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Pillar of the Community
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I downloaded Photoscape, which I highly recommend, and cropped this one and added a black background. Looks nice and clean. Any tips or suggestions? Sorry, I couldn't find the reverse pics.  Here;s another one, combined sideways. It's really fun messing around on Photoscape.  Edited by wheatguy
05/09/2010 8:34 pm
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Valued Member
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Very nice detail and color. What camera are you using?
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Pillar of the Community
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The Canon SD780IS. No tripod or copy stand, although I'll have to get one soon. Only a $250 camera new and they usually sell for around $100 on ebay. |
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United States
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My daughter likes the Cannon. I believer that is the one she has.
Very nice features. I always have liked Olympus, however mine are
all a few years old, and I believe the technology has improved
exponentially in the past few years.
I will have to give hers a try next time she is home from school.
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Pillar of the Community
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Yeah, I really like and prefer he Canon point and shoot cameras now. Here's another photo, which I combined the obverse and reverse of:  |
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Rest in Peace
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Definitely excellent pix. Congrats! (Focus on the reverse 25¢ directly above looks rather soft, however - maybe a setting in Photoscape?)
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks! Soft? I'm not sure, but it shows the coin pretty closely to how it looks in hand.
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Rest in Peace
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Right, but it doesn't match the sharpness of the other reverse pix posted. Is it a different shot or the same one run through your software?
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Pillar of the Community
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No, those were somewhat old photos I cropped, and combined using Photoscape. Nothing was done to those photos.
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Pillar of the Community
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Great looking!
For what it's worth, I used to be die-hard Canon. I had "real" Canons all through my part-time photography career, and I always recommended them to friends. Great cameras!
Somebody misplaced my S5IS, so on a trip when in want of a camera, I tested out a Panasonic FZ35. The difference to the comparable Canon in terms of clarity (especially at the top of the zoom range) was SO staggering that I overlooked the annoying bespoke rechargeable battery and somewhat clunky advanced controls and bought it.
It was a great purchase, and I can't say I'm a die-hard Canon person any longer - at least in terms of point-and-shoots. I'm not saying Canons are bad - far from it, they're great! But in terms of glass, the Panasonics I've seen blow them out of the water. I confirmed my suspicions when I read the comparison on DPreveiew.
I'm not particularly impressed with the photographs I've taken for this forum. I think it's going to take me mucking with the camera and getting used to the quasi-studio setting and camera settings to get the pictures truly the way I want them. However, I'm very happy with my purchase for a compact vaca shooter. =)
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05/10/2010 6:58 pm
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I tested out a Panasonic FZ35. The difference to the comparable Canon in terms of clarity (especially at the top of the zoom range) was SO staggering that I overlooked the annoying bespoke rechargeable battery and somewhat clunky advanced controls and bought it.
I'm still a Canon guy all the way, but IMO the A720 was their high point as far as P&S goes. The superzoom class, where your FZ35 sits, is pretty much wide open these days. I bought an SX1 IS when they first came out, and was frankly a little underwhelmed. |
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Yeah, Dave - that's one of the cameras I compared against! It's a great camera!
But I found the optics lacking... I also looked at the SX10 - same thing. Great cameras for sure, though! Next time you're in a camera shop, have a look at some of the competitors. Surely, by that time, things will have changed, but I encourage you to have a look. I went to full zoom, snapped a shot and then went to full zoom-in to look at the detail of the photos I took. There was SO MUCH PURPLE, I was embarrassed. Did the same thing with the Panasonic - clean lines. I was amazed. Most people don't care about that stuff, but it really bugged me.
So, given that or a 1DSmkII with a 100-400, I think I'll take the latter. Much easier to carry around. And it's a few pennies less, in fact! lol
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Pillar of the Community
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wheatguy, you got my attention! wheere did you get the "photoscape"?
Thanks,.
Later: located photoscape, downloaded, will give it a shot!
even later: Sure widh I had found this a whole lot sooner!
Dick
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05/14/2010 5:12 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Yeah, it really is a great program. Very fun and easy to use. Here's an picture I edited using Pnhotoscape. The photos themselves aren't the best, but they look pretty nice using the program:  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Wheatguy, I found the photoscape, and downloaded it. needles to say, it is great! P have other programs for working on photos, but not knowing beans from sour aples about that stuff, I was lost. then I got this. I am amazed at what it can do, and you just do what yoi want it to look like,and it is done! Thanks for sharing! You sure made my day!
Dick
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