I think I finally figured this camera out!

[Spyder 1.0]

not bad for a point and shoot, holy crap, lol

 

[Steve Calceatum]

What did you do to get pics of that quality out of a 6.1 MP point-and-shoot???? These are awesome Joe!!!! Keep them coming!!!

 

[Roski]

What did you do to get pics of that quality out of a 6.1 MP point-and-shoot????

If he told you, I presume he would have to kill you .

Damn...

 

[xhexdx]

If he told you, I presume he would have to kill you .

Damn...

Heh.

Also, these pics aren't even uploaded at full-size. I'll upload the formosa female at the photobucket limit (1Mb) and post it. It's still not full-size, but it's the best I can do right now.

 

[xhexdx]

Ok, here it is at 1 meg filesize:

 

[Roski]

I'm sorry, I feel I must reiterate;

DAAAAAAAAMN (too early in the morning for fancy colours and resizing, I hope you can catch my drift regardless)

 

[AudreyElizabeth]

See, this stuff ticks me off. I have a Kodak Easyshare Z712 IS, 7.1 megapixels, and my tarantula pictures usually end up looking like crap.
curiousme told me to mess with my white balance, and it did help, but still, nothing spectacular. Time to go buy another camera battery. Mine is dead.

Those are awesome pics Joe. If I could figure out how to get pictures like that with my camera I would be satisfied with it.

This is my only decent sling pic, and I took it from quite a distance, and cropped it. It seems to work better that way.

Share some hints for us Kodak users! :} (please)

 

[xhexdx]

I'm assuming you have the setting to SCN and then the close-up option selected?

From there, it's just (for me) a matter of restricting the flash so only a certain amount of light gets through, focusing, and taking the picture.

The problem I was having was the overexposure of the flash. Since I've been able to restrict it, I have been able to take pics that I feel are much better.

 

[Steve Calceatum]

I'm assuming you have the setting to SCN and then the close-up option selected?

From there, it's just (for me) a matter of restricting the flash so only a certain amount of light gets through, focusing, and taking the picture.

The problem I was having was the overexposure of the flash. Since I've been able to restrict it, I have been able to take pics that I feel are much better.

I had that problem too when I was trying to get the pics for my photo thread. I tried to block off some of the the flash with my finger, but alot of the results ended up having an orange tint to them. I'll probably end up figuring something out eventually, but I'm curious about what method you are using for restricting the flash?

 

[Ictinike]

I had that problem too when I was trying to get the pics for my photo thread. I tried to block off some of the the flash with my finger, but alot of the results ended up having an orange tint to them. I'll probably end up figuring something out eventually, but I'm curious about what method you are using for restricting the flash?

Yep same.. That orange tint is the flash still coming through your fingers

I've done the same and tried but I guess a piece of cardboard -OR- turn the flash off and use ambient lighting to allow good pics without the flash.

Not sure if anyone still uses light meters but they were always dead on for exposure and lighting when I used to shoot for local newspapers back in the day with a mechanical SLR..

Oh the good old days of non-digital, lol.

 

[DDaake]

I'm assuming you have the setting to SCN and then the close-up option selected?

From there, it's just (for me) a matter of restricting the flash so only a certain amount of light gets through, focusing, and taking the picture.

The problem I was having was the overexposure of the flash. Since I've been able to restrict it, I have been able to take pics that I feel are much better.

I've got the same exact camera you have. I've had it a couple years now but I've never been able to really master it. I may have lost a lens idk. On my camera, when I turn it on and the lens shaft extends, it seems there should be something there. I see 3 screws and three spaces in the ring where it looks like there should be something. Do you see this on yours?

I agree the flash is often too much. I've found lately I also get better pics if I back off and crop.

 

[xhexdx]

That's the great thing about this revelation () of mine. That formosa pic I re-posted...no cropping, no zoom.

I checked the lens, and while there are threads inside, I didn't see any screws. I'd take a picture, but, well, that's impossible.

 

[AudreyElizabeth]

Yes, the flash is a bit much. I have a problem with pictures coming out like this.
How do you restrict the flash?