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BDMao88

Filthy Casual
Nice photos. What camera do you use? :)
It's a Fujifilm F550EXR. I can't afford a DSLR, but this camera has a lot of options, 15x zoom that can be maxed at 60x but quality gets crappy. In manual mode it's super easy to adjust the aperture and shutter speed.

My favorite point and click so far.

I believe I took this at ~60x

but I feel like it takes great quality pictures!
I doubt this turtle made it through winter...
 

AeroGrunt

Stay Puft
It's a Fujifilm F550EXR. I can't afford a DSLR, but this camera has a lot of options, 15x zoom that can be maxed at 60x but quality gets crappy. In manual mode it's super easy to adjust the aperture and shutter speed.

My favorite point and click so far.
I got my Canon T3i for really cheap. That zoom sounds nice and might be really good for what you do, zoom lenses for DLSR cameras cost a lot. T3i has a 3x - 10x digital zoom, quality stays pretty nice at 3x. I just recently started getting into filming and photography, it's a nice relaxing hobby. :)
 

BDMao88

Filthy Casual
I got my Canon T3i for really cheap. That zoom sounds nice and might be really good for what you do, zoom lenses for DLSR cameras cost a lot. T3i has a 3x - 10x digital zoom, quality stays pretty nice at 3x. I just recently started getting into filming and photography, it's a nice relaxing hobby. :)
Yeah, but it can cost a fortune haha, I'm satisfied with what I have even though it's really hard taking pics of birds unless at a feeder. I would love to get in to digiscoping, but I don't know to much about it but I figure it must cost a fortune too.
 

AeroGrunt

Stay Puft
Here is some of my terrible photography. Been doing this for under a year, go easy on me lol. Constructive criticism & tips are welcome. (If anyone wants to see a specific photo in full resolution let me know.)



 

AeroGrunt

Stay Puft
Yeah, but it can cost a fortune haha, I'm satisfied with what I have even though it's really hard taking pics of birds unless at a feeder. I would love to get in to digiscoping, but I don't know to much about it but I figure it must cost a fortune too.
Taking pictures of birds is always difficult, got to be a sneaky bastard lol. I bought my Canon t3i solely for filming but recently started to get into photography too, its nice.

ve I took this at ~60x

but I feel like it takes great quality pictures!
I doubt this turtle made it through winter...
You can't expect good quality while zooming in 60x, looks good considering how far it must have been. :) What resolution does it shoot and what the hell kind of turtle is that?
 

BDMao88

Filthy Casual
AeroGrunt I really like your pics, very relaxing and something that would be in an ad. It's an Eastern Box turtle, I had a tomato plant that attracted them but they were horrible at breaking in to them so I would always have to open them up. They are more like a tortoise than a turtle *mainly always on land*

Your pics make mine look like ass, do you do any kind of enhancements on the computer to them?
 

AeroGrunt

Stay Puft
AeroGrunt I really like your pics, very relaxing and something that would be in an ad. It's an Eastern Box turtle, I had a tomato plant that attracted them but they were horrible at breaking in to them so I would always have to open them up. They are more like a tortoise than a turtle *mainly always on land*
Thanks. When I took the last photo I also filmed the same spot for a while, looks much better in motion. I have over a 100GB of clips on my harddrive, one of these days I got to compile my favorite shots into a short and upload it. I've never seen a tortoise in my life, we only have boring animals like foxes, rabbits etc here in Finland. :(
 

BDMao88

Filthy Casual
Thanks. When I took the last photo I also filmed the same spot for a while, looks much better in motion. I have over a 100GB of clips on my harddrive, one of these days I got to compile my favorite shots into a short and upload it. I've never seen a tortoise in my life, we only have boring animals like foxes, rabbits etc here in Finland. :(
What foxes and rabbits are exciting, I think all wildlife is haha. I have a pic of a two foxes in my yard, but not good shots along with deer etc.
 

AeroGrunt

Stay Puft
What foxes and rabbits are exciting, I think all wildlife is haha. I have a pic of a two foxes in my yard, but not good shots along with deer etc.
C'mon, compare a rabbit to a tortoise. 1-9 MU in coolness. During the winter there was up to 5 deer in my backyard almost every day. Didn't have my camera back then, could have got some cool pictures.
 

BDMao88

Filthy Casual
C'mon, compare a rabbit to a tortoise. 1-9 MU in coolness. During the winter there was up to 5 deer in my backyard almost every day. Didn't have my camera back then, could have got some cool pictures.
F a camera, get a gun! Does Finland have neighborhoods? :joker:
 

BDMao88

Filthy Casual
Haha, you can't just shoot random deer you need to have a permit. They limit the amount of deer and moose you can shoot in a hunting season so they don't go extinct.
I've never hunted in my life, but I would love to. Shoot we have to many deer here! Moose I can understand, but a deer in your backyard should be free game as long as you're going to use it for food., but I can't do it where I live because houses behind me are through a patch of woods 80ft away?
 

AeroGrunt

Stay Puft
I've never hunted in my life, but I would love to. Shoot we have to many deer here! Moose I can understand, but a deer in your backyard should be free game as long as you're going to use it for food., but I can't do it where I live because houses behind me are through a patch of woods 80ft away?
I went hunting with my dad when I was younger, not really my thing. What do moose and deer do anyway, they just run around until they get hit by cars or get shot. Gg
 

Ilthuain

Lost in a labyrinth of egoism
Collect and play boardgames
Guild Wars 2
Pinball (the real thing, not digital)
Watch strange movies (mostly horror)
Bird watching

I do all of the above with my wife, because she is awesome.
 

BDMao88

Filthy Casual
I went hunting with my dad when I was younger, not really my thing. What do moose and deer do anyway, they just run around until they get hit by cars or get shot. Gg
Right, but they spread seeds, trim vegetation, and are a food source for other animals. I thought the same thing about mosquitoes and ticks...
 

BDMao88

Filthy Casual
Collect and play boardgames
Guild Wars 2
Pinball (the real thing, not digital)
Watch strange movies (mostly horror)
Bird watching

I do all of the above with my wife, because she is awesome.
WOW it's almost like you touched me and we became one...to bad I can't afford a real pinball machine and I only played guild wars 1.
 

Ilthuain

Lost in a labyrinth of egoism
WOW it's almost like you touched me and we became one...to bad I can't afford a real pinball machine and I only played guild wars 1.

Great minds think alike.

I live near the Pacific Pinball Museum, so we mostly go there to play. We have decided to get a Stern "Star Trek" pin once it comes out as my "mid-life crisis" gift (she's a hardcore trekkie, so this didn't require much convincing), but we don't have enough room for a huge home arcade. If you want to find a place to play locally, check out http://pinballmap.com/ .

Also, if you're going to Evo, you gotta get to the Pinball Hall of Fame.

Oh, and you should give GW2 a try. Great game, especially if you play somewhat casually.
 

AeroGrunt

Stay Puft
AeroGrunt
Your pics make mine look like ass, do you do any kind of enhancements on the computer to them?
I usually do some grading in After Effects then render it as a PNG. I just change color curves to give it a warmer look and add a bit of blue to the shadows. You can do this with most image/video editing programs.