Fujifilm HS50 EXR has arrived ! (2 Viewers)

[Joms]

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[elkcub]

You're continuing to provide inspiration. :t:

 

[elkcub]

Ed, A pleasing out of focus background (Bokeh) is all part of a nice bird image. The trouble with all these small sensor cameras is that given the same aperture they have a lot more depth of field when compared to a larger sensor camera, this means that the background has to be considerably further away to give a nice OOF background.

More often than not with birds you cannot pick and choose your background but there are ways of simulating a nice bokeh. There are lots of different methods used but the most popular is applying some blur selectively to just the background (not the bird). Two common ways are applying Gaussian blur or some aggressive noise reduction – make sure you do not apply it to the bird though as this will wreck any fine detail.
These methods will never replicate a good bokeh from a top class DSLR lens but can certainly enhance any image from one of these small sensor cameras including the HS50.

Thanks, Roy. I'll give it a try and post something down the road.

Ed

 

[Wildmoreway]

You are making us BRITS look real tossers mate - get a life

Agreed :t:

The issue of copyright is not that simple, and a court of law would would most likely reject a simple compaint about someone downloading and editing an image to demonstrate a point on a forum such as this one.

I don't use photoshop and rarely use anything more complex that picassa but evena simple editing with picasa can make an image acceptable. Roy does make some very good points and even if "photoshopping is not for you", (I can't actually use pnotoshop as my computers useLinux) it is still worth going and having a look at his postings in the canon forums as we can all learn from them (even a 60 something predominently Fuji and Sony user like me 3).

 

[colinn]

Has anybody tried the Fujifilm hs50exr

 

[earleybird]

You are making us BRITS look real *&%${* mate - get a life

i think you are managing to do that all by yourself without any help from me Punta.:-O

 

[earleybird]

Leave aside that I learned the basics of still and stero photography before you were born, most likely.


Ed

doubtful ....as I am 62



I am however just a novice My real interest in photography started just 3x years ago.

 

[earleybird]

Agreed :t:

The issue of copyright is not that simple, and a court of law would would most likely reject a simple compaint about someone downloading and editing an image to demonstrate a point on a forum such as this one.

All the images on this or any forum are copyright unless expressly stated otherwise.

My images are all clearly copyright watermarked so you do not have the right to download edit and repost them without my permission.

Besides if you intend to download someones images it is only reasonable for the image owner to expect to be asked as a matter of good manners .

 

[earleybird]

I started this thread with the intentions of starting a source of information and advice about the HS50 not to provide a venue for argument and slinging rude and personal insults at fellow members.

May we please get the thread back on topic and keep civil please.

if any member wishes to download another members images ,edit and repost them please ask the image owner for permission.
Aside from any copyright issues ,its just plain good manners and doesn't take a second.

I doubt anyone would refuse if asked

 

[earleybird]

Agreed :t:

The issue of copyright is not that simple, and a court of law would would most likely reject a simple compaint about someone downloading and editing an image to demonstrate a point on a forum such as this one.

kindly edit and remove the insulting remark from your post that Punta made . Whatever your feelings regarding me or this thread you are just lowering yourself to the same base level as Punta by re-posting it

 

[elkcub]

doubtful ....as I am 62



I am however just a novice My real interest in photography started just 3x years ago.

This HS50 is a present for my 77th birthday. I received my very first camera on my 13th birthday, so I was already in my HS photography club before you were in swaddling clothes.

Facts, not an insult. |:d|

 

[cameranut64]

More shares here....

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joms_birding/8697810674/in/photostream

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joms_birding/8697811020/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joms_birding/8697811596/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joms_birding/8696689751/in/photostream/

Thank you!! Pictures like these are what I have been looking for, they are very sharp. I was getting worried due to people saying the HS50 pictures are soft.

Terry

 

[Wildmoreway]

kindly edit and remove the insulting remark from your post that Punta made . Whatever your feelings regarding me or this thread you are just lowering yourself to the same base level as Punta by re-posting it

I agree with Punta and I am 61 and have been interested in photography for nearly 40 years.

This HS50 is a present for my 77th birthday. I received my very first camera on my 13th birthday, so I was already in my HS photography club before you were in swaddling clothes.

Facts, not an insult. |:d|

Agreed and about 25 years before I even took a real interest in photography

 

[Wildmoreway]

:t:

Tried other modes including sports, but found them all pretty useless for birding, have gone back to A,S, & M. don't use a filter, prefer the lens hood for protection

discussion onlens hoods here http://digital-photography-school.com/why-you-should-use-your-lens-hood

Thanks for the link, I understand the principle behind why lens hoods work but explainign it to other people not my strongest point so the link is well worth reading. :t:

 

[Joms]

You're continuing to provide inspiration. :t:

Thanks mate!

 

[Joms]

Thank you!! Pictures like these are what I have been looking for, they are very sharp. I was getting worried due to people saying the HS50 pictures are soft.

Terry

Thanks a lot!

Whoever said that HS50 has soft output is either fool or does not own the HS50.

 

[ClarkWGriswold]

Thanks a lot!

Whoever said that HS50 has soft output is either fool or does not own the HS50.

Great photos Joms. :t:I've followed the thread quite closely as I'd been looking at buying a Superzoom camera. I opted for a different option in the end but it is abundantly clear that the skill of the user is a big factor in the end outcome for all of these cameras.

Rich

 

[Keith Dickinson]

I managed to get out yesterday, early morning so for the first couple of hours the light was not very good at all.
Still using Aperture priority.
Both photos have been cropped and sharpened a tad using photoshop, still not 100% happy with what I am doing with/getting out of silky pix.

 

[Jane Turner]

A video shot at maximum magnification this am.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aWN0zMajTg

 

[DavidT.]

I managed to get out yesterday, early morning so for the first couple of hours the light was not very good at all.
Still using Aperture priority.
Both photos have been cropped and sharpened a tad using photoshop, still not 100% happy with what I am doing with/getting out of silky pix.

Hi Keith, what Aperture were these shot at?