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Green Man · 12-12-2008, 12:37 PM

These were shot through a 15X optical lens at quite a distance. Im sure the reason they came out was I was using an Olympus computer image stabilizer.

I was delighted how they turned out

TheLorax · 12-12-2008, 02:11 PM

They do look very nice. I never get photos like that. I don't know what an image stabilizer is but what ever it is, it works based on the photos you shared. looks really good.

Raven · 12-12-2008, 07:33 PM

You must have a heck of camera.

doccat5 · 12-12-2008, 08:27 PM

I think I'm getting camera envy here

The photos are excellent, good job, buddy

Raven · 12-13-2008, 07:59 AM

Me too, I have a cheap digital so I am always camera envy.

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Originally Posted by doccat5

I think I'm getting camera envy here

The photos are excellent, good job, buddy

TheLorax · 12-13-2008, 09:55 AM

I don't know that the quality of a camera makes that big of a difference for people like me who shoot on automatic settings. I got much better photos when using a Kodak Easy Share digital camera than I do when using the Canon Power Shot I currently use which is about 4x the price of that Kodak. I also took much better photos using that cheap Kodak than I did when borrowing people's Nikons. The computer image stabilizer Green Man mentioned above sounds interesting. That's got to be in his photo editing software. I don't have that feature in any of my photo editing software. Don't know that I'd be able to figure out how to use it even if I had it though.

doccat5 · 12-13-2008, 04:07 PM

I'm clueless as what the computer image stabilizer might be. Come on Green Man, please explain...........thanks

LadySapphire22 · 12-13-2008, 05:00 PM

Beautiful photos.

Green Man · 12-13-2008, 11:08 PM

I have used Olympus cameras for a long time. I tried cannon but could not get used to it. The camera I use is an SP-550UZ. Its an older digital camera, maybe 3 years. you could most likely find a closeout on one for a couple hundred. They have newer models in the same line. I think the olympus takes stunning outdoor photos, indoors takes some talent. The image stabilizer uses a computer in the camera to eliminate some of the blur caused by slight hand movements.

In order to keep as much sharpness to the photo only use a good optical zoom, a digital zoom does not offer the same clarity.

doccat5 · 12-14-2008, 03:28 AM

Ah! Another mystery solved.

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12-12-2008, 12:37 PM	#11
Green Man WG Ways and Means Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: South of the Cheddar Curtain	These were shot through a 15X optical lens at quite a distance. Im sure the reason they came out was I was using an Olympus computer image stabilizer. I was delighted how they turned out

12-12-2008, 02:11 PM	#12
TheLorax Unicellular Fungi Join Date: Nov 2008	They do look very nice. I never get photos like that. I don't know what an image stabilizer is but what ever it is, it works based on the photos you shared. looks really good.

12-12-2008, 07:33 PM	#13
Raven Carbon Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Maryland	You must have a heck of camera.

12-12-2008, 08:27 PM	#14
doccat5 Big Fat juicy WORM Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Virginia, USA	I think I'm getting camera envy here The photos are excellent, good job, buddy

12-13-2008, 09:55 AM	#16
TheLorax Unicellular Fungi Join Date: Nov 2008	I don't know that the quality of a camera makes that big of a difference for people like me who shoot on automatic settings. I got much better photos when using a Kodak Easy Share digital camera than I do when using the Canon Power Shot I currently use which is about 4x the price of that Kodak. I also took much better photos using that cheap Kodak than I did when borrowing people's Nikons. The computer image stabilizer Green Man mentioned above sounds interesting. That's got to be in his photo editing software. I don't have that feature in any of my photo editing software. Don't know that I'd be able to figure out how to use it even if I had it though.

12-13-2008, 04:07 PM	#17
doccat5 Big Fat juicy WORM Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Virginia, USA	I'm clueless as what the computer image stabilizer might be. Come on Green Man, please explain...........thanks

12-13-2008, 11:08 PM	#19
Green Man WG Ways and Means Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: South of the Cheddar Curtain	I have used Olympus cameras for a long time. I tried cannon but could not get used to it. The camera I use is an SP-550UZ. Its an older digital camera, maybe 3 years. you could most likely find a closeout on one for a couple hundred. They have newer models in the same line. I think the olympus takes stunning outdoor photos, indoors takes some talent. The image stabilizer uses a computer in the camera to eliminate some of the blur caused by slight hand movements. In order to keep as much sharpness to the photo only use a good optical zoom, a digital zoom does not offer the same clarity.

12-14-2008, 03:28 AM	#20
doccat5 Big Fat juicy WORM Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Virginia, USA	Ah! Another mystery solved.