Show us your Best with the SX20 is [Archive] - Page 3

freespiritmom

11th of March 2010 (Thu), 18:15

Thanks Yoli, I know it's not that good but I was pleased with it.

One thing I just realised is, I should have turned IS off as I was using a tripod, so I wonder if it would have made much difference?

I didn't do that either, although I know it's recommended by reading other threads. I might try again and see if it does make a difference....

freespiritmom

11th of March 2010 (Thu), 18:18

Moon shots are a lot of fun. When family and friends look at it they are usually in disbelief at how clear and close it looks! Good work FxFocus.

I know...my family and friends couldn't believe I took it! They think I'm a great photographer and that I have an out of this world camera....little do they know :lol:

Big"D"intheMB

12th of March 2010 (Fri), 12:44

I am a photo newbie, here is a pic I took in my back yard. Impressed with the SX20is so far, outperforms my Olympus any day.

F-stop f/5.7
Exp 1/160 sec
ISO 400
Focal 100mm
Max Ap 5.03125
No Flash

FxFocus

12th of March 2010 (Fri), 14:02

Some more, as always, please give any feedback, I'm still learning stuff on almost a daily basis.

Great combination of attitude and action in the birds shot... :D

faizanrashid

13th of March 2010 (Sat), 09:36

Ok, some more form the weekend that sadly just ended. These were taken this morning near a new Golfing club called Badia. The first pic is also my first attempt at HDR (its not as vivid and painterly as some of the stuff you see, but still, I used a freeware, not a high end image processing tool). As always, C&C welcome.

faizanrashid

13th of March 2010 (Sat), 09:40

Another couple. What made me really glad about these pictures was that they cemented my decision regarding the SX20. I had been a bit dual minded about the camera once I saw some of the excellent stuff that the S90 is capable of (on other threads here) but I know nothing can beat the excellent zoom capabilities. Very little PP has been done on these, except for adjusting contrast (increased), brightness (lowered, it was a very sunny day) and sharpness (fixed in the first).

chadci

13th of March 2010 (Sat), 17:22

Vidcanon

13th of March 2010 (Sat), 17:25

Chickadee :D

FxFocus

13th of March 2010 (Sat), 18:12

Chickadee :D

Stunning detail, fabulous photo. Thanks for sharing.

Vidcanon

13th of March 2010 (Sat), 20:35

Stunning detail, fabulous photo. Thanks for sharing.

Your welcome. Don't get many chances like this as they are very quick . This one just sat there for about 10 seconds.

faizanrashid

13th of March 2010 (Sat), 21:38

Stunning detail, fabulous photo. Thanks for sharing.

I agree, its very sharp and clear. Any PP done on this one? Looks very neat. Also, what were your settings for this, can't seem to find the EXIF details on it. Also, did you use flash?

faizanrashid

13th of March 2010 (Sat), 21:45

Which settings for the middle one? I just cannot figure out how to blur the background like that.

Guess it's the first one of the second post, middle bird one ;)

Nothing special, all the details about the image are right there:

Aperture: F 5.7
Shutter: 1/640
ISO 80
100 mm (Full zoom + some digital zoom as well).

I guess it comes down to using full zoom. I was a fair distance away from the birds (must have been around 5 metres or so) and they were sufficiently far from the trees that are visible in the background. This gave the image a lot of DoF. Had to use a tripod to get steady shot.

joseaalvarez

13th of March 2010 (Sat), 23:28

some pics from today...please comment if you want...newbi...

FxFocus

14th of March 2010 (Sun), 07:29

My youngest grandson...

chadci

14th of March 2010 (Sun), 09:18

Nothing special, all the details about the image are right there:

Aperture: F 5.7
Shutter: 1/640
ISO 80
100 mm (Full zoom + some digital zoom as well).

I guess it comes down to using full zoom. I was a fair distance away from the birds (must have been around 5 metres or so) and they were sufficiently far from the trees that are visible in the background. This gave the image a lot of DoF. Had to use a tripod to get steady shot.

Thanks, I guess I don't know how to find the settings on a picture.

It did look zoomed but I'll play around with my 20 some and see what I can come up with.

chadci

14th of March 2010 (Sun), 09:19

Beautiful sunrise!

Vidcanon

14th of March 2010 (Sun), 17:34

I agree, its very sharp and clear. Any PP done on this one? Looks very neat. Also, what were your settings for this, can't seem to find the EXIF details on it. Also, did you use flash?

Sorry for the delay faizanrashid. Natural sunlight , sharpened a bit in photoscape.
ISO 100 , 1/200 sec , F 5.7.

Dbellgraph

14th of March 2010 (Sun), 18:13

Wet Cardinal

Stargazerfrank

14th of March 2010 (Sun), 18:47

a 67 SS396 Camaro at the track today.
http://images33.fotki.com/v1118/file1fOT/5a3f0/1/1257462/6017879/IMG_0054_167ss396.jpg

ChromeLibrarian

14th of March 2010 (Sun), 18:55

Went down the mountain to Black Canyon City today to visit friends. Got some decent pics of a Curve-Billed Thrasher bathing.

Somewhere under the water is the Thrasher...

http://i926.photobucket.com/albums/ad101/chromelibrarian01/IMG_2477a-small.jpg

Out of the water...

http://i926.photobucket.com/albums/ad101/chromelibrarian01/IMG_2475a-small.jpg

Drying in the sun...

http://i926.photobucket.com/albums/ad101/chromelibrarian01/IMG_2483a-small.jpg

http://i926.photobucket.com/albums/ad101/chromelibrarian01/IMG_2493a-small.jpg

Hiding in the brush...

http://i926.photobucket.com/albums/ad101/chromelibrarian01/IMG_2490a-small.jpg

Stargazerfrank

14th of March 2010 (Sun), 19:06

Very nice Thrasher pics I love birds.

planty

14th of March 2010 (Sun), 20:57

very cool bird bath. I like the one where it is underwater.. so cool

faizanrashid

14th of March 2010 (Sun), 23:03

Chrome, thats a great set of pics. Keep em coming :)

faizanrashid

14th of March 2010 (Sun), 23:13

Was out in the city yesterday, waiting for the Mrs to finish work so took these. The first one is me playing around with the "Color Accent" option while in the second, the light reflecting off the buildings is exactly as it appeared when the sun was setting (you can see its reflection on the glass). EXIF data intact for those interested.

FxFocus

15th of March 2010 (Mon), 03:39

Drying in the sun...

The bird, the cactus and the gnarled log...

Great combination, a joy to see.

faizanrashid

15th of March 2010 (Mon), 14:12

The goat who stare at men... :)

joseaalvarez

15th of March 2010 (Mon), 16:53

The goat who stare at men... :)

ha! made my day

faizanrashid

17th of March 2010 (Wed), 05:47

It's amazing what good software can do. I posted an image here earlier which was my first HDR (using a freeware) but someone I know recommended I try Photomatix and I did and viola...the results are 180 Degree improvement on what you can achieve with simple tone mapping....I'm attaching both pics here, the original image (normal exposure, there were three in total used for the HDR) and the eventual HDR. I find the results....pleasant :D

directorj

21st of March 2010 (Sun), 16:55

^ i always wanted to experiment w/ HDR in daylight shots. I usually do nightshots but wow this is really nice. And I also use Photomatix

good job

vaguecreature

21st of March 2010 (Sun), 17:11

I and my firends and surely my SX20

vaguecreature

21st of March 2010 (Sun), 17:24

I and my firends and surely my SX20 again

planty

21st of March 2010 (Sun), 17:34

Stargazerfrank

21st of March 2010 (Sun), 17:42

I and my firends and surely my SX20 again
on the 2nd pic how did you get the background showing motion with the guys standing still.

vaguecreature

21st of March 2010 (Sun), 17:46

thats a great technique using night scene option by the Cam

faizanrashid

21st of March 2010 (Sun), 22:53

^ i always wanted to experiment w/ HDR in daylight shots. I usually do nightshots but wow this is really nice. And I also use Photomatix

good job

My brief experience with HDR (I'm really no good at it really...) and Photomatix has lead me to believe that you can have a lot of variation in the same shot depending on how you play with or tweak the settings available to you. In the end, I settled for what looked most appealing to the eye without compromising too much on the realism of the shot.

faizanrashid

21st of March 2010 (Sun), 22:56

wow this has totally made me want to play with something Ive never heard of lol.. thank you.. awesome shot

Thanks planty... :)

faizanrashid

21st of March 2010 (Sun), 23:00

A few more from this past weekend... :cool:

Rick OBanion

22nd of March 2010 (Mon), 01:46

Just got my SX20 and LOVE it. I have a few pics on my desktop here..the rest are on my HDD and its 2:30 and don't want to go upstairs...lol.
These two from this week.
437788
Mini HDR shot. Pic 1 was shot f/4.5, 1/320, ISO 80, -1stop; Pic2 was f/4.5. 1/160, ISO 80, 0 step, focal length 24mm
437790
f/4.5. 1/16, ISO 400, focal length, 29 mm, half power fill flash with Fong Puffer diffuser.

Dbellgraph

22nd of March 2010 (Mon), 02:39

Very nice shots

faizanrashid

22nd of March 2010 (Mon), 02:43

Rick, both of your photos, especially the second one, are just great. Keep em coming.

Rick OBanion

22nd of March 2010 (Mon), 02:58

faizanrashid

22nd of March 2010 (Mon), 03:02

I can't afford strobes yet so I have to get creative with industrial lights. I recently bought a twin 1000 W light stand with adjustable output. I diffused it with two sheets and shot this beautiful woman that way. I had many pics that I totally loved but I agreed to only show this one. I cannot remember if I used the S5 or the SX20...I had both set up for different exposures on two different tripods.

That is yet another good shot - the first Glamour pic shot from the SX20 that I have seen :lol:

Anyway, if you look at the EXIF data on your original image it should help discern what camera was used for this photo...also if you could post it here for all of your pics so far, it would benefit those of us who like to constantly learn.

Rick OBanion

22nd of March 2010 (Mon), 03:46

I edited the first post to include the data. I will have to find the other original to find the EXIF. Honestly, I just get lucky sometimes and other times I edit. Not much to learn from me..I am here to learn. I was a photo editor for a few other people for years and decided to pick up the camera myself instead.
While I was setting up the flowers and a reflector, this guy jumped onto my coffee. Tried to Super Macro . It was cool enough outside that he didn't move. The antennae was touch the lens..lol.
437800
f/4, 1/160,ISO 80, focal length 5mm

joseaalvarez

22nd of March 2010 (Mon), 12:59

One of my twins taking a nap...

jciswild30

22nd of March 2010 (Mon), 14:13

Hi, I am new here on this forum, I am wondering how can i add a thread to this forum? I would like to share with ya'll of my pictures that I have taken with my Canon PowerShot SX20 IS. Greatly appreciated for the help.

Thanks!

jciswild30

22nd of March 2010 (Mon), 21:54

I am hoping this is acceptable by attaching this photo that I have taken with my Canon PowerShot SX20 IS.
Rocky Mountain Sunset
Landscape Mode
Shutter Speed - 1/2000
AV - 8.0
ISO Speed - 80(Auto)
Focal Length - 15.5 mm

joseaalvarez

22nd of March 2010 (Mon), 23:10

welcome JC! great shot!

jciswild30

23rd of March 2010 (Tue), 11:27

welcome JC! great shot!

Thanks Josea!

jciswild30

23rd of March 2010 (Tue), 11:41

My cat
Color Accent
ShutterSpeed - 1/5
AV - 4.0
ISO Speed - 800(Auto)
Focul Length - 13.4 mm
:)

freespiritmom

23rd of March 2010 (Tue), 12:46

Some great images guys!! Keep them coming....

freespiritmom

23rd of March 2010 (Tue), 12:47

I and my firends and surely my SX20 again

Love it!! :D

freespiritmom

23rd of March 2010 (Tue), 12:48

A few more from this past weekend... :cool:

Very nice!!:D

CWEBSHOTS

23rd of March 2010 (Tue), 14:27

Hi just joined
http://newenglandnewsimages.com./images/xsmall_guard.jpg

faizanrashid

23rd of March 2010 (Tue), 22:58

Had to chase this one around and managed this in about 10 clicks...

HaraldG

28th of March 2010 (Sun), 12:22

Hi, this is my first post on this forum. I shot this spider yesterday with my new SX20. Hope you like the picture.

Harald

Jack Van

28th of March 2010 (Sun), 12:48

Fun at the Beach. Hope they do not have to make duty right now..

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z264/jackvan2001/IMG_0208_1600x1200.jpg

LissalovesCanon

28th of March 2010 (Sun), 17:30

Hi new here and a new SX20 owner as well :)

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii168/brideofdrkness/Photography/IMG_1032.png

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii168/brideofdrkness/Photography/0057.jpg

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii168/brideofdrkness/Photography/IMG_0453.png

ChromeLibrarian

30th of March 2010 (Tue), 19:24

HaraldG

Hi, this is my first post on this forum. I shot this spider yesterday with my new SX20. Hope you like the picture.

Love it!

ChromeLibrarian

30th of March 2010 (Tue), 19:25

Yellow Variant House Finch, and an American Robin stretching...

http://i926.photobucket.com/albums/ad101/chromelibrarian01/IMG_3048a-small.jpg

http://i926.photobucket.com/albums/ad101/chromelibrarian01/IMG_2995a-small.jpg

And this, whatever you'd call this...

http://i926.photobucket.com/albums/ad101/chromelibrarian01/IMG_2935a-small.jpg

faizanrashid

1st of April 2010 (Thu), 17:28

Some more from earlier today.

NguyenTran263

1st of April 2010 (Thu), 23:04

This is the best out of my first 150 shots :oops:
http://i880.photobucket.com/albums/ac6/nguyentran263/IMG_0053.jpg?t=1270180981

Bencooper21

4th of April 2010 (Sun), 08:44

Some new photos from a recent holiday.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/40754358@N00/4486037790/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40754358@N00/4486036946/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40754358@N00/4487905477/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40754358@N00/4487900609/

Ben

Rick OBanion

4th of April 2010 (Sun), 10:40

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rickobanion/sets/72157623643213467/show/

faizanrashid

6th of April 2010 (Tue), 01:31

http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh245/faizanrashid/General_Photography/IMG_1051-1_edit.jpg

freespiritmom

6th of April 2010 (Tue), 11:44

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rickobanion/sets/72157623643213467/show/

These are AWESOME!!

Yoli :)

IMADreamer

8th of April 2010 (Thu), 19:13

Hi all, I got an SX20 recently as my attempt to get into photography. I spent a weekend with a friends SLR and really enjoyed it so I decided I wanted to try myself. I wasn't ready to take the SLR plunge so I went with the SX20 so I could still adjust manual settings and hopefully learn to photograph the right way. To this point I've probably taken less then 100 pictures in my life. I'm 29 so that's kinda sad I'm sure to you long time photographers. I know my pics aren't great so far but I thought I'd post them up and then some where down the road it would be fun to look back and see how I've progressed and this seemed like the right thread to do it in. So here is a few I've taken, just trying to familiarize myself with the camera, learn what things like aperture, shutter speed, and working with my circular polarizing filter can do. Although now that I've mentioned it I don't think I was using the filter for any of these pics. lol

I was trying to get a decent picture of my halos with this one.
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t11/IMADreamerscobalt/storms/IMG_0240.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t11/IMADreamerscobalt/toy%20collection/IMG_0193.jpg

I think I demonstrated the importance of location with this photo. Unfortunately during severe weather I have to stay in the office and take calls so my night time storm shots were ruined by the pole light out the window. Also the reflection on the window (they don't open) of the light coming through the cracks of the door in the back of the room. Hopefully the next time we get a good night time storm I'm not at work and can find a nice location to get good pictures. I still loved how the lightning lit the lake up in the picture.

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t11/IMADreamerscobalt/storms/IMG_0270.jpg

be gentle please.

HaraldG

9th of April 2010 (Fri), 14:46

SX20IS+Raynox DCR250 + Tripod

faizanrashid

11th of April 2010 (Sun), 02:25

Old Dubai, over the weekend.

ChromeLibrarian

11th of April 2010 (Sun), 17:30

Redhead Duck

http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q35/ChromeLibrarian/IMG_3350a-small.jpg

Stargazerfrank

12th of April 2010 (Mon), 13:56

Sunset last week at Cape San Blas FL.
http://images19.fotki.com/v286/photos/2/1257462/8185699/IMG_0105sunset-vi.jpg

faizanrashid

12th of April 2010 (Mon), 22:54

Stargazerfrank, that is a WOW scene. Good catch!

Rick OBanion

13th of April 2010 (Tue), 22:00

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4056/4519205213_4be49be72a.jpg
Full size at http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4056/4519205213_4cd4d3e55e_o.jpg

Krozfader

17th of April 2010 (Sat), 06:49

Hi,

I'm new to the forum and still on a learning curve with my sx20 and photography...
But i'm allready having a lot's of fun with the new camera, so i would like to show some of my pictures...

http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/7936/20100409100700.jpg (http://img638.imageshack.us/i/20100409100700.jpg/)

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/8307/201004091338002.jpg (http://img18.imageshack.us/i/201004091338002.jpg/)

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/9536/20100409125005.jpg (http://img9.imageshack.us/i/20100409125005.jpg/)

http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/4255/20100409132532.jpg (http://img651.imageshack.us/i/20100409132532.jpg/)

http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/6289/20100401182048.jpg (http://img688.imageshack.us/i/20100401182048.jpg/)

http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/5985/201004011816512.jpg (http://img689.imageshack.us/i/201004011816512.jpg/)

http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/8953/20100413160138zw.jpg (http://img704.imageshack.us/i/20100413160138zw.jpg/)

Comments are welcome...

Peter

Icarus3000

17th of April 2010 (Sat), 13:28

Had my camera for a few weeks now, but these are the first ones I liked enough to share.

the wimperoo

19th of April 2010 (Mon), 23:28

My first time really taking this camera out and just shooting some pictures. Any feedback on anything would be appreciated as I am a complete novice when it comes to photography.
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_3evmt2Ytgf4/S80gdfi2k4I/AAAAAAAAB-0/ZQz7IjOwraA/s800/IMG_0823.JPG
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_3evmt2Ytgf4/S80hGtcK68I/AAAAAAAAB-0/zLgqbimeNhs/s800/IMG_0831.JPG
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_3evmt2Ytgf4/S80hSn1lCyI/AAAAAAAAB-0/K9bcH3aTkac/s800/IMG_0837.JPG
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_3evmt2Ytgf4/S80hV6aU_QI/AAAAAAAAB-0/pMzu4gjFSuI/s800/IMG_0840.JPG

ChromeLibrarian

25th of April 2010 (Sun), 17:48

Acorn Woodpecker

http://i926.photobucket.com/albums/ad101/chromelibrarian01/Thumb%20Butte/IMG_3883a-small.jpg

jciswild30

26th of April 2010 (Mon), 00:35

[QUOTE=ChromeLibrarian;10063910]Acorn Woodpecker

That is a great picture of woodpecker!! I can see how the eyes looks!!

jciswild30

26th of April 2010 (Mon), 00:42

Here is one of the blossoms here in Colorado, I dont know what kind they are, but thought this is beautiful!

Take with SX20 IS
Shooting Mode: Program AE
TV Shutter Speed: 1/320
Aperture Value: 5.7
ISO Speed: 125(Auto)
Focal Length: 100.0 mm

Blossoming Spring!!

jciswild30

26th of April 2010 (Mon), 00:44

Had my camera for a few weeks now, but these are the first ones I liked enough to share.

That picture of spider, AWESOME pix!! Did you do it with Macro or Super Macro?? Please explain how you got this picture of the spider?

LissalovesCanon

26th of April 2010 (Mon), 08:26

Fantastic pictures everyone!! I've loved looking through this thread. Here are a couple more of mine. I've had this camera about 2 months now and I'm really loving it. At first when I got it, I was a bit disappointed at the amount of post work that had to be done for posting pictures on the internet, but as I've learned the camera more, I've gotten better results. I've also found that untouched pictures look much different as prints...they look incredible as prints! So I'm very happy with this camera so far :D

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii168/brideofdrkness/Photography/butterfly5.png

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii168/brideofdrkness/Photography/IMG_2212.png

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii168/brideofdrkness/Photography/IMG_1663.png

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii168/brideofdrkness/Photography/IMG_2546.png

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii168/brideofdrkness/Photography/butterfly1-1.png

Stargazerfrank

26th of April 2010 (Mon), 09:39

Here's a pic from Dixie Speedway 4-25-2010
http://images53.fotki.com/v535/fileXjrj/65ade/2/1257462/8674322/IMG_0038motocrossfreestyle.jpg
more my pics and some videos taken with the SX20
http://public.fotki.com/stargazer444/dixie-speedway-/

Krozfader

26th of April 2010 (Mon), 10:31

Fantastic pictures everyone!! I've loved looking through this thread. Here are a couple more of mine. I've had this camera about 2 months now and I'm really loving it. At first when I got it, I was a bit disappointed at the amount of post work that had to be done for posting pictures on the internet, but as I've learned the camera more, I've gotten better results. I've also found that untouched pictures look much different as prints...they look incredible as prints! So I'm very happy with this camera so far :D

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii168/brideofdrkness/Photography/butterfly5.png

I love this one, very nice green :-) would like to make one like this 2

Icarus3000

26th of April 2010 (Mon), 11:08

That picture of spider, AWESOME pix!! Did you do it with Macro or Super Macro?? Please explain how you got this picture of the spider?

Thanks, glad you liked it!

It was Super Macro. Lens was almost touching the spider. Only post-processing was to crop and resize to meet forum requirements.

Exposure: 1/640
F: 1/4.0
Iso: 80

tyenfei

27th of April 2010 (Tue), 03:45

Just got my SX20 IS for 10days. Shoot up to 900 photos already ;) still learning

http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm19/tyenfei/PS-SX20IS/IMG_0652.jpg

http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm19/tyenfei/PS-SX20IS/IMG_0656.jpg

http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm19/tyenfei/PS-SX20IS/IMG_0661.jpg

http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm19/tyenfei/PS-SX20IS/IMG_0688.jpg

Vidcanon

27th of April 2010 (Tue), 15:51

Sharpened and added contrast in edit.
Blowing around on my tent. Took about 15 shots .

freespiritmom

27th of April 2010 (Tue), 17:39

I've never been so close to a spider before....this camera has made me very brave!!

Yoli :D

freespiritmom

27th of April 2010 (Tue), 17:40

Sharpened and added contrast in edit.
Blowing around on my tent. Took about 15 shots .

This is awesome!!
Yoli

Stargazerfrank

27th of April 2010 (Tue), 19:12

Some flowers in the front yard.
http://images112.fotki.com/v173/filet4z1/0a53d/2/1257462/8678419/IMG_0014pinkflowers.jpg

israr

28th of April 2010 (Wed), 13:22

Wow, amazing thread. Very intimidating for newbies like me. I have recently started learning about cameras. Believe it or not i never even heard terms like shutter speed and aperture until 3 days ago. Got familiar with these stuffs after buying the sx20is and reading the complete manual. Have taken about 300 photos so far. Most of them as usual are out of focus!! Have been shooting in manual mode only. Have had enough of auto mode in my life. Anyway still got a few decent one from those odd 300 lots i have shot so far. here r a few of them....dont laugh :( but please do criticize them. i am here to learn :) oh and btw, these are NOT untouched, some pp is involved in some of them (increasing saturation in a couple of them), and resized them in imageshack.

http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/174/img0470new.jpg
http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/4563/img0453new.jpg
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/1456/img0448new.jpg
http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/8786/img0447new.jpg
http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/6278/img0107new.jpg
http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/7229/img0433new.jpg

deloreangirl

30th of April 2010 (Fri), 12:20

Hi everyone! I just got my SX20 yesterday (4/29) and am fidgeting with it. All of the photos on here and other parts of the net look phenomenal, but mine only look so-so. I'm 99% sure I have the settings all out of whack. I keep hearing that having f2.8 will make your backgrounds blurry while the object in front is crisp. But so far my backgrounds don't look that blurry. Grarrr! Looks like I'll be very addicted to this page. All of your photos look great, everyone! :)

deloreangirl

30th of April 2010 (Fri), 12:43

These are gorgeous! Do you remember your settings for the macro by chance? I keep futzing with 2.8 and I still can't get my backgrounds to blur like that. Amazing shots! :)Fantastic pictures everyone!! I've loved looking through this thread. Here are a couple more of mine. I've had this camera about 2 months now and I'm really loving it. At first when I got it, I was a bit disappointed at the amount of post work that had to be done for posting pictures on the internet, but as I've learned the camera more, I've gotten better results. I've also found that untouched pictures look much different as prints...they look incredible as prints! So I'm very happy with this camera so far :D

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii168/brideofdrkness/Photography/butterfly5.png

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii168/brideofdrkness/Photography/IMG_2212.png

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii168/brideofdrkness/Photography/IMG_1663.png

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii168/brideofdrkness/Photography/IMG_2546.png

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii168/brideofdrkness/Photography/butterfly1-1.png

deloreangirl

30th of April 2010 (Fri), 13:49

This is exactly the type of phtoography I'm looking to take! Amazing! Do you remember the settings for these at all? bw!

Woohoo! Ok, that worked. So here's a couple more...
"Yin Yang" bamboo
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4053/4274644532_26902b0931_o.jpg
A dead weevil-like bug. They swarm our yard from the neighbors' rain tree.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4054/4273900005_74626cb057_o.jpg

Big"D"intheMB

30th of April 2010 (Fri), 14:34

Still getting used to all the settings

freespiritmom

30th of April 2010 (Fri), 16:23

This is exactly the type of phtoography I'm looking to take! Amazing! Do you remember the settings for these at all? bw!

Hi there...welcome! I'm very new to photography also, and I'm in love with the SX20. I've accomplished shots like that using Av mode, f2.8, super macro. Try it and see what you get.

Yoli

LissalovesCanon

30th of April 2010 (Fri), 16:25

These are gorgeous! Do you remember your settings for the macro by chance? I keep futzing with 2.8 and I still can't get my backgrounds to blur like that. Amazing shots! :)

Thank you! :D

The butterfly picture was shot in Program mode with an aperture of 5.0. Shutter speed was 1/50 and the ISO was 80.

The tulip was done in Program mode with Super Macro. The aperture was 2.8, shutter speed was 1/20 and ISO was 80.

The second to the last picture was done after I got my Raynox DCR 250 Macro converter lens. Shooting Mode was Aperture Priority. Aperture Value was 4.5 and Shutter Speed was 1/124. ISO was 80. The Raynox lens is very cool for taking macros but takes some getting used to, but very worth the $$.

denncald

30th of April 2010 (Fri), 19:17

This is exactly the type of phtoography I'm looking to take! Amazing! Do you remember the settings for these at all? bw!

You can get an EXIF reader add-on for Firefox for free. I use FxIF with Firefox, and it's easy to view the shot data with it, as well as copying the data for posting like this;

for the bamboo shot;
Camera Maker: Canon
Camera Model: Canon PowerShot SX20 IS
Image Date: 2009:12:31 12:38:37
Focal Length: 5.0mm
Aperture: f/2.8
Exposure Time: 0.0025 s (1/400)
ISO equiv: 80
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Center Weight
White Balance: Auto
Flash Fired: No
Color Space: sRGB

for the dead bug shot;
Camera Maker: Canon
Camera Model: Canon PowerShot SX20 IS
Image Date: 2009:12:31 12:35:32
Focal Length: 5.0mm
Aperture: f/2.8
Exposure Time: 0.0008 s (1/1250)
ISO equiv: 80
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Center Weight
White Balance: Auto
Flash Fired: No
Color Space: sRGB

Dennis

deloreangirl

30th of April 2010 (Fri), 19:58

Thanks so much for the info, gotta head out this weekend and test these settings out. :D

Thank you! :D

The butterfly picture was shot in Program mode with an aperture of 5.0. Shutter speed was 1/50 and the ISO was 80.

The tulip was done in Program mode with Super Macro. The aperture was 2.8, shutter speed was 1/20 and ISO was 80.

The second to the last picture was done after I got my Raynox DCR 250 Macro converter lens. Shooting Mode was Aperture Priority. Aperture Value was 4.5 and Shutter Speed was 1/124. ISO was 80. The Raynox lens is very cool for taking macros but takes some getting used to, but very worth the $$.

deloreangirl

30th of April 2010 (Fri), 19:59

I'm on IE7 & IE8, but thank you for the info! :cool:

You can get an EXIF reader add-on for Firefox for free. I use FxIF with Firefox, and it's easy to view the shot data with it, as well as copying the data for posting like this;

for the bamboo shot;
Camera Maker: Canon
Camera Model: Canon PowerShot SX20 IS
Image Date: 2009:12:31 12:38:37
Focal Length: 5.0mm
Aperture: f/2.8
Exposure Time: 0.0025 s (1/400)
ISO equiv: 80
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Center Weight
White Balance: Auto
Flash Fired: No
Color Space: sRGB

for the dead bug shot;
Camera Maker: Canon
Camera Model: Canon PowerShot SX20 IS
Image Date: 2009:12:31 12:35:32
Focal Length: 5.0mm
Aperture: f/2.8
Exposure Time: 0.0008 s (1/1250)
ISO equiv: 80
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Center Weight
White Balance: Auto
Flash Fired: No
Color Space: sRGB

Dennis

faizanrashid

30th of April 2010 (Fri), 23:42

Emily, for IE you can download Opanda EXIF viewer. Its a freeware (you can view the EXIF data if you right click the image after its installed on your machine).

http://www.opanda.com/en/iexif/

deloreangirl

2nd of May 2010 (Sun), 18:14

Uh oh, doesn't look like they have a version for Vista out yet? I'll keep my eyes open though - thank you!
Emily, for IE you can download Opanda EXIF viewer. Its a freeware (you can view the EXIF data if you right click the image after its installed on your machine).

http://www.opanda.com/en/iexif/

Jon

2nd of May 2010 (Sun), 18:23

Scroll down a bit. Under Version 2.3 it says "Supports Windows Vista and IE7"

freespiritmom

3rd of May 2010 (Mon), 12:30

A few macros...

Yoli :D

freespiritmom

3rd of May 2010 (Mon), 12:31

Another macro..

LissalovesCanon

3rd of May 2010 (Mon), 13:28

I love the ladybug one. Great job!! I tried to get one shot the other day but that lil bugger was on the move. Next time hopefully :)

Here's are a couple more where I was playing with the Raynox lens.

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii168/brideofdrkness/Photography/IMG_2531.png

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii168/brideofdrkness/Photography/macro7.png

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii168/brideofdrkness/Photography/IMG_2647.png

ChromeLibrarian

3rd of May 2010 (Mon), 13:39

A Summer Tanager

http://i926.photobucket.com/albums/ad101/chromelibrarian01/IMG_4063a-small.jpg

cubanjunky

4th of May 2010 (Tue), 09:01

SnapShot621

4th of May 2010 (Tue), 11:55

here's one.
http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/vv247/luvdirtracin2/IMG_0278-Omniair-DC10.jpg
Great photo! Will the 430EX flash fit on my SX10 IS?

Jon

4th of May 2010 (Tue), 11:59

Yes it will. It'll even work properly.

SnapShot621

4th of May 2010 (Tue), 12:10

A contribution.

WOW!

Stargazerfrank

4th of May 2010 (Tue), 12:19

Great photo! Will the 430EX flash fit on my SX10 IS?yes it will thanks!!

SnapShot621

4th of May 2010 (Tue), 13:00

Here's a couple more.

Beautiful photo's! What were your settings if I may ask?

ChromeLibrarian

8th of May 2010 (Sat), 00:48

A Black Phoebe

http://i926.photobucket.com/albums/ad101/chromelibrarian01/IMG_4535a-small.jpg

Gearhead

8th of May 2010 (Sat), 11:49

Here are few that we took at Lake Texoma a couple of weeks ago.

http://lstwo.com/images/40921751467267315191.jpg
http://lstwo.com/images/13557687590482127415.jpg
http://lstwo.com/images/92672665387589731907.jpg
http://lstwo.com/images/87708350105745246924.jpg
http://lstwo.com/images/38618839033752230879.jpg

ChromeLibrarian

11th of May 2010 (Tue), 10:32

http://i926.photobucket.com/albums/ad101/chromelibrarian01/IMG_4945asmall.jpg

Rick OBanion

11th of May 2010 (Tue), 11:20

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3398/4599026374_c430220c1b_o.jpg

Jack Van

11th of May 2010 (Tue), 11:55

The original state capital building for Georgia. This is City Hall in Savannah before they moved it to Atlanta. Found it on a nice sunny day.

http://JackVan.zenfolio.com/img/v16/p122719237-5.jpg

duckduckdog

11th of May 2010 (Tue), 19:18

A few from my trip to the Bahamas

1.
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh311/duckduckdog/IMG_1028.jpg

2.
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh311/duckduckdog/IMG_1018.jpg

3.
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh311/duckduckdog/IMG_1022.jpg

4.
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh311/duckduckdog/IMG_0993.jpg

dinny66

12th of May 2010 (Wed), 11:48

Just browsing this thread, wow some cracking images on here!
I was reall thinking of getting one of these bad boys but have a question, ok two.
1 - Is it much better than the SX10? I can get one s/h at a fair price, but can afford the SX20 if it's worth it.
2 - Does it AF during video capture? My SX110 doesn't very well.
I love that monster zoom too!
I love my gear, but when I'm on a daytrip with the kids a 1DMKIV is a major overkill.

Thanks

Mike

mpourata

12th of May 2010 (Wed), 12:02

hi dears. im amateur so sorry for this pics.
[technical college of tabriz, iran]
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/35392116.jpg

[on ebne ali, tabriz, iran]
http://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/static.panoramio.com/photos/original/35358733.jpg

[mercedes benz]
http://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/static.panoramio.com/photos/original/35358667.jpg

http://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/static.panoramio.com/photos/original/35358585.jpg

Olli

12th of May 2010 (Wed), 12:31

^^^^ Welcome mpourata to POTN. You have some very nice pictures.

I had to change some of them to links; we have a rule in POTN that embedded images shall fit into 1024 x 1024 pixel box. Please see the Posting Rules, link in my signature.

planty

12th of May 2010 (Wed), 13:12

oooh that kitty is so pretty.

deloreangirl

13th of May 2010 (Thu), 10:00

mpourata -- How'd you get the background of the cat to blow out of focus so close? Great shot! :)

edstraker

13th of May 2010 (Thu), 21:58

Great shots! I'm now seriously considering one of those SX20!

I see that it does work great outdoors, and one of you guys took some indoors pics in a dark setting without the flash and it did come out nicely too!

The zooming quality and macro capacity are awesome.

I have to take a lot of indoors, no flash allowed, pics (most museums and churches are that way). If I could tweek my old S1 to do a good job, I'd probably be able to do as good with the SX20, I guess...

Now, big question: is that camera "noisy", I mean can it be used discreetly :cool: where it shouldn't be used, without attracting undesirable attention (the kind that wants you to erase your photos ;) )?

mpourata

14th of May 2010 (Fri), 07:19

thank all.
deloreangirl -- but i added some blur with a thirdparty program. really i dont know this question ???!??
i dont know is editing of a photograph allowed ? like adding some vivid filter, bluring, crop and ...

boxiez

15th of May 2010 (Sat), 07:32

SOme Birds Photos from Singapore Jurong Bird Park

http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/790/img1742large.jpg
http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/566/img1537large2.jpg
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/11/img1761large.jpg
http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/4643/img1641large.jpg
http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/4946/img1640large.jpg
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/944/img1766large.jpg

the wimperoo

22nd of May 2010 (Sat), 23:11

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_3evmt2Ytgf4/S_iqE671r9I/AAAAAAAACUI/GajPVvcZQXg/s800/IMG_1138.JPG

LissalovesCanon

23rd of May 2010 (Sun), 07:11

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii168/brideofdrkness/Photography/IMG_3277.png

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii168/brideofdrkness/Photography/IMG_3453.png

Taken with Raynox DCR250 attached

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii168/brideofdrkness/IMG_3449.png

Gearhead

24th of May 2010 (Mon), 22:40

http://lstwo.com/images/13454568659300619295.jpg
http://lstwo.com/images/76830664079386128441.jpg
http://lstwo.com/images/24254548897378146356.jpg
http://lstwo.com/images/09466879693071309351.jpg
http://lstwo.com/images/50325491190439851201.jpg

Oversized images changed to links - POTN max. is 1024 pixels in the longest dimension.

Jon

Gearhead

24th of May 2010 (Mon), 22:41

http://lstwo.com/images/61993247421140073503.jpg
http://lstwo.com/images/15582624274885608117.jpg
http://lstwo.com/images/12376969752918145047.jpg
http://lstwo.com/images/57401336092817547572.jpg

More oversized images. And Image Posting Rules restrict you to 8 images per thread; breaking them up into 2 or more posts doesn't negate the limit.

Rick OBanion

25th of May 2010 (Tue), 08:49

Nice pics gearhead. Mind if I play with a few?

Stargazerfrank

25th of May 2010 (Tue), 09:52

Nice pics gearhead. Mind if I play with a few?

it says image editing ok show us what you got!

ChromeLibrarian

25th of May 2010 (Tue), 10:51

A pair of bee flies...

http://i926.photobucket.com/albums/ad101/chromelibrarian01/IMG_5688a-small.jpg

http://i926.photobucket.com/albums/ad101/chromelibrarian01/Birds/IMG_5690a-small.jpg

Gearhead

25th of May 2010 (Tue), 21:54

Nice pics gearhead. Mind if I play with a few?

Sure thing Rick.

Sorry about the size. I thought my host site resized them automatically.

Rick OBanion

26th of May 2010 (Wed), 00:30

Sure thing Rick.

Sorry about the size. I thought my host site resized them automatically.

Took them into Adobe Camera Raw then Photoshop and juiced them. Have another I am trying to get the motion blur a bit better.
Thanks...was fun :)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4034/4640665105_7e8da5715e_o.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4059/4641272598_ed679db4bd_o.jpg

Outsized images changed to links -

Jon

Bencooper21

30th of May 2010 (Sun), 04:01

Rick OBanion

30th of May 2010 (Sun), 09:16

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4046/4652939210_689cf192b0.jpg
Larger size
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4046/4652939210_689cf192b0_b.jpg

Bencooper21

1st of June 2010 (Tue), 02:47

Panda snacks (feeding time at Ocean Park). Thanks!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/40754358@N00/4651727025/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40754358@N00/4651713297/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40754358@N00/4652328584/

Here's a video. I took photos while shooting the video.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/40754358@N00/4659389336/

Stuntman Mike

5th of June 2010 (Sat), 13:18

Just picked mine up. Only taken a few shots.

Zoomed in on a tree about 75 feet away using auto mode and no tripod:

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/xx29/StuntmanMikeATL/Test%20Shots/tz.jpg

dundeebirder

5th of June 2010 (Sat), 16:22

Took these on Thursday while out at the local ponds since it was actually a good day here in Dundee for a change.

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb79/mg010a3406/IMG_1727.jpg
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb79/mg010a3406/IMG_1720.jpg

andymodem

6th of June 2010 (Sun), 13:30

New guy signing in. :)

Picked up the SX20IS as a possible replacement for my Sony A200 DSLR. So far I'm really digging this camera. I wanted something with a good zoom, and took great pictures, as well as using SD cards so I could plug it straight into my MacBook Pro or iPad. Looks like the Sony will be going on Ebay. :D

Anyways, here's a couple shots from messing around in the backyard today.

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c217/nelsonak/Flowers.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c217/nelsonak/MorningDove.jpg

Kedleson

7th of June 2010 (Mon), 09:33

Haven't gone out with it much, but here are a couple.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2422/3929210321_e537cbacff.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2515/3930005102_696ef6c886.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3177/3929214257_26ec6b86b8.jpg

That last image is a piece of graffiti on the bridge in the first image.

Did you use a polarizer filter on the bridge shot? The sky is beautiful. I am about to take a class and the instructor requests that we have one and I was told this camera does not have a threaded lens, thus cannot take a filter. Is this true???:confused:

Kedleson

7th of June 2010 (Mon), 09:35

Hasitha

7th of June 2010 (Mon), 22:12

@ Kedleson

SX20 lens barrel has grooves not threads. But you can use one of those custom 58mm Filter adapters and fix a 58mm Circular Polarizing Filter (http://www.canonsx20.net/sx20-accessories/58mm-circular-polarizing-filter.php). Check the Lensmate 58mm Adapter (http://www.canonsx20.net/sx20-accessories/lensmate-58mm-filter-adapter.php) and Janco 58mm Adapter (http://www.canonsx20.net/sx20-accessories/janco-58mm-filter-adapter.php).

Lensmate filter is plastic and Janco filter is metal.

mr. howdy

8th of June 2010 (Tue), 10:11

Hi everybody, I'm a novice, relatively, and I only discovered this forum recently. I just bought a SX20-IS and so far I've been alternately frustrated and pleasantly surprised, but at any rate it's the best camera I've ever had.

I'm working on a series of "product photo" type pictures right now, and have spent a few hours this week trying to get this new camera to show me what it can do at macro and super macro settings. I posted this in another thread, and they were all taken with the SX20-IS.

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=10316315&postcount=3792

and here is one more.

http://www.homeofthegnome.net/junkdrawer/thingy-resize.jpg

Any advice or criticism is welcome.

Rick OBanion

9th of June 2010 (Wed), 20:52

Try using a 'product box' to light it for more detail and less shadowing.

deloreangirl

14th of June 2010 (Mon), 13:48

Has anyone perfected bokeh while not being in Macro? I love to take "people pictures" and I cannot for the life of me get the background to go into a blur when taking shots of friends. It works a little bit when I'm 20+ feet away from the person, but then zooming in ups my aperture to 5.0 or more. Getting the SX20 book in today from Amazon, so I figured I'd study up on that this week. I'm starting to fall in love with the Rebel XS and don't want to lose hope on my SX20!