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Shore birds with the P&S

Posted: Sat May 07, 2011 9:20 am
by mikeB
Trying to get a jump on Summer beach fishing this morning resulted in a few high jumping Ladyfish which drew this crowd. The dang Heron swallowed a 12 incher before I could get it back into the surf. (Olympus Stylus 1030)

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Re: Shore birds with the P&S

Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 3:42 pm
by americanrobster
I have the same camera and was wondering what setting that you set the camera on to take such nice pictures. Also, did you alter the pictures with any editing software?

Re: Shore birds with the P&S

Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 11:46 am
by mikeB
I just shot them in the program (auto) mode and used the Olympus software to tweak the contrast and brightness and to enhance the sharpness.

Re: Shore birds with the P&S

Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 1:55 pm
by americanrobster
Thanks for the response. I need to tweak some of my pictures up with the Olympus software and/or Adobe.

I really like the Olympus camera, but the 1030 has a very limited zoom feature from what I have noticed. The 1030 has a lot of different modes that you can choose to take pictures with as well. I have only tried just a few of them.
Nonetheless, the 1030 does the job for me on the kayak.

Re: Shore birds with the P&S

Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 7:06 am
by mikeB
The zoom feature on most p&s cameras is marginal at best. I find it hard to get decent focus at full zoom. I like the Olympus cameras for their wide angle and water resistance, plus the software is pretty good.

Re: Shore birds with the P&S

Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 11:36 am
by americanrobster
I had a Sony Cybershot and I use to shoot my photos in the the 16:9 mode and they always came out great. My buddy just said Sony came out with a waterproof / shockproof Cybershot camera.

I do agree with you about the zoom feature on most point and shoot cameras. P&S cameras are a great substitute for when you don't want to take a DSLR with you.