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Apr 26, 2018 07:08:00   #
I would recommend a weather sealed camera such as the Panasonic FZ300. My trip was either very dusty or very wet, no in between. When I returned home it took me a week to get everything as clean as I could, but some equipment still has internal dust.
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Mar 27, 2018 07:28:35   #
Coming from New Mexico you probably used to heat, but be prepared for the humidity. It may be like nothing you have ever experienced. At least you are not in hurricane season. You would not want to driving during an evacuation. I have driven and taken a boat from Miami and the boat ride can take 6 hours without stopping. It felt longer, but at least we had a place to stay once we arrived. The ride home seemed even longer. Use golden hours for photography and use mid-day for beer. The (hopefully) bright mid-day sun will not produce great photos anyway
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Mar 27, 2018 07:21:13   #
I don't usually produce landscapes so I am no expert, but those that I enter in contests and challenges "natural" usually lose out to way overdone "HDR" type entries. I mean, WAY OVERDONE. I have sometimes surrendered to the way overdone crowd and redone my natural PP to way overdone, even way, way overdone and reentered in followup challenges, and have usually done much better. I now sometimes have two versions, "natural" for myself and "way overdone" for online. I can offer a possible explanation for the trend. Many contest and challenge entries are posted online in very small sizes, perhaps 2"x 3" on the PC screen or even thumbnails, and it takes a lot of "bling" to make landscape photos standout at this size. A casual viewer may not even notice the over processing at that size, and does not bother to review the photo at full size where the over processing would be more obvious.
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Mar 24, 2018 08:08:44   #
If you can afford the price difference, go for the Sony. I purchased the FZ1000 because I would have felt guilty spending the difference even when my wife said go for it. There is nothing worse than buyer's remorse. You will probably never know if the Sony was really worth the extra cash, but knowing that there is currently nothing better is worth something. In my case the choice was between the FZ300 and the FZ1000 so I followed my advice.
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Mar 22, 2018 07:16:03   #
I like to photograph horses. Recently I asked GOOGLE to show me FREE photographs of horses and received over 4 million hits. I narrowed this down and asked for Arabian horse photographs and received over 400k hits. Curious, I asked for photographs of Egyptian Arabian horses, a relatively minor sub-group, and received 50k hits. In this environment it is difficult to sell much.
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Mar 18, 2018 08:45:38   #
Rongnongno wrote:
For that to be answered coherently... Ask in the Astronomical Photography Forum

Note: Use 'Quote reply' when answering someone.

I use RAW and JPEG because JPEG loads faster for quick review. It also gives me a benchmark against which to judge my RAW result. Finally, Elements does not give me a thumbnail of RAW images.
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Mar 18, 2018 08:41:31   #
I am happy to see that not everyone automatically screamed MANUAL,MANUAL, MANUAL. Some combination of automatic features will probably be where your finally end up, if trying to get perfect photos from manual does not discourage you completely.
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Mar 16, 2018 07:23:39   #
If you are going to be responsible for paddling and navigating on moving water you will probably find little time for serious photography. Kayaks are not good at remaining still, they move almost constantly. Check the provisions for storage. You may or may not have a secure storage compartment, and if you have one you might find you need other things (sunscreen, water) more. Just placing your equipment between your knees will not inspire confidence. While you are trying to ready your equipment your kayak will be drifting, turning, bumping into things, running aground etc. Dropping a paddle is funny for others, not for you. I would go for something waterproof and expendable, and small enough to hang around you neck. Live with the poor performance. Enjoy your trip.
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Mar 13, 2018 13:15:21   #
You have a point, but I find the ability to share photo albums with friends and family, and while I am away from home, is a nice feature. I never place really private photos on the web ANYWHERE, and with others options in place, I can always tell Amazon to take a hike if they change the conditions of storage. Personal preference.
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Mar 13, 2018 07:21:13   #
I recently sold all my DSLR equipment and now use the FZ1000 (and a ZS50 for pocket carry). No, the FZ1000 does not product the quality of a DSLR when matched with a variety of quality lenses, but it is indeed close, especially if you use a "superzoom" lens of 18-250 for example on your DSLR. If i had the $ I would have the DSLR stuff, but probably would have used the FZ1000 more often. Sony does have some better options, so I have read, but all cost significantly more than the FZ1000.
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Mar 13, 2018 07:13:11   #
It did take a while, but I seem to have it under control now. Unfortunately, when I post or email a photo or even open one to try a re-edit (for example) it is posted again to Amazon. Consequently, I have a lot of duplicate or near duplicate copies on Amazon cluttering things up. I can move individual photos to albums however, and this helps organize the lot. Duplicates can be deleted, but this takes a a lot of time. Copies are available on our tablets and other devices almost immediately, and I can recall individual photos back to my PC very quickly. I don't use Amazon as my primary backup, (I also have an external hard-drive and another on-line backup) but it is a very convenient way to share. If one already has Prime it is an excellent additional option.
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Mar 1, 2018 07:03:03   #
I leave my cameras in a dry closed porch overnight. Here in Florida, taking your cool camera outside in the summer from the A/C means a 30 minute wait for everything to dry out.
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Feb 20, 2018 08:56:47   #
As I was coming back from the barn this morning I noted that in my part of Florida the sky was light grey to "blown-out" in all directions. This reminded me that I too have tried to find a way to darken a sky in a photo when in fact the camera was accurate: the sky was not blue when the photo was taken. If this is the case then no amount of PP darkening will produce a blue sky where one did not exist. A full sky transplant will be the only option. You tube has lots of tutorials on how to do this. The "render clouds" feature of Elements rarely produces good results, but might be worth a try if the amount of sky is small, as is your tolerance for unrealistic results.
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Feb 18, 2018 08:03:45   #
I never realized that shooting out a car window was an industry. What happened to getting out and walking around? Now I know who takes all those boring landscapes.
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Feb 9, 2018 07:31:46   #
I always shoot JPG and RAW. I first review the JPG's in Elements 15 because they are much smaller files and load more quickly. When I find the ones I like, and are worth the effort, I process the RAW file in Elements 15. I like the RAW processor because I can obtain the best color, exposure, noise reduction and sharpening on just two screens. I can also apply sharpening to those areas that need it and avoid sharpening areas that do not. When finished in RAW I move to the JPG editor for finish work; cloning, wrinkle moderation, eye and tooth whitening etc., and spot extreme sharpening. Most of the time my JPG is better than out of camera, sometimes not. The more extreme the lighting conditions the more likely my JPG will be better. (If not, I go back and try again). To me RAW might help, can't hurt.
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