Show us your Best with the SX20 is

[Silverfox1]

Sure hope some folks start posting some pics with the newly released SX20 !

Regards, :D

[Bencooper21]

Ok I'll bite.

1) At the park in 34 degrees C

2) The zoom was in full stretch (subject was about 2,000 meters away)

[Silverfox1]

I had no idea Canon released the SX20 IS camera before 06/09/2009 as the date stamp indicates on your photos above.

http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=144&modelid=19208

Regards, :D

[Bencooper21]

Where I am (Hong Kong) we put the day before the month when setting the date. So that reads 06 Sept 2009. I forgot this is an international forum.

[configsys]

Europe does the same thing. The day always go first than the month and year.

[Digipanther]

2) The zoom was in full stretch (subject was about 2,000 meters away)

Nice shots - but do you actually mean 2 kilometers away? (2000 meters?) That is quite a stretch...

[Hasitha]

2000 meters ? wow thats an very clean shot with 560 Tele photo. Now why I haven't able to do that with SX10 ?

[gerrydee]

That's 1.2 miles away, I don't buy it. Maybe 200 meters, a typo?

[exwintech]

> My SX10 - using the 1.4x Teleconverter - will define car number-plates at just over 1km - 1,000 metres - about 3,300ft. The pix are noisy - on a clear day - but reducing the 3648 x 2736 to 1600 x 1200 lowers the visible noise / blur enough to make the plates readable. Was actually an experiment after a bet with a friend - over a known distance.

The technique whereby this camera takes crisp, clear, pix of anything, in great close-up detail, at 1km, let alone 2km - is highly interesting - I'd much like to learn it... I'll happily settle for 1km - it'll save me the cost of a DSLR and a pricey long lens...

The SX10 IS is pretty nifty on the Zoom - particularly on a steady Tripod - and the 1.4x Tele is "just" usable - for bets - or if you really can't get closer....

> As a beginner - under-a-year-newbie - I'm more than willing to learn the "crisp, clear, close-ups at over 1km", method, though - it'd extend my camera's uses greatly....

Regards, Dave.

[Bencooper21]

I think I just got lucky with this shot. Anyway I was on the roof of a friend's apartment building and the subject was on the roof of another lower building just visible in the distance with the naked eye. I had a tripod, very bright cloudless sky, plus the subject didn't move at all during the 30 minutes I was attempting the take this shot. It took several attempts before I got this.

[configsys]

Anymore?

[athrasher]

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.

[Digipanther]

I like the sandals shot - alot. Good use of aperture

[Stargazerfrank]

here's one.
http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/vv247/luvdirtracin2/IMG_0278-Omniair-DC10.jpg

[Hasitha]

> My SX10 - using the 1.4x Teleconverter - will define car number-plates at just over 1km - 1,000 metres - about 3,300ft. The pix are noisy - on a clear day - but reducing the 3648 x 2736 to 1600 x 1200 lowers the visible noise / blur enough to make the plates readable. Was actually an experiment after a bet with a friend - over a known distance.
Regards, Dave.

Could you post few photos which taken with this 1.4x Teleconvertor ?

What type of convertor is it ? something like Canon EF 1.4X II Extender ?

How did you fix it to the lens ? Also I thought these might put too much weight on lens.

[lensmen]

Could you post few photos which taken with this 1.4x Teleconvertor ?

What type of convertor is it ? something like Canon EF 1.4X II Extender ?

How did you fix it to the lens ? Also I thought these might put too much weight on lens.

SX10IS has a digital tele converter setting for 1.4X & 2.3X. Perhaps you like to check this on your SX20 (and I think i should also . have).

[JustShootin']

SX10IS has a digital tele converter setting for 1.4X & 2.3X. Perhaps you like to check this on your SX20 (and I think i should also . have).

Haven't use this feature, but I'm guessing it's just a low dose of digital zoom.

[Jeff DE]

SX20is
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm138/jdejeeps/IMG_0258.jpg
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm138/jdejeeps/IMG_0183.jpg

[lensmen]

Haven't use this feature, but I'm guessing it's just a low dose of digital zoom.

The digital zoom. I only used it when I really need the shot for the sake of documenting something. The resolution, grains and sharpness are horrible.

[exwintech]

Hesitha - No, you don't add anything physical to the SX10. It has a built-in 1.4x and 2.3x Teleconverter - quite different from the separate Digital Zoom, which is hardly usable.

Look on Pages 68 and 69 of the SX10 IS Manual. It shows the "Safety Zoom" ranges. The 1.4x level approximates 28x zoom. Rest or Tripod needed. The camera's processor combines the optical and digital functions, making it a lot better than "digital zoom" itself, though obviously not as good as optical alone.

You can - with a rest or tripod (use the Timer to avoid tripod vibes after focusing and pressing the shutter button) - get "reasonable" results - that you can "improve" (hide a lot of sins, that is!) - by reducing the images to 1280 x 1024 or smaller. However, the images won't stand much cropping...

Seems to be a reasonably usable "If you can't get the shot any other way" utility Canon has thoughtfully provided. However, the 2.3x version of that Teleconverter is a bit "experimental"....

I don't know if the SX20 IS has the TC-utility - I assume that it would.

Edit: - I D/L'd the SX20 Manual and checked for TC. It's on Page 63, but it is different from the SX10 - instead of 1.4x and 2.3x, it has 1.5x and 2.0x, and there is no "Safety Zoom" table, as in the SX10.

> This "might" have to do with the SX20 having 20% more Mpix on the same sized sensor as the SX10 - perhaps somebody more advanced could explain that for us...?

Regards, Dave.

[Woolburr]

This was taken with SX20IS and 1.5x TC....handheld
You can't tell a whole lot from the downsized image...but the full size shot isn't too bad.

This link will take you to a slideshow of 4 images (http://Frogdawg.zenfolio.com/p265154008/slideshow)....5mm, 100mm, 100mm w/1.5x TC, 100mm w/2x TC images are straight from the camera with no edits at all. Distance from camera to subject car is about 100 yards. I have to say that based on my own test that the image claims in post #2 are total BS. EXIF data is available and displayed for all four shots.

[HAKANN]

from this panorama to 560mm long end with sx10, distance is obviously more than 2000 meters...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2641/3897406199_8b09365528_b.jpg


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2446/3898186054_34d782b2f2_b.jpg

[Woolburr]

Close up...not macro.
http://www.pbase.com/image/117804244/original.jpg

[Jon]

DANG, Man! You're starting to get some serious cameras!

[Woolburr]

DANG, Man! You're starting to get some serious cameras!

Just playin' on the fringe...not sure I want to go pro yet.;)

[athrasher]

Took some at day one of ACL Fest 2009.

The Festival looking toward downtown.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3505/3976734094_ae263cb726.jpg

Thievery Corportation
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3536/3975979601_4047e07b3b.jpg

Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2486/3975992835_3b43ed2924.jpg

[Stargazerfrank]

Here is a pic from Peachtree City Airport.

[athlete1]

Here is a pic from Peachtree City Airport.

How do the pictures with the Sx20is compare with your other cameras when viewed on your monitor? Not cropped?

[Stargazerfrank]

How do the pictures with the Sx20is compare with your other cameras when viewed on your monitor? Not cropped?
it's not as sharp as the others, i bought it mainly for HD video which it does a excellent job. Here is the T6 uncropped only no PP just re-sized 800 pix wide. Edit not sure why exif is not showing with firefox. 99% of the pics i post have post processing this one just resized.
http://images52.fotki.com/v642/photos/2/1257462/8027736/IMG_0588T6uncropped-vi.jpg

[Woolburr]

I think I'll keep my SX20...
http://www.pbase.com/woolburr/image/118334863/original.jpg

[gfizmog]

No fair Dan, your picture is way too breathtaking to put anything I have shot up after it. I am still fumbling with the controls as the buttons on the upper right back are right where my thumb used to go when I used my previous digicam, an Oly SP510. But... I will go ahead and post something anyway. Trying to get used to the camera I am taking pictures of lots of ordinary stuff. Here is a peach of a breakfast pic.

[gfizmog]

Bah, Humbug. I clicked on "open" in the manage attachments window but the picture from my hard drive didn't transfer. How come?

[Jon]

Check the image dimensions and file size. If an attachment didn't go up, it might have exceeded 1024 pixels in one dimension or been more than 150 KB. In either case, you would have been given a message about the reason when you tried to upload it. See the FAQ linked in my signature for more . . .

[Woolburr]

No fair Dan, your picture is way too breathtaking to put anything I have shot up after it. I am still fumbling with the controls as the buttons on the upper right back are right where my thumb used to go when I used my previous digicam, an Oly SP510. But... I will go ahead and post something anyway. Trying to get used to the camera I am taking pictures of lots of ordinary stuff. Here is a peach of a breakfast pic.

My thumb occasionally hits things it shouldn't....my hands are a bit large for it...but it is definitely a nice camera for the size. Thanks for the comment on the photo.

[gfizmog]

We will try again to get the peachy keen thing up. Hand held macro, 3 cfl lights directly overhead, (one cool white, two warm white), WB flour, 1/25, f4, 76mm equiv. Cloned out distraction from edge of transparent cutting board in ancient photo editor: Micrografx Picture Publisher. It may be clunky but at least I am able to navigate the interface. Thanks for the tutorial. I must have missed the "upload" button before.
May your shutter never rust.
Glenn

[snipe523]

This is a picture I took in Cape Cod over the weekend. I didn't realize it when I took the shot but I still had the Camera set to f/5.6 in Av. I wish I had changed that before I snapped the shot so I could have gotten the star fish in better focus with the background. I am still getting a feel for the camera but so far I like it.

http://www.icixsound.com/vb/icixnation/images/15_216.jpg

[glo6stringer]

I think I'll keep my SX20...
http://www.pbase.com/woolburr/image/118334863/original.jpg

Beautiful picture. Did you take this with the Foilage shooting mode, or custom settings? I'm looking forward to taking pictures of the fall color changes!

[Jon]

If I know Wool, he did a teensy bit of post-processing on the shot. He may have one time, somewhere, posted a shot SOOC, but if he did it was from his cell phone to FaceBook.

[Woolburr]

Beautiful picture. Did you take this with the Foilage shooting mode, or custom settings? I'm looking forward to taking pictures of the fall color changes!

The shot was taken in Av mode...the EXIF is intact.

[Bencooper21]

Great shot Woolburr!bw!

[Paddy O]

Upgraded last week from my ol' S2. It finally died on me with a lens error. Loving the sx20. It's a whole lot easier to play around with different settings. The images do seem on the whole more soft, but not too much so.

The hummingbirds were nice enough to help me test some settings and play around. Got this one the other night not too long before sunset.

Shutterspeed priority setting.

1/1000
ISO 400
66 mm
F/5

http://www.dualravens.com/pics/hummerA.jpg

No post processing except for shrinking the image size.

[albschmoll]

Bencooper21: impossible to take this picture from 2000m - if you consider an angle of 10 degrees (and it looks more on your photo) it means you are more than 300 m above the lady !!! = 2000 x tan(10)

[Pardes]

Okay, so it's not my best but hey, it's my FIRST photo with my SX20 that I unboxed at work today. The nearest thing to photograph was a one liter graduated cylinder that I use as a pot for a bamboo plant on my desk. (I am the manager of a forensic drug lab).

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t7/threedogwrite/graduatedbamboo2resized.jpg

Oh my but this is a lovely camera. I'm parking the Nikon DSLR and the Pentax DSLR while I dance with this partner for a while.

[Pardes]

Close up...not macro.

Really nice indeed!

[configsys]

Sweet!

[skeeter_ca]

From a newbie,how can i extract the EXIF? It would be a good learning experince to know what settings people are using.

skeeter

[Jon]

If the photos were saved with EXIF data intact, EXIF Viewer or FXIF are browser add-ins that will let you see it. FXIF is for FireFox/Mozilla based browsers only, IIRC; EXIF Viewer works in Internet Explorer as well. Most photo editing/viewing programs will let you view the EXIF data of photos you've opened in them.

[Graphyfotoz]

I just gave up my DSLR for one of these......should have it in a coupla days.
Look forward to getting some nice frames with it.
Gave up a DSLR your wondering?
Yeah I'm doing more Mountain Biking.....dealing with crowds.....smaller camera is a LOT easier to tote.
Took my Wifes Pro-1 to Watkins Glen this year.
Was a LOT easier to deal with and got some GREAT shots.....thus sold on a smaller camera.

http://graphyfotoz.smugmug.com/Main-Gallery-page/Transport-Shots/NASCAR-WGI-2009/9244492_VSiRK#617207159_5SB8e

[ChromeLibrarian]

I received my SX20 this afternoon as an upgrade from my S3, which died a horrible death under the over-sized wheels of a Jeep that was somewhere it wasn't supposed to be. Just playing around with it at home, I am already impressed with the changes to the controls. They are much easier to use than those of the S3. I'll be posting as soon as I get a chance to do some shooting.

[ChromeLibrarian]

First two shots with my new SX20...

http://i926.photobucket.com/albums/ad101/chromelibrarian01/horse01.jpg

http://i926.photobucket.com/albums/ad101/chromelibrarian01/thumb01.jpg

[Vidcanon]

Here are a couple on the SX20 IS.

[Pardes]

I'm so glad to see some activity here! vidcanon, graphyfotoz, and chromelibrarian, I hope to see more of your photos soon.

Hey, you know what is WORSE than waiting for UPS to deliver your camera? It's getting the evil flu right after it's delivered. I was only able to take a few shots before being laid low for the past week.

Here's my paltry offering. I'm going out on the bike tomorrow if it kills me. Talk about cabin fever!

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t7/threedogwrite/pinkphilodendron3WEB.jpg
houseplant that sat vigil over the sick bed

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t7/threedogwrite/OCMEcarheadlight4WEB.jpg
car headlight. Last photo taken before being struck down with this evil bug

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t7/threedogwrite/coins2WEB.jpg
Abe has the flu too

[Graphyfotoz]

Hope ya feel better Pardes!

Wow the sharpness of the coins is amazing.
Due to the weather they didn't drop off my camera yesterday.
It's due some time today....STOP TEASING ME!! :rolleyes: :lol:

[Vidcanon]

I hope you get over that flu soon , nice shots. Coins very sharp.:D

[Graphyfotoz]

Only had it for 1hr so this is my favorite so far! LOL

http://graphyfotoz.smugmug.com/photos/738804473_PvqXg-L.jpg

[ChromeLibrarian]

A couple from today...


http://i926.photobucket.com/albums/ad101/chromelibrarian01/bull04small.jpg


http://i926.photobucket.com/albums/ad101/chromelibrarian01/granitemountain02small.jpg

[Graphyfotoz]

Bemootieful!! :lol:

[ChromeLibrarian]

One more...

http://i926.photobucket.com/albums/ad101/chromelibrarian01/babesx20-0110small.jpg

[Pardes]

One more...

Owwww, nice! Is that your bird? If so, you should be able to get some great shots.

[ChromeLibrarian]

Yes, that's my Double Yellow Head Amazon.

[Vidcanon]

Some cormorants .

[ChromeLibrarian]

I like it.

[Vidcanon]

I like it.

Thanks ChromeLibrarian, not bad for a snap and shoot .

[Graphyfotoz]

Lets keep em coming guys!!

[Vidcanon]

Slow shutter speed.

[Graphyfotoz]

Slow shutter speed.

Now that's interesting!!

[directorj]

Slow shutter speed.

agreed. I like how the space is made between each car

[ChromeLibrarian]

Very interesting...

Here's one from today...

http://i926.photobucket.com/albums/ad101/chromelibrarian01/redfox01small.jpg

[Pardes]

Very interesting...
Here's one from today...


WoooHoooo! Where on earth do you live? I live in fox hunting country and I've only seen one fox in 25 years.

Lovely shot.

[Pardes]

The Medical Examiner's Office, where I work in the Drug Lab, takes up a small city block...except for the 4 rowhouse residents who held at bay the State's bid to buy their ramshackle rowhouses to make more room for our Forensic Labs.

I'm glad they held out. The rowhouses are old, almost but not quite derelict which is the same thing that can be said for the residents. One of our neighbors always takes the opportunity when our vans pull up with mangled bodies to be autopsied, to take his two ferrets for a walk whereupon he "accidentally" lets one or both of them loose near our gaping open back door so he and the ferrets can get a good look inside.

I've never seen any of the other residents in person.

One of the rowhouses had apparently been a storefront in the boom days of the turn of the century leather tannery buildings. For at least a decade, there was boxes of candy in the window, as if for sale, yet no one ever was seen going in or out. Naturally we had our suspicions about the true nature of commerce that was taking place there.

This all changed about a year ago, when the dusty boxes of candy were removed and replaced by floor to ceiling white damask drapes that were yellowed with age and nearly rotted through in places. The large storefront windows remained empty for a while and then the "stage" was filled with 3 different items, none of which made sense, none of which accompanied any signage announcing a commercial enterprise.

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t7/threedogwrite/Window2WEB.jpg

It was a whirlwind of faux fur, imitation leather and snakeskin, feathers, and gold and silver and wrought iron accouterments.

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t7/threedogwrite/Window1WEB.jpg

None of the residents have put up any Christmas decorations and never have for the 25 years I've worked at the Forensic Lab. However, I couldn't help but notice a heartfelt note posted on one of the doors by a Mother to her chldren.....

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t7/threedogwrite/AMotherNoteWEB.jpg

And a Merry Christmas to you too, Mom.

[ChromeLibrarian]

Where on earth do you live? I live in fox hunting country and I've only seen one fox in 25 years.

Don't get too excited. I have access to a rehabilitation/animal rescue facility. That critter is a rescued fox.

[Graphyfotoz]

Behind The 8 Ball

http://graphyfotoz.smugmug.com/Main-Gallery-page/Miscellaneous/Other-shots/Behind-The-8-Ball-Crop/745224286_JMUQo-L.jpg

[Dbellgraph]

My first try.

[Denise40]

Here is one that I took earlier today. I was just playing around. It was on auto setting. I havn't tried manual mode as of yet. Hopefully tomorrow.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v131/Denise40/IMG_0011.jpg

[Denise40]

A couple from today...


http://i926.photobucket.com/albums/ad101/chromelibrarian01/bull04small.jpg


http://i926.photobucket.com/albums/ad101/chromelibrarian01/granitemountain02small.jpg

What settings do you use in these photos? I know you told me before on my thread that you use manual. Do you change any of your other settings in the menu functions? I just love the clearness and the blueness of the sky. The colors are great. Do you use custom settings? TIA

[Dbellgraph]

My first bird with sx 20

[ChromeLibrarian]

Denise

What settings do you use in these photos?

Let me check my book...

Shot 1:
Camera resting on the tool box on the back of my truck
AV Mode
ISO 400 (And I have no idea why. Always check your settings)
F/8
1/2000th
Focal length 100mm


Post processing with Gimp 2.6
Cropped
Left DPI at 250
Upped saturation by 10


Shot 2:
I had the camera on my tripod
AV Mode
ISO 80
F/4
1/1250th
16mm focal length


Post processing with Gimp 2.6
Cropped
Upped the DPI to 350 when I shrank the pic
Upped the saturation 10

I didn't mess with the color in either pic. It was right after the big snow storm in AZ and the sky was just that clear and blue. We were right at the snow line. We got a lot of rain and very little snow.

[Chodeva]

The sandals shot is really nice!

[ChromeLibrarian]

The view from my yard this morning...



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

[Pardes]

Wow! What an incredible view. Nice capture.

[ChromeLibrarian]

Early morning in Tombstone


http://i926.photobucket.com/albums/ad101/chromelibrarian01/tombstonemorningshadows01.jpg

[ChromeLibrarian]

http://i926.photobucket.com/albums/ad101/chromelibrarian01/caboose01small.jpg

[jwill58]

Ok I'll bite.

1) At the park in 34 degrees C

2) The zoom was in full stretch (subject was about 2,000 meters away)

The girl was over a mile away ? (2000 meters = over 1 mile.) And it looks like your looking down ???? A mile is a long way away ??
Is this Canon SX20 really this powerful ? Im impressed !

[snipe523]

One of a beach house I stayed at a few months ago.

http://www.icixsound.com/vb/icixnation/images/15_222.jpg

[Graphyfotoz]

One of a beach house I stayed at a few months ago.



WOW Snipe thats a awsome frame!!

[ChromeLibrarian]

That is quite nice.

[Sittingshooter]

These are definately my best action shots so far..

[dundeebirder]

Question. Why cant the so called professionals who are reviewing the sx20is not take pictures of the quality on this thread? Are deliberately taking bad pictures in the hope that you'll go out and buy a dslr or something or are they just hopeless photographers? After seeing the quality of the pictures in this thread I ordered a sx20is on Wednesday. I am expecting it possibly on Wednesday or Thursday.

[Jon]

Couple of obvious (to me anyhow) reasons -
They're trying to show what "Joe Average" can expect; people here are pushing the camera as far as they can
They're probably reviewing several cameras a month, from different manufacturers, and can't learn the nuances of a given vendor's feature set

[Graphyfotoz]

Dundee

One stipulation comes with that Camera when you get it.....
You gotta hang out here and share your pics!! http://diecastcrazy.com/community/mysmiliesvb/mysmilie_172.gif

I often wondered the same thing when I saw all the diff reviews of this camera! (About 6 at least)
I think many cameras get under rated cuz of bias (just my opinion)

I've been down the DSLR money pit.
I THINK I can take just as good or better pics with my lil SX20 and not lug a buncha Camera around to do it.

BTW:
I got tied up with Christmas and New Years and forgot to post this I got the other Morning.

"December Sunrise"

http://graphyfotoz.smugmug.com/Main-Gallery-page/Weather/My-Weather-Shots/December-Sunrise/754447728_VhMDh-L.jpg

.

[ChromeLibrarian]

# They're trying to show what "Joe Average" can expect; people here are pushing the camera as far as they can

To add to that, most of the reviewers are trying to use some sort of standard to rate cameras, and thus use minimal processing after the fact. The people here use post processing to wring every bit of quality out of the images.

[Sittingshooter]

I agree 100%, I actually traded in my DSLR and lenses etc. for my SX20IS, a couple other point and shoots accessories etc. I got tired of always seeming to have on the wrong lens at the wrong time, and lugging around all the heavy stuff.The golf shots in my earlier post, only have a crop and auto contrast or auto color done on them. If you look at the sand tosses and the ball, I think its every bit as good as my dslr would have given me. I will admit however that your timing has to be pretty good for action stuff as your fps is basically zilch. But if you practice it can obviously be done with quite satisfactory results...Brad

[glamgrrl]

Can anyone tell me if it is even possible to get images that are 300 ppi
with the new canon sx20 IS. I spent my whole day trying to do this help!!!!

[ChromeLibrarian]

If you mean is there a setting in the camera that you can change to shoot 300 dpi, no. You shoot at, I believe, 180 dpi and then up it to 300 dpi or more in post processing.

[Jon]

All the "ppi" setting is is an EXIF data field; most applications don't use it, but if you have one that does, it's easily changed in post-processing.

[Vidcanon]

A contribution.

[jwill58]

A contribution.

Would it be too much to ask exactly how you arrived at this finished product ? I mean was a lot of post proccessing involved, which filters ,if any were used. The color and contrast are breathtaking . That drop of water...very sharp photo !

[Vidcanon]

Would it be too much to ask exactly how you arrived at this finished product ? I mean was a lot of post proccessing involved, which filters ,if any were used. The color and contrast are breathtaking . That drop of water...very sharp photo !


I just added saturation and sharpened it in Photofiltre a free editing software . No filters were involved.

[Firefox190]

I think I'll keep my SX20...
http://www.pbase.com/woolburr/image/118334863/original.jpg

Beautiful picture! :)

[Denise40]

Here are a couple that I took when we were in Disney for Christmas. Resized and sharpened. Does anyone know how to remove the date stamp using CS3? I wanted the date on the photo so I would remember when they were taken, but really don't like them in the final photo. These were hand held. Also, how do you get rid of people/objects ect when PP your photos? TIA

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v131/Denise40/Disney%20World%20Christmas%202009/Hotairballoon-1.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v131/Denise40/Disney%20World%20Christmas%202009/SunriseinOrlando.jpg

[Emily S.]

15 years old and got a brand new beautiful SX20. Its pretty awesome to me :P but I'd like to know if there are any hints to getting the best pictures with it.
I hope to be a real photographer someday :D
any tips with the SX20?

[Emily S.]

PS I took this picture when I was 12 with a SX5 IS.
http://s511.photobucket.com/albums/s359/JustMe1Production/?action=view&current=Picture.jpg

[Sittingshooter]

Emily, congrats on your new camera. You seem to have a keen eye and a lot of passion for photography. Good luck with your dream. As a side note, I would recommend removing your age etc from your signature. If you dont publicize it no one would know. Your age has nothing to do with being new to photography, place emphasis on your newness to photography, not your age.This is a great site with alot of really good people. As far as tips, read alot here and elsewhere, and practice alot while taking notes of what you do , so that you can duplicate it later if you like the results....Brad

[Vidcanon]

Here's a couple more.

[20wrx09]

first post
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u166/cjrusso/IMG_0229.jpg
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u166/cjrusso/IMG_0037.jpg
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u166/cjrusso/IMG_0231.jpg
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u166/cjrusso/IMG_0215.jpg

[ChromeLibrarian]

http://i926.photobucket.com/albums/ad101/chromelibrarian01/roadrunner03small.jpg

[Stargazerfrank]

26L Harstfield Jackson Delta 757-200.

[beegdaddy]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_im_w9g5oTh4/S0bNi7OzG4I/AAAAAAAAASc/XL627SdQ2PE/s1600/IMG_0404.JPG

Title: It's All About You (there's a story behind it)

[beegdaddy]

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_im_w9g5oTh4/S0bNKnq_RMI/AAAAAAAAAR0/VTwbwpPyUYU/s1600/IMG_0412.JPG

Title: Environmentally-friendly Building

[beegdaddy]

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_im_w9g5oTh4/S0bM-J-hP1I/AAAAAAAAARk/w-tF_NpJYBw/s1600/IMG_0422.JPG

Title: Curiosity

[Rainydays12]

Let me warn you that what you are about to see may horrify you...:) I graduated from a pink Sony Cybershot DSC-W120 that I carry everywhere to an SX20is that I got for Christmas. I have been dying for a camera that had some zoom power but wasn't ready for a DSLR (like my mom's XT that she doesn't know how to use). Where I live, a moose, bear, bald eagle (you get the point) can pop out of nowhere and you have to be camera ready (with a zoom). I have NO IDEA what I'm doing with this camera. The shots I've taken so far I can't even say are any better than my Cybershot except for the zoom. I am discouraged that they aren't AMAZING like the photos I've seen here, but I'm inspired about the possibilities. I've ordered several books on photography and hope to read about my camera on this forum. I thought I was doing pretty good til I started reading about completely foreign stuff (aperture, ISO, F...) You may as well be speaking Latin. Anyways, you know the pics the reviewers posted from the "Average Joe" and ya'll wondered how they could be so bad? Here's proof. Photo taken of Gray Partidges in my backyard.
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn170/MontanaGirl_2008/IMG_0091.jpg
Hope the pic works!

[Rainydays12]

I have tried repeatedly to make that pic bigger including reading every tutorial known to man. Any suggestions?

[ChromeLibrarian]

What editing software are you using?

[Woolburr]

I have tried repeatedly to make that pic bigger including reading every tutorial known to man. Any suggestions?

Welcome to the forum....are you using a PC or a Mac?

[Stargazerfrank]

IF YOU USING PHOTOSHOP MINE CAME WITH IT. OPEN YOUR PIC SAVE FOR WEB 600 PIXELS WIDE 150K OR LESS. GOOD LUCK :)

[Woolburr]

IF YOU USING PHOTOSHOP MINE CAME WITH IT. OPEN YOUR PIC SAVE FOR WEB 600 PIXELS WIDE 150K OR LESS. GOOD LUCK :)

? Why are you shouting? You don't have to use save for the web and you certainly don't have to restrict yourself to only 600 pixels. The forum allows 1024. The image posting rules are 1024 pixels at widest dimension and the 150K limit only applies to images that you attach to the thread. If you host on another site and embed your images or link them, there is no limit at all on the file size.

[Stargazerfrank]

? Why are you shouting? I wasn't just too lazy to retype no caps.

[Rainydays12]

Welcome to the forum....are you using a PC or a Mac?

Hey guys. I'm a mess all around. I don't have photo editing software. I'm totally green. My PC uses Windows Live photo gallery. When I tried to attach the photo to my post it said it was too big. I couldn't figure out how to resize it so I added it to an old account I had on Photobucket. I remember it used to ask what size you wanted (small, med, lg, thumbnail) now it asks you to fill in the blank with a size which totally confused me. So I just tried to embed the URL (hope that's right) with "full-size photograph" and this is what I got :cry:

I feel totally hopeless amongst a crowd of Rock Stars...

Thanks for the welcome!

[Woolburr]

You don't need any fancy editing software up front...download Prish Image resizer from here....http://prishcom.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!6A6A204ABDF15411!128.entry
It is a free tool and works great for sizing your images for web display. Run the installer...the tool will show in the right click menu when done. It will give several choices of sizes to pick...most will be under the 150K cap for attachments.

[Rainydays12]

Dan- you are an angel! It was over the 150 at 1024 so I resized it again to 800. Let's see if this works! This pic was taken through a filthy glass door (actually opening the door would scare the birds). I have cropped it. Please let this work this time :D

[RyanCEss]

all of these pictures are just soo greatt :D
heres my contribution
http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p386/colajj/IMG_0844-1-1.jpg

[Woolburr]

Dan- you are an angel! It was over the 150 at 1024 so I resized it again to 800. Let's see if this works! This pic was taken through a filthy glass door (actually opening the door would scare the birds). I have cropped it. Please let this work this time :D

There you go!

[jwill58]

Dan- you are an angel! It was over the 150 at 1024 so I resized it again to 800. Let's see if this works! This pic was taken through a filthy glass door (actually opening the door would scare the birds). I have cropped it. Please let this work this time :D

Just out of curiosity...what kind of birds are those...they almost look like Quail...but Im pretty sure they are not. Any clue ?
jwill58

[jwill58]

419962

I just bought this camera and couldnt wait to try it out on the Moon. I love astronomy and photography and I love this zoom. I just wish the image quality was a bit stronger. I have learned through this forum, that post processing is the key to better image quality. I am currently using "PhotoFiltre" for my image processing and Im wondering if I bought Adobe Photosop Elements 8 , would I get better results , or could I do more with my images ? Any help you more experienced shooters out there can give me would be most appreciated.
jwill58

Image data : ISO :80 , F 5.7 @ 1/125 sec with optical and digital maxed out. Handheld shooting from my bedroom (way too cold out ) with my window pulled down from the top. No screen in the way. Not too bad for handheld huh ? The only post processing done to this image as you see it here is the resizing to fit the guidelines of this forum.

[jwill58]

419969

This is the same Moon image after minimal processing . Which image looks more natural. Which image just looks best overall ? Thanks for your input...I really like this forum ! jwill58

[jwill58]

419977

This was one of the first 20 images I shot with this camera. This image has been worked on a bit as well as being resized to fit here in this forum. I've already burnt through my first set of energizers (advanced Litium batteries) ! I'll be looking at rechargables as soon as I can.
jwill58

[Rainydays12]

Just out of curiosity...what kind of birds are those...they almost look like Quail...but Im pretty sure they are not. Any clue ?
jwill58

They are Gray Partridges. You can't tell in the picture but they are really big (some can be over 1 pound). They are native to Eurasia but can be found along states bordering Canada. I'm lucky that they visit my backyard 3-4 times a day to eat bird seed I leave out for the smaller birds. They travel in groups of 10-15. I could watch them all day :D

http://fieldguide.mt.gov/detail_ABNLC01010.aspx

[Rainydays12]

419969

This is the same Moon image after minimal processing . Which image looks more natural. Which image just looks best overall ? Thanks for your input...I really like this forum ! jwill58

From a total beginner's POV, I like the second only because I have always thought of the moon as gray as opposed to the almost sepia look in the first picture. Again, I haven't even strayed away from Auto Mode let alone any photo editing so it's just pure aesthetics. Love your bird picture!

[Dbellgraph]

Backyard friend

[Papero]

I am still very new but of all my photos these are the best, I used a little manual focus and some b/w and vivid in a couple pictures. This is at a local lake by the name of Antietam in Pennsylvania.

Nature may have done the beautiful work for me, but standing on little icy rocks in 16 degree weather over a deep creek to get clear shots was the tricky part.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/Aibo/IMG_0207.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/Aibo/IMG_0202.jpg

And that ones just my fav part of the lake, that shed has drawn my attention since I was a young child, it looks amazing on summer nights when the water is glistening

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/Aibo/IMG_0200.jpg

[RyanCEss]

and heres another one
http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p386/colajj/IMG_2448-1.jpg

[jwill58]

420420

I got lucky today when I stopped by a local lake for a few quick shots. Thats when I saw this beautiful Ivory Billed Woodpecker . These birds have a 32 inch wingspan and weigh over a pound. I needed all of my cameras optical and digital zoom .What this camera lacks in image quality , it more than makes up for in zoom and other areas. Im going to post more of these in an off forum site. Which is the most popular with this forum ? anybody ? I think I may still have a photobucket account ?
jwill58

PS ...I have about 65 more images from the same day I shot this one and they are in full resolution. Nothing special , just everything I shot in an hour or so. ( http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v322/jwill58/CANON%20SX20%20IS%20Images/ )

[Vidcanon]

Another bird pic.

[ChromeLibrarian]

A white crowned sparrow...

http://i926.photobucket.com/albums/ad101/chromelibrarian01/birdo2.jpg


http://i926.photobucket.com/albums/ad101/chromelibrarian01/bird01.jpg

[PhotoFranz]

This is a Pileated Woodpecker. The Ivory Billed Woodpecker has an ivory colored bill and is considered to be very close to extinction, if not alreadt extinct.

420420

I got lucky today when I stopped by a local lake for a few quick shots. Thats when I saw this beautiful Ivory Billed Woodpecker . These birds have a 32 inch wingspan and weigh over a pound. I needed all of my cameras optical and digital zoom .What this camera lacks in image quality , it more than makes up for in zoom and other areas. Im going to post more of these in an off forum site. Which is the most popular with this forum ? anybody ? I think I may still have a photobucket account ?
jwill58

PS ...I have about 65 more images from the same day I shot this one and they are in full resolution. Nothing special , just everything I shot in an hour or so. ( http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v322/jwill58/CANON%20SX20%20IS%20Images/ )

[Dbellgraph]

Running Ladybug

[Dbellgraph]

In flight

[jwill58]

This is a Pileated Woodpecker. The Ivory Billed Woodpecker has an ivory colored bill and is considered to be very close to extinction, if not alreadt extinct.
You are 100% correct . I saw this when I researched this photo...I grew up calling this a red headed woodpecker....I still dont know why I mis-named the bird...thanks for the catch...much appreciated. You must know your birds pretty well !
jwill58

[jwill58]

Running Ladybug


Thats one clear shot ! I believe that is pollen dust-particles on the lady's back...isnt it ? Good work !
jwill58

[PhotoFranz]

You are 100% correct . I saw this when I researched this photo...I grew up calling this a red headed woodpecker....I still dont know why I mis-named the bird...thanks for the catch...much appreciated. You must know your birds pretty well !
jwill58


I hang around the Bird Forum here quite a bit. I am also an avid boater, fisherman and outdoor sportsman. After 64 years, something had to stick! :)

[StandSure]

I've had my SX20 IS for almost a month but haven't had good weather to get outdoors (did anyone else notice that little cold snap? ;) ). This here's a test post to make sure I'm doing this right. If I'm successful, then here's the top of a cactus in the back yard. I've cropped a bit and nudged saturation.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4002/4274644580_2390fd7f25_o.jpg

[StandSure]

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

[StandSure]

And at the risk of serving spam, here are a few from Fantasy of Flight near Tampa, FL. The self-shot isn't that great except that you can kinda make out the reflection of the SX20 with its display flipped and extended. That movable display is definitely a big help for many shots!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2770/4273965835_88f65ae7eb_o.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4036/4273965867_17579abca7_o.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4049/4274710492_dd5fc37156_o.jpg

[Dbellgraph]

empty nest

[Dbellgraph]

another in flight

[StandSure]

I love that "empty nest". I can almost feel what it was like to be in there.
You caught the bird's wings in an excellent pose, too! :) Is that 2nd in flight pic cropped? Or digital zoom?

[Dbellgraph]

It's cropped it was taken from 35 ft. at 20x zoom.

[Dbellgraph]

a bug

[Vidcanon]

a bug


Very nice pic.... I made a couple of adjustments. Hope you don't mind.

[Dbellgraph]

No looks good