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Jan 30, 2005 17:07 | #1

I just got my Canon Powershot S1s,(about a week ago) and this is one of the first pics I shot. This was shot through a double insulated window from my den, at a distance of about 10-12 ft. The camera was on auto-focus with the zoom at 10X. It was very cloudy this day, so the lighting was poor, but I chose not to use the flash, because of shooting through the window. The second photo is one where I added contrast at +10 on the photo program I use. I think it improves the pic considerably. Hope you enjoy! This is my first post, and I welcome ANY comments, pro or con. Have a great day!

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Jan 30, 2005 17:27 | #2

Great shot considering your circumstances, though to tree trunk looks more in focus than the bird does. Does the photo program you use have unsharp mask or a sharpen function? It may help. Keep up the good work, and welcome to the forum.

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Jan 30, 2005 18:05 | #3

Welcome! Beautiful Bird and great first effort.

" This world is a canvas to our imagination."
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Jan 30, 2005 18:16 as a reply to @ GAJulie's post | #4

Jemmind wrote:
Great shot considering your circumstances, though to tree trunk looks more in focus than the bird does. Does the photo program you use have unsharp mask or a sharpen function? It may help. Keep up the good work, and welcome to the forum.

Julie

Thanks Julie, and I believe my program does have at least the sharpen function. I'll have to give that a try.

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Jan 30, 2005 18:20 as a reply to @ Reigh Higgins's post | #5

Reigh Higgins wrote:
Welcome! Beautiful Bird and great first effort.

Thanks Reigh, and I plan to do a lot of photography. I'm really new at this so I expect I can only get better. I'm an optimist!!

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Jan 30, 2005 19:09 | #6

This is a very nice effort. The S1 is a fun camera, isn't it? Great for birds, even if just for later identification. I certainly enjoy mine. I agree on the unsharp mask; it sharpens what needs to be sharpened without sharpening everything. Worth trying.

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Jan 30, 2005 20:00 | #7

I expect I can only get better

You're not leaving yourself much room there, becasue thats an incredible pic for a first try.

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Jan 31, 2005 08:39 as a reply to @ Bodryn's post | #8

Bodryn wrote:
This is a very nice effort. The S1 is a fun camera, isn't it? Great for birds, even if just for later identification. I certainly enjoy mine. I agree on the unsharp mask; it sharpens what needs to be sharpened without sharpening everything. Worth trying.

Thank you, Bodryn, and I do like my S1.

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Jan 31, 2005 08:43 as a reply to @ RockOne's post | #9

RockOne wrote:
You're not leaving yourself much room there, becasue thats an incredible pic for a first try.

Thanks Rock One, thats a confidence builder. I hope its not just beginners luck.

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