New Camera - Nikon P900!
New Camera - Nikon P900!
As tradition dictates in our house, there are no surprises when it comes to special days like Mother's Day. Last night Bob took me to Best Buy and got me the Nikon P900. It is rated very high along with the comparable Canon version as being the ideal birding camera. No extra lens or other gear needed. It's an all-in-one, my kind of sophisticated point-and-shoot camera. As happy as I have been digi-scoping with my little Canon and spotting scope, this camera will give me the opportunity to photograph the more mobile birds hopping about on the ground, in trees or in the air. Digi-scoping always requires a standing still bird.
This morning I went out in my neighborhood to play with it and was happy to have a very accommodating Black-crowned Night Heron fishing from the dock. I could hear babies in the distance yapping for breakfast. We have numerous nests of these guys right now very close by. The only time you see them during the day is spring/summer when there are chicks to be fed. And yes, their eyes are really that red.
I am using a new resizer so I hope it doesn't degrade the photo any. I was really pleased with my first efforts. I've also posted on FB.
This morning I went out in my neighborhood to play with it and was happy to have a very accommodating Black-crowned Night Heron fishing from the dock. I could hear babies in the distance yapping for breakfast. We have numerous nests of these guys right now very close by. The only time you see them during the day is spring/summer when there are chicks to be fed. And yes, their eyes are really that red.
I am using a new resizer so I hope it doesn't degrade the photo any. I was really pleased with my first efforts. I've also posted on FB.
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FARLEY in Sacramento
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Oh gosh I'm jealous! What a great gift (well-deserved, of course!).
Those photos are amazing.
Maybe I need to start sweet-talking Santa...
Those photos are amazing.
Maybe I need to start sweet-talking Santa...
Pam Cook #48
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What a Happy Mother's Day gift! I've had a Nikon Coolpix camera for a few years, and agree it's the perfect camera out in the field - no extra gear to fiddle with. Great shots of the heron.
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Beautiful! And the resized worked great. What's the name of the resizes?
Nice Mother's Day gift! Good job Bob!
Nice Mother's Day gift! Good job Bob!
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wonderful photos, that must be some camera!!
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Debbie J wrote:Beautiful! And the resized worked great. What's the name of the resizes?
Nice Mother's Day gift! Good job Bob!
Debbie thanks! The resizer is called "Image Resizer", LOL, which is a free app from the Apple App Store. It seems to have worked pretty well.
FARLEY in Sacramento
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Great pictures Farley! I would love a new camera to take photos of critters.
Cheryl
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Wow, great photos! Love that first one with the closeup of the feathers.
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mpizzazz wrote:Wow, great photos! Love that first one with the closeup of the feathers.
Thanks all!
Marianne, I will be learning this camera for a long time but when I get lucky, I get a good detailed photo like the one you mentioned. I'm going out every day to play with it and get comfortable experimenting with all the features one at a time.
FARLEY in Sacramento
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Farley there are several out there that are free
Who is yours by
please
Who is yours by
please
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jmp1022 wrote:Farley there are several out there that are free
Who is yours by
please
The resizer is called "Image Resizer", LOL, which is a free app from the Apple App Store.
FARLEY in Sacramento
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only 12 image resizers
who made yours or what is icon at apple store
who made yours or what is icon at apple store
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Jill this is what it looks like in the Apple Store. But I would try any of them that are free.
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