Point and Shoot Urban Macro
Mention macro to most photographers and I suspect that images of bugs, flower parts or other living nature type subject matter comes to mind. There, however, is a whole world to explore that is man made and things not regarded as beautiful can reveal hidden depths. Personally I like working close up with the stuff [...]
3D for the Photographer; Part 1
Introduction This is the first of what will hopefully be a short series of posts looking at 3D computer graphics and how the technology can serve the photographer. I will be using Bryce 3D software which is considered a 3D landscape program. The principle behind Bryce and most 3D programs is a simple one – [...]
Removing dust from a Lumix ZS8 Sensor
“Out Damned Spot” Something bad happened a week or so ago. My brand new toy, a Panasonic Lumix DMC ZS8 point and shoot became all but unusable. A black spot had taken up residence in the inner parts of the camera and dominated every shot. Normally I am not one to worry about little imperfections [...]
c’t Digital Photography; A Genuinely Useful Photography Magazine
Within the covers of c’t Digital Photography lies an intelligent, well thought out magazine that treats the reader with respect and not just as fodder for the industry advertisers. If you think about your own photography in a more sophisticated way than simply as a race to afford the latest and most expensive equipment then [...]
High ISO Numbers and Compact Cameras
With advances in post production noise reduction technology it may be time to revisit the idea that high ISO settings and small sensors are completely incompatible. I possess three point and shoot cameras, a newish Lumix ZS8, a Canon Powershot A3100 IS, and a much older Powershot, the A550. Up until yesterday I hadn’t used [...]
Antenna and Ball
A bit of an explanation is probably required with this one. It is a ball stuck on a car radio antenna against a road that has been repaired with that rubber (asphalt?) substance. The processing is split toning using LR 3 but leaving the original coloring in rather than reducing to Monochrome first. This allowed [...]
Mobile Version Glitches
I am currently trying to iron out one or two problems with the mobile version of this site. The main problem is with images not showing up, especially in the case of older posts. One thing that can be done with this site is that the user, i.e. you, can decide which version of the [...]
Traffic Cones
Shot with the Lumix ZS8 using the burst scene setting. Photos are only 3mb in size but the quality is certainly serviceable. This setting is also excellent for low light photography, ironically better than any of the ones specifically for low light. This is the best truly point and shoot setting on the camera as [...]
Video Reviews Without Content
A very short rant: Over the past couple of weeks I’ve been thinking about doing some podcast type videos and looking into a new walking around camera, the Lumix ZS8 (Some notes here). As part of both projects I’ve watched a countless number of supposedly professional review type videos for point and shoot cameras. One [...]
Lumix ZS8 16X Zoom
This is one of the many images that I am currently shooting with my new toy, the Lumix ZS8. What follows is not intended to be a full review by any stretch of the imagination but rather a few early impressions. The image was shot with the ZS8 and edited in Adobe Lightroom 3.0. The [...]
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