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HKYStormFront · 12-17-2011, 03:09 PM

nice and sharp, the white specs on the surround distract tho. might want to get rid of those in photoshop...

Alchemy · 12-17-2011, 03:23 PM

HKY, not too hip to all the photo lingo. By the surround you mean....? I just noticed those couple white specs under the shifter. Are you speaking of those?? Sorry for sounding like an idiot. Ive never had any formal training. Just bought a D90 one day about 3 yrs ago and have been self teaching since. Def jealous of the cars you get to shoot.

KingZee · 12-17-2011, 06:07 PM

Hey guys, I'm looking to get my Fiancee a point and shoot for x-mas because she keeps complaining whenever she's forced to use my slr "it's too complicated" lol, I've narrowed it down according to my price range and preference but would love some of your advice on which one to go with, I've been out of the point and shoot news lately. I want the best picture quality and options for the best value...here are my choices, I'm also open to new suggestions.

Canon SX230HS

Amazon.com: Canon PowerShot SX230HS 12.1 MP Digital Camera with HS SYSTEM and DIGIC 4 Image Processor, 14x optical zoom (Black): Camera & Photo

Canon PowerShot ELPH 300

Amazon.com: Canon PowerShot ELPH 300 HS 12.1 MP Digital Camera (Black): Camera & Photo

Canon PowerShot S95

http://www.amazon.com/Canon-PowerSho...4165602&sr=8-7

Canon Elph 100

http://www.amazon.com/Canon-PowerSho...4165671&sr=8-1

Canon PowerShot ELPH 310

http://www.amazon.com/Canon-310-HS-W...4165788&sr=8-1

Nikon COOLPIX S6100

Amazon.com: Nikon COOLPIX S6100 16 MP Digital Camera with 7x NIKKOR Wide-Angle Optical Zoom Lens and 3-Inch Touch-Panel LCD (Black): Camera & Photo

Alchemy · 12-17-2011, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by KingZee

Hey guys, I'm looking to get my Fiancee a point and shoot for x-mas because she keeps complaining whenever she's forced to use my slr "it's too complicated" lol, I've narrowed it down according to my price range and preference but would love some of your advice on which one to go with, I've been out of the point and shoot news lately. I want the best picture quality and options for the best value...here are my choices, I'm also open to new suggestions.

Canon SX230HS

Amazon.com: Canon PowerShot SX230HS 12.1 MP Digital Camera with HS SYSTEM and DIGIC 4 Image Processor, 14x optical zoom (Black): Camera & Photo

Canon PowerShot ELPH 300

Amazon.com: Canon PowerShot ELPH 300 HS 12.1 MP Digital Camera (Black): Camera & Photo

Canon PowerShot S95

Amazon.com: Canon PowerShot S95 10 MP Digital Camera with 3.8x Wide Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 3.0-Inch LCD: Camera & Photo

Canon Elph 100

http://www.amazon.com/Canon-PowerSho...4165671&sr=8-1

Canon PowerShot ELPH 310

http://www.amazon.com/Canon-310-HS-W...4165788&sr=8-1

Nikon COOLPIX S6100

Amazon.com: Nikon COOLPIX S6100 16 MP Digital Camera with 7x NIKKOR Wide-Angle Optical Zoom Lens and 3-Inch Touch-Panel LCD (Black): Camera & Photo

I actually bought my girl a cam for xmas. I went with the Canon s95. After all the reviews I read its def the best. I wanted an s100 but couldnt find one I would be guaranteed to have by xmas. If you can find / want to spend $429 on a cam its the way to go. I played w her s95 when it came in this week and its a very nice cam.

KingZee · 12-17-2011, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Alchemy

I actually bought my girl a cam for xmas. I went with the Canon s95. After all the reviews I read its def the best. I wanted an s100 but couldnt find one I would be guaranteed to have by xmas. If you can find / want to spend $429 on a cam its the way to go. I played w her s95 when it came in this week and its a very nice cam.

dude, I'm reading reviews and scrolling through the pictures of the s95 and I'm pretty stunned at the quality...how's the size? can't really tell from the picture. Can she just throw it in her bag and carry around most of the time?

Alchemy · 12-17-2011, 06:40 PM

Oh, btw I got her s95 from buydig.com. Got a great package deal w 16 gig mem card and it was on my doorstop next day!!!! No extra shiping paid for!!

KingZee · 12-17-2011, 06:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alchemy

Oh, btw I got her s95 from buydig.com. Got a great package deal w 16 gig mem card and it was on my doorstop next day!!!! No extra shiping paid for!!

nice, i'll check it out

Alchemy · 12-17-2011, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KingZee

dude, I'm reading reviews and scrolling through the pictures of the s95 and I'm pretty stunned at the quality...how's the size? can't really tell from the picture. Can she just throw it in her bag and carry around most of the time?

Without a doubt. Its about the size of my Droid but thicker. She will be able to take it ANYWHERE!

Parkerman · 12-17-2011, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by HKYStormFront

3 10x10's would be awesome! seems like those are getting really trendy for pano's!

Ended up just going with a 10x30, when I split it apart in photoshop the spacings weren't in the best of places.

HKYStormFront · 12-17-2011, 10:25 PM

ah, gotcha! post up a pic once you get the print done!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alchemy

HKY, not too hip to all the photo lingo. By the surround you mean....? I just noticed those couple white specs under the shifter. Are you speaking of those?? Sorry for sounding like an idiot. Ive never had any formal training. Just bought a D90 one day about 3 yrs ago and have been self teaching since. Def jealous of the cars you get to shoot.

yea that's what i was referring to. in the future, when you've got a good shot in your eye. stop to look around and make there isn't anything avoidable that's distracting in front of, around or behind your subject. then take the picture and double check it in your display. i often get an idea for a shot and take it from 10 slightly different perspectives. one might be better than the others once i get it on my big monitor at home, if not i just choose the one i like the most and delete the others. it's just electrons, why not make sure to get the absolute best shot possible right? sometimes there are just things that are unavoidable. often times the cars that i shoot at the airport have things in the background like runway markers and various signs you see at airports. i use the clone tool in photoshop to get rid of them, this makes the image a lot less cluttered (even if it's in the out of focus area behind the vehicle) and keeps the viewer's eye on the topic. this wasn't aimed specifically at you or your picture, just a general statement for this thread

Alchemy · 12-17-2011, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by HKYStormFront

ah, gotcha! post up a pic once you get the print done!

yea that's what i was referring to. in the future, when you've got a good shot in your eye. stop to look around and make there isn't anything avoidable that's distracting in front of, around or behind your subject. then take the picture and double check it in your display. i often get an idea for a shot and take it from 10 slightly different perspectives. one might be better than the others once i get it on my big monitor at home, if not i just choose the one i like the most and delete the others. it's just electrons, why not make sure to get the absolute best shot possible right? sometimes there are just things that are unavoidable. often times the cars that i shoot at the airport have things in the background like runway markers and various signs you see at airports. i use the clone tool in photoshop to get rid of them, this makes the image a lot less cluttered (even if it's in the out of focus area behind the vehicle) and keeps the viewer's eye on the topic. this wasn't aimed specifically at you or your picture, just a general statement for this thread

Im open to any tips I can get. Editing those specs out should be easy enough, thanks for the advice. Its little stuff like that, that I dont pick up on all the time yet. I come from a drawing background, basically self taught as well. My mother was an amazing artist and my dad played with photography. Its all kinda in my blood I suppose. Ive strayed from drawing but still need to express myself artistically. Photography is the next step for me and Im loving it. I feel I can compose a shot very well and my camera skills are getting better. Its the finer details of photography that I need to polish now. Here is another I took today..

HKYStormFront · 12-18-2011, 07:46 AM

nice! more focused on the topic with less distracting going on around it. not a big deal as most people wouldn't even see it but at the top left corner i'm seeing your interior color (i'm guessing the door arm wrest) creeping in, wouldn't take a second to get rid of that using all that black area around it to clone off of

Alchemy · 12-18-2011, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by HKYStormFront

nice! more focused on the topic with less distracting going on around it. not a big deal as most people wouldn't even see it but at the top left corner i'm seeing your interior color (i'm guessing the door arm wrest) creeping in, wouldn't take a second to get rid of that using all that black area around it to clone off of

When I showed that pic to my gf I pointed that out and how I didnt like it. Yeah, again, shouldnt be hard to edit that out.

HKYStormFront · 01-02-2012, 09:16 AM

who's got two thumbs and just ordered a 5D MkII?

<--- this guy

Alchemy · 01-02-2012, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by HKYStormFront

who's got two thumbs and just ordered a 5D MkII?

<--- this guy

Niiiice!! I ordered a Nikkor 55-300 f4.5-5.6 & a Nikkor 35mm f1.8 prime over the weekend. Im super excited to get them in.

12-17-2011, 03:09 PM	#706 (permalink)
HKYStormFront A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Greer, SC Posts: 14,954 Drives: 06 Frontier SE 6spd Rep Power: 52	nice and sharp, the white specs on the surround distract tho. might want to get rid of those in photoshop... __________________ Patrick // 06 Frontier 6spd Nismosis // Mods: Uprev Tuned @ Z1 Motorsports: 257whp & 292 ft lbs 09 Pontiac G8 GXP // M6 // Sunroof // Tint... For now

12-17-2011, 03:23 PM	#707 (permalink)
Alchemy A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Jersey Age: 44 Posts: 4,855 Drives: to acquire tickets Rep Power: 3524	HKY, not too hip to all the photo lingo. By the surround you mean....? I just noticed those couple white specs under the shifter. Are you speaking of those?? Sorry for sounding like an idiot. Ive never had any formal training. Just bought a D90 one day about 3 yrs ago and have been self teaching since. Def jealous of the cars you get to shoot. __________________ Ryan 314WHP \| 260LB-FT \| STILLEN \| KONI \| SWIFT \| STOPTECH \| Z1 \| PROJECT MU \| CNT \| UPREV \| FORGESTAR \| BRIDGESTONE \| PWJDM \| ENEOS \| MOTUL

12-17-2011, 06:07 PM	#708 (permalink)
KingZee A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Glendale, CA Age: 40 Posts: 2,612 Drives: Focus ST Rep Power: 423	Hey guys, I'm looking to get my Fiancee a point and shoot for x-mas because she keeps complaining whenever she's forced to use my slr "it's too complicated" lol, I've narrowed it down according to my price range and preference but would love some of your advice on which one to go with, I've been out of the point and shoot news lately. I want the best picture quality and options for the best value...here are my choices, I'm also open to new suggestions. Canon SX230HS Amazon.com: Canon PowerShot SX230HS 12.1 MP Digital Camera with HS SYSTEM and DIGIC 4 Image Processor, 14x optical zoom (Black): Camera & Photo Canon PowerShot ELPH 300 Amazon.com: Canon PowerShot ELPH 300 HS 12.1 MP Digital Camera (Black): Camera & Photo Canon PowerShot S95 http://www.amazon.com/Canon-PowerSho...4165602&sr=8-7 Canon Elph 100 http://www.amazon.com/Canon-PowerSho...4165671&sr=8-1 Canon PowerShot ELPH 310 http://www.amazon.com/Canon-310-HS-W...4165788&sr=8-1 Nikon COOLPIX S6100 Amazon.com: Nikon COOLPIX S6100 16 MP Digital Camera with 7x NIKKOR Wide-Angle Optical Zoom Lens and 3-Inch Touch-Panel LCD (Black): Camera & Photo __________________ Focus ST

12-17-2011, 06:40 PM	#711 (permalink)
Alchemy A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Jersey Age: 44 Posts: 4,855 Drives: to acquire tickets Rep Power: 3524	Oh, btw I got her s95 from buydig.com. Got a great package deal w 16 gig mem card and it was on my doorstop next day!!!! No extra shiping paid for!! __________________ Ryan 314WHP \| 260LB-FT \| STILLEN \| KONI \| SWIFT \| STOPTECH \| Z1 \| PROJECT MU \| CNT \| UPREV \| FORGESTAR \| BRIDGESTONE \| PWJDM \| ENEOS \| MOTUL

12-18-2011, 07:46 AM	#717 (permalink)
HKYStormFront A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Greer, SC Posts: 14,954 Drives: 06 Frontier SE 6spd Rep Power: 52	nice! more focused on the topic with less distracting going on around it. not a big deal as most people wouldn't even see it but at the top left corner i'm seeing your interior color (i'm guessing the door arm wrest) creeping in, wouldn't take a second to get rid of that using all that black area around it to clone off of __________________ Patrick // 06 Frontier 6spd Nismosis // Mods: Uprev Tuned @ Z1 Motorsports: 257whp & 292 ft lbs 09 Pontiac G8 GXP // M6 // Sunroof // Tint... For now

01-02-2012, 09:16 AM	#719 (permalink)
HKYStormFront A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Greer, SC Posts: 14,954 Drives: 06 Frontier SE 6spd Rep Power: 52	who's got two thumbs and just ordered a 5D MkII? <--- this guy __________________ Patrick // 06 Frontier 6spd Nismosis // Mods: Uprev Tuned @ Z1 Motorsports: 257whp & 292 ft lbs 09 Pontiac G8 GXP // M6 // Sunroof // Tint... For now

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