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Title: my new toy
Post by: sky otter on September 05, 2013, 02:34:38 AM


ok.. i have  be so green watching all those great clips from A51 and the rest of you guys
i finally took some mad money and splurged..not real big cause i have tons to learn
but this little thing does movies too..

anyway.. been trying it out on birds and not doing so well..
but
today
VICTORY


jet..point and shoot

(http://i72.servimg.com/u/f72/13/55/53/83/01110.jpg)


40 zoom
(http://i72.servimg.com/u/f72/13/55/53/83/01210.jpg)


can't wait for something to move at night and see how it works

doin the happy dance here

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: my new toy
Post by: Amaterasu on September 05, 2013, 02:43:14 AM
Nice, sky!  Wish I has such a delightful toy!
Title: Re: my new toy
Post by: A51Watcher on September 05, 2013, 02:51:13 AM


Very cool!  8)

Now I can't wait to see some night stuff!


Woot!

Title: Re: my new toy
Post by: The Matrix Traveller on September 05, 2013, 03:02:26 AM
Much UFO activity can be seen at night in your "Zenith", (A good reason for this) and up to 22.5°
from the Zenith, 360° around the Zenith, especially between the hours of 11pm and 2am,
because your Zenith is in the Earth's Shadow, so there is NO light from the Sun reflecting off objects
in this area.

At this time one can only see objects emitting light, rather than reflecting light.

The Earths Shadow as you know extends way beyond the orbit of the Moon.
Title: Re: my new toy
Post by: sky otter on September 05, 2013, 03:40:03 AM


yeah and there is a lot to see here....
so far the only thing i've been able to 'capture' is the blinking satilite..and i blurred that

and using the flashlight to see the dials and settings every other shot
has everything out there crackin up
hubby had to come inside  he was laughin so hard

but just you wait..
Title: Re: my new toy
Post by: burntheships on September 05, 2013, 03:54:47 AM
Cant wait sky!

;D
Title: Re: my new toy
Post by: A51Watcher on September 05, 2013, 04:29:27 AM
Quote from: burntheships on September 05, 2013, 03:54:47 AM
Cant wait sky!

;D

Me either!

She's been shoppin around for a few months now, and if one caught her eye it must be a doozy!

8)


Title: Re: my new toy
Post by: The Seeker on September 05, 2013, 04:39:53 AM
ok otter, be patient and practise; am waiting to see you post up some cool shots of the area you dwell in...

care to share what the toy is?  8)


seeker
Title: Re: my new toy
Post by: sky otter on September 05, 2013, 05:00:31 AM


hi seeker

it's a fujifilm finepix S8200.. 16 megapixels 40 zoom
and all kinds of dials..lol

i was going to do a garden thread the other day but thought it was distracting to the running distracts we were having

got it on sale..they're probably dropping it..lol....i seem to buy orphans

here's a few test shots.. i've been really happy with the daylight stuff
good thing..took me two days to figure out where the flash was..sigh




one of our feral cats we call 'pretty'
..using the zoom..they aren't petable..but they eat well..lol

(http://i72.servimg.com/u/f72/13/55/53/83/vvv_0110.jpg)



sky shot..just to see the color
(http://i72.servimg.com/u/f72/13/55/53/83/vvv_0111.jpg)


the poddle..for a close up
(http://i72.servimg.com/u/f72/13/55/53/83/new_0310.jpg)

the beagle-st bernard mix..biggley
he was impressed
(http://i72.servimg.com/u/f72/13/55/53/83/nh_02210.jpg)



buck in velvet..long shot..last night there were 13 deer in the field 8 were bucks
great population control ratio
(http://i72.servimg.com/u/f72/13/55/53/83/nh_07310.jpg)

wow that took forever.. hope not too long
;D
Title: Re: my new toy
Post by: A51Watcher on September 05, 2013, 05:03:23 AM


Well sky -

If you don't capture anything interesting around your place, you might want to consider a road trip somewhere, like say maybe NW Utah.  ;)

I hear the star gazing is pretty interesting around there these days.  ;)   :o  8)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgbpftLNSxc





 
Title: Re: my new toy
Post by: A51Watcher on September 05, 2013, 05:09:44 AM


Excellent sharpness and color sky!

You say does movies too huh? Nice!


Title: Re: my new toy
Post by: sky otter on September 05, 2013, 05:14:39 AM

yep 51  movies and can be sent directly to you tube or facebook or other stuff
i have no idea how..yet..
hopefully i will learn in the daylihgt hours..
cause the peanut gallery laughing and my flashlight fumbling is not helpful

and i think i'm pretty much stationary (geeze do i need and a or an e for that..sigh)
i ain't leaving home no more.. worked to hard to get it the way  it is

but if i ever do get a movie  it will go to you first and you can give instuctions..hows that? ;D




phew.. got it right
a in for staying and e is for paper...lucky me..yeahhhhhhhhhhhh
Title: Re: my new toy
Post by: robomont on September 05, 2013, 10:46:36 AM
nice camera sky.i really liked the closeup of the plane.the others were very nice too.
Title: Re: my new toy
Post by: Somamech on September 05, 2013, 06:28:24 PM
What camera did you get Sky ?

The plane pic at 40x is pretty awesome if I am thinking you got a small point and shoot style cam!!!
Title: Re: my new toy
Post by: Shasta56 on September 05, 2013, 06:43:08 PM
Nice pics.  Pretty is very pretty.  The deer has that "deer in the headlights" look.  Maybe you need a miner's hardhat with a headlamp.  Or maybe one of those little headband flashlights.

Shasta
Title: Re: my new toy
Post by: Fruitbat on September 05, 2013, 07:34:48 PM
Nice tool for the job. The aeroplane shot is particularly sharp which means you have the knack of holding the camera really still! Brilliant post.

FB!
Title: Re: my new toy
Post by: sky otter on September 05, 2013, 09:24:16 PM

dang Shasta.. i have both of those

big thanks

now i'm thinking of the v8 commecial



oh and soma.. the info is directly above the pics..cause seeker asked before
Title: Re: my new toy
Post by: The Seeker on September 06, 2013, 04:18:11 AM
Quote from: sky otter on September 05, 2013, 05:00:31 AM

hi seeker

it's a fujifilm finepix S8200.. 16 megapixels 40 zoom
and all kinds of dials..lol

i was going to do a garden thread the other day but thought it was distracting to the running distracts we were having

got it on sale..they're probably dropping it..lol....i seem to buy orphans



otter, you jogged my memory; I have a camera I bought last summer at the flea market for $20 still sealed in the box; took it to vegas last year on holloween, took shots of JL and of his den with it, down loaded them on my laptop and forgot about it...

just pulled the box out and it is a Fuli Film finepix jz100...14 megapixel, 8x wide angle optical zoom, and it says it does HD movies, too...

what got me was the fact that it has been lying there since last october and it still had some juice in the battery; got it on charge right now...

think I need to start carrying it with me; I do work right down the road from Dobbins AFB and have all kinds of planes and choppers flying around...

isn't it amazing how things are...


seeker
Title: Re: my new toy
Post by: sky otter on September 06, 2013, 05:19:09 AM




ah seeker
wow ..that's great....maybe we need to start a 'things we see in the sky' thread..hahahah

we started the day by being jarred outta bed with a close fly over of a helicopter..back and forth
and we jumped up with..what the hell?..luckiy I had decent jammies on to go outside cause I grabbed the camera and headed out
boy do I need to figure out some stuff
anyway..here's our early morning visitor..they went back and forth for a good half hour..we figured it had to be the power company checking
the big lines that run to the mill

(http://i72.servimg.com/u/f72/13/55/53/83/fly_0011.jpg)


there were more jets today than I have seen in  a long long time..and some prop  planes.. the one late in the afternoon seemed to be circling

(http://i72.servimg.com/u/f72/13/55/53/83/04710.jpg)


(http://i72.servimg.com/u/f72/13/55/53/83/07710.jpg)


(http://i72.servimg.com/u/f72/13/55/53/83/03210.jpg)




and they seemed to be trying to lay down some chem trails..some were  normal but a bunch weren't
but they weren't sticking...


(http://i72.servimg.com/u/f72/13/55/53/83/00310.jpg)


(http://i72.servimg.com/u/f72/13/55/53/83/00910.jpg)

(http://i72.servimg.com/u/f72/13/55/53/83/02710.jpg)


(http://i72.servimg.com/u/f72/13/55/53/83/03410.jpg)

(http://i72.servimg.com/u/f72/13/55/53/83/04210.jpg)

(http://i72.servimg.com/u/f72/13/55/53/83/06110.jpg)




can't wait to see what you come up with

;D
Title: Re: my new toy
Post by: ottawa rogue on September 08, 2013, 03:45:07 AM
Quote from: sky otter on September 05, 2013, 05:00:31 AM

hi seeker

it's a fujifilm finepix S8200.. 16 megapixels 40 zoom
and all kinds of dials..lol

wow, that's a coincidence.  My wife just bought the same exact camera this week... it's a very nice rig.
I was looking at a DSLR, but after playing around with this one I think it'll do for what I need.
Title: Re: my new toy
Post by: sky otter on September 08, 2013, 05:04:01 PM


hey rogue

share some pics if you can....and if you are a camera buff maybe some insight into the use of the
movie mode ..
mine came with an 8gb memory card..which is great for me cause i can't seem to stop taking pics of everything
Title: Re: my new toy
Post by: stealthyaroura on September 08, 2013, 10:16:32 PM
SKY thats impressive snapping there ;)
nice aviation shots. cool toy.
Title: Re: my new toy
Post by: sky otter on September 09, 2013, 12:32:01 AM

thanks stealthy

it's more the camera than me.. i have found the more light the more stable the pic..
the night shots have not been coming out..even on a tripod...

but i'm working on it..sooner or later i will find what works for a good night shot

but the color is really good..even if the composition needs work ;)
look at these....i'm very happy with it  and kinda curious how they would print out

(http://i72.servimg.com/u/f72/13/55/53/83/nnn_0110.jpg)



(http://i72.servimg.com/u/f72/13/55/53/83/nnn_0111.jpg)




;D



Title: Re: my new toy
Post by: ArMaP on September 09, 2013, 01:23:10 AM
Quote from: sky otter on September 09, 2013, 12:32:01 AM
it's more the camera than me.. i have found the more light the more stable the pic..
the night shots have not been coming out..even on a tripod...
The more light the less time (faster shutter speed) it needs to create an image. :)

What mode are you using?
Title: Re: my new toy
Post by: ottawa rogue on September 09, 2013, 01:36:14 AM
Quote from: sky otter on September 08, 2013, 05:04:01 PM

hey rogue

share some pics if you can....and if you are a camera buff maybe some insight into the use of the
movie mode ..
mine came with an 8gb memory card..which is great for me cause i can't seem to stop taking pics of everything

I'm planning on using it to "film" part of our car show cruise night in a couple of weeks.
i'm hoping to get about a half hour of video to play with.  I just have to improvise a steady camera mount for the car.
wish I had something more exciting to film.  seems the UFOs stay away from Kansas  ;D
Title: Re: my new toy
Post by: sky otter on September 09, 2013, 02:38:36 AM


rogue
really if you haven't seen the demo go check it out..see below i posted the link



well these look good on my computer screen but not sure what will show here...I can't see to make the photo the size I want to post

it's the moon and a satelite right beside it..reg view then zoom..no tripod..wow
(http://i72.servimg.com/u/f72/13/55/53/83/00610.jpg)


(http://i72.servimg.com/u/f72/13/55/53/83/00810.jpg)


anywho
in looking for a photo to answer ArMaP's question I stumbled on gold.. can't believe I didn't see it before
go to this link and click on
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Fujifilm---FinePix-S8200-16.0-Megapixel-Digital-Camera---Black/8264494.p?id=1218868674606&skuId=8264494#tab=overview

and click on see demo down under the view of the camera
it plays  a description of the features..waaahooo



ArMaP I have been using all the settings just to see what I can get and I honestly don't know which
I had it set on for those pics but probably one of the two auto settings

well I may as well confess now but I really haven't done my homework on what was what as far as features go
but I have been reading boxes and prices when  in stores..
this one was on sale at a really good price and as I read the features.. I just felt it was what I wanted
so it's really turning out to be a win-win

yep go with your gut every time
;D
i'm really doin the happy dance now

;D
Title: Re: my new toy
Post by: Amaterasu on September 09, 2013, 03:24:38 AM
The pictures are astounding, sky.  I battle envy, I do, both for the camera and the artist that is using it.  [smile]
Title: Re: my new toy
Post by: ArMaP on September 09, 2013, 09:22:34 AM
If I could take a photo of Saturn and the bigger satellites orbiting it with a 24x zoom, I suppose you can get much better photos. :)

PS: Look for the ISS, it's a little hard to photograph because it's too fast, but with a 40x zoom (ignore the digital zoom) you can (theoretically) get very good photos.
Title: Re: my new toy
Post by: Shasta56 on September 29, 2013, 12:24:21 AM
I was thinking about you and your camera yesterday morning.  We had some fog and a lot if low level clouds.  The lights from the central Denver area were being reflected back by low level clouds, creating an almost spectral skyline.  It would have been a great picture.  I did however, deem it unwise to try to capture it with the cellphone camera while driving on I-70 during rush hour.

Shasta