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As it says. I bet there are others of you who have, or have had a Panny TZ, and would have some shots to show here.

With the RX10 IV stitched together with ICE. And . . . romanced with Luminar. Cheers, Jock

This is not going to be as long and intense as last years thread, but some might find it interesting - because this time, I did the opposite: Instead of packing my most highly rated gear, I went with two compacts, the Panasonic FZ1000 and, again, the Canon G1X III, plus my father's Olympus XA...

A friend treated us to a brunch cruise on the Queen of American Lakes, Lake George, upstate New York. Lake George is just gorgeous, surrounded by the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains. Here's our boat. A friend asked about my camera. I said it had a lot of reach, and shot two samples...

New York State allows the sale of ground-based non-explosive fireworks to citizens. For the Fourth, some friends bought some. I shot over 250 pix. Here's a sampling: Cheers, Jock

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Cheers, Jock

. . . standing in a canoe! From Peebles Island today. Also And romanced with Luminar: Cheers, Jock

A family outing: A showy piece of goods: How did he get there? What is this bird? Cheers, Jock

Shot off tripod. Trees obscured part of lower sky. Had troubles with getting slo-mo to work (note to self: bring small flashlight so you can see the dials!). Need to figure how to get faster autofocus lock-on, but still, pleased with initial result. All feedback welcome. Cheers, Jock

These were taken while I was shooting video. The RX10 IV offers the ability to capture stills while video capture continues uninterrupted. Cheers, Jock

Progress report. There is a great deal to like about the Sony RX10 IV. The autofocus is the best I’ve ever experienced; the Zeiss optics are superb; the fit and finish are excellent; it shoots both stills and video; the one-inch sensor is a serious step up from the small superzoom sensors I had...

Cheers, Jock

Cheers, Jock

Different video editor, differing editing, different music. Luke, you can probably ID the music -- no cheating with one of those auto-apps! Better, maybe? Cheers, Jock

Cheers, Jock

All romanced with the Picasa "I'm feeling lucky" button. Cheers, Jock

SOOC jpegs . . . a really nasty gray day. And seen while accessing the falls. Cheers, Jock

Not all birds-in-flight shots work out. Direct quote from the spotter-in-chief: "These are beautiful, graceful creatures . . . what have you done!?!" Cheers, Jock

The thinkin' spot Cheers, Jock

Cheers, Jock

For years now, I’ve had a mad, passionate love affair with superzoom cameras. I argue that they are, quite simply, the most versatile cameras on the planet: they will deliver 20-something millimeter equivalent wide angle views when you need them and yet, without changing lenses, draw you close...

Went and stood quietly in our yard for a few minutes yesterday. Cheers, Jock

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All heavily cropped. Cheers, Jock

Cheers, Jock

A few inches to the left of the stooping eagle is a fuzzy blob and an eyeball . . . of an eaglet. severe crop (yeah, I know its fuzzy) Cheers, Jock

Cheers, Jock

As shot, at full optical and digital zoom Here it is, romanced a bit with Luminar: And here it is with the Luminar "Big City" preset: and just a few minutes later: Cheers, Jock

Shot with the HX400V in vertical orientation at 135mm e, stitched together with ICE. Shot from the overlook at Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, NY. Yesterday was a day of epic skies. Cheers, Jock

Cheers, Jock

Peebles Island again. The eagles are fussing with something in the nest. But still looking regal Eaglets, unfortunately, not visible yet. Cheers, Jock

Cheers, Jock

(added later) Just for perspective, here is where I was shooting from: The eagles nest is in the trees, dead-center, the big dark blob about one-third down from the top of the frame. I estimate the distance at about 75 yards. Cheers, Jock

The better half (aka spotter-in-chief) and I decided to check on the nesting eagles on Peebles Island yesterday evening. Immediately we discovered that the nest was backlit . . . definitely not as good as the other day Superzoom strikes again . . . eagles . . . and some crazy duck (goose?)...

Okay, I'll admit it; I am an unrepentant, not-in-the-12-step-program sky junkie. A few minutes ago my better half (aka, the spotter-in-chief) said, "Look at that sky!" 'Nuff said. Cheers, Jock

Peebles Island today. Bald eagles on the nest. Papa showed up: cropped: cropped: stopped by a wildlife viewing area in Brunswick, NY: And what is going on in these duck (goose?) photos? Cheers, Jock

(Just finding out what this camera can do.) Cheers, Jock

Canon introduces PowerShot SX50 HS with unbelievable 50X zoom lens | Digital Camera Resource Page News and Canon releases PowerShot G15 with fast lens and SX50 HS 50x superzoom: Digital Photography Review What this thing desperately needs is a 2x teleconverter:rolleyes: