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Really faint, really hard to shoot, light pollution . . . still fun to try. Original: Romanced with Luminar: Cheers, Jock

Taken with my Nikon S9700 at Carpinteria, Calif. a few years ago. carpinteria_beach_Coolpix9700_June20 by D Payne, on Flickr

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Wide view from Oakwood Overlook two days ago. See the little tiny bump in the center of the horizon? Cue the big gun. Looking slightly to the North at full wide: Full zoom: Cheers, Jock

'Nuff said. Cheers, Jock

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The better half said there was a hummingbird in the quince bush. I didn't find it, but sat and captured a few snaps of things that caught my eye. And one from Peebles Island yesterday: Cheers, Jock

Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, NY, today: And one of the geese that landed ticked off another one. Love the RX10 Mk IV. Cheers, Jock

Full optical and digital zoom: Long may she wave: Cheers, Jock

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Huge partial moon hanging in the sky this AM. Put the RX10 4 in full auto mode to see what it would do. Could hear it chattering away, making multiple images and stacking them. Got this: Put it in P mode and rolled in a bunch of minus exposure compensation: Ran it through DXO 9: Ran...

Here's a map of the ponds at Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, NY: The map doesn't show the small island in the pond at the left, but here it is, complete with a small footbridge for access: And here's the attack: And here's where we think the offenders live: Now, I don't quite get why the...

Normally when I go out for a stroll with the RX10 MkIV, I set it up in P mode with a central focus rectangle. Yesterday, while walking at Oakwood Cemetery, the spotter-in-chief points up and says "hawk." (She noticed it because of a shadow traversing the ground; she's uncanny like that.) I...

A P900 upgrade. Apparently shoots RAW too. I suspect that, finances allowing, I will be all over it. https://www.nikonusa.com/en/nikon-products/product/compact-digital-cameras/coolpix-p950.html

In May, 2019, I purchased the Sony RX10 MkIV. It was a big leap for me, spending nearly two kilobucks on a camera . . . a non-trivial expenditure. Would it deliver what I needed or would I find myself, a month or two later, scouring the photo review sites, looking for the Next New Thing? I'm...

About three weeks ago, the better half (aka spotter-in-chief) and I were marveling at the beauty of the autumn leaves . . . the beauty, variety, and intensity of the yellows, oranges, and reds . . . heart-breaking gorgeous. Then two questions occurred: (1) how come we don't see pink and what...

Never mind, found the hardware switch. I’m an idiot. Quelle dommage!!

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Peebles Island today. SOOC jpegs. Cheers, Jock

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12 panels stitched together with ICE. RX10 IV. Sunset, Frear Park, Troy, NY. Cheers, Jock

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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. . . 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...

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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