Challenge 5 - Beauty and the Monster

[NoDivision]

Ditto that. I'm in the market, but I can never manage to save up money. The camera I have now was never supposed to be used for this kind of photography - I bought it as my "throw in my purse or stick in my pocket for when I go out with friends" camera. But shortly after getting it my big camera finally died.

[Rhini]

Ditto that. I'm in the market, but I can never manage to save up money. The camera I have now was never supposed to be used for this kind of photography - I bought it as my "throw in my purse or stick in my pocket for when I go out with friends" camera. But shortly after getting it my big camera finally died.

I know  I keep putting "new camera" on my Christmas/birthday list and somehow when the time rolls around the money always goes to something else. Plus with how good the iPhone's camera is, I feel like cameras in general will or should be stepping it up a lot in the near future.

[Colorscapesart]

Nervous hugs to all contestants!  I guess the deadline was an hourish ago? by my computer.

[aellos]

I think my fiancee is wanting to get me a camera for Christmas.

[NoDivision]

I have always bought my own, partly because I can't imagine someone else spending that kind of money on me, and partly because I'm super picky

The last camera I had before this one was a canon powershot S2 IS, which even after being "obsolete" for a few years was hands down the best camera I have ever owned. I would buy it again now, even though it's almost 8 years old and has a laughably small amount of MP. It took high quality photos with such little effort, and still allowed the photographer completely manual control, which is becoming rare for a consumer line point-and-shoot. So Versatile. I miss it dearly.


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[Prismatic]

I really need a much better camera, too.  I see pics on here that just blow mine out of the water.  My camera's at least 5 years old, and I doubt it was a new model when I bought it.  What's sad is my phone's camera is almost as good as it...lol.  I can do macro shooting and tweak iso and lighting types, but that's about it.  It has a hard time focusing on close objects even in macro mode, so a lot of my pics come out blurry, even when my hand is very steady.  It seems to not pick up all the light either...but then, I also need more lights for my box... hopefully after I move in October I'll have more access to outdoor spaces and light (here I have absolutely nothing; our only window gets no direct sunlight EVER, and the only outdoor space I can use to take pics is in the courtyard and I really don't want to take pics in front of my neighbors' doors...I also don't have a car and there's no outdoor green space within walking distance x.x)

I'd REALLY like a dslr, and am kinda holding off buying a new one til I can get one of those.

Edit: HAHA my fiance just told me his dad just bought a DSLR, guess what I'm going to be playing with when we move to Texas

[aellos]

I just want a simple little camera. I'm no photographer by any stretch of the imagination. I just like making pretty pics. (Which is something you kinda gotta do if you want to paint).

[tuneful87]

I have always bought my own, partly because I can't imagine someone else spending that kind of money on me, and partly because I'm super picky

The last camera I had before this one was a canon powershot S2 IS, which even after being "obsolete" for a few years was hands down the best camera I have ever owned. I would buy it again now, even though it's almost 8 years old and has a laughably small amount of MP. It took high quality photos with such little effort, and still allowed the photographer completely manual control, which is becoming rare for a consumer line point-and-shoot. So Versatile. I miss it dearly.


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Fantastic photos! I LOVVVEEEE the yak. Where did you take that?

I don't have the brain to figure out how to adjust the settings manually...wish I did. I just have a simple, small Canon Powershot. I took a photography class a few years back, and the teacher was amazed that I was able to get such images like below out of it. I think with the right lightning and technique, even a basic digital camera can produce stellar pics!

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(This is where my toy photography all started)

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(And yes, this is a self portrait of moi!)
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P.S. I will be away at a work picnic for most of tomorrow, but the judges hope to finish their critique by tomorrow evening or Sunday at the latest. Please be patient with us!

[NoDivision]

Those are lovely, Tuney!

And it's not a Yak, it's a Scottish Highland Cow, and her name is Bonnie ^_^ She used to live at my zoo, but she recently moved to an awesome farm when we redesigned that area of the zoo.  She was the sweetest cow ever, I miss her D:

[tuneful87]

Those are lovely, Tuney!

And it's not a Yak, it's a Scottish Highland Cow, and her name is Bonnie ^_^ She used to live at my zoo, but she recently moved to an awesome farm when we redesigned that area of the zoo.  She was the sweetest cow ever, I miss her D:

I had a feeling I should have asked what animal it was before calling it a yak! Ha! Adorable and perfectly suited name for her too.

[Gingerbread]

Those pics are stunning

I've been using my Nokia N8 for the past few challenges (heck I've used it every day since I bought it over a year ago!) but I dug out my Kodak Z740 for this shoot. I LOVE this camera - it's been around Borneo with me, and I've taken so many pics with it. I felt kind of guilty as I hadn't used it for a while but wow it is super-unforgiving for hand shake and trying to tweak the ISO so light things (Lilithas mush) don't appear all washed out. I don't have the ISO freedom I thought I had on it, it has settings of 80, 100, 200, 300 and 400 but doesn't like indoor shots. It's an old camera too so starting to show a bit of wear. I found out my old tripod too, which somehow got broken somewhere (the platform the camera screws onto is frozen).
Maybe I should get a new 'proper' camera....but I am insanely emotionally attached to my Kodak

[4Lindy]

LOVE the Highland Cow NoD.....And goodness Tuney, you are looking all kinds of Highland Man yourself, lol!!!!

[aellos]

Oooh, great photos there! Both y'all. And we finally get to see Tuney!

Take your time on the evaluation. I know I'm moving all day today so I'll be buuuusay.

[Gingerbread]

*comes back to stalk thread for news of results*

I'm so looking forward to seeing everyones take on this...looking back now I have a feeling I may not have got 100% what the judges were looking for. But I am happy with what I submitted

[Cate_Dartfinger]

I'm trying so hard to be patient...but I'm so excited to see what everyone came up with!! GAH!