Keldyn buys a Digital Camera

[digitaljames]

Thanks for the info. I do agree with the above tips. For scenic night shots I always leave the flash off and I set the ISO speed as high as possible. (400 typically as this allows for more light to enter the lens) Are you using a tripod by any chance? Perhaps I just don't have a very steady hand.

No tripod and that was taken hanging thorough the cage while the wind was howling at 40 knots and the building swaying 3 feet or more. Higher shutter speeds allow more light but less color and are better for removing the shaking hand syndrome. Maybe I just got lucky. I ended up with about half I could keep from that elevation.

[digitaljames]

keldyn, be very wary of using anything higher than iso 100 on any non-slr camera. you will get TONS of noise. if i recall correctly, you don't have manual controls on your s400. if you use night mode, it will set your exposure pretty slow, probably like .5-1sec. unless you are using a tripod, you will get tons of camera shake, giving you a blurry image. if you have manual controls, you could speed up the shutter, and open the aperature as wide as possible, thus letting in enough light, but preventing camera shake. your other alternative is using a tripod, or setting the camera on something sturdy.

The S400's have quite a bit of manual control. Iso 100, 200, 400. White balance, exposure balance, settings for indoor light quality, (tungsten, incandescent, etc.) a few shooting modes like B&W, Sepia, Vivid....not bad for a tiny sized digicam. Just enough for me to be dangerous....lol

[aem4162]

your pix of ny are beautiful, james....that night shot should be wallpaper (Y)

edit...now it is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thank you!!!!

[Keldyn]

Thanks a bunch guys. You are right about the "noise" Brochaos. Anything higher than 100 does seem to create a lot of distortion in your images. However, this was the only way I could get enough light into my shots.

I can see I shall have to purchase for myself a tripod. I DID try resting the camera on a friends shoulder but even that was hopeless. LOL I'd say you were very lucky then digitaljames to pull off those shots in such conditions with no tripod (Y)

The S400 does indeed allow for a decent amount of manual control. I am very happy with it.

[Guest Ryan]

:angry: The pretty sunrise/sunset and beach pictures are gone! :crazy:

Keldyn, please tell me you can post some more again for me? :blush:

[digitaljames]

Just a few more......

Flatiron Building

[digitaljames]

John Lennons Memorial at Strawberry Fields

[digitaljames]

Park Statue

[digitaljames]

Saint Patricks Cathedral

[digitaljames]

Central Park Bridge

[digitaljames]

and finally....26,000 feet.

[aem4162]

Central Park Bridge

ahhhhh...the location of so many law & order scenes

*sigh*

:wub:

[Guest Ryan]

and finally....26,000 feet.

:o That one is very beautiful. Do you mind if I turn it into a wallpaper? If it comes out nice, I'll be sure to credit you for it if I post it in the Completed Wallpaper area. (Y) ;)

[digitaljames]

:o That one is very beautiful. Do you mind if I turn it into a wallpaper? If it comes out nice, I'll be sure to credit you for it if I post it in the Completed Wallpaper area. (Y) ;)

No problem....ya want a larger size?

[username]

nice shots there digitaljames (Y)

[Guest Ryan]

No problem....ya want a larger size?

nah, but thanks anyway. i'm sure others will like it. it's very nice. :happy:

[Hypoxiaicon]

Shots from Manhattan this past week. Resized to 1024. Canon S400

that night shot is simply amazing :D i may even use it as a wallpaper :p

im going to be getting a new digital camera

Minolta Dimage E223

link - http://www.jessops.com/search/viewproduct....&WORD_SEARCH=N&

[Sjokkel]

I've been using a Nikon Coolpix 4500 for about a year now.

It's great for macroshots

or with or without a teleconvertor you can get some nice nightshots

(sorry but the compilation is a bit wide, i have this printed out on my room and it's about 3m wide)

...or long exposures:

Haven't had a chance lately to go out again and make some pictures... maybe at the end of the year when the sky get's very warm colors in the evening :D

Edited September 17, 2003 by Sjokkel

[Hypoxiaicon]

I've been using a Nikon Coolpix 4500 for about a year now.

It's great for macroshots

http://images.deviantart.com/large/photogr...icro_Terror.jpg

http://images.deviantart.com/large/photogr...ua_Insanity.jpg

or with or without a teleconvertor you can get some nice nightshots

http://images.deviantart.com/large/photogr...Sky_Walk_v2.jpg

(sorry but the compilation is a bit wide, i have this printed out on my room and it's about 3m wide)

...or long exposures:

http://images.deviantart.com/large/photogr..._Failure_v2.jpg

Haven't had a chance lately to go out again and make some pictures... maybe at the end of the year when the sky get's very warm colors in the evening :D

dude, your images dont work :(

[Sjokkel]

ops, i noticed. I've been redirecting to dev art ... guess they don't allow that. I'll put them in a private space. One moment please :D :whistle:

[Hypoxiaicon]

ok, hurry, i like looking at pictures :)

[aem4162]

WOW, Sjokkel...your pix are incredible! I love every one of them! That spider is NEAT...it looks like it came off one of the nature shows....

[Hypoxiaicon]

wow, super wide screen, those pictures are stunning Sjokkel...

[xpablo]

Excellent Pics in this forum, me's gonna gets a Digital Camera this weekend been thinking sbout it for some time now

Have my eyes on a Canon Cam. 3.2 MP :unsure:

[Sjokkel]

Thanx for the comment :blush:

I just resized a few other shots to keep the filesize as low as possible. :D

All taken with a nikon coolpix 4500.

I couldn't have taken this shot without the turnable lens:

another macroshot (added some text)

A shot i took at a street theatre. I had to take it from the hand because of the crowd at 1/8-1/15th of a sec. I was happy with the way it turned out:

A night shot about 1 km from my house. I can smell theis factory in the morning.. :x hence the title

and finally another evening shot taken above a little puddle on the road

I hope i'm not spamming the forum :pinch:

Edited September 17, 2003 by Sjokkel