Florida Pics (environment, work, home)

[vpcats]

I think I'm becoming a bird person now also. I love all these birds you guys get to see.!
Beautiful. It has to be food for the soul.

[Shores9]

Originally Posted by SunshineBaby

Hey, guys (especially Shores):

I was wondering if you could recommend a digital camera. I am starting to get interested in some photography, but I don't have a decent camera. I also don't have a whole lot of money to work with (about $200). All of the pictures I see in this thread are very good quality. Is it possible to get something about as good on my budget?

Thanks

Here are a few considerations:
1- Megapixels - No need to go higher than 6 megapixels. Unless you intend on shooting and printing poster size pictures there is little need.
2- A fast refresh rate. Often times you have the perfect opportunity to take a shot and the camera is not ready. This typically happens just after you snap a shot and your subject moves [into a perfect position] but the camera needs to reset itself before taking the next shot. On some cameras once you take the shot you may have to wait 3, 4, or more seconds until it has processed the information and is ready for the next picture.
3- A traditional view finder can be very helpful. Some cameras in the compact class have eliminated the old fashioned viewfinder in favor of the LCD display. In bright lighting conditions it is hard to see and use the LCD display to frame your picture. Most cameras have the LCD display [bigger is better] and some... also have the traditional viewfinder.
With this in mind I did a little poking around on the net and in the stores and found the Sony W50 to be a good choice. It’s under $200 - well made [as are most Sony products] its nice looking and its compact [about the size of a deck of cards]. It shoots about 1.5 shots per second – a feature that you would spend a bit more money on [around $400}.

The only caveat for me [personally] is the Sony memory stick. There is nothing wrong with Sony memory stick format in general but it is proprietary to Sony products and if you have other devices that use SD cards or Compact Flash memory cards the memory stick would not be compatable. That being said I would buy it primarily based on the refresh rate and price. You can get as fast a refresh rate or faster in other cameras but not at that price.

Read some reviews on the net and check it out in the stores [Circuit City in Tyrone has them]

[Shores9]

Originally Posted by grammy164

Today we decided to take a walk on the beach.

Grammy Great Shots!!!!!!!! All of the shots in this series are really beautiful but these 2 are my favorite. I agree with vpcats

Originally Posted by vpcats

Beautiful. It has to be food for the soul.

[Shores9]

PS Grammy

I really liked that big white bird in the field [a few post back]. You know the one that had a nose that looked like a propeller

[SunKrist]

Originally Posted by Shores9

Here are a few considerations:
1- Megapixels - No need to go higher than 6 megapixels. Unless you intend on shooting and printing poster size pictures there is little need.
2- A fast refresh rate. Often times you have the perfect opportunity to take a shot and the camera is not ready. This typically happens just after you snap a shot and your subject moves [into a perfect position] but the camera needs to reset itself before taking the next shot. On some cameras once you take the shot you may have to wait 3, 4, or more seconds until it has processed the information and is ready for the next picture.
3- A traditional view finder can be very helpful. Some cameras in the compact class have eliminated the old fashioned viewfinder in favor of the LCD display. In bright lighting conditions it is hard to see and use the LCD display to frame your picture. Most cameras have the LCD display [bigger is better] and some... also have the traditional viewfinder.
With this in mind I did a little poking around on the net and in the stores and found the Sony W50 to be a good choice. It’s under $200 - well made [as are most Sony products] its nice looking and its compact [about the size of a deck of cards]. It shoots about 1.5 shots per second – a feature that you would spend a bit more money on [around $400}.

The only caveat for me [personally] is the Sony memory stick. There is nothing wrong with Sony memory stick format in general but it is proprietary to Sony products and if you have other devices that use SD cards or Compact Flash memory cards the memory stick would not be compatable. That being said I would buy it primarily based on the refresh rate and price. You can get as fast a refresh rate or faster in other cameras but not at that price.

Read some reviews on the net and check it out in the stores [Circuit City in Tyrone has them]

Thank you very much for the information. I will look into the camera you mentioned. Right now I am most interested in the Canon A630. It's got a lot of nice features, including a LCD screen that flips out like on a video camera, 4x optical zoom plus 4x digital zoom. It also has 8 megapixels, and most importantly, it's under $225. All the reviews I've read are extremely positive. I will be going over to Best Buy to take a look at it soon.

Thanks so much again.

[Shores9]

Originally Posted by SunshineBaby

Thank you very much for the information. I will look into the camera you mentioned. Right now I am most interested in the Canon A630. It's got a lot of nice features, including a LCD screen that flips out like on a video camera, 4x optical zoom plus 4x digital zoom. It also has 8 megapixels, and most importantly, it's under $225. All the reviews I've read are extremely positive. I will be going over to Best Buy to take a look at it soon.

Thanks so much again.

Just looked at the specs and read some reviews... looks like a great choice and the price seems great as well.

Good luck

[Shores9]

I was looking at some older shots and found a picture of this arraignment my wife had made with flowers from our back yard – Bird of Paradise and Ginger. The shot was a little washed out from the bright background but it’s a great example of the table arraignments we get right outside our door

[grammy164]

Thank you, Shores9 and vpcats. We really enjoyed watching all the birds Sunday. They all kind of reminded me of penguins (I love penguins) because of their coloring and the way they stay so closely in a group. Here's one more for you.
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[lulu]

Oh me gosh....they are so adorable!!!!!! Look at the hairdo's...ha, ha...
I could just hug & kiss 'em.... What a wonderful thread, showing our beautiful side. Simply love it!

Ohhh...& the bird of paradise arrangement is well....spectacular!

[Adream]

Blustery, icy, snowy, wintery day here in the Northeast...these pictures are like balm for the soul on a day like this!!! (I wanna hop on a plane and sit under a palm tree now!)