S100fs - my first photos (Part 1)

Photofreak7 · Dec 18, 2008

These were taken in between rain drops - it had snowed earlier and I had a cover on the camera to avoid water damage. Nothing great but I wanted to see what the camera could do and after waiting a few days for the weather to break here in PA I said the heck with it and took some pics anyhow... not much color but here ya go:

(all taken handheld, IS set on shoot only, AWB, P mode, ISO100 (except a couple at 400), soft film mode on some and Velvia on others)

Matt in PA, U.S.
Canon G10 w/8GB Sandisk Extreme III SD/extra battery
Panasonic FZ28 w/8GB Sandisk Extreme III SD/extra battery
(Fuji S100fs in test mode)
Fuji F31fd w/2x2GB xD ‘H’ cards/2 batteries/Fuji BC-65S charger
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leanneqld · Dec 18, 2008

I really like the first picture. Very serene.
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PAUL TILL · Dec 18, 2008

And there is me complaining about the weather here in the UK. God that looks freezing there.
Nice series.

Regards

Paul.

Photofreak7 · Dec 18, 2008

leanneqld said:
I really like the first picture. Very serene.

Thanks for looking/commenting. That pic especially gives you an idea of how cr@ppy the weather was for picture taking.

leanneqld said:
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Photofreak7 · Dec 18, 2008

PAUL TILL said:
And there is me complaining about the weather here in the UK. God
that looks freezing there.

Yep and it's miserable here as well.There were a few times when I took these that I had to run to the car because it started downpouring (after snow the night before)

PAUL TILL said:
Nice series.

Thanks. I hope to get some more colorful pics next time out - unfortunately spring is a few months in the future.

PAUL TILL said:
Regards

Paul.

cpfrank · Dec 18, 2008

On the new camera and give yourself a pat on the back for testing in such extreme

conditions. I think they all look great and show that you have a great eye for

beauty in things that most people would not see. It's not everyone who sees a

photo opp in these conditions, sunsets are easy targets, very beautiful, but still

easy targets. Nice job.

Peyton

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LORENZO FORBES · Dec 18, 2008

Hi Matt, very nice series. Were these taken in the Chadd's Ford area? They remind me of the Bradywine running through Chadd's Ford (Wyeth country).

Dumb Blonde · Dec 18, 2008

that first one.

In the 7th shot, the background is showing through the ice on the branch. I've never seen this before and hesitated about mentioning this, but I'm wondering if there may be an internal issue with the camera.

Thank you for sharing this fine series. Brrr, it's sure cold outside!
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LORENZO FORBES · Dec 18, 2008

Blonde, I did a double take on that pic also. It's not the camera. The snow has melted away from the tree trunk leaving an ice bridge. A neat effect seldom seen.

Photofreak7 · Dec 18, 2008

cpfrank said:
On the new camera and give yourself a pat on the back for testing in
such extreme

conditions. I think they all look great and show that you have a
great eye for

beauty in things that most people would not see. It's not everyone
who sees a

photo opp in these conditions, sunsets are easy targets, very
beautiful, but still

easy targets. Nice job.

Peyton

--
Pictures begin where the future ends.

Photofreak7 · Dec 18, 2008

LORENZO FORBES said:
Hi Matt, very nice series. Were these taken in the Chadd's Ford
area? They remind me of the Bradywine running through Chadd's Ford
(Wyeth country).

Thanks for looking/commenting. And no it's a bit further west in Cumberland County along the Yellow Breaches (below Williams Grove) ... Matt

Dumb Blonde · Dec 18, 2008

Oh. That's interesting. I'll have to go back and take another look.

As I mentioned, Lorenzo, I hesitated in making mention of this. Glad that I did, now. Thank you for explaining.

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Feel free to post process any image I post. Comments & critiques always appreciated.

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Lloydy · Dec 18, 2008

... Looks way cold !!

Nice images. That first one really 'jumped' out at me. I like it very much. Have fun.

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Photofreak7 · Dec 18, 2008

Lloydy said:
... Looks way cold !!

Yep I definitely had no intentions of going for a swim. I had the heater on high when I got back in the car!

Lloydy said:
Nice images. That first one really 'jumped' out at me. I like it very
much. Have fun.

Thanks for looking and commenting on these. The first one and the fog on the water were my favorites. I wish I'd had an ND filter for the falls to blur the water -but no filters yet... Matt

Lloydy said:
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Have fun - take lotsa pix.
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Post processing (PP) Tips - http://www.pixplanet.biz/Posting-stuff_7.htm

Kim Letkeman · Dec 18, 2008

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Photofreak7 · Dec 18, 2008

Dumb Blonde said:
that first one.

That one was a lucky shot because it was a freezing rain at the time ... you can almost see the crops on the water.

Dumb Blonde said:
In the 7th shot, the background is showing through the ice on the
branch. I've never seen this before and hesitated about mentioning
this, but I'm wondering if there may be an internal issue with the
camera.

That hollow spot made the shot interesting IMO. No the camera is fine - I did have some issues with PF and the camera's macro is a bit finicky but I need to learn how the camera 'thinks'.

Dumb Blonde said:
Thank you for sharing this fine series. Brrr, it's sure cold outside!

Thanks for looking ... I hope to have some more color on the next series (might have to wait until spring - argh!)

Dumb Blonde said:
--
Jada

Feel free to post process any image I post. Comments & critiques
always appreciated.

http://s498.photobucket.com/albums/rr342/A_Dumb_Blonde/

Photofreak7 · Dec 18, 2008

Thanks for commenting on these... with your keen eye you probably spotted that these were shot in jpg (I wish I had more time to do RAW) BTW I compared my S100fs to my G10 (jpg) and find the G10's detail a bit better (but noisier) upto ISO200 - but for what it is the S100fs does very well (with it's issues like any camera)

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Photofreak7 · Dec 18, 2008

Lloydy · Dec 18, 2008

... 3:2 drops the Jpeg resolution to Normal. There is not a huge (or even noticeable) difference, but I don't use it for that very reason.
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Have fun - take lotsa pix.
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Post processing (PP) Tips - http://www.pixplanet.biz/Posting-stuff_7.htm

Photofreak7 · Dec 18, 2008

Lloydy said:
... 3:2 drops the Jpeg resolution to Normal. There is not a huge (or
even noticeable) difference, but I don't use it for that very reason.

Ya I noticed that but unless I'm really pixel peeping or for serious work then 3:2 is otherwise fine. I like it because it's like my DSLR's were and I can use the pics for desktop backgrounds with minimal stretching of the image and have an idea of what a 4x6 will look like... Matt

Lloydy said:
--
Rgds, Dave.
Have fun - take lotsa pix.
http://www.redbubble.com/people/pixplanet

S100fs Examples - http://www.pixplanet.biz/Posting-stuff_5.htm

Post processing (PP) Tips - http://www.pixplanet.biz/Posting-stuff_7.htm

S100fs - my first photos (Part 1)

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