Photo Comparisons…
Or, what a difference a good camera and some sunshine make! Below you will see a comparison of photos taken with two cameras, and with the new one, indoors and outside on a sunny afternoon. I used a tripod in all cases. Hint–if you click on the pictures, they will open up larger. In Firefox, I can right-click and open in a new tab or a new window…that lets you compare large (and therefore detailed) shots side by side on your screen. Amazing differences!
1. a full shot (and then detail shots) of my log cabin quilt From Sea to Shining Sea taken with my old 3.2 MP Kodak point and shoot digital at maximum resolution. Photo taken in my sewing room with a combination of halogen, daylight, and “reveal” color-correct bulbs.
2. a full shot taken with my new Panasonic DMC FZ30, 8 MP (!!) at full resolution jpeg (haven’t started messing with TIFFs and RAW files yet, due to limitations with Photoshop Elements). Photo taken in my sewing room with a combination of halogen, daylight, and “reveal” color-correct bulbs.
3. a full shot (and then detail shots) taken with my new Panasonic DMC FZ30, 8 MP (!!) at full resolution jpeg. Photo take outside on a sunny afternoon (and even though there were no shadows from trees apparent when I stood there I can now see I ought to try this again tomorrow morning, perhaps less interference from the surrounding trees).
4. Detail shot taken indoors with the same lighting setup with the 3.2 MP Kodak at maximum resolution:
5. Detail shot taken indoors with the Panasonic 8 MP, same lighting, blah blah.
6. Detail shot taken outdoors with the Panasonic 8 MP in afternoon sunlight.
So what did I learn:
1. I need to work on my studio lighting, since given that I live in Maine and it is winter 6 months of the year, I can’t count on taking photos outdoors all year long. But when I can shoot outside, just do it– Mother Nature rocks!
2. My new camera is SO good that I need to remember the lint roller before taking photos …. I saw a thread that was less than 1/2 inch long and two cat hairs when I enlarged the detail photo! Yes, individual cat hairs! I think I LOVE LOVE LOVE my new camera!