I now am the proud owner of the Canon Powershot S3 IS. HOORAY!
Here is the first official shot taken with the camera, a rotten stump in my backyard. And to me, it's perfect.
Why? This is exactly what I saw. And it was quite easy. Once again...HOORAY!
As soon as I get my larger memory card (to save money, I got it from a different place) I'll take even more pictures and try fancier stuff.
So, David McMahon wasn't content with letting me experiment on my own (bless him), and gave me an assignment, which I was glad to take up. I've completed it. I took a crap load of pictures of the same stump, but from the ground up, keeping the stump lower in the frame. I fooled around with different settings, and here are my two favs.
I love how the clouds are between the chipped out top there, not to mention how clear I got both the stump and the clouds. I do believe for this shot I had it on full auto.
MOUNT DOOM! CAST THE RING IN TO THE FIRE, FRODO! For this shot, I used shutter speed priority, and went slower. I do believe the full auto had the shutter speed nearly at it's fastest, while for this I set it to about 1/300 or so (I took a few, changing the shutter speed each time). All it really did was slightly lighten the inside of the stump some, but I like the overall effect it creates to the picture.
Also, I didn't have to crawl on my stomach for these shots, for the S3 IS has a swivel LCD...awesome!
Well done, that man!
ReplyDeleteAlright! I opened the photo large to see. Gorgeous detail and texture capture. Woo-Hoo!
ReplyDeleteThe first shot I took with my Canon Rebel was of the box it came in. ha-ha
Carol -
ReplyDeleteAgain, thanks!
Chewy -
ReplyDeleteI know, right? I can't wait to test the limits of this puppy.
I took other pictures first, to be honest, inside, to get the feel of the shutter button and the controls. The zoom is RIDICULOUS for a relatively compact camera (12x optical).
That's a great tree; nicely hollowed out for a Bear In Need after a heavy lunch.
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My beary friend -
ReplyDeleteI hope you like bugs...that's why it's rotting out.
Great stump!
ReplyDeleteDoes your camera have a 1001 buttons for f-stop, aperture and so on?
I can't help feeling that Mr. David could point eejits like me, not to the book of instructions, but to a site that explained basic optics and how a camera works.
Not that I'm begging. Just confused.
I just don't see it.
chert -
ReplyDeleteThis camera is what is listed as "SLR-like."
It has the auto mode of your standard point and clickers, it has aperture priority mode in which you choose the aperature and the camera chooses the correct shutter speed, shutter speed priority which you choose the shutter speed and the camera chooses the aperture, and full manual.
I could give a basic crash course in what all that means, but I'm sure David probably has some better suggestions. If not David, other prolific photogs.
Hi Bart-Man,
ReplyDeleteNice. Now for your next challenge. (I"m not here to make your life easy, soldier!)
Get ya camera out, get on ya stomach and shoot a scene with the tree stump taking up the bottom (or side) of the frame.
Try about a dozen shots and post the ones you like best.
No hurry. Do it when you have time to enjoy the experiment.
And you don't need a huge memory card - just upload your shots to your PC/ laptop, delete 'em off the card and re-use the card.
No worries!
Cheers
David
David -
ReplyDeleteThat experiment will have to wait until tomorrow. Quite dark out there presently, and like I mentioned to bob...bugs.
::drools a little on her keyboard::
ReplyDeletejealous
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There's no doubt about it . . . that's a rotten stump.
ReplyDeleteI do all of my camera work on my Somy Ericsson W810i . . . that's a 2 Mega Pixel Mobile Phone!
Dawn, and ozlady -
ReplyDeleteI know, right? I'm super psyched about it.
Ak-Man -
ReplyDeleteWelcome home!
I also use my cell phone when it's all I have, but it's too easy to get blurred images.
OMG. Those two newer images are so cool! I love the perspective. And the balance of stump to sky. (I am a sucker for the "rule of 2/3" in photography.) Totally LOL @ the LOTR reference though.
ReplyDeleteGood grief. My word verification is like 43 letters long this time. =P
Dawn -
ReplyDeleteI knew at least one person would like the LOTR reference. I thought of it as I was framing the shots at first. I was almost tempted to draw a picture of fire erupting and put it at the top.
Hi Bart-Man,
ReplyDeleteYou passed your photo assignment with flying colours, my friend. You earned an A++. They're really arresting images - reminding me of some great galactic crater, or a still shot from Lord of the Rings.
It's all about capturing a different viewpoint - and you've done it brilliantly. Keep thinking outside the square, because that's where the best shots come from.
Have fun with the camera and keep experimenting.
Swivel? Wonderful, but still not as much fun as getting on your stomach for a `different' shot! You are in the hi-tech zone.
All in all, Bart, a memorable photo sequence. That's high praise.
Good on you
Keep smiling, Mister Hasselblad
David
David -
ReplyDeleteWow, I'm truly humbled by your praise. Thank you, a hundred fold.
Your new stump pictures look like the red rock of Southern Utah. Very cool!
ReplyDeleteDeborah -
ReplyDeleteYeah, I was thinking about making a Utah joke, but the LOTR was way more geeky, and my philosophy is to go geeky when possible.
Bart,
ReplyDelete"Go geeky when possible"? Interesting mantra.
Hi Bart, first time visiting your blog. Looks good. If you want to see what you can do with the S3 check out this link to flickr of my friend. he does some awesome macro shots and has some neat inventions to enhance it. Here is the link if interested. http://flickr.com/photos/photophool
ReplyDeleteRegards,
John
P.S. I'll soon be getting the S3 as well and can't wait.