Picture of the Day April 15, 2011

[ejud]

got that right! Trying to slap THAT mental image outta my head now..

Well... that's what the bad guys do to you...



Jud

 

[budcollector]

 

[Mayra]

 

[cyndiella]

 

[cyb]

 

[FOCUS]

Love that shot cyb!!!

 

[cyb]

Thank you!

 

[saintstickets]

Love the pics from everybody. I finally decided to upgrade my camera and would really appreciate the regulars on this thread sharing what equipment you have. I know these fantastic pics are more than just the hardware but I have to start somewhere! TIA.

 

[Steve's Girl]

Momma Lion

 

[ejud]

 

[ejud]

Love the pics from everybody. I finally decided to upgrade my camera and would really appreciate the regulars on this thread sharing what equipment you have. I know these fantastic pics are more than just the hardware but I have to start somewhere! TIA.

I have researched near continuously for a couple of years now, limited to P&S, and after incredible research, finally bought a Panasonic Lumix FZ 35 cause it kept coming up as "the" P&S. Haven't been happy with it since day one.

Decided to stick with Olympus, and have been waiting for months for their new models, which look good, but having now seen limited pictures from them, not so impressed.

Sick of it all... decided that none of them are that much better than my old beloved Oly C-740, I decided to see what was the most advanced model of that before they 'went bad', ie somehow changed things so the pictures aren't as good (to my eye) and eliminated the view finder, and went to proprietary batteries.

[My C-740 has developed a couple of minor, though important flaws that I thought of getting refurbished, but realized that would cost as much as a replacement with an older model. For instance, long ago lost the operation of the 'forced flash' mode. This is not a flaw of the camera, but rather a result of my heavy and not so gentle usage of it on over 300 days at WDW and well over 30,000 pictures! And some rainy days I suppose...]

It all gets so confusing. Had just about given up, when having found what sounded like the answer was just too much, and at the last minute decided to check eBay...

I just did a 'buy it now" on Ebay for 165 w shipping; New Olympus SP 550 UZ.

Does time lapse! And has viewfinder, 22 optical zoom, and VGA movie and uses AA's... pictures of the quality of my beloved C-740, only better, as opposed to anything else I could find and sick of trying! This is the biggest advance over the C740 before they went to no viewfinder and proprietary batteries.

))

Jud

 

[pwdebbie]

Bingo! You got it! That whole day was spent trying to reshoot the pictures I had taken on my first visit in Jan 73. However, the trees between now block the Crystal Palace! And the Skyway is no longer there... and the view from the train to the Contemp is now blocked by (the former) Toon Town and Space Mountain!



Jud

Are you going to post the "then" and "now" photos? Would love to see them together.

 

[iluvwesties]

Good to see you Jud

 

[PolynesianLily]

 

[Kathy Jetson]

 

[ejud]

Are you going to post the "then" and "now" photos? Would love to see them together.

That was the intent, but these days things get put off and then forgotten... I long ago put together a PDF of my first visit, (Jan 73) mainly all the photos, and the intent was to re-do that with the 'now' photos. Many of the 'then' photos have been posted here, though some time ago and on closed threads under this title. (POTD)

If I ever do get to the new PDF, will let you know.

Meanwhile, there is this one, my old one and an attempt to duplicate it by a friend by request- I later did it myself, but haven't got that handy...

http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2747079490038336654zEOMqj?vhost=good-times



Jud

 

[dekkerdisneydreamer]

There you are!!

 

[ejud]

There you are!!

Ya- don't know how you all recognized me in my costume though. I just liked this shot and the way the guest posed.



Jud

 

[cyndiella]

Ya- don't know how you all recognized me in my costume though. I just liked this shot and the way the guest posed.



Jud

OK, I was wonderin' if you were the one on the right or on the left in that picture...
giggles.... you KNOW I had to say that.. hehehe (you rather walked right into that one, I'd say..)

 

[Mayra]