Taken with Canon G1X Mark II
Sep 16, 2017 15:55:12 #
I have carried the G1X Mark II for a couple of years as an easy to carry camera when I am out and about, but not for "serious" photo taking. The other day I came across a couple of scenes that made me wish that I had carried my "good" camera that day. But the results made me feel a lot better about carrying the G1X MII more often. These shots were hand held and are 3 shot HDR's with the first shot as metered and the other shots +1 stop and -1 stop. It was mid day, the sun high and the light was hard (the reasons I shot HD). All things considered, the results weren't too bad.
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Shaker Pines Lake FD truck found on farm in Hazardville, CT
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Sep 16, 2017 16:21:30 #
visualconnections
Loc: Boerne, texas
Love the old truck! Is it a fire truck or a tree top picker, if that's correct!
Sep 16, 2017 19:19:55 #
The G1X II is a pretty nice pocket camera, if you have big pockets. By bridge camera standards its image sensor is huge. I got mine about 3 years ago to take to concerts where they don't allow "professional" cameras. My only real problem with it is the lack of an input for an external microphone. I also got the EVF for it that makes a big difference when shooting in bright sunlight.
It may not be the best bridge camera available but I like it.
It may not be the best bridge camera available but I like it.
Sep 16, 2017 21:21:37 #
visualconnections wrote:
Love the old truck! Is it a fire truck or a tree top picker, if that's correct!
It is a bucket truck, and I don't know how it was used, but if it says Fire Department on the door it's a fire truck to me.
Sep 16, 2017 21:25:18 #
rmorrison1116 wrote:
The G1X II is a pretty nice pocket camera, if you have big pockets. By bridge camera standards its image sensor is huge. I got mine about 3 years ago to take to concerts where they don't allow "professional" cameras. My only real problem with it is the lack of an input for an external microphone. I also got the EVF for it that makes a big difference when shooting in bright sunlight.
It may not be the best bridge camera available but I like it.
It may not be the best bridge camera available but I like it.
I have the EVF, as well. I hate using LCD screens and won't buy a camera that doesn't have a view finder. You're right about the sensor size. The quality of the pictures I get is great. I just never used it to it's potential and I'm still impressed with it as I expand its use.
Sep 17, 2017 06:40:46 #
Sep 17, 2017 08:41:10 #
lowkick wrote:
I have carried the G1X Mark II for a couple of yea... (show quote)
Very nice images!!!!
Try 5-7 images at 1/3 - 2/3 brackets
Sep 17, 2017 09:43:50 #
Manglesphoto wrote:
Very nice images!!!!
Try 5-7 images at 1/3 - 2/3 brackets
Try 5-7 images at 1/3 - 2/3 brackets
I don't believe that the automatic bracketing feature on the G1X MII will allow for more than 3 images. I could do it manually, but not without a tripod, which I didn't have available for these photos. What I should have done was take another set at + and - 2 stops to compare the outcomes. I like HDR, but usually try for an end result that doesn't look too artificial. I want the viewer (especially the non-photographer) to feel like the image really pops out at them without the realization that it has been manipulated.
Sep 17, 2017 16:10:36 #
lowkick wrote:
I don't believe that the automatic bracketing feat... (show quote)
I agree 100% on the natural look. Check the first two images http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-484513-1.html #1 HDR & #2 Normal
Sep 17, 2017 17:44:00 #
Nicely done. I find that there are a lot of situations where HDR, applied with a light hand, brings out details that the eye can see, but the lens can't. Therefore, some HDR is more realistic looking than a standard photo.
Sep 17, 2017 19:30:52 #
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