R Got Me A New Camera For My Birthday!
©ammy, Tue Dec 11 2018, 06:00PM

...and it takes awesome pictures! I just took these a few minutes ago. They are raw, unedited pictures (except for cropping and putting my name on them).

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This one is a cropped section of the first photo, at full resolution. If you look closely, you can see the rover the Apollo 17 guys left up there.





And here's a little video:



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©ammy, Tue Dec 11 2018, 06:35PM

Skiers & Snowboarders on Westridge at Snow Summit, this past Sunday, over 4 miles from my front yard in Fawnskin:

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Skiers & Snowboarders at the top of Chair 9 at Bear Mtn. - more than 7 miles away!



I don't care what you say, Mtngoat John, this is fun!

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©ammy, Tue Dec 11 2018, 06:38PM

I took these down at the lake about a month ago:






Just for Craig.



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©ammy, Tue Dec 11 2018, 06:50PM

Last 2 for now...

This was from the other night when the rocket launch was scheduled, but then scrubbed at the last second, literally!





And night skiing at Snow Summit




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Tlingit, Tue Dec 11 2018, 07:22PM

Nice!

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MrOwl, Tue Dec 11 2018, 07:30PM

Spectacular. The moon shots are really cool as is the night skiing shot.

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SCM ALERT🚨, Tue Dec 11 2018, 07:36PM

That is totally insane from how far away you are!!! Good Purchase!!!

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Mtngoat John⭐, Tue Dec 11 2018, 07:46PM

©ammy wrote ...

Skiers & Snowboarders on Westridge at Snow Summit, this past Sunday, over 4 miles from my front yard in Fawnskin:





I don't care what you say, Mtngoat John, this is fun!


4 miles Our houses in Idaho are only 2.09 miles apart. Rut Roh

Nice shots Roger!!

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SCM ALERT🚨, Tue Dec 11 2018, 07:58PM

Good catch MGJ! I highly recommend you do this to all of your windows!!!





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Dave™, Tue Dec 11 2018, 09:09PM

Those long distance shots are impressive, Roger! What make and model if I may be so bold?

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©ammy, Tue Dec 11 2018, 09:32PM

Mtn.goat John wrote ...

©ammy wrote ...

Skiers & Snowboarders on Westridge at Snow Summit, this past Sunday, over 4 miles from my front yard in Fawnskin:





I don't care what you say, Mtngoat John, this is fun!


4 miles Our houses in Idaho are only 2.09 miles apart. Rut Roh

Nice shots Roger!!

Thanks!
Good thing there are like 1,000,000 (maybe more) trees between us!
And I also don't have a drone that can lift this camera.

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©ammy, Tue Dec 11 2018, 09:35PM

Dave™ wrote ...

Those long distance shots are impressive, Roger! What make and model if I may be so bold?

Thank you! They don't always come out that great. Sometimes it's too hazy or there's too much heat/atmosphere shimmering to get pictures that clear that far away. But I can't wait to see more bald eagles!
For the first time in about 15 years, I went with a non-Sony camera. This is the Nikon P1000. I just couldn't resist the 125x optical zoom after R pointed it out to me.

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©ammy, Tue Dec 11 2018, 09:36PM

And thanks for the compliments from the others also!

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Deb Doodah, Wed Dec 12 2018, 05:12AM

Spectacular shots!


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RH_Runner, Wed Dec 12 2018, 06:49AM

Awesome!

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Cap'n Crunch, Wed Dec 12 2018, 07:05AM

Excellent choice. Did you use a tripod with the shots?

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USFS 1964, Wed Dec 12 2018, 08:23AM

Amazing shots. Really like the lake ones

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©ammy, Wed Dec 12 2018, 08:09PM

Thanks y'all!

Cap'n Crunch - yes on the tripod for the night shots, no for the ski resort daytime shots, and I don't specifically remember on the ones down by the lake, I think so on the first 2, but maybe not on the duck.

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Cap'n Crunch, Wed Dec 12 2018, 10:25PM

Wow...that's amazing Cammy. What a great choice.

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Polar 🌌rbit, Thu Dec 13 2018, 04:25PM

Amazing they can cram 16 MegaPixels on a little fingernail.

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Craig ⭐, Thu Dec 13 2018, 06:36PM

Im going to have a buddy stand on the top of Santiago peak and wave. Cammy, can you get a picture of him??

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©ammy, Sat Dec 15 2018, 09:18PM


Tonight's Moon photo:




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SCM ALERT🚨, Sat Dec 15 2018, 09:19PM

Wow! Awesome shot!! That asteroid is bigger than I thought!!

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Benny ⭐, Sat Dec 15 2018, 09:21PM

Meh...

Jk, that's amazing!! Great shot!

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©ammy, Sat Dec 15 2018, 09:41PM

Thanks guys!

I tried to photograph the comet. This is the best I could get. I circled the comet in the second picture.

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Craig ⭐, Mon Dec 17 2018, 09:28PM

Cool shots Roger! I was able to see it with the naked eye a couple nights ago. It was difficult to see but I could make it out like your photos represent.

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Squatch, Tue Dec 18 2018, 10:06AM

Cammy, would you mind sharing your set-up?
I`m looking to get a decent (not super expensive) set-up for all of the great photo opportunities here on the lake. I don`t have a clue what set-up to go with...Thanks in advance, Squatch

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©ammy, Tue Dec 18 2018, 08:32PM

This camera is the Nikon P1000. What I liked most about it is that it has 125x optical zoom.
Some lesser expensive options include:
Nikon P900, which has 83x optical zoom (my mom has this one)
Sony HX400V with 50x optical zoom (I also own one of these)

I think any one of these cameras would be a good choice, depending on how much money you want to spend. The thing I really like about these "all in one" cameras is that you don't have to change lenses depending on if you want a wide angle picture or a zoomed view.
One thing to note - the P1000 is a huge, heavy camera. I definitely wouldn't want to carry it when I go hiking. But for taking pictures of wildlife along the lake, the zoom can't be beat! But with that zoom, you probably want to keep a sturdy tripod nearby as photos will appear out of focus/blurry at full zoom unless there's either a lot of light out (bright mid day sun) or you use a tripod and either a shutter delay timer or a remote control. Even then, you'll encounter heat waves or atmospheric shimmer if you're trying to zoom too far away - notice the ski resort pictures I posted on the first page - they're not totally crisp and clear.


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Geezer, Fri Dec 21 2018, 08:45AM

Very nice Cammy!

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©ammy, Fri Dec 21 2018, 07:52PM

Geezer wrote ...

Very nice Cammy!

Thanks!

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©ammy, Fri Dec 21 2018, 07:54PM

Tonight's Full Moon:







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MrOwl, Fri Dec 21 2018, 08:18PM

Best view of the night since ours is in the clouds.

Wonderful shot.

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Lumber Jill, Sat Dec 22 2018, 08:29AM

I think Cammy captured a pretty good likeness of the comet considering that this is the image of it captured by the HUBBLE telescope: [Click Here]

©ammy wrote ...

Thanks guys!

I tried to photograph the comet. This is the best I could get. I circled the comet in the second picture.

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Delj, Sat Dec 22 2018, 12:18PM

The moon in motion clip really brings home the rotation of the earth!

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©ammy, Tue Jan 01 2019, 08:10PM

I saw these 2 in Fawnskin this morning. I believe it's Jackie on the left and Shadow on the right.




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Benny ⭐, Wed Jan 02 2019, 11:24AM

©ammy wrote ...

I saw these 2 in Fawnskin this morning. I believe it's Jackie on the left and Shadow on the right.





Beefy Birdie!!!!

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MrOwl, Wed Jan 02 2019, 11:42AM

The eagle has landed.

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Craig ⭐, Wed Jan 02 2019, 05:04PM

Great Shots Roger!! Thanks for the Eagle Eyes you have!

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©ammy, Mon Jul 15 2019, 07:17PM

Last night I got to capture a picture of Saturn and also one of Jupiter and it's 4 largest moons.

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ChattieKathie, Mon Jul 15 2019, 07:30PM

©ammy ⭐ wrote ...

Last night I got to capture a picture of Saturn and also one of Jupiter and it's 4 largest moons.

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Wow! That's amazing! What kind of camera do you have to see the rings of Saturn and to see Jupiter and moons?!


Re: R Got Me A New Camera For My Birthday!
©ammy, Mon Jul 15 2019, 07:35PM

Thanks!
Nikon P1000.

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Dave™, Tue Jul 16 2019, 03:28PM

Great shots! That camera is amazing!

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©ammy, Thu Jul 18 2019, 07:04PM

Thanks Dave!

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SCM ALERT🚨, Thu Jul 18 2019, 07:25PM

Wow Roger! That camera is AMAZING! Great Shots!

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Juliann, Thu Jul 18 2019, 09:31PM

Wow! Amazing shots!