-last, make sure you are getting focus lock. This means you hear the beep as it locks when you press the shutter half way down. If you don't hear it lock in then it's not focused correctly. You may or may not get the red AE warning on the focus lock error so it's important to listen for the beep.

Photometry setting in the menu:
- Average is used on high contrast shots or landscapes
- Spot is used for macro shots or when you have a single subject lit and the rest of the shot you want to remain dark
- Multi is supposed to be the best of both worlds but I get mixed results with it so rarely use it.

AF in the menu:
Center focus is all I use. I cant think of a time when I've actually switched it to one of the other settings outside of playing around with the setting.

Of course this is assuming manual mode, the camera will make it's own choices on these settings when the scene positions are used.

Now on scene positions; most of the time I shoot manual since that's how I learned to use the camera. I purposely stayed clear of the scene modes until I could achieve the desired results using manual mode. That being said, I do use some of the scene modes in a pinch.
-Landscape on the dial is nice to use, same with Portrait since it caps the ISO at 800 automatically.
-Sunset in the menu along with Snow works pretty good too.
-Sport will do ok if you have good lighting but it will jack the ISO through the roof if you try and use it indoors.

WB I always keep on Auto since I adjust that in ACR when I PP.
RAW is displayed on the LCD, I don't believe the camera processes it to jpg before displaying if I understand what you're asking.
BTW, I keep the display on 60fps, the extra power it draws is worth it.
Hope this helps Circa, good luck!

[circa1993]

Hey P_Schneider,

Thanks for the detailed reply!! I think I really must be doing something wrong with focusing as I've been using the MF position, which I now read in the manual is for Manual Focus. I always wondered what S was for, knowing that C was for continuous auto-focus (which I have made an effort to keep away from). Hopefully this will help sort out some of my blurryness, thank you.

The f4 is interesting too - my best pics generally come when I use the zoom with a large aperture - most likely around the f4 mark.

I've been keeping away from scene modes as when I'm out I can never remember which does what and the limits they set. I can see why they'd be useful, but I think I'll keep away until I can use the camera in manual (and I understand just what each scene mode offers better).

Thanks again!! I hope to be able to share some sharper, more focused photos soon.

[Jarrett]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3171/2523244212_44f8e8fb06.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2129/2522419401_bba2dab1e6.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3281/2523242326_6773b9197d.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3252/2523242070_a6fcb1c7a5.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3217/2522419721_472dd2aa6a.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3212/2523243880_52344bc299.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3111/2522421101_83357b1ffe.jpg

My Flickr @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/jehather/ :D

[Jarrett]

And for curiosity sake if you shoot jpeg, this only affects jpeg, and want to switch to RAW...

100% crop sharpness @ Soft, ISO 400
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2393/2484189113_4fdceec2e7_o.jpg

100% crop sharpness @ Normal, ISO 400
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2403/2484189379_f5c8693ca7_o.jpg

[P_Schneider]

Been saving these until after the fujimugs challenge voting was over since the wife entered a similar F30 version of one of these.

This is Columbia from the National Eagle Center in Wabasha, MN.
Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/800 second
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 39/10 = F3.9
Exposure Program = manual control (1)
ISO Speed Ratings = 100

Just cropped and resized. The full sized shot is truly impressive in the detail the camera captured.

[P_Schneider]

Another shot of Columbia. The wife and I were pretty lucky since it's unusual to get shots of these birds outside of their enclosure.

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/800 second
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 39/10 = F3.9
Exposure Program = manual control (1)
ISO Speed Ratings = 100

[P_Schneider]

Shot of Columbia and her handler Jerry.

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/1000 second
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 37/10 = F3.7
Exposure Program = manual control (1)
ISO Speed Ratings = 100

[P_Schneider]

Here is a shot of Donald, the new Golden Eagle the center got in from California. Unlike the Bald, the Gold's are not native to Minnesota so this is the first time I've seen one in person.

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/500 second
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 4/1 = F4
Exposure Program = manual control (1)
ISO Speed Ratings = 100

[P_Schneider]

Here is a shot of Harriet chewing on some critter's head. I'm told she thinks it's a treat. :rolleyes:

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/500 second
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 38/10 = F3.8
Exposure Program = manual control (1)
ISO Speed Ratings = 100

[P_Schneider]

Finally, a shot of a metallic eagle statue from within the center.

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/100 second
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 4/1 = F4
Exposure Program = manual control (1)
ISO Speed Ratings = 100

[Falconest174]

I think I am going to shoot myself.:D;)
I am very GREEN with envy. lovely shots.

[thunderchase]

OMG, so many fantastic shots on this page! Jarret, what was that city? Paul, I think you're going mad with those manual controls ;) ...

[P_Schneider]

I think I am going to shoot myself.:D;)
I am very GREEN with envy. lovely shots.

Ya I'm pretty lucky to be able to get that close to the birds. These have been handled for a number of years so they are pretty calm around humans, I wouldn't want to try and get that close to a wild bird.

[P_Schneider]

Here is a shot down by the river. storm clouds were just rolling in.

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/400 second
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 28/10 = F2.8
Exposure Program = manual control (1)
ISO Speed Ratings = 100

[P_Schneider]

Here is a rainbow I managed to catch.

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/800 second
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 36/10 = F3.6
Exposure Program = manual control (1)
ISO Speed Ratings = 100

[P_Schneider]

And last but not least, my first meal on the new grill, Johnsonville Brats:D
The old one died on me so I went and picked up this Weber Q portable. Works pretty slick and I can take it anywhere!

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/30 second
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 36/10 = F3.6
Exposure Program = manual control (1)
ISO Speed Ratings = 100

[Gordon D]

Been saving these until after the fujimugs challenge voting was over since the wife entered a similar F30 version of one of these.

This is Columbia from the National Eagle Center in Wabasha, MN.


Fantastic eagle shots Paul... I saw one at my local zoo and they are HUGE! :)

[P_Schneider]

Fantastic eagle shots Paul... I saw one at my local zoo and they are HUGE! :)

It is really quite deceiving how big they are until you get close to them. Columbia has a solid 6' wingspan when she stretches them out, truly impressive.
I consider myself blessed for growing up in an area that is a natural nesting place for these great birds. Actually, I'm doubly blessed since just north of the cities a couple hours is a natural migratory path for all kinds of raptors. Literally thousands of eagles, hawks, falcons, owls, and other birds of prey travel through the city of Duluth MN every fall.

Here are a couple links for those who are interested.

National Eagle Center (http://www.nationaleaglecenter.org/), Wabasha MN
Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory (http://www.hawkridge.org/), Duluth MN

[quikstylee]

Some pics from my recent trip to Butuan and Davao City, Philippines...

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii235/quikstyleex/DSCF1356.jpg

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii235/quikstyleex/DSCF1408.jpg

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii235/quikstyleex/DSCF1442.jpg

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii235/quikstyleex/DSCF1445.jpg

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii235/quikstyleex/DSCF1455.jpg

[quikstylee]

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii235/quikstyleex/DSCF1481.jpg

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii235/quikstyleex/DSCF1483.jpg

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii235/quikstyleex/DSCF1496.jpg

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii235/quikstyleex/DSCF1497.jpg

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii235/quikstyleex/DSCF1509.jpg

[quikstylee]

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii235/quikstyleex/DSCF1539.jpg

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii235/quikstyleex/DSCF1545.jpg

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii235/quikstyleex/DSCF1551.jpg

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii235/quikstyleex/DSCF1567.jpg

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii235/quikstyleex/DSCF1582.jpg

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii235/quikstyleex/DSCF1583.jpg

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii235/quikstyleex/DSCF1590.jpg

[quikstylee]

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii235/quikstyleex/DSCF1594.jpg

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii235/quikstyleex/DSCF1597.jpg

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii235/quikstyleex/DSCF1624.jpg

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii235/quikstyleex/DSCF1656.jpg

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii235/quikstyleex/DSCF1696.jpg

[thunderchase]

It must be heaven on earth :) ...

[P_Schneider]

2 sides to every coin isn't there? Nice shots.

*Off topic*
You got your head above water down there quik? Hope all is well.

[P_Schneider]

Second day of sunshine in a row here in Minnesota. Gotta be some kind of record for the way this spring has gone. At any rate I captured some flower macros this morning. Enjoy!

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/1000 sec
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 34/10 = F3.4
Exposure Program = manual control (1)
ISO Speed Ratings = 100

Adjusted levels a bit
100% crop
USM
Resized

[P_Schneider]

A nice shade of yellow on this Lily

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/1000 sec
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 35/10 = F3.5
Exposure Program = manual control (1)
ISO Speed Ratings = 100

Adjusted levels a bit
100% crop
USM
Resized

[P_Schneider]

Not sure what these little blue flowers are but they almost glowed in the sunlight.

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/500 sec
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 37/10 = F3.7
Exposure Program = manual control (1)
ISO Speed Ratings = 100

Levels
100% crop
USM
Resized

[P_Schneider]

I love the creamy white w/ the contrasting gold on this one.

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/2500 sec
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 38/10 = F3.8
Exposure Program = manual control (1)
ISO Speed Ratings = 100

USM
Cropped
Resized

[P_Schneider]

These flowers look like they are on the short side of their life but from what I can tell they are like this all the time.

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/1200 sec
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 37/10 = F3.7
Exposure Program = manual control (1)
ISO Speed Ratings = 100

USM
Cropped
Resized

[Spinning]

SOme photos at my daughter dive meet tonight! It was a great diving invitational! She took second place. Lost by .25!
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF3200.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF3201.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF3228.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF3213.jpg

[Spinning]

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF3186.jpg
Here are a few from earlier.
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF3121.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF3122.jpg

[Sashco]

Exposure program = Manual
F-stop = 4.2
Shutter speed = 1/80s
ISO = 400
Focal length = 42.6mm
RAW
Flash = Did not fire
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/stojanovic/Prokuplje%20Cafe/8ce71466.jpg

[Sashco]

Another one from the same show, sorry for the signature, but I couldn't manage to find the original one.
Exposure program = Manual
Shutter speed = 1/100s
ISO = 400
F-stop = 4.0
Max aperture value = 2.8
Focal length = 36.1
Flash = Did not fire

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/stojanovic/Rock%202008/yu6.jpg

[peggy]

Two little older landscape photos...
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n210/marketac/photos/DSCF1926-1.jpg

Yes, this is a HDR image:
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n210/marketac/photos/hdr.jpg

Some animals:
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n210/marketac/photos/DSCF4049.jpg

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n210/marketac/photos/DSCF3576.jpg

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n210/marketac/photos/DSCF4234.jpg

[Sashco]

Amazing photos!
Raw or Jpeg?

[P_Schneider]

Nice shots peggy, love the snail.

[Biopc]

Hello everybody!

Its been a long time since i posted my last shots. I see you have been keeping it going good :)
I would like to share some photos from the airshow that took place in Leeuwarden (Holland) on last friday:

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff218/BioPC/DSCF2802.jpg

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff218/BioPC/DSCF2916.jpg

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff218/BioPC/DSCF2933.jpg

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff218/BioPC/DSCF2939.jpg

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff218/BioPC/DSCF2945.jpg

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff218/BioPC/DSCF2986.jpg

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff218/BioPC/DSCF3005.jpg

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff218/BioPC/DSCF3024.jpg

[Gordon D]

Some really great photos you have there Peggy!... really impressed by the dragonfly and the grasshopper? shots.

Good pics too Biopc.. I hope to go to the Duxford airshow on the 13th of July. (though I'll probably take my Pentax)

http://duxford.iwm.org.uk/

[P_Schneider]

I've got to get to an air show sometime. Nice shots, I like the bomber and the color smoke shots the best.

[Spinning]

some diving photos
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF4847.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF4787.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF4677.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF4664.jpg

[peggy]

Thanks:) All of them are taken in RAW.

Some landscape photos from Sunday...
http://s113.photobucket.com/albums/n210/marketac/photos/DSCF4623.jpg

http://s113.photobucket.com/albums/n210/marketac/photos/DSCF4638.jpg

http://s113.photobucket.com/albums/n210/marketac/photos/DSCF4670.jpg

[P_Schneider]

Hope those that celebrate it had a happy 4th of July this year. I spent it as millions of Americans did this year. Visited family, BBQ, couple of beers and of course fireworks. I shot 120 RAW captures with various levels of success, here are a few of the best.
All of these were shot RAW, converted with ACR, and cropped. Enjoy!

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 4/1 second = 4 second
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 8/1 = F8
Exposure Program = manual control (1)
ISO Speed Ratings = 100
http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn303/MinnesotaKid/2008%20Fireworks/046a_cropped.jpg

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 2/1 second = 2 second
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 8/1 = F8
Exposure Program = manual control (1)
ISO Speed Ratings = 100
http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn303/MinnesotaKid/2008%20Fireworks/012a_cropped.jpg

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 25/10 second = 2.5 second
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 8/1 = F8
Exposure Program = manual control (1)
ISO Speed Ratings = 100
http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn303/MinnesotaKid/2008%20Fireworks/022a_cropped.jpg

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 25/10 second = 2.5 second
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 8/1 = F8
Exposure Program = manual control (1)
ISO Speed Ratings = 100
http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn303/MinnesotaKid/2008%20Fireworks/027a_sm.jpg

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 4/1 second = 4 second
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 8/1 = F8
Exposure Program = manual control (1)
ISO Speed Ratings = 100
http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn303/MinnesotaKid/2008%20Fireworks/035a_Cropped.jpg

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 4/1 second = 4 second
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 8/1 = F8
Exposure Program = manual control (1)
ISO Speed Ratings = 100
http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn303/MinnesotaKid/2008%20Fireworks/039a_cropped.jpg

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 4/1 second = 4 second
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 8/1 = F8
Exposure Program = manual control (1)
ISO Speed Ratings = 100
http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn303/MinnesotaKid/2008%20Fireworks/040a_cropped.jpg

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 4/1 second = 4 second
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 8/1 = F8
Exposure Program = manual control (1)
ISO Speed Ratings = 100
http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn303/MinnesotaKid/2008%20Fireworks/049a_cropped.jpg

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 4/1 second = 4 second
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 8/1 = F8
Exposure Program = manual control (1)
ISO Speed Ratings = 100
http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn303/MinnesotaKid/2008%20Fireworks/053a_cropped.jpg

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 4/1 second = 4 second
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 8/1 = F8
Exposure Program = manual control (1)
ISO Speed Ratings = 100
http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn303/MinnesotaKid/2008%20Fireworks/058a_cropped.jpg

[muchavo]

Here are a few I've taken so far. I'm not sure if anyone saw my first shots here (http://www.dcresource.com/forums/showthread.php?p=274362#post274362).

Let me know how I'm doing.

Thanks,

Charles

[Spookonthe8ball]

I like number 3 and 5 through 9. The carousel was a bit too busy for my taste and the composition needed to include a bit more flower in #2. Good job on the others though. Looks like you are well on your way to shooting good photos :)
Spook

[tim11]

Still going strong. This thread; that is. Let's keep it up S6000 owners. I hope this thread will outlast a few replacement cameras that Fuji offer for the wonderful S6000.
That will teach manufacturers we do care about image quality and not fooled by the MP race.

[Spinning]

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF6401.jpg

[tim11]

Great shot Spinning. Your patience and persistence finally pay off. I'm sure you will get a similar shots of your daughter diving in your photo album soon; if you haven't already.

[BiPolarBear]

Here are a few I've taken so far. I'm not sure if anyone saw my first shots here (http://www.dcresource.com/forums/showthread.php?p=274362#post274362).

Let me know how I'm doing.

Thanks,

Charles
those shots are nothing short of excellent. Just incredibly good

[Spinning]

Thanks Tim. I think I got super lucky with that shot! He was diving from 10 meters and I was basically under the platform to the side......Plus this guy is amazing.
I hope to get the chance this week to climb up the 5 meter and shoot from there. We end our season tomorrow night and then it is on to champs so we only have 6 kids practicing So the coach will let me near the pool during practice to try and get the neat shots.

[GabrielC]

Hello to everyone! This is my first entry on this group... Actually I joined a couple of days ago and I am also a very fresh owner of a brand new S6500FD.
Don't laugh, somebody should've forgotten some in a shop warehouse or
something and put them for sale here in Bucarest at the end of June...

I'm posting some of the first photos taken with the camera - I must state that I am just in the pre-learning phase.
Maybe after some comments/advice AND lots of exercise, the "quality" of
these photos will let me show greater progress in the future ones:).

Meanwhile, I am happy to go through your posts and to equally prove the
thread is still growing!

Thank you all

[P_Schneider]

Hello all,
Well it's been about a month since I last posted and what a month it's been. I've been moving over the last month and I've finally got a fully functional home now. (Spinning I haven't forgotten you) At any rate the downside to all this is of course I haven't had a chance to post much but the upside is that the digs are on the 3rd floor and has a west facing balcony.
This series were all shot from the balcony and I've been blessed with some fantastic skies in July. Hope you enjoy the "water tower" series.

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/4000 second = 0.00025 second
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 4/1 = F4
Exposure Program = manual control (1)
ISO Speed Ratings = 100

[P_Schneider]

Evening fog rolling in

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 25/10 second = 2.5 second
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 31/10 = F3.1
Exposure Program = landscape mode (8)
ISO Speed Ratings = 200

[P_Schneider]

Late afternoon clouds

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/160 second = 0.00625 second
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 8/1 = F8
Exposure Program = normal program (2)
ISO Speed Ratings = 100

[P_Schneider]

Fantastic sunset

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/210 second = 0.00476 second
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 8/1 = F8
Exposure Program = normal program (2)
ISO Speed Ratings = 100

[P_Schneider]

July storms rolling through

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/50 second = 0.02 second
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 28/10 = F2.8
Exposure Program = landscape mode (8)
ISO Speed Ratings = 400

[P_Schneider]

Golden sunset

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/1700 second = 0.00059 second
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 8/1 = F8
Exposure Program = normal program (2)
ISO Speed Ratings = 100

[P_Schneider]

Sun showers

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/2000 second = 0.0005 second
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 5/1 = F5
Exposure Program = manual control (1)
ISO Speed Ratings = 100

[P_Schneider]

And one final sunset, hope everyone enjoyed these as much as I did.

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/80 second = 0.0125 second
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 8/1 = F8
Exposure Program = normal program (2)
ISO Speed Ratings = 100

[Jarrett]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3233/2670400214_4534913392_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3267/2669579233_1ddd40b613_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3137/2669579393_d1ed11b7a5_o.jpg

[Jarrett]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3253/2693954889_1abed48901_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3266/2693955267_033f69ce91_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3286/2694772270_b6b4da0da1_o.jpg

[Jarrett]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3274/2700439570_97805a73e0_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3267/2700439360_bf16d494a3_o.jpg

[Jarrett]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3243/2724340938_ee12272fa2_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3210/2723519389_6eba8dbf18_o.jpg

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jehather/

[Jarrett]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3058/2726884510_6ce7b787b5_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3296/2726884314_f832d223a6_o.jpg

[GabrielC]

Wonderful photos, Paul! Can you tell me which light metering method was used in the last one?

[Jarrett]

Probably spot...I'd definitely recommend using it if you want to take better control of exposure. Any other meterings are compromises where everything looks "good" but no single thing looks great.

[Jarrett]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3143/2729538703_1b5d87655a_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3264/2729445685_736b8f077a_o.jpg

[Jarrett]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3170/2730015971_dc211a911c_o.jpg

Still love this camera :)

[GabrielC]

Probably spot...I'd definitely recommend using it if you want to take better control of exposure. Any other meterings are compromises where everything looks "good" but no single thing looks great.

Thanks for the answer... My problem is that in your photos everything looks great and usually nothing looks less than good, while in my photos most of the things look bad and too few tend to be good... Means I have a lot to learn, first of all is how to correctly use the S6500 which is (still) new to me.

Saturday afternoon I tried to "get" some sun sets, but most of them ended up
underexposed, reddish and far from the natural colors my eye percieved. Obviously, when I later saw and enjoyed Paul's water tower series taken most of them at about the same time of the day as my photos, I had to ask...

As for your splendid flower close-ups (with or without bugs...), this make me feel ashamed with the couple of sunflowers I "captured" sofar with S6500.
Following the same logic as above, more question will probably follow, but
definitely in a further episode ...:o

[Jarrett]

I'm not sure how you post process yours, but if you shoot JPEG you should set Sharpness to Soft. Having P, S, A modes at -1/3 EV (exposure compensation) by default will saturate colours better and give less clipped highlights.

I'm still really new to macro, but took it up as a challenge. F4 - F5.6 is a good start for them and use macro mode with the zoom instead of super macro.

You can see how the metering works if you look through the viewfinder at a scene. Since Multi is like another type of "average" metering, it won't be very obvious...switch to Spot and use P mode then wave the camera around a scene. You'll see it get darker or lighter depending where you point it. Point it at an object with a dark tone then a light tone...the shutter speed could jump from 1/50th to 1/100th or 1/200th. Take some pictures, see how it works for yourself =)

There's lots of different exposures for the sky or a sunset...point it at the sun and it will attempt to expose for it by giving you 1/4000th shutter (bad lol) then slowly move it away and watch the scene brighten up and the shutter speeds get slower (1/3000th, 1/2500th, etc). You can see the exposure change in a way you wouldn't be able to see with Multi or Average metering.

It takes more time using Spot though...if you don't have the time it can ruin pictures easily. Events, indoors, etc I'd just put it on Multi and P.

[GabrielC]

I'm not sure how you post process yours, but if you shoot JPEG you should set Sharpness to Soft. Having P, S, A modes at -1/3 EV (exposure compensation) by default will saturate colours better and give less clipped highlights.


Thanks for your considerations. To end the saturday evening sunset chapter, I'm posting some of the results with the respective exif data.Please comment and hopefully I'll do better next time...

First picture - the one who really scared me :eek:

Exif: Program:P ; f/8 ; 1/320 ; ISO 100; FL14.00mm; M:Pattern; Normal

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Second Exif: Program: A; f/8 ; 1/1000 ; ISO 400; FL 66.7; Average; Soft
38669

Third: Exif: Program A; f/8; 1/110; ISO 100; FL 14.0; Pattern; Normal
38670

Fourth Exif: Program P; f/4.9; 1/150; ISO 400; FL 66.7; Pattern;Normal
38671

Fifth: No more sun... Program P; f/2.8; 1/125; ISO 200; FL 6.2mm; Spot; Soft
38672

BEWARE: Images and exifs posted above are strictly for me to learn frm your comments...:o

Somebody pls teach me how to obtain smaller images in the post's layout...

[Jarrett]

They look quite good! I'd just remember to use ISO 100 any time you are shooting the sun since you should get very fast shutter speeds. And F8 was a good choice! That's how you get the star effect you see :)

I don't think people mind the size. They want to see what this camera is capable of.

[Jarrett]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2032/2740285488_bd0a6f621c_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3181/2739448513_d00723b24d_o.jpg

[Jarrett]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3236/2739449259_4880a524cf_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3144/2739449627_b76016a3e0_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3104/2739450061_62f3794ee5_o.jpg

[Jarrett]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3108/2743074438_cdae4412ea_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3038/2739449861_911a8e692f_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3191/2739450171_37b6eafcdc_o.jpg

[Jarrett]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3218/2747727182_ac79ded369_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3161/2747727328_26a9894685_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3083/2747727488_91e5bc62f4_o.jpg

[Spinning]

Dive season is now over for the summer. My daughter had a great season and I had fun taking pictures!
Here are just a few towards the end of the season. She made it to champs and on to our elite meet. I just love shooting from the 5 meter! But I must say I am getting older...it seemed so much higher than last year!:D
Learning a back 11/2 with a 1/2 twist..
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF6876.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF6890.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF6805.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF8486.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF8469.jpg

[Jarrett]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3119/2751994110_8675ddea24_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3054/2751993966_b7a2148380_o.jpg

[Jarrett]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3063/2755420652_2cefdb07fc_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3139/2755620246_56b0a678a1_o.jpg

[Spinning]

Pictures from West Virginia! Just wish I had a tripod for my moon shots! All hand held. It was amazing to see it rise! Never ever saw the moon that huge!
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF9368.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF9338.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF9351.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF9208.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF9310.jpg

[Jarrett]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3123/2757824763_d364883801_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3173/2772635938_8f9e1e1d8b_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3138/2758661208_a8ced4b790_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3165/2772635760_5639c8ce95_o.jpg

[thunderchase]

I love the second and the last one! Amazing contrast and lightning and good example of a successful BW conversion.

[P_Schneider]

Been shooting some hummingbirds lately but had to hold them back until after the fujimugs challenge ended. Enjoy!

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/400 second
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 4/1 = F4
Exposure Program = shutter priority (4)
ISO Speed Ratings = 100

All these shots are cropped at 100%. You can also assume I tweaked Levels and curves along with a light USM pass.

[P_Schneider]

Juvenile male in flight

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 10/4000 second = 1/400
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 400/100 = F4
Exposure Program = shutter priority (4)
ISO Speed Ratings = 100

[P_Schneider]

I believe this is a different juvenile male but it could be a young female too.

Note the spider web hanging from it's mouth? Spiders are a hummingbirds second most favorite food. I'm guessing this one was on it's way to have a drink after lunch ;)

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 10/4000 second = 1/400
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 380/100 = F3.8
Exposure Program = shutter priority (4)
ISO Speed Ratings = 100

[P_Schneider]

Same hummer flying away after feeding at the feeder.

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 10/4000 second = 1/400
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 380/100 = F3.8
Exposure Program = shutter priority (4)
ISO Speed Ratings = 100

[P_Schneider]

Juvenile male feeding

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 10/4000 second = 1/400
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 450/100 = F4.5
Exposure Program = shutter priority (4)
ISO Speed Ratings = 100

[P_Schneider]

Adult male getting ready to defend his turf against another male who was off frame to the left.

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/400 second
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 45/10 = F4.5
Exposure Program = shutter priority (4)
ISO Speed Ratings = 100

[Jarrett]

Wow amazed at how you setup that focus in the air. Did you use high speed focus, continuous or something? :confused:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3200/2783531080_e6a2919fcb_o.jpg

[lazerin]

Awesome photos!

I'd like to know your focus settings as well. Also, what was your focal length when taking those hummingbird shots?

Jarrett, you have some wonderful composition skills.

[P_Schneider]

Awesome photos!

I'd like to know your focus settings as well. Also, what was your focal length when taking those hummingbird shots?

Jarrett, you have some wonderful composition skills.

Thanks lazerin.
here are the focal lengths from the hummer shots.
Focal Length = 3610/100 mm = 36.1 mm
Focal Length = 3610/100 mm = 36.1 mm
Focal Length = 2500/100 mm = 25 mm
Focal Length = 2500/100 mm = 25 mm
Focal Length = 2160/100 mm = 21.6 mm
Focal Length = 2900/100 mm = 29 mm

btw, I leave my EXIF data intact so you can view all the settings from my shots anytime you wish. I use the EXIF viewer plugin with the Firefox browser personally but there are other viewers out there too.

[lazerin]

Thanks for that Paul. Just one thing, could you please explain what the 3610/100mm means? I was expecting the focal length to be something between 28-300mm, haha I'm confused.

Also, may I ask what you set your focus setting to? I assume it was set to high speed.

[GabrielC]

Jarrett: After Paul's exquisite serie, I thout I should take a break before
being able to appreciate futher photos ... Then BANG, comes your stunnig one. How do you guys manage to get such results?

Paul: Thank you for the tech details you posted, I had almost the same requests as Lazerin. And. of course, please keep posting ...

Let mepost a couple of photos myself, definitely in a far lower class...
Maybe some comments or critics will help me further.

[Jarrett]

Thanks Gabriel!

Definitely shoot RAW and watch your exposures. Figure out what's most important in a scene and try to preserve that. Not everything can turn out optimal or all our shots would look like HDR :P

Also, a friend turned me on to LAB sharpening. It gives more natural looking results and doesn't work by increasing edge colour contrast. It will bring out more detail if you look very, very carefully at a before/after with your own photos.

Only use LAB sharpening if you shoot RAW (16-bit workflow) though because the colour space conversion, if you were to work on a JPEG with it, will lose more colour levels or something. In the case with JPEGs use Smart Sharpen (Lens Blur, More Accurate ticked)

http://www.photoshopsupport.com/tutorials/cb/sharpening.html

DoF with p&s cameras isn't ideal so it's a lot of hit and miss with macro.

[Jarrett]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3164/2785961658_551eae0514_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3203/2785962024_58b9870a8d_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2115/2785108701_848255733c_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3193/2785108813_1f0c8d8c7e_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3154/2785109153_eb2f5ca09d_o.jpg

[GabrielC]

Thanks Gabriel!

DoF with p&s cameras isn't ideal so it's a lot of hit and miss with macro.


Thank you Jarrett. After the first couple of weeks with the 6500, when I shoot mainly Jpeg and I was wandering why it doesn't look better than the
F40, I decided to shoot RAW and learn to convert to PSD 16b for processing.
I am using S7RAW -as my Photoshop 8(CS) does not support .raf files in ACR (although Bridge can see and display them OK, together with exif data!)- and of course it turned out to be another challenge to learn good conversion.
But it's nice and challenging, like in the old days of b&w negative film processing, only now one have a lot more power in hand...

I read things about LAB processing, but I postponed it for a later time as I want first to master Photoshop better than I do. Anyway, thanks for the tip.

As for your last words about DOF, out of the "lot of hit and miss", for the moment it seems that you guys got all the "hits" while I'm still staying with the "miss" :)

Will be working on all this and hopefully the good results will show up. Meanwhile I'll keep posting to receive your feed-back, very useful to me!

[GabrielC]

Last evening, after a very warm day, we expected some rain. Unfortunately we got some shy clouds only, but I did try again to capture the view. Here are some of the results.

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The sun was going down, changing all colors and light...

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The red sky only

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And the Grand Finale...

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Any comments/criticism will be highly appreciated, as usual!:)

[P_Schneider]

Nice sunset shots Gabriel. I do love a good sunset.:)

[GabrielC]

Nice sunset shots Gabriel. I do love a good sunset.:)

Thanks Paul. Coming from you it IS very encouraging...

I was so upset after my first sunset shooting which was almost a total failure that the next day I entered a pub to get drunk :mad:

But the pub was empty at that noon time and I only had a cofee and a shot...:o


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[P_Schneider]

My Riot chile peppers in full turn. :)

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 8/1 second = 8 second
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 39/10 = F3.9
Exposure Program = manual control (1)
ISO Speed Ratings = 100

Shot on a tripod
Adjusted WB
Cropped
Resized

[P_Schneider]

This guy is chilly too and not in a good way. It's been dipping into the 50's f here at night lately.

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/320 second
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 46/10 = F4.6
Exposure Program = shutter priority (4)
ISO Speed Ratings = 100

Shot w/ flash and macro
Cloned out some distracting shadows in bg
Light USM
Cropped 100%
Resized

[P_Schneider]

One of the few shots where I've manage to capture more than 1 bird. This was the start of pretty good spat between these 2.

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/640 second
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 38/10 = F3.8
Exposure Program = manual control (1)
ISO Speed Ratings = 100

Cropped & Resized

[P_Schneider]

I couldn't believe I got this close with a flash and the bird just ignored me. I was about 6" above his head, in fact the lens extended beyond the top of the feeder I believe.

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/250 second
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 37/10 = F3.7
Exposure Program = shutter priority (4)
ISO Speed Ratings = 100

Tweaked the levels a bit
Cropped
Resized

[P_Schneider]

Nice BIF shot of a female.

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 10/4000 second = 1/400 second
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 380/100 = F3.8
Exposure Program = manual control (1)
ISO Speed Ratings = 100

100% Crop
Resized

[P_Schneider]

I've been trying to get some lightning shots since we've been getting some pretty good storms around here lately. Nothing that tops my wife's fujimugs winner but not bad for a start. These are much harder to capture than hummers.

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 4/1 second = 4 second
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 36/10 = F3.6
Exposure Program = landscape mode (8)
ISO Speed Ratings = 200

[P_Schneider]

I was early on this one. It did a nice spiderweb across the clouds.

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 4/1 second = 4 second
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 36/10 = F3.6
Exposure Program = landscape mode (8)
ISO Speed Ratings = 200

[P_Schneider]

Far off in the distance with this one.

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 4/1 second = 4 second
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 36/10 = F3.6
Exposure Program = landscape mode (8)
ISO Speed Ratings = 200

[P_Schneider]

This one turned out ok. Btw, the wind was really kicking by this time and it was pretty tough keeping the tripod steady.

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 4/1 second = 4 second
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 36/10 = F3.6
Exposure Program = landscape mode (8)
ISO Speed Ratings = 200

[Spinning]

Paul I am so amazed by your humming bird pictures! I just wish ours were a little calmer! They fly in and as soon I am ready to try a shot....the take off!

[P_Schneider]

Paul I am so amazed by your humming bird pictures! I just wish ours were a little calmer! They fly in and as soon I am ready to try a shot....the take off!

Tyvm!

I have a few things going for me.
1. we are in a 3rd floor apt so the birds feel safe
2. we have a patio umbrella which also helps them feel safe, plus the umbrella has a stars and stripes motive to it which makes for a whole lot of red for the birds to see.
3. I spend a lot of time on the deck with them so they have become accustomed to me and the camera. The camera was actually the hardest part, I don't think they liked the lens moving back and forth. I had to put a hair "scrunchy"? that was kind of flower colored around my lens hood for a bit until they got used to it. Now it doesn't bother them that much.

As to shooting I've found that I've had the best success using Shutter priority mode w/ 1/250sec or faster setting. Also, and this is important, I use manual focus mode w/ macro.
The camera is not fast/smart enough to focus on the birds by itself so what I do is put it in manual focus and press the little auto focus button while it's pointed at the feeder until it locks.
Now you can shoot anything that's the same distance to feeder and it will be in focus. The macro helps bring out the detail and really locks the focus in tight.
I'm also shooting from about 3-5 feet away. ;)

[Jarrett]

Stuff from our Blues & Jazz festival:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3097/2834884342_413459268c.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3068/2834884486_9836054a8e.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3064/2834047021_cdb4c6117f.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3249/2834046745_1faaf552d3.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3153/2834883744_058be07b94.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3031/2834046145_b80aab7ff2.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3107/2834045917_26f87a85f3.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3231/2834045629_f9bbbe0b29.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3171/2834045483_5b568569df.jpg

Funeral Home balloons?
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3267/2834882408_41c4a4843e.jpg

[Jarrett]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3230/2834882178_006cd12e7a.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3053/2834881740_d730257c51.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3277/2834044495_eb02fa543f.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3119/2834881332_e1f458f102.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3028/2834043793_01e7b5cbd5.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3176/2834043683_f2497b651d.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3109/2834043603_6ff7b9ef14.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3110/2834880482_76a1d3abc0.jpg

[Jarrett]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3179/2837338719_ff799368b4.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3263/2837338917_047a5f46e6.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3004/2837339193_751c57d283.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3256/2837339333_c674fbd05c.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3048/2837340135_db7bc1210f.jpg

Shot jpeg those days. Continuous mode for many shots. E/V at -1/3 or -2/3. I cropped some and had Lightroom output them for simplicity.

[thunderchase]

Wow, this one's really eye-catching!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3109/2834043603_6ff7b9ef14.jpg

[GabrielC]

A former water tower, now restored by and linked (not necessarily in a happy way) to the building of a retail DYI store.

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[thunderchase]

Apart from photos themselves, very arguable aesthetics...

[GabrielC]

Apart from photos themselves, very arguable aesthetics...

My point exactly!... :)


How about the next two ?

The sign ...

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... and the old beer house


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[thunderchase]

I think they could be better by selecting an actual object more cautiously. Sorry...

[P_Schneider]

Jarrett,
Nice shots from the festival. I like the mic shot and the closeup of the keyboard keys the best.

Gabriel,
What were they thinking? Ruined a perfectly good tower IMHO. I like the sign shot btw.

Oh yeah, funeral balloons? wth?

[GabrielC]

I think they could be better by selecting an actual object more cautiously. Sorry...

Could you be more specific, please? Any piece of advice and criticism is important for me...


Paul: Thanks for the comment

[bdod1880]

Paul and Spinning,

Just for you hummingbird lovers. :) My favorite from this years shots.

http://dabudman.smugmug.com/photos/348042843_k2XHm-L.jpg

And you can see the rest here if you care to. All shot with the 6000fd.

http://dabudman.smugmug.com/gallery/5656248_WWFpM#364888047_jVdky

Bud

[Spinning]

That is so kewl! I really need to set up shop by my feeder before he goes...

[P_Schneider]

Yep, very nice! thank you for sharing :-)

[P_Schneider]

Well the start of September has really been spectacular around here. These photos are straight out of the camera, just re-sized.
I continue w/ my water tower series and give to you 6 evenings in September.

9/3/08

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/850 second
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 8/1 = F8
Exposure Program = landscape mode (8)
ISO Speed Ratings = 100

[P_Schneider]

9/4/08

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/100 second
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 37/10 = F3.7
Exposure Program = normal program (2)
ISO Speed Ratings = 400

[P_Schneider]

9/5/08

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/60 second
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 45/10 = F4.5
Exposure Program = normal program (2)
ISO Speed Ratings = 100

[P_Schneider]

9/6/08

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/50 second
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 28/10 = F2.8
Exposure Program = normal program (2)
ISO Speed Ratings = 200

[P_Schneider]

9/7/08

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/80 second
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 8/1 = F8
Exposure Program = normal program (2)
ISO Speed Ratings = 100

[P_Schneider]

9/8/08

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/80 second
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 4/1 = F4
Exposure Program = normal program (2)
ISO Speed Ratings = 200

[P_Schneider]

And finally, from back on 9/3/08, a panorama composed of 6 images.
You can see a larger version here (http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn303/MinnesotaKid/Misc)
(1MB)

[Jarrett]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3086/2858987914_17576e3f9c.jpg

Eh? :p
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3254/2858012285_2777e49fc9.jpg

I posted this in b&w once, but I think it's equally nice straight from the camera
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3147/2858841302_ee3684b8b0.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3214/2858841120_ab26ffc28c.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3115/2858011475_c3cd784a7e.jpg

And different orientation of the above photo. Probably better IMO
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3201/2858011629_29f1817a1d.jpg

[Jarrett]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3224/2863235971_4c468798bc.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3147/2864068876_3a69d3c4b0.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3207/2864069446_a3c74b528f.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3222/2864069752_30e4f12e03.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3177/2863237299_d42d089fff.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3063/2864070214_20283f66a2.jpg

[Jarrett]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3279/2871140603_5e0501578a.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3181/2871972762_d9b70afac1.jpg

[GabrielC]

I like your photos, Jarret,especially the last one with exceptional composition, very special colors and contrast and nice subject.

You can see below some photos taken in the central park of Bucharest - called Cismigiu and older than a century - with a slightly "younger" and well kept building. The front is on the street but the back you see is opening to the park.

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A minor detail ...

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...then another one ...

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and finally the inevitable swans in the park nearby

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[Jarrett]

Those little balcony on there are neat. Are they made of wood?:D

Thanks Gabriel :)

[Jarrett]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3075/2880739339_353a8c90e1.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3246/2880739573_febff8f5a8.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3106/2880739997_a531fbb035.jpg

(The mural to the right)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3296/2881576982_aaf0b35e9e.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3020/2880740433_dea7230715.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3289/2880740769_8940273649.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3095/2880740903_8344f0ee6c.jpg
B&W or Colour? http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3245/288085..._0562395599.jpg (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3245/2880857981_0562395599.jpg)

[GabrielC]

Those little balcony on there are neat. Are they made of wood?:D

Thanks Gabriel :)

Yes, they are. Wood was a main construction material for roofs, balconys and sculpured details in Bucharest at the beginning of 20th century.

Very nice boat and marina under a perfect sky you got there, but I like even more the pattern in the following one !

[Jarrett]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3108/2884011490_73a7c1784d.jpg

See the bug shadow below? :eek:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3072/2884010210_f4f8946d4a.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3049/2883172829_7fc4180afc.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3038/2883173105_698bbe209f.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3062/2883173387_0a0e02eff5.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3151/2883173981_cb5c20ec93.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3253/2883173691_93e14b8325.jpg

Ok hopefully I transition to Fall now :D:)

One thing about trees...they really aren't the best thing to shoot with this type of camera. You're almost always shooting against a bright sky and it makes for lots of fringing in the branches. All large sizes are on my flickr page.

[Jarrett]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3093/2896534540_012c5e54b9_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3271/2895693867_358c1f0454_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3130/2896533038_2faae90e8f.jpg

Went photo taking with some locals on Flickr
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3162/2896533936_06d310ae0e.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3261/2895692401_513b9a2297.jpg

Really happy the forest ones came out nicely. Had a lot of trouble with foliage things last Fall. I get so lost taking pictures in a forest, don't you? :confused:

[Jarrett]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3002/2900351899_88f4a6813f.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3012/2900351087_c7f6cc738b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3279/2900351555_8a5817b992.jpg

[GabrielC]

These are related to the "Triumph Arch" in Bucharest, shot in the evening of the City's Day (some 549 years of documented existence...). I'd like some criticism on these ones...

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[P_Schneider]

Had some cool storms roll through tonight. Here are the best of the shots. All are untouched except for crop and resize. Shot jpg using final 3, ISO 100 1sec.

http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn303/MinnesotaKid/Storms%2008/060_wallpaper_sm.jpg

http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn303/MinnesotaKid/Storms%2008/066_wallpaper_sm.jpg

http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn303/MinnesotaKid/Storms%2008/069_wallpaper_sm.jpg

http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn303/MinnesotaKid/Storms%2008/096_wallpaper_sm.jpg

http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn303/MinnesotaKid/Storms%2008/103_wallpaper_sm.jpg

http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn303/MinnesotaKid/Storms%2008/111_wallpaper_sm.jpg

http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn303/MinnesotaKid/Storms%2008/123_wallpaper_sm.jpg

http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn303/MinnesotaKid/Storms%2008/132_wallpaper_sm.jpg

http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn303/MinnesotaKid/Storms%2008/140_wallpaper_sm.jpg

http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn303/MinnesotaKid/Storms%2008/146_wallpaper_sm.jpg

[GabrielC]

Although it's difficult to post right after the Master, someone has to do it!

So, here are two of my first real night shots. Any comments/advices will be very useful to me...

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[P_Schneider]

Although it's difficult to post right after the Master, someone has to do it!

Thank you that's very kind but no, not even close. There are many people on these and other boards that are far more talented than I.
I will admit I've improved a bit but that's a combination of participating in forums such as this, studying the basics, and practice, practice, practice.
I purchased my S6k Nov. 06 so it's almost 2 years old as I write this, and I've shot 11,609 shots with this camera. (Including the Hunter moon I shot this morning:D)
Throw in a thousand shots on the F10 or the wife's F30 and I'm shooting around 6000 shots per year. So it's a commitment, but a worthy one and I have to tell ya, I just love to shoot.

[Spinning]

Paul how in the world do you know how many pictures you have taken on the camera? I would love to know just to let my hubby know how much fun I have with mine.
I think my camera will be 2 in March.

[P_Schneider]

If you have your camera setup to continuously count you can see the count in your review mode while on the camera. Since it's only a 4 digit number you have to do a bit of math because the camera rolls over to zero after 9999. Since my last shot was 1609 and I know I've already passed this threshold it has to be 11,609. Normally it's displayed as xxx xxxx in the upper right corner it breaks down like this. The xxx is the number of shots on that date and the xxxx is total number of shots from the camera.

[GabrielC]

All three photos share about the same colors. Which one do you prefer?

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[Spookonthe8ball]

Gabriel, I like the color and lighting of the last one the best. Nice work :)
Spook

[BorisZX6R]

Hi everyone,
I am looking for a 58mm fisheye adapter lens. Has someone here used a fisheye adapter lens with the S6000fd ?!

Maybe someone who has knowledge about these can help me out.
Would this be any good?!

http://cgi.ebay.com/0-42X-FISHEYE-LENS-FOR-OLYMPUS-EVOLT-E-330-E-410-58MM_W0QQitemZ350106941235QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item 350106941235&_trkparms=72%3A1240|39%3A1|66%3A3|65%3A12|240%3A13 18&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

I am looking for a cheap solution, just to create some effects.
Thank you.

[P_Schneider]

I prefer the second one Gabriel. The blue berries are a nice contrast to the earth tones of the leaves.

[rdub202]

hey all, since the 8000fd thread is pretty much dead, i think im going to start posting my pics here...if thats okay :o

went exploring this little area by my house...

What can i change to make the colors not so "washed out"? these ones i dropped the exposure a bit on the Flickr editor, and i have had to in the past.

comments encouraged.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3189/2965585645_a098e13ef7.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3242/2966437728_563502ab3d.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3003/2965560983_c2c264743b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3294/2966432904_8bdc0f90b4.jpg


please check out more in my Flickr here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rdub202/sets/72157608285509546/)

[P_Schneider]

hey all, since the 8000fd thread is pretty much dead, i think im going to start posting my pics here...if thats okay :o


Well this thread is for displaying shots by the S6000fd, at least it has been up until this point so you would be the only person not shooting with that cam. The help we might be able to offer could be limited since I'm betting most of us haven't used that cam. That being said I'm not opposed to opening up the thread if the rest of members are on board with it.
What's your say everyone?

[GabrielC]

I prefer the second one Gabriel. The blue berries are a nice contrast to the earth tones of the leaves.


I feel the same. Unfortunately I was late with about 1 week, in the beginning
the leaves color was more green and dark red and it would have been better.
Thanks for your comment!

[GabrielC]

Gabriel, I like the color and lighting of the last one the best. Nice work :)
Spook

Thank you for your comment. As the number of shots with the S6500 increase, I feel more at ease with it. Hopefuly the quality of my photos
will show this...

[Jarrett]

I read that scene mode "Night" sets camera focus to its hyperfocal at F8. Wouldn't help with capturing the bolts, but it would be in focus if you were successful :p

Think I have some to catch up on yikes :eek:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3204/2902701479_75ba7b4153.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3232/2916995248_8bbb2f49d4.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3146/3020316059_7cbc1d7aa6.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3024/2910264547_855621288d.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3185/2920749694_40886d9271.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3091/2920749020_fd16829c72.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3147/2920749940_c377f6903e.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3134/2920750364_f05f2fb9cf.jpg

[Jarrett]

BOO!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3226/2945955530_a1ea2d87e5.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3144/2945955654_c2a2e2c334.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3222/2945955972_96db5d55d6.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3192/2945091955_ebe9540633.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3150/2945092093_21205d2152.jpg

[Jarrett]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3159/2955833575_d54b0cb0aa.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3057/2959372411_936c3efabd.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3020/2959373143_1d4c185225.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3228/2959371767_52a72efd96.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3217/2959372799_a69b080130.jpg
Transformers? o_o

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3049/2969804487_f7668e87ec.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3144/2970647310_bc2e472a6c.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3156/2969804243_2fa96a913a.jpg

[oldgeek]

Just happened to find this forum and decided to join. Glad to see someone else is enjoying such a wonderful camera. Here is some photos that I took. I will admit that I under utilize this camera way too much. Most of these photos I took on my travel to and from work.

[P_Schneider]

Hi OldGeek,
Welcome to the forum. If you have the S6k you came to the right place for photos. As to your photos here I think I like the second to the last one best. The rays coming though the clouds really turned out nice.

Jarrett, Love the last shot w/ the leaves, very nice.

[muchavo]

personally i think we should keep this thread for the s6000fd only

it seems to be a lot of help for people with this specific camera

however if you want to pm me any shots from other cameras id be glad to look at them

or

if any one wants to make another fuji thread for all the other cameras that would be cool

here are a few of my latest

http://fc92.deviantart.com/fs35/f/2008/293/e/4/bee_by_muchavo.jpg

http://fc75.deviantart.com/fs34/f/2008/291/5/6/hmm_by_muchavo.jpg

http://fc51.deviantart.com/fs33/f/2008/291/e/1/happy_flowers_by_muchavo.jpg

http://fc10.deviantart.com/fs33/f/2008/291/e/8/sad_flower_by_muchavo.jpg

thoughts?

[shahmatt]

I like the last one. The sunflower is a very nice shot.

[shahmatt]

Here are a couple of mine..

What do you guys think?

[muchavo]

nice ducks

[Jarrett]

Welcome both :D

I love how uniform those flower petals came out.

Funny how exposing for the sunlit pavement turned the bikes completely black...just like the shadows...dunno if that was intentional, but cool overall.

Ya keep for shots of this camera only. It outlasted the other one lol :p

Thanks P_S:)

How long has everyone owned their S6000fd?

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3169/2990316561_1c7fe660eb.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3163/2991172514_49f326849f.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3150/2991172996_d0e8636986.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3296/2997798824_40c46855c2.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3160/2996957977_9821cf50cb.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3167/2998662708_99769d9075.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3237/2996958593_44a21af7ae.jpg

[Jarrett]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3212/3021401682_6dfe2c2fed.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3062/3041725991_78482093db.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3234/3020885716_97f6831338.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3232/3041725611_242bbd3dba.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3182/3020298017_e368a5f09c.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3030/3021129222_03435f6a67.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3062/3020052887_302633378b.jpg

[muchavo]

i really like the first two out of the second post

especially that little leaf in the first one

[shahmatt]

Welcome both :D

How long has everyone owned their S6000fd?



I've had mine since August 2007 I think. So more than a year. I dread the day it conks out on me though. The power switch seems a little stiffer than earlier. I hope it does not stop working. :(

[shahmatt]

What do you guys think of this one?

I remember I didn't think of it very special while it was still in the camera, and I even considered deleting it. It was a shot taken while I was just experimenting with settings. Lately this photo has grown on me somewhat. I can't pinpoint how exactly though, but I just really like it.

Sorry but the bird was gone the next instant and I never figured out what type it was.

[muchavo]

its awesome

great silhouette and dof

ive had my camera since Christmas and i agree about the power switch

defiantly getting stiff

i suggest setting the camera to hold the image open after you shoot it

i find i switch back and forth from play to shoot much less this way

plus if you hold the exposure button near the shutter it shows the blown out spots

[shahmatt]

Thanks for the comments.

I didn't think about the longer image display time. I'll definitely try this. Hopefully it will allow my camera to last longer!! :-)

[muchavo]

If you guys want to take closer macro shots i figured out a trick

set the camera to super macro mode and manual focus

after you focus on your subject you can zoom in to about 50mm and adjust any focus issues with the manual focus ring

normally you can not zoom in on the subject with super macro mode

check it out

here is a before and after shot (i edited the colors in the 2nd a bit)

[P_Schneider]

If you guys want to take closer macro shots i figured out a trick

set the camera to super macro mode and manual focus

after you focus on your subject you can zoom in to about 50mm and adjust any focus issues with the manual focus ring

normally you can not zoom in on the subject with super macro mode

check it out

here is a before and after shot (i edited the colors in the 2nd a bit)

Interesting, I will have to give that a try. Thanks muchavo.
Even 2 years later I'm still learning new things about this camera :D

[Jarrett]

Are you sure? You can get up to 1cm away in Super Macro...I haven't tried myself though.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3250/3033341556_817b12dcc7.jpg

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[muchavo]

sure im sure

you can actually focus on a dusty filter in that mode :eek:

[muchavo]

heres a pano i made today

[P_Schneider]

Cool shot of a storm rolling in. I got this literally 2 minutes before it hit with a vengeance.

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/1100 second
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 8/1 = F8
ISO Speed Ratings = 100

[muchavo]

wow

nice blue

and big open areas are cool

dramatic too

[P_Schneider]

wow

nice blue

and big open areas are cool

dramatic too

the blues you see in my shots are courtesy of a circular polarizing filter, it really brings them out. The open area is my back yard (so to speak) and nature provided the drama, as it usually does if you're in the right place at the right time. ;)

thanks muchavo

[GabrielC]

Paul, I just seen your photo some 15 minutes ago and I simply can't stop looking at it. It is unbelievable!

Not speaking of the excellent technical side of it (CP or not ...) you managed
to shoot a viewable definition of "rolling storm" and the mood of the photo
is excellent. I also like the lighted line beyond and below the cloud which could be the good weather behind the storm?!?

This is definitely a magnificent shot !

[P_Schneider]

Paul, I just seen your photo some 15 minutes ago and I simply can't stop looking at it. It is unbelievable!

Not speaking of the excellent technical side of it (CP or not ...) you managed
to shoot a viewable definition of "rolling storm" and the mood of the photo
is excellent. I also like the lighted line beyond and below the cloud which could be the good weather behind the storm?!?

This is definitely a magnificent shot !

Thanks Gabriel, I love the shot too. It was truly a case of being in the right place at the right time and that storm was rolling. The light line in the clouds I believe was just a break because it stormed for a good couple hours after that.

[P_Schneider]

Here are a couple sunset shots from back on Halloween that I never got around to posting that turned out pretty good. Enjoy!

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/60 second
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 5/1 = F5
ISO Speed Ratings = 200

[P_Schneider]

This would have been a great shot for Fujimug's "Vivid" challenge.

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/100 second
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 5/1 = F5
ISO Speed Ratings = 100

[P_Schneider]

And finally a sliver of the Hunter moon.

Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/80 second
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 5/1 = F5
Exposure Program = normal program (2)
ISO Speed Ratings = 200

[muchavo]

looks like the first shot didnt post...


i like the others though

especially the moon shot

[muchavo]

heres one i took at a faire

[P_Schneider]

That's strange but you're right, I don't see it either. Here is a re-post of the first one.

Nice shot at the fair muchavo.

[muchavo]

very cool

you've got a pretty nice area to shot the sky

i just recently bought a tripod

i didnt have one for awhile and it really hinders my motivation to shoot when i cant get sharp shots

tripods are so overpriced

i got the cheapest one $18 because i cant see a 20 or 40 dollar jump in quality when you got decide to spend the money

i hate how theres no selection and your forced to choose from like one brand of chinese made garbage


all the photo shops around here sell the same crap


i guess it works though

[muchavo]

you might try a smaller aperture for those landscape shots

to try and get the trees in focus

i find it looks cooler for sunset shots

very minor thing though

[P_Schneider]

you might try a smaller aperture for those landscape shots

to try and get the trees in focus

i find it looks cooler for sunset shots

very minor thing though

I believe I shot those in Sunset mode so I didn't have control of the aperture. Besides, the trees are a couple hundred yards away so I'm not sure how much sharper you could get them with this cam. If I remember correctly the focus was locking on the smoke stack.

[P_Schneider]

very cool

you've got a pretty nice area to shot the sky

i just recently bought a tripod

i didnt have one for awhile and it really hinders my motivation to shoot when i cant get sharp shots

tripods are so overpriced

i got the cheapest one $18 because i cant see a 20 or 40 dollar jump in quality when you got decide to spend the money

i hate how theres no selection and your forced to choose from like one brand of chinese made garbage


all the photo shops around here sell the same crap


i guess it works though

Ya I just have a flimsy Optica tripod, a cheapo for around $20 so I completely agree with you, it works but that's about it. Someday I'll purchase something more substantial.

[muchavo]

my friend oscar

[Jarrett]

Gahhhh winter!

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By the way, anyone setup Flickr river for themselves? You can view all your photos on black and I prefer the view: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/jehather/

[Jarrett]

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Tim's Coffee Is...
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:D

[Spinning]

I wished I had better luck today....my daughter was in her first offical winter dive meet....lighting was terrible, I was nervous...they we over 150 kids there...not of course diving with her...she was lucky her group was small....but still.....I only had 2 pictures that turned out...none of course that were actual air time.....I tried manual, I tried different things.....but no luck.....this was full zoom
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF0753.jpg

[Spinning]

our first dusting of snow...
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF0691.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF0692.jpg

[muchavo]

snow!

ill get some great snow shots here pretty soon

[Jarrett]

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[Jarrett]

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[Jarrett]

Paper Folding :)

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[Martin_fuji]

Hi, first post in here, bought an S6500FD recently from Ebay for about £100 and tried it out in Barcelona.. I kind of knew what I would get as I've also got an ebay'd S9500 for a similar price. Why both ? Well originally I couldn't decide which of the two to get and eventually plumped for the S9500 this summer.

After a holiday trip to Egypt although happy with most photos, I was disappointed with some of the lower light photos (ISO400 noisy and grainy) from the S9500 and thought the S6500 (given the glowing low ISO reviews) would be significantly better.. well having both side by side I've found them to be actually quite similar, with perhaps the s6500fd being slightly less noisy but of course different features as well as pixels! Anyway I shall have to decide soon which one to keep.. and on to a few s6500fd pictures, no post-processing (not that sophisticated yet !)

Gothic Cathedral Stained Glass : ISO400, 1/60, F3.9, flash

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a392/martinthorn/2008_1123_Barcelona0039.jpg

Gaudi Balcony : ISO200, 1/160, F5

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a392/martinthorn/DSCF0823.jpg

Gaudi Cathedral : ISO200, 1/50, F2.8

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a392/martinthorn/DSCF0774.jpg

Gaudi Cathedral : ISO200, 1/110, F2.8

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a392/martinthorn/DSCF0777.jpg

Cheers, Martin.

[muchavo]

cool shots

you gotta use a tripod to get good indoor shots imho


or any shots

[Jarrett]

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Everything on black here: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/jehather/

[Spinning]

I finally got the photo I wanted...granted it isn't perfect....but I wanted to try the manual focus and get that blurred back ground!
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c225/Sondracot/DSCF1318.jpg

[thunderchase]

It looks really nice! Did you use macro or just maual focus?

[thunderchase]

Spinning's last photo reminds me on something I shot couple months ago...

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa158/vwcrosspolo/DSCF5238_cr_96.jpg

[Spinning]

Thanks!
I just used manual focus. I wish I had a tripod. I found it to be really hard to look at it through the eye piece and turn......

[thunderchase]

And what about the manual focus button :) ? It saves your time and nerves...

[Spinning]

ok is that something I am missing? I had to turn the ring on the camera once I turned the little button thing on the side to M.....

[thunderchase]

That's one way. The other is to set "slider" to M, then to press that button in the middle of that slider. That is, to call it that way, automatic-manual focus. In other words, that button locks the perfect focus, but you can still adjust it with manual focus ring. Not to be confused with autofocus. It yields better results, I tried many times.

P.S. Sorry if I didn't understand you, I had a feeling you didn't know about that button...

[Spinning]

believe me I don't know much! The more I play with this camera the dumber I am! LOL! and I am planning to move up to a DSLR!
I thought the M on the camera at the top had to do with only the Fstop and Apt.......I swear I need to actually read the manual....

[thunderchase]

Hahaha, now I am confused :D! I'm not talking about the WHEEL on the top with P, M, S and AUTO on it, I'm talking about this little thing and the button in the middle of it:

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa158/vwcrosspolo/s6500_front.jpg

[thunderchase]

Sorry, my bad, i wrote "M" instead of "MF". In that case, you would have probably figure out what i was saying!

[Jarrett]

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