The COLORS of November...

[Acrophobe]

And it's in my "backyard" (ok, I'm in Manchester, but my backyard goes all the way to the Canadian border!)

Haha, I like the way you think. I can see Washington if I climb one of the really tall and perilous pine trees in my backyard, so I guess that goes for me, too.

[EricJ]

I agree with Brad, it could easily qualify for National Geographic. I got the same reation with the one that Spyboy commented on, It reminded me of Colorado.

[Acrophobe]

What kind of camera do you have? It's deliciously sharp.

As you can see, mine are dismally fuzzy in comparison. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...k/100_0833.jpg

[Brad]

What kind of camera do you have? It's deliciously sharp.

As you can see, mine are dismally fuzzy in comparison. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...k/100_0833.jpg

I will let Jim answer the question. But, he was like a little kid in a candy store with a credit card and no limit when he got it! He could not wait to go try it out. And he has done a wonderful job with it.

Thanks Jim.

[Brad]

As you can see, mine are dismally fuzzy in comparison. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...k/100_0833.jpg

You are using a Kodak Z710 which has a nice zoom range and is a 7.1 megapixel camera. The lens can be as important or even more important than the camera body.

Both Jim and I use a Canon SLR so we can change lens for the situation. I will be posting some I took this morning. Hopefully they will come out sharp.

[JimS]

Thanks for your comments.

Brad is correct, I use a Canon DSLR, a 20D to be exact. It is an 8.2 megapixel beast with interchangeable lens capabilities. As Brad also says, the lenses you use are important, and I'm currently limited by my lens of choice with sharpness, but I like it for its versitility. I use a Sigma 18-200MM most of the time.

Technique though FAR MORE important as the camera and lens. I shoot 98% of my photos on a tripod, (A VERY STURDY TRIPOD) with a cable release or timer to reduce any chance of vibrations. When I'm real paranoid about vibrations, I'll even lock the shutter up before the shot so that the mirror doesn't vibrate at all...but that's getting a bit crazy.

The shots posted in this thread are all a half second long or longer...and you can't handhold that with any results...

Hope that helps...
Jim

[Brad]

Jim,

Good points in your post.

I do not have time to process my pictures from this morning before I head back to NC. But here is one that I like. It is 170mm on my 70-300mm IS Canon lens - handheld because I was rushed.

[spyboy]

I'm in the Canon camp as well. I have a Rebel XT (my first foray in DSLR) that I picked up last year. The camera was the cheap part, all the accessories are where the addiction starts! I'm got the kit 18-55mm lens and a 70-300mm ISM telephoto, plus my Sigma 8mm fisheye for my quicktime vr shots)

A good stable tripod is key, along with a shutter release (so you're not touching the camera when taking a longer exposure). I need to get a hook for my Manfrotto 3001BPRO tripod, so I can hang a sandbag (or just my backpack) to really stabilize my shots. Not sure how much weight I'd need to do it in higher winds, I was a bit freaked out shooting my panos up on the deck in August when the winds started to pick up. Here's a shot my friend took of me in Boston, while I was setting up my pano shot, there's alot of money suspended up on top of that tripod camera mount! http://picasaweb.google.com/eslampre...07505848212178

Kirk

Thanks for your comments.

Brad is correct, I use a Canon DSLR, a 20D to be exact. It is an 8.2 megapixel beast with interchangeable lens capabilities. As Brad also says, the lenses you use are important, and I'm currently limited by my lens of choice with sharpness, but I like it for its versitility. I use a Sigma 18-200MM most of the time.

[Acrophobe]

You are using a Kodak Z710 which has a nice zoom range and is a 7.1 megapixel camera.

....How did you possibly know that? That's downright creepy.

I shoot 98% of my photos on a tripod, (A VERY STURDY TRIPOD) with a cable release or timer to reduce any chance of vibrations

Yeah, I can see how that's important. I usually perch my camera on a rock or tree or something to steady it. Sometimes, it's absolutely imperative - I tried taking a few long exposure shots of a stream on a local 'mountain' (Mount Major, actually - if you're from Newmarket you've probably climbed it becuase it's a lot closer then the White Mountains?), so I slowed down the shutter speed and reduced light sensitivity (I forget what the proper word is, ISO, maybe?), but even taking every precaution to avoid vibration, it was still quite blurred. I ought to start using a tripod - I've been hesitant because it's a rather cumbersome piece of equipment to haul around the mountains. Though, last time I was on Chocorua, someone had one at the summit...

Anyway, I tip my hat to both of you - you're masters.

[KD Talbot]

Intoxicating. I really don't think it's the camera or equipment or technique. It's the eye of the beholder.

KDT