A Few Point and Shoot shots from Marc's Shootout in Utah

[pathfinder]

I frequently hear that one needs fancy cameras to take really good pictures ( as opposed to a good eye perhaps ) That point and shoots shots are too noisy.

So I thought I would shoot some of my shots with a Lumix DMC-LX1 and see it that is really true. It sports an 8 Mpxl sensor.

Here are a few that I took handheld with my Lumix. I am just beginning to start processing of my other shots from Utah.

Temple of the Sun at sunset




Prince's Plume in Valley of the Gods






































Dgrinners at work



Flowers at Sunrise at Factory Butte



Tree in Natural Bridges



Mormon Tea



Good light really does seem to matter I will carry my Lumix more frequently now that I see that it is capable and convenient.

More from Utah can be seen here

[hawkeye978]

Really nice shots and thanks for the grounding. I'm shooting with a Sony H1 super zoom and can get decent shots but I know that it's a lot about composition, lighting, and experience. That certainly shows in your shots. Having said that, after 1 1/2 years of shooting I can begin to feel the limitations of the Sony and am starting to think about a dSLR such as the Pentax K100 or Nikon D40. But I know that a better camera doesn't necessarily mean better pictures and I just need to keep shooting and getting as many brutal critiques as possible. I enjoy learning from shots such as these, but then get frustrated because I can't reproduce what I have seen, yet (I hope).

Thanks for the pictures....

[schmoo]

Pathfinder,

Thanks for giving the name of that plant! The only one I knew was Brigham Tea. I think your point-and-shoot photos are as good or even better than the ones I processed from my 30D. Maybe I should look into upgrading my Elph.

[pathfinder]

Hi Stephanie,

Do not give up on your 30D - it is far, more capable than my little LX1. I was just trying to show that even diminutive cameras can make lovely images when great subjects are illuminated with great light. Better cameras can do even better with great subjects and great light. What I need is a better eye to help me recognize the better light shining on the better subject

I am glad you liked the shots. The Prince's Plum was just so lovely that day when lit up by a a totally overcast sky. Just goes to show that sunrise and sunset are not the only time of day for some pictures. Overcast days are dynamite for macros and close ups, so that was what I went looking for that morning.

I am looking forward to seeing more of your shots - I love your quirky humor and unusual points of view. It helps stimulate me to try new things and new points of view. The best artists always steal ideas from each other, you know.

To continue the comparison of P&S virtues vs DSLRs, here are two shots of cactus flowers, one by an LX-1 and one by my 1DsMkll. Which image is the better image? Which has better DOF? Better bokeh? Better color? Red or Yellow?

[schmoo]

Originally Posted by pathfinder

I am looking forward to seeing more of your shots - I love your quirky humor and unusual points of view. It helps stimulate me to try new things and new points of view. The best artists always steal ideas from each other, you know.

Thanks for the kind words! And "every artist is a thief," I agree. I borrowed some ideas from Nightingale's flower photos, that's for sure.



BTW, I have had a heck of time processing that one yellow flower shot that Marc dubbed "Miracle Gro." I scrapped it, actually, because I was having so much trouble getting it to look decent. I was thinking about posting it it one of the Wild Utah threads to see if you guys wanted to take a shot at it.

I vote #2 as the 1D photo!

[pathfinder]

Originally Posted by schmooo

Thanks for the kind words! And "every artist is a thief," I agree. I borrowed some ideas from Nightingale's flower photos, that's for sure.



BTW, I have had a heck of time processing that one yellow flower shot that Marc dubbed "Miracle Gro." I scrapped it, actually, because I was having so much trouble getting it to look decent. I was thinking about posting it it one of the Wild Utah threads to see if you guys wanted to take a shot at it.

I vote #2 as the 1D photo!

I can't seem to find your Miracle Gro shot, Stephanie, so go ahead and start a thread with it with a link to the original file if possible, or post it in Finishing School and maybe some of the retouching pros there can give you some help.

Yellow flowers are very, very easy to blow out in the red channel. I had to be very careful in my yellow cactus flower about the red channel.

Actually......, I did not ask which camera shot which image. I asked "Which image is the better image? Which has better DOF? Better bokeh? Better color? Red or Yellow?"

Care to comment about those questions?

And yes, you did surmise the correct camera used for number 2.

[slflash]

Pathfinder,
You got some great shots with your point and shoot. I am looking forward to seeing more of your shots from your 1D Mark111.

Originally Posted by pathfinder

I can't seem to find your Miracle Gro shot, Stephanie, so go ahead and start a thread with it with a link to the original file if possible, or post it in Finishing School and maybe some of the retouching pros there can give you some help.

Yellow flowers are very, very easy to blow out in the red channel. I had to be very careful in my yellow cactus flower about the red channel.

Actually......, I did not ask which camera shot which image. I asked "Which image is the better image? Which has better DOF? Better bokeh? Better color? Red or Yellow?"

Care to comment about those questions?

And yes, you did surmise the correct camera used for number 2.

[z_28]

Fantastic pictures pathfinder !!!

Maybe should I reconsider to rebuy some SonoMinoKoni
or other XXI Century digital wonder
?

[pathfinder]

Originally Posted by slflash

Pathfinder,
You got some great shots with your point and shoot. I am looking forward to seeing more of your shots from your 1D Mark111.

Hi Sheila

No 1DMklll yet. It sounds like a lovely beast, but still as far as I know is only vaporware for those of us in the street

[schmoo]

Pathfinder,

I posted a new thread here. If anyone feels it is better placed in Finishing School, I apologize.

*gets ready to dodge stones*

As for the two flower photos, I prefer the second. I think the bokeh looks a bit smoother, definitely more uniform to me (though I don't know why that would be, maybe the composition?), and the yellows seems smoother to me, even though you say they are difficult.

I don't really have the kind of technically critical eye that I see around here on Dgrin, though.