Weather Watchers Thread

[Anonymous]

I got some exposed roots for the tree group... someone in Canada there has a fascination or concern rather, with tree root exposure from storm erosion..

I didn't know that caskur.

[Anonymous]

Anything under 18.

lol, yep pretty much.





Actually, on the way home from Pt Walter, I hit a bloody curb. I can't believe I did that.





I promised Fash a picture but today the White Faced Heron flew off and now my miserable cold day is worse.



Swan River an hour or so ago..  And yes, I realize this is a shocking picture..

Very nice photo caskur..



I guess I would consider  anything below -15 to be bitterly cold.

[Bricktop]

You used P, or Auto mode, didn't you?

I went to take weather shots, landscapes, so my setting was on 'Distant Scenery'... But I tried sneaking up on that bloody heron and it flew off. I'm shocked I didn't have to straighten the horizon.





I use my Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300 Digital Camera ... it's got pretty flash factory settings.

The problem with these programmed settings is that the assess the subject in terms of deriving the best shot from AVERAGING the light.



This in turn leads to average shots...which are fine for snapshots, holiday images and generally well lit images. But I suggest you move on from those settings to either Aperture priority, or full manual, and try to add creativity to your image. No matter how clever the manufacturer is, none have thus far been able to include a "creative" mode.



Try metering on different parts of the scene and see what you get. For example, metering on sunlight will give you a decent picture of the sun, but the surrounding clouds will be darker and far more ominous.



To use the light properly, you must construct the image in your head first, then meter and shoot with the light available to get what you want, and then finish in post production.



You have an eye for a good image. Your camera only manages light.

[caskur]

There isn't anything wrong with the images from the camera UNTIL I send them to paintshop pro to downsize and write my name in the corner and then when I save it, I get serious lossy... but I save it as PS123456 a... I always have the original untouched and stored on an external hard drive.



I cannot do manual... my vision isn't great. I'm getting old.



I use light and I go AGAINST using light... I play around. I experiment.



I bought this latest camera for landscapes... the beauty of this camera is the 4K feature... it's water and dust proof (huge, huge, plus).  Also, it records footage BEAUTIFULLY...



I just learned the 4K feature. Do you know about 4K? Scroll down and watch the 4K video. IT"S BRILLIANT FOR BIRD SHOTS.



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My camera is a bridging camera. Due to failing vision, I most likely will never advance further than what I do with the bridging camera ...



I recorded lightning last November on it and extracted stills but I'm frustrated from lack of practice from lack of storms.

[Bricktop]

Your camera is perfectly capable of aperture priority and full manual, and offers the usual three metering modes.



It is a quality piece of kit, and my ardent recommendation is that you ignore the programmed modes, manually set exposure using different metering modes, and explore its fullest potential.



I note that in reviews, some say the camera is overly complex for its target market, which is essentially point-and-shooters. In your case, it gives you the best of both worlds.

[caskur]

Pfft, the bloody thing takes moon crater shots....lol



I'll pm you the links.. Or I could put them how much bandwidth am I chewing using this sites attachments?





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[caskur]

Go through those Albums on caskur.



I'm trying to record as much as I can before our beautiful country is totally devastated by sickening greed and grab for the almighty dollar.





I've got people all over Australia fighting for the conservation cause....



I'll put a rocket up their arses for their money grubbing troubles.

[Bricktop]

But that is your camera taking those photos.



Not you.

[caskur]

True... But if it wasn't for me paying for that camera's charge, that camera couldn't do squat!~

[Bricktop]

And it wouldn't care either way.



You have the eye...your photos would improve enormously if you broke free of the shackles of automation.

[caskur]

Well I'll try and listen closely to your instructions because manual isn't my forte.

[Bricktop]

Not instructions.



Just advice.



If you're happy with your results, that's OK too.

[caskur]

Some parts of Oz right now....brrrrrr.





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[Bricktop]

Freezing my ass off.



Meanwhile the kinfolk in the UK are roasting alive.

[caskur]

Freezing my ass off.



Meanwhile the kinfolk in the UK are roasting alive.

LOL... they roast alive at 24 C.





Did you watch Fours Cornors last night?