My first Elph picture..LQQK

Anthony said:

Decided to pick up an Elph on the way home from work.
Here's my first picture ....
Taken with whatever charge was in the battery....
Without changing any settings ...strictly auto whatever..
Resized for web (of course)

Taken at dusk (no sun)..flash fired automatically.
IMHO...Not too bad
Doesn't compare to my 990...But a great novelty to keep in your pocket.
(if my daughter will allow me to use it)

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Anthony said:

Decided to pick up an Elph on the way home from work.
Here's my first picture ....
Taken with whatever charge was in the battery....
Without changing any settings ...strictly auto whatever..
Resized for web (of course)

Taken at dusk (no sun)..flash fired automatically.
IMHO...Not too bad
Doesn't compare to my 990...But a great novelty to keep in your pocket.
(if my daughter will allow me to use it)

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johnny said:

wow. very nice. much better than ones i've seen from other people. i
guess you just have to be lucky to get a 'non' defective one. heh. thanks
for posting!

Thank you.

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JOHN W. BUGLER said:

Anthony said:

Decided to pick up an Elph on the way home from work.
Here's my first picture ....
Taken with whatever charge was in the battery....
Without changing any settings ...strictly auto whatever..
Resized for web (of course)

Taken at dusk (no sun)..flash fired automatically.
IMHO...Not too bad
Doesn't compare to my 990...But a great novelty to keep in your pocket.
(if my daughter will allow me to use it)

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Outstanding shot Anthony. It seems this camera is designed primarily for
people photos. And as such will earn its keep. I notice however the
green is frightfully dark. Dev did some shots in Cal. The greens were
almost black. Your pic howerver is beautifull. So again I say this
seems to be a people picture camera.
My photos are about the same. My landscapes are frightening. They remind
me of my old ektchorme shots taken in Cuba in the early 50's. I purchaced
my s-100 last saturday. I am happy with the camera. But for landscapes,
I know I will use an s-10, s-20, coolpix 990 or an olympus 2020. Thanks
for the beautifull photo. Please send more. God bless. John

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Anthony said:

John,

Don't let the green grass fool ya!

Pay attention to what you're exposing for.
Use the "exposure lock" as often as you can. Aim at your subject...hold
the shutter half way...THEN compose. You'll find yourself getting much
better balance and accuracy in your pics.

Also keep in mind...When you're shooting landscapes...there might be alot
of "background" light given off by the sky...Try to increase exposure
maybe a 1/2 stop or so..to correct the metering system. After all, we see
the whole picture..the camera is reading the amount of light, and
probably being fooled!

Try aiming at a darker area of your landscape..then hold the shutter half
way...Then compose and shoot.
Let me know it your problem improves.

Here's a "green grass" pic:



Tony**

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Anthony said:

Decided to pick up an Elph on the way home from work.
Here's my first picture ....
Taken with whatever charge was in the battery....
Without changing any settings ...strictly auto whatever..
Resized for web (of course)

Taken at dusk (no sun)..flash fired automatically.
IMHO...Not too bad
Doesn't compare to my 990...But a great novelty to keep in your pocket.
(if my daughter will allow me to use it)

Click to expand...

Anthony said:

Decided to pick up an Elph on the way home from work.
Here's my first picture ....
Taken with whatever charge was in the battery....
Without changing any settings ...strictly auto whatever..
Resized for web (of course)

Taken at dusk (no sun)..flash fired automatically.
IMHO...Not too bad
Doesn't compare to my 990...But a great novelty to keep in your pocket.
(if my daughter will allow me to use it)

Click to expand...

JOHN W. BUGLER said:

Anthony said:

John,

Don't let the green grass fool ya!

Pay attention to what you're exposing for.
Use the "exposure lock" as often as you can. Aim at your subject...hold
the shutter half way...THEN compose. You'll find yourself getting much
better balance and accuracy in your pics.

Also keep in mind...When you're shooting landscapes...there might be alot
of "background" light given off by the sky...Try to increase exposure
maybe a 1/2 stop or so..to correct the metering system. After all, we see
the whole picture..the camera is reading the amount of light, and
probably being fooled!

Try aiming at a darker area of your landscape..then hold the shutter half
way...Then compose and shoot.
Let me know it your problem improves.

Here's a "green grass" pic:



Tony**

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Thanks Anthony. Anthony how do you get the photo into the computer. Do
you usb direct or do u use a reader? Also, Anthony , what flash setting
did u use for the picture of your little girl standing on the lawn and
what resolution did u use. It is an outstanding phot. I would like to be
able to do so good. Thanks.
and God Bless. John.

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Albert Czeng said:

Congrats!
The skin tones are perfect. Did you do something with the pic or it is
only resized ?

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