My Thanksgiving Photoshoot
@bagarad (14283)
Paso Robles, California
November 24, 2011 7:58pm CST
First, let me wish all my friends a great Thanksgiving, even though even here it's almost over. We had a simple and non-traditional dinner of pork chops cooked in the crockpot, some yams baked in the skins, some Quinoa, and some fresh broccoli. Plenty to be thankful for, and I didn't have to work very hard, for which I'm also thankful.
After I put the leftover meat away, I remembered I hadn't turned the sprinklers off for the season at the other house, and they are due to come on tomorrow again -- a terrible waste with rain expected. I was also itching to try out the camera I bought a couple of weeks ago, the day I went to Morro Bay while my car was being fixed. I wanted one with a longer zoom. I finally got it charged this week, and so I decided to go over and turn off the sprinklers and on the way stop at a winery and take some pictures. It was almost 5 PM, and the sun was beginning to go down.
I tried a lot of things, but this is one picture where I tried the telephoto lens. The barn you see was hardly visible with the naked eye from where I was standing. . The sunset was behind me, but still was reflecting color onto these clouds. I had a lot of fun with the telephoto lens, and I'm anxious to try it on farm animals that huddle at the back of their enclosures, but I didn't see any today. The only thing I don't like about this camera is that it has to be charged, and that means I still have to take my other one along as a backup.
How do you feel about cameras that have to be charged? I like the convenience of being able to change the batteries and go on shooting, but it does get expensive. I had to change them on the other camera twice in one afternoon.
Hope you all had a great day!
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@drannhh (15219)
• United States
25 Nov 11
That pictured is my favorite time of day. My camera has a fast charging Lithium Ion battery, which is small and inexpensive so I do carry extras. The cameras with really good rechargeable batteries usually cost more initially, but I like them a lot better than the ones that take standard batteries, which end up costing more in the long run, at least for me, as I take a LOT of pictures.
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
25 Nov 11
I didn't realize I could buy extras. They still have to be recharged in the camera, but at least I could keep an extra one charged, just in case. I always seem to be out of battery power when I'm ready to take that last best shot. In my old camera, that just meant having to change the batteries, but in the new one, without a spare, I'd be through.
I've been spending this evening making Zazzle gift items from my photos, mostly puzzles and decorative plates. Now I'm starting on decorative tiles. I think I like making puzzles best.
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@allknowing (153530)
• India
26 Nov 11
That was a good effort bagarad. I wonder if it is the same concept as the zoom effect. I too have my camera glued to me and my camera has the zoom feature that takes distant pictures. This kite is perched on a coconut tree which is about 40 feet tall. I took this picture from the ground level.
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@allknowing (153530)
• India
26 Nov 11
Here's one more using the zoom effect.
And about the battery I have the rechargeable battery which I find useful
@allknowing (153530)
• India
26 Nov 11
If you pay attention primarily to the foreground and look in the lens and at the same time aim for the sky you will get it.Wait till you see the total picture. Here is an image:
@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
26 Nov 11
The telephoto is the zoom, and the new camera brings things much closer. Yours works very well. Have you found any way to get rid of the silhouette impression in the foreground when you get a sunrise or sunset? In the picture below, if I can see the vineyard, I can't get the colors of the sunset. If I get the sunset, the foreground is just blackness. It there a way to capture what the eye sees -- the faint details of the vineyard that has been blacked out here?
@suspenseful (40192)
• Canada
26 Nov 11
I have a digital camera but it is only a 5.0 and that also means I have to download it to my computer. I often find I have to look for the charger and then hope I have enough time to charge it before going someplace, so most of the time I just use the camera on my iphone. For me it is having enough time to charge the camera and if I were in your situation where you take lots of photos, then I would have to charge it overnight.
@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
26 Nov 11
My camera is still so new I don't know if I have to charge it again every time I have used it. I only took 47 shots, and then did not use it today. The battery appeared to be still full last night when I came home.
@trinidadvelasco (11401)
• Philippines
25 Nov 11
They are now producing these cameras to be charged. They were never that way before. Gadgets that needs charging are just around these days maybe a little too much. But they have gotten popular because of their ease of use.
It is good that you have a back up camera to be used when the one which needs charging yet goes pfft.
It is good to know that you had a great day on thanksgiving day. May you have more happy days coming up where you can have heydays having photoshoots. Good luck.
@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
25 Nov 11
The rechargeable battery in camera as the only option is why I hesitated to buy this camera, but the price was right for what I wanted otherwise. Maybe the trick is to use it some everyday and carry the other camera, which I also used almost everyday as the one to use when I don't need the special features of the new camera. It seems most of the cameras I can afford have the charging problem.
I probably won't have any photo opportunities today, since it appears I have a customer who has a need for an express shipment. I hate express shipments because of the special handling they require and I have to research it again every time to give a quote and then they do the smart thing and get priority after all or just don't do it.
@dragon54u (31633)
• United States
25 Nov 11
That's a lovely picture!
I like the convenience of rechargeable batteries in my camera but they are rarely charged when I need them. I don't use the camera often and rotate between 2 sets of batteries. I think because I rarely use it, the batteries' charge leaks out between uses. So usually, when I want the camera, neither the batteries in the camera or the spare set have a good charge. I've even bought new rechargeable batteries to no avail.
I liked the analog cameras that didn't need batteries except for the flash but did not like taking the film in. Everything comes with a price.
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
25 Nov 11
I'd rather change batteries than film any time, but I do need the batteries charged when I want to shoot. One thing I like about my Flip Camcorder is that although it has a rechargeable battery, if it runs out you can replace it with AA batteries. I wish other cameras would do this. Maybe it's another Agenda 21 thing to keep regular batteries out of the landfills because they don't trust people to dispose of them properly. Maybe rechargeable batteries are considered greener than other batteries. Whether they work as well may not matter to these people.
@inertia4 (27978)
• United States
30 Nov 11
Well, I want to wish you a late Happy Thanksgiving. It sounds like you enjoyed your holiday. I did as well. And, the picture is beautiful. I do not own a camera, I use my iPhone, the pictures do come out real nice. I had an HD setting on there as well as a descent zoom. When I get around to it, I will take some pictures with my iPhone and post them up here.
@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
30 Nov 11
I haven't figured out what to do with the camera in my phone yet or how to get the pictures I take on my computer, but I don't have an iPhone and hardly use the phone I have. I use it only to call out when I'm on the road. I understand, though, that iPhone cameras are great. I'll look forward to seeing you post some pictures. i'm glad you also had a nice Thanksgiving.
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@belaaa (181)
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25 Nov 11
Happy thanksgiving to you to! Beautiful photos! My favorite subjects sky and twilight! I prefer to make photos afternoon or evening. Sky is great subject for thinks about thanks :). Trough art spoken with nature and gods.
I still use amateur camera, because like to be in my pocket always. And from few months make many scrapbooks.
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
25 Nov 11
The camera I used, though new, is still a point and shoot mostly. It's a Nikon Coolpix S8200 that I got at Costco for a very reasonable price. I have wanted that telephoto lens for a long time, and the old camera just didn't have the zoom power I needed for getting birds in trees and such.
