Annual April Ice Out Tour - part 2

SIKSUKR · 04-28-2005, 03:23 PM

That was nothing short of awe inspiring IG.Wow!Wow! Wow!You have a great gift to bring us such magnificent photos.I am truely honered to have veiwed this spectacle through your eyes.I believe Island Guy must have been helping with that iceout from above.Thanks so much! SS

Mee-n-Mac · 04-28-2005, 07:42 PM

As the others have said outstanding ! Let me comment on 3 shots that I find particularly eye catching. Of course the sunset shot with the channel that leads your eye up past the rock and buoy to get a reward of a sunset at the end of the open water. Did you work to frame it so perfectly or did it just somehow look right to you ? Same thing for the shot off the Ames Farm dock. The 2 empty chairs are just screaming "C'mon ice, Melt !". Lastly the shot of the ice tubes underwater has an almost surreal quality to it, it's a great abstract photo. I mention these because I'm curious about whether you see the "photographic potential" and then work to make them come out so well or just have a natural talent that allows you to use your camera to capture what your brain sees ? Once in a great while I get a good "keeper" but more often than I care to count somehow the camera just doesn't record the scene the way I had pictured it.

Must be time for a new camera ... yah that's the ticket ... it's the camera holding me back ... hoo boy, somebody please refill my scotch glass

KBoater · 04-28-2005, 09:04 PM

IG,
You have done another outstanding thing. I’m sure you not only saw same amazing sights

but also heard an amazing symphony of ice booms, tinkles, slides, wind, etc. Next year maybe we can get a recording.

I always enjoyed the noises of ice out.

Island Girl · 04-28-2005, 10:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mee-n-Mac

I'm curious about whether you see the "photographic potential" and then work to make them come out so well or just have a natural talent that allows you to use your camera to capture what your brain sees ?

I think it is a combination of things. I take pictures to record an event and for the art. I do try to frame the picture to get the most artistic view, but that is not always possible. The real key is to take a lot of pictures. I took 1100 pictures in April from which I choose the 60 or so for the ice out tours. I have a very good camera with a fast shutter and very good lens. I also use Photoshop to straighten a crooked picture (my pet peeve) and to crop out unnecessary information or to get in closer to the subject. Every once in a while a picture comes out of my camera that astounds me. That sunset was one of those rare ones. It came out of the camera that way, only needed a little straightening.

Thanks for the kind words. I had a lot of fun doing the tour.

Just Sold · 05-17-2005, 09:52 AM

IG, I am impressed with your photoposts like many others here are. I would like to know the make and model of camera that you are using. I am thinking of getting a new camera and I immediately thought of you because of the quality of your photo's.

Thanks in advance.

Island Girl · 05-17-2005, 10:05 AM

Thank you, Just Sold, for your kind words. My current camera is a Sony F717, which is no longer manufactured. I purchased this on ebay this year to replace my Sony F707 on which the flash stopped working.

I like it for the quality of the lens. The new DSLR cameras have drawbacks that prevent me from buying one. First, I would have to carry and change lenses to fit the situation. Second on a DSLR you have to use the viewfinder not the LCD to take pictures. I take most of mine with the LCD viewer on the Sony. My camera acts as a point and shoot, but has very high quality pictures and many non-automatic features as well. I tend to use a lot of the auto features.

When my F707 broke I was in a quandry since there is no other camera like it and its F717 cousin. The Sony F828 which came out 18 months ago suffers from purple fringing and ISO issues. Users have to "learn" to take good pictures with it as one does with a DSLR.

I do like the quality I see from some Canon digicams and would consider one of them. I keep hoping Sony will step up to the plate and produce a viable upgrade to the F717.

The other secret is to take a lot of pictures. Digital film is cheap!

Perhaps others could tell about their cameras and we can all get an education.

IG

lakegirl · 05-17-2005, 02:34 PM

Hey IG... what a great post. I am hoping to get around to doing a full tour of the lake with my camera. You gave great advice to just sold about purchasing a camera. I might add that you should try to do lots of research on the perfect camera for you and your needs. I just bought my last camera about two weeks ago (the lcd monitor on my previous camera broke after only 8 months

) Doing the research was tedious....but it was worth it in the end.

04-28-2005, 03:23 PM	#1
SIKSUKR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,075 Thanks: 215 Thanked 903 Times in 509 Posts	That was nothing short of awe inspiring IG.Wow!Wow! Wow!You have a great gift to bring us such magnificent photos.I am truely honered to have veiwed this spectacle through your eyes.I believe Island Guy must have been helping with that iceout from above.Thanks so much! SS __________________ SIKSUKR

04-28-2005, 07:42 PM	#2
Mee-n-Mac Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,943 Thanks: 23 Thanked 111 Times in 51 Posts	Well done As the others have said outstanding ! Let me comment on 3 shots that I find particularly eye catching. Of course the sunset shot with the channel that leads your eye up past the rock and buoy to get a reward of a sunset at the end of the open water. Did you work to frame it so perfectly or did it just somehow look right to you ? Same thing for the shot off the Ames Farm dock. The 2 empty chairs are just screaming "C'mon ice, Melt !". Lastly the shot of the ice tubes underwater has an almost surreal quality to it, it's a great abstract photo. I mention these because I'm curious about whether you see the "photographic potential" and then work to make them come out so well or just have a natural talent that allows you to use your camera to capture what your brain sees ? Once in a great while I get a good "keeper" but more often than I care to count somehow the camera just doesn't record the scene the way I had pictured it. Must be time for a new camera ... yah that's the ticket ... it's the camera holding me back ... hoo boy, somebody please refill my scotch glass __________________ Mee'n'Mac "Never attribute to malice that which can be explained by simple stupidity or ignorance. The latter are a lot more common than the former." - RAH

04-28-2005, 09:04 PM	#3
KBoater Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Wolfeboro Posts: 521 Thanks: 10 Thanked 29 Times in 15 Posts	Outstanding IG, You have done another outstanding thing. I’m sure you not only saw same amazing sights but also heard an amazing symphony of ice booms, tinkles, slides, wind, etc. Next year maybe we can get a recording. I always enjoyed the noises of ice out. __________________ Home Permanently in NH

05-17-2005, 09:52 AM	#5
Just Sold Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Suncook, NH, but at The Lake at Heart Posts: 2,615 Thanks: 1,083 Thanked 434 Times in 210 Posts	Which Camera IG, I am impressed with your photoposts like many others here are. I would like to know the make and model of camera that you are using. I am thinking of getting a new camera and I immediately thought of you because of the quality of your photo's. Thanks in advance. __________________ Just Sold At the lake the stress of daily life just melts away. Pro Re Nata

05-17-2005, 10:05 AM	#6
Island Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,356 Thanks: 18 Thanked 574 Times in 181 Posts	Digital Cameras Thank you, Just Sold, for your kind words. My current camera is a Sony F717, which is no longer manufactured. I purchased this on ebay this year to replace my Sony F707 on which the flash stopped working. I like it for the quality of the lens. The new DSLR cameras have drawbacks that prevent me from buying one. First, I would have to carry and change lenses to fit the situation. Second on a DSLR you have to use the viewfinder not the LCD to take pictures. I take most of mine with the LCD viewer on the Sony. My camera acts as a point and shoot, but has very high quality pictures and many non-automatic features as well. I tend to use a lot of the auto features. When my F707 broke I was in a quandry since there is no other camera like it and its F717 cousin. The Sony F828 which came out 18 months ago suffers from purple fringing and ISO issues. Users have to "learn" to take good pictures with it as one does with a DSLR. I do like the quality I see from some Canon digicams and would consider one of them. I keep hoping Sony will step up to the plate and produce a viable upgrade to the F717. The other secret is to take a lot of pictures. Digital film is cheap! Perhaps others could tell about their cameras and we can all get an education. IG __________________ Island Girl ....... Make Lemonade

05-17-2005, 02:34 PM	#7
lakegirl Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Gilford-Northern MA Posts: 38 Thanks: 3 Thanked 5 Times in 2 Posts	Great post!! Hey IG... what a great post. I am hoping to get around to doing a full tour of the lake with my camera. You gave great advice to just sold about purchasing a camera. I might add that you should try to do lots of research on the perfect camera for you and your needs. I just bought my last camera about two weeks ago (the lcd monitor on my previous camera broke after only 8 months ) Doing the research was tedious....but it was worth it in the end. __________________ Lakegirl Never leave home without your camera