The Ford Barn

tiger.1000 · 10-04-2015, 01:15 PM

Got a new camera and I'm totally baffled with all the options, so took a few random shots as the sun was going down

Vic Piano · 10-04-2015, 01:19 PM

Excellent!

tiger.1000 · 10-04-2015, 01:21 PM

I tried three different settings on the camera, STANDARD,COLOUR and SEPIA.....I think the car presents well in the sepia mode.

WestCoast · 10-04-2015, 01:22 PM

i wish my camera was half that good at taking pictures, what brand is it?

tiger.1000 · 10-04-2015, 01:25 PM

West Coast...it's a Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ40.....I've owned it for 2 years now but I still don't have a clue how to use it...and it's not "ALL NUTS AND BOLTS"

WestCoast · 10-04-2015, 01:43 PM

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motordr · 10-04-2015, 02:02 PM

Nice wheel trim rings! I would love a set for my 32.

FlatHeadCoupe · 10-04-2015, 02:27 PM

Still looking good. Must be the new camera!
Regards,
JMcC

19Fordy · 10-04-2015, 02:43 PM

Nice photos. The sepia goes with the era.

Mike in AZ · 10-04-2015, 02:54 PM

very nice photos...sepia looks almost HDR.....i'll take that rubbish.....lol.....good shots....Mike

tiger.1000 · 10-04-2015, 03:19 PM

Mike....HDR ????

klicker · 10-04-2015, 05:52 PM

Next time I'm in UK, I'll show how to use it if you give me a ride in your beautiful Deuce!

FrankWest · 10-04-2015, 05:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tiger.1000

Got a new camera and I'm totally baffled with all the options, so took a few random shots as the sun was going down

Great..I didn't know they made one with old photo option!
Love that old time photo look. With that camera We can all see what we would have looked like in the in 1930. I have to get one!

41panelmark · 10-04-2015, 06:10 PM

Not bad.

Mike in AZ · 10-04-2015, 09:58 PM

HDR high-dynamic-range imaging....google it for some neat photos...might be able to do it with your camera.....supposed to be able to do it with some iphones.....bottom left photo in your first post kinda looks like it....neat photo....Mike

FL&WVMIKE · 10-04-2015, 10:26 PM

tiger.1000 ...........................
From your photos, you look like you have a pretty good eye, for using your camera. Just keep tinkering and you will, slowly, pick up new tricks. Read the manual and go out and play with it.
MIKE (mikeurch)

Charlie Stephens · 10-04-2015, 10:45 PM

Tiger,

Your pictures turned out great. It looks like you got a good camera. An interesting bit of trivia is that the instruction manual for your camera has 314 pages and the instruction manual for the Model A Ford has 52 pages. It is good to know that these manuals are available online from the manufacturer’s web site for viewing and printing at no cost. I wonder if after you have taken the picture in Sepia if you can go back with post processing software and change it to a color picture? If the answer is “no” I think I would use post processing software to change my color pictures to Sepia (almost all of the post processing software can do this). Since you say you are new to the camera (and maybe photography in general) I have a few tips that might be useful. If people have been playing with the camera over the two years you have had it set everything back to the factory default settings. There should be a one step way to do this within one of the menus on the camera. Set the camera to the automatic mode until you get used to using it and want to experiment. Set the time, date and resolution. The time and date may not seem important now but you will be amazed at how fast the pictures accumulate and most storage systems sort by date as the default. Next set the resolution to the highest possible and leave it there unless you have a good reason to change it. Since it really is not necessary to change these settings again have someone help you set them the first time if necessary. Next take a blank sheet of paper and write “REWARD” followed by your contact information. Photograph this piece of paper. Try to make this the first image on each camera card so it will be the first thing that shows when someone looks at the photos on the card. An honest person will return everything and refuse the reward but just in case I even add that there is a separate reward for the camera card and the photographic equipment that way a dishonest person will be able to collect the reward on the camera card (which he can claim he found laying in the street) while keeping the camera. Good luck and sorry if my ramblings are a little off topic for an automotive forum.

Charlie Stephens

tiger.1000 · 10-05-2015, 02:11 AM

Klicker...get ya ass over here please. This camera is driving me nuts !

BABAR40 · 10-05-2015, 06:19 AM

I wouldn't mind photographing that in my driveway! Nice job.

tiger.1000 · 10-05-2015, 07:55 AM

Charlie....I have had a camera since I was ten. The first, a Kodak Brownie 127. The second a Pentax Zoom-70, followed by a Ricoh GR 10...all of which took rolls of film.
I had reasonable results from these.

My first digital camera was a Panasonic what-ever-it-was called? Then another Panasonic and now the current version, which of course is now approaching obsolete.

Battery life between charges on my current model is phenomenal but the downside is that the instruction manual seems to be longer than Tolstoy's "War and Peace".

Usually I keep the setting on "A" for automatic and say a prayer. Sometimes I'm lucky but most times I'm not. As you say, it's a case of if you don't succeed, try and try and try and try and try again.....ad infinitum

10-04-2015, 01:19 PM	#2
Vic Piano Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Odessa, FL Posts: 7,611	Re: New camera, rubbish photographer ! Excellent! __________________ Imagination is more important than knowledge.

10-04-2015, 01:22 PM	#4
WestCoast Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: oroville calif Posts: 892	Re: New camera, rubbish photographer ! i wish my camera was half that good at taking pictures, what brand is it?

10-04-2015, 01:25 PM	#5
tiger.1000 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Hertford (UK) Posts: 905	Re: New camera, rubbish photographer ! West Coast...it's a Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ40.....I've owned it for 2 years now but I still don't have a clue how to use it...and it's not "ALL NUTS AND BOLTS"

10-04-2015, 01:43 PM	#6
WestCoast Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: oroville calif Posts: 892	Re: New camera, rubbish photographer ! Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) thanks tiger.1000

10-04-2015, 02:02 PM	#7
motordr Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Beamsville,Ontario,Canada Posts: 523	Re: New camera, rubbish photographer ! Nice wheel trim rings! I would love a set for my 32.

10-04-2015, 02:27 PM	#8
FlatHeadCoupe Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Raleigh, NC 27616 Posts: 208	Re: New camera, rubbish photographer ! Still looking good. Must be the new camera! Regards, JMcC

10-04-2015, 02:43 PM	#9
19Fordy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Coral Springs FL Posts: 11,605	Re: New camera, rubbish photographer ! Nice photos. The sepia goes with the era.

10-04-2015, 02:54 PM	#10
Mike in AZ Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Waddell, AZ Posts: 2,540	Re: New camera, rubbish photographer ! very nice photos...sepia looks almost HDR.....i'll take that rubbish.....lol.....good shots....Mike

10-04-2015, 03:19 PM	#11
tiger.1000 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Hertford (UK) Posts: 905	Re: New camera, rubbish photographer ! Mike....HDR ????

10-04-2015, 05:52 PM	#12
klicker Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 311	Re: New camera, rubbish photographer ! Next time I'm in UK, I'll show how to use it if you give me a ride in your beautiful Deuce!

10-04-2015, 06:10 PM	#14
41panelmark Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,264	Re: New camera, rubbish photographer ! Not bad.

10-04-2015, 09:58 PM	#15
Mike in AZ Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Waddell, AZ Posts: 2,540	Re: New camera, rubbish photographer ! HDR high-dynamic-range imaging....google it for some neat photos...might be able to do it with your camera.....supposed to be able to do it with some iphones.....bottom left photo in your first post kinda looks like it....neat photo....Mike

10-04-2015, 10:26 PM	#16
FL&WVMIKE Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Daytona Beach, Fl & Spencer, W. Va, Posts: 4,449	Re: New camera, rubbish photographer ! tiger.1000 ........................... From your photos, you look like you have a pretty good eye, for using your camera. Just keep tinkering and you will, slowly, pick up new tricks. Read the manual and go out and play with it. MIKE (mikeurch)

10-04-2015, 10:45 PM	#17
Charlie Stephens Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Southern California Posts: 7,305	Re: New camera, rubbish photographer ! Tiger, Your pictures turned out great. It looks like you got a good camera. An interesting bit of trivia is that the instruction manual for your camera has 314 pages and the instruction manual for the Model A Ford has 52 pages. It is good to know that these manuals are available online from the manufacturer’s web site for viewing and printing at no cost. I wonder if after you have taken the picture in Sepia if you can go back with post processing software and change it to a color picture? If the answer is “no” I think I would use post processing software to change my color pictures to Sepia (almost all of the post processing software can do this). Since you say you are new to the camera (and maybe photography in general) I have a few tips that might be useful. If people have been playing with the camera over the two years you have had it set everything back to the factory default settings. There should be a one step way to do this within one of the menus on the camera. Set the camera to the automatic mode until you get used to using it and want to experiment. Set the time, date and resolution. The time and date may not seem important now but you will be amazed at how fast the pictures accumulate and most storage systems sort by date as the default. Next set the resolution to the highest possible and leave it there unless you have a good reason to change it. Since it really is not necessary to change these settings again have someone help you set them the first time if necessary. Next take a blank sheet of paper and write “REWARD” followed by your contact information. Photograph this piece of paper. Try to make this the first image on each camera card so it will be the first thing that shows when someone looks at the photos on the card. An honest person will return everything and refuse the reward but just in case I even add that there is a separate reward for the camera card and the photographic equipment that way a dishonest person will be able to collect the reward on the camera card (which he can claim he found laying in the street) while keeping the camera. Good luck and sorry if my ramblings are a little off topic for an automotive forum. Charlie Stephens

10-05-2015, 02:11 AM	#18
tiger.1000 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Hertford (UK) Posts: 905	Re: New camera, rubbish photographer ! Klicker...get ya ass over here please. This camera is driving me nuts !

10-05-2015, 06:19 AM	#19
BABAR40 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Palm Harbor, Fl Posts: 137	Re: New camera, rubbish photographer ! I wouldn't mind photographing that in my driveway! Nice job.

10-05-2015, 07:55 AM	#20
tiger.1000 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Hertford (UK) Posts: 905	Re: New camera, rubbish photographer ! Charlie....I have had a camera since I was ten. The first, a Kodak Brownie 127. The second a Pentax Zoom-70, followed by a Ricoh GR 10...all of which took rolls of film. I had reasonable results from these. My first digital camera was a Panasonic what-ever-it-was called? Then another Panasonic and now the current version, which of course is now approaching obsolete. Battery life between charges on my current model is phenomenal but the downside is that the instruction manual seems to be longer than Tolstoy's "War and Peace". Usually I keep the setting on "A" for automatic and say a prayer. Sometimes I'm lucky but most times I'm not. As you say, it's a case of if you don't succeed, try and try and try and try and try again.....ad infinitum