Point-n-Shoot?....show your Magic!

[havoc315]

Some fun with Topaz adjustment to a P&S pic


20120905_543 by Havoc315, on Flickr

 

[zackiedawg]

Great minds think alike on that silhouette idea:

 

[LegoMom3]

Fun thread! It can be done!

3.1 MP HP Photosmart

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I love this shot!!



Fantastic pics from everyone! I've got to go dig out some more of my own...

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Sony DSC-U20 - doesn't get more basic than this! About the size of a zippo lighter, took AAA batteries, had a fixed lens, a 2MP sensor, and no modes or controls other than changing the focus from wide to spot. All metering had to be done by pointing the camera around to different lighting and half-pressing to lock it in when you got it where you wanted it. You viewed this on a 1-inch LCD and no viewfinder!!:

I had a Sony DSC-U30! (Ok - still have because I just thought it was so cool and I keep hoping it will come back to life ). It was the first Sony digital camera I owned and the first camera that went absolutely everywhere with me all the time. Here's a favorite of mine taken at the South Garden Wing at the CR:

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Great minds think alike on that silhouette idea:

Yes!

I love this shot!!

Thank you! That shot is somewhat infamous here on the Photography Board, lol. We had a big debate at one point of what it was exactly that held the reflection. Anyone (who doesn't know) want to guess what it is?

It's also a special shot for me because it signified my "Aha" moment when I realized I could get decent low light shots if I kept the camera still, and that propelled me into learning more about photography.

 

[havoc315]

It's also a special shot for me because it signified my "Aha" moment when I realized I could get decent low light shots if I kept the camera still, and that propelled me into learning more about photography.

If I'm thinking of the position right... it's a car hood. Just took a pic of my kids leaning on the car.

 

[havoc315]

DSC00731 by Havoc315, on Flickr

 

[donac]

I have more that I really like but I have to download them.

 

[havoc315]

DSC01768 by Havoc315, on Flickr

 

[hakepb]

From what I have read on DSLr fireworks threads, a "proper" fireworks picture is a 2-5 second exposure (so you capture the entire path of the firework). My cameras fireworks mode is 2 seconds.
With such a long exposure, you need great timing and/or luck to capture the firework up to its "peak" so you avoid capturing the "drooping" that eventually happens. If possible, they suggest watching multiple shows so you can learn the moments you want to capture. I get the feeling most truly great fireworks pictures take a lot of work.

Of course such a long exposure only works if you have a tripod, or are lucky enough to find a surface to put your camera on. I happened to get a few keepers (and many blurry misses because my grip was not perfectly steady) holding my camera against a post, using fireworks mode and relying on luck and memory to guess timing

just to add: the long exposure also eliminates most of the smoke from a fireworks shot. I do sometimes think a normal snapshot with smoke can sometimes capture the moment better or realistically:

 

[Pea-n-Me]

If I'm thinking of the position right... it's a car hood. Just took a pic of my kids leaning on the car.

Nope

 

[LegoMom3]

The top of a trash can??.....

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[Pea-n-Me]

Any other guesses?

 

[wdw1976]

 

[Pea-n-Me]

The top of a trash can??.....

Yes, it was!

 

[LegoMom3]

Yes, it was!

Woo hoo!

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[LegoMom3]

A bus driver once told his audience that there are over 2,000 varieties of trash can at WDW. That started me photographing them to see how many I could capture:

Along the little path from what used to be ToonTown, over to Tomorrowland...

 

[LegoMom3]

This one may be a collector's item because it was in the actual ToonTown, so I'm not sure if they've completely redesigned them for the Fantasyland expansion (will check in November!).

 

[LegoMom3]

Here is one I took in Vermont last spring...

 

[hakepb]

Not a great picture, but since were talking trash cans, this one aparantly contains a trap door for Agent P