First results from my new Fuji FinePix S5200

[Scenic WonderRunner]

Julian, CA. ........A Snow Day


Headed up to Julian today for a fun relaxing day. They closed Hwy. 79.....so I just stayed around Julian and the surrounding area. Had some wonderful Apple Pie and Ice Cream, and coffee at the Julian Pie Company. Sat out on the deck and talked with the locals! ......Walked the town.....Toured the countryside!.........What a Wonderful Day!!!!!!!

Here are some pics. Hope you enjoy them!


Link to Pics: Julian, CA. ......A Snow Day (http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/totallytropical1/album?.dir=/826f&.src=ph&.tok=phuCQjEBocR051bS)
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.......Some quick Julian facts....... (http://www.desertusa.com/Cities/ca/julian.html)
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I was lucky enough to pick this camera up online for only $221 after rebate! So far.....I just love it!

Fuji S5200 (http://www.fujifilm.com/JSP/fuji/epartners/digitalS5200Overview.jsp?item=I836806&dbid=836806&urltype=overview&NavBarId=I836806)



http://www.fujifilm.com/JSP/fuji/epartners/digitalcamera/images/overviewphotos/S5200_duo_lg.jpg


http://www.fujifilm.com/JSP/fuji/epartners/digitalcamera/images/overviewphotos/S5200_rear_lg


http://www.fujifilm.com/JSP/fuji/epartners/digitalcamera/images/overviewphotos/S5200_top_lg.jpg

[articulate]

Very nice!

That looks like an interesting town.

But where are the tequila stations? In a town like that, I'd feel the need to prop a leg up on a bar stool and chat with a cowboy. :p

[calamaridog]

http://www.pinehillslodge.com/

Good food, good show, good bar, good people:victory:

[Scenic WonderRunner]

Sunrise with Moon/star this morning around 5am.

Looking up my driveway. I want to learn how to do night shots.

.....with my new Fuji.

[articulate]

I want to learn how to do night shots.

.....with my new Fuji.
MMMM hmmmm. There are several techniques to shooting at night. I've learned that shooting the moon - if you want a nice crisp one - is to not overestimate the shutter speed. To master shooting at night, you'll want to have manual control. The moon in particular is easy to turn into a fuzzy white blob because your shutter speed is too slow, believe it or not. The theory (or fact) is that since the moon is in direct sunlight, you need to expose for bright sunny conditions if you want a crisp moon...even though you're shooting at night or in low light.

Star trails? Another ball of wax I know nothing about. Except I've attempted some light trails from cars and airplanes landing before and learned that ambient city light is a *****. It might seem dark but leave that shutter open for a few seconds and you might end up with a photo that looks like it was shot in daylight.

If you learn anything, share it with this chump.

:)
Mark

[Scenic WonderRunner]

Thanks for the tips Mark!

Tonight I went out to the Torrey Pines Intl. Gliderport looking for some great sunset pics.

I had to settle for a heavy marine layer and action flight pics!;) ....YES!

I set the camera on "N" for natural light auto mode and just clicked away.....hard to keep up with these guys! The pics pop at full screen!

Enjoy!

Torrey Pines Intl. Gliderport Pics (http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/totallytropical1/album?.dir=/ad79&.src=ph&.tok=phYcNnEBcU.MBO23)
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[Scenic WonderRunner]

Natural Water is a very rare commodity in San Diego County!

I took these pics (with my new Fuji Finepix) late Sunday night as the marine layer was rolling in.

Can anyone guess where these pics of this Mystery Creek were taken?


Mystery Creek (http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/totallytropical1/album?.dir=8773&.src=ph&store=&prodid=&.done=http%3a//pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/totallytropical1/my_photos%3furlhint=actn,del%253as,1%253af,0)
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[Scenic WonderRunner]

Pacific Beach had an Early Summer today!

What a beautiful day!

You inland guys will love this!

Here are multiple random Beach Scene pics.

The Pier is called Crystal Pier and there are little motel cabins on it, for those of you who are not familiar with the area.

Watch for the seagulls that flew into the shot at the perfect moments!

I showed para~gliding the other day. Now we have para~surfing!

Enjoy!

Pacific Beach Early Summer 4/13/2006 (http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/totallytropical1/album?.dir=/7461&urlhint=actn,del%3as,2%3af,0)
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[articulate]

You sucker. Pic 33 of 76 (http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/totallytropical1/detail?.dir=/7461&.dnm=1c4b.jpg&.src=ph)....the essence of being Totally Tropical, or just one part of it?

Seriously, you're shooting a ton of photos. The para surfing is too cool!

Later,
Mark

[Scenic WonderRunner]

Thanks for noticing Mark!

....and YES.....that is but one of the "Essence" of being "TotallyTropical"....!;)

I'm really starting to like my camera!

The hard part is uploading into my puter.

It does not automatically start a new file. It loads my new pics into an old file automatically. That's why you see "snowymtns" in the file names (old file)....but a different "album name" that I created for today's pics at Yahoo.

If you can make these pics go full screen......they just pop!

I know I need a better pic place than Yahoo......but that's all I've got right now. ....and I'm lucky I can figure Yahoo out!:rolleyes:

[articulate]

I know I need a better pic place than Yahoo......but that's all I've got right now. ....and I'm lucky I can figure Yahoo out!:rolleyes:

Might I suggest pbase.com (http://www.pbase.com)? That's a cool place. It's sort of community-like and people will post (tasteful and helpful) comments about your photos.

[Scenic WonderRunner]

Well.....I signed up for Photobucket. Let's see how I do.


OK.....did you mean....THIS PIC>?!!!:D


http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/ScenicWonderRunner/2006_0413SanDiegoSnowyMtns0064.jpg


.....WOOHOO!!!!!

Now that's SWEET!

[Scenic WonderRunner]

OK......another test.

I love this para~surfer action shot.

I shot this with my zoom from the upper cliff.

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/ScenicWonderRunner/2006_0413SanDiegoSnowyMtns0041.jpg

[Scenic WonderRunner]

.....and one for you Jeep Lovers!:rolleyes:

I guess San Diego Lifeguards know their stuff!


http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/ScenicWonderRunner/2006_0413SanDiegoSnowyMtns0054.jpg

[Scenic WonderRunner]

This is kind of a completed trip. But it was done on the very easy Apache Trail with a Buick!...hehe So does that count? I don't know, so I'm posting the pics at my new camera thread. My truck had to sit home because I didn't want to go blasting to Arizona at 75mph with a new engine.

Here are my Pics of the Apache Trail (http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/totallytropical1/album?.dir=3fc2scd&.src=ph&store=&prodid=&.done=http%3a//pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph//my_photos)


http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/ScenicWonderRunner/2006_0425HomerPowellService0208.jpg


...pics taken 4-24-06

It was kind of a hazy day, and I don't know how to deal with that yet.

[justfred]

Tonight I went out to the Torrey Pines Intl. Gliderport looking for some great sunset pics.

You mean "Black's Beach", don't you? Doesn't look like I remember, tho I usually just park up there! It is one of my favorite beaches, tho I do like it better if there's no one else there.

Nice shots. A new camera is really fun, and helps to get your creative spark going. The neat thing about digitals is you can try all sorts of things, and it doesn't cost you anything in film - and if you've got the right photo program (I use iPhoto) it tells you what all your exposure settings were. Take lots and lots and lots of exposures; get a bigger (faster!) memory card if necessary and practice.

[justfred]

I know I need a better pic place than Yahoo......but that's all I've got right now. ....and I'm lucky I can figure Yahoo out!:rolleyes:

Personally I use Gallery (http://gallery.menalto.com/) (unix/php/mysql), but I've got my own webserver so that's really easy. I store most of my pictures in iPhoto, then transfer them using iPhoto2gallery. Not that fancy, but it does the job, and has multiple levels of security which is convenient.

http://www.obtainium.org/gallery

[Maximus Ram]

Bringing this back from the dead......

So SWR, do you still use this camera ? I have the opportunity to pick one up for 25 bucks and wonder if I should do it ........
From the reviews I have read about it online, it got good ratings when it first came out.

[Scenic WonderRunner]

Bringing this back from the dead......

So SWR, do you still use this camera ? I have the opportunity to pick one up for 25 bucks and wonder if I should do it ........
From the reviews I have read about it online, it got good ratings when it first came out.



Yes I'm still using mine. And I love it!


Grab that thing at $25 bucks! That's a Gift!



I've been starting to look for an upgrade since all the prices keep coming down. When I find a new one, I'll give this one to one of my kids!



Fuji Finepix..........S5200

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/ScenicWonderRunner/2008_0429AZNMTXtrip0368.jpg





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[Maximus Ram]

Cool, thanks for the update...:beer: