Posts Tagged Photography

Spectacular Nokia N8 Panorama Shot by @s60inside

20101030-122034, originally uploaded by RS77.

i just had to give this a small blog post. This shot was done by my good friend Roman, aka @s60inside, while he was on a small germany vacation last week. He used the Nokia N8 and the Nokia Panorama App, which is by far the best solution to make Panorama Pictures with your Phone. I’m stoked.

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The Making of @3dmg’s Nokia N8 Gallery!

Have you seen the amazing Picture Gallery of the orange Nokia N8 by my friend Markus, aka @3dmg? If not, make sure to check them out right now!!

The Nokia N8 – through @3dmg’s Camera!

And in case you’re interested in how this all came together, here are some “making of” pictures i did with my Canon EOS 500D! Enjoy!

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Nikon P100 – a little play with the Zoom!

You know i really really love my Camera. One of the main selling points of the Nikon P100 are its 26x optical zoom capabilities: useless? think again!

Nikon P100 Zoom Test Bird - no Zoom

Sample 1 – full auto mode, no zoom

Nikon P100 Zoom Test Bird - 26x optical Zoom

Sample 2 – full auto, 26x optical zoom

Nikon P100 Zoom Test Bird - 26x optical Zoom + 2x digital

Sample 3 – full auto, 26x optical + 2x digital zoom

Nikon P100 Zoom Test Bird - 26x optical Zoom + 4x digital

Sample 4 – full auto, 26x optical + 4x digital zoom

As you can see, the optical Zoom is just whooping. It takes an immensely steady hand, or either a Tripod, you can still see a lot of potential there. Combine a bit of optical zoom with macro mode and you can get some stunning super macro shots. (click on the pics for the flickr high res greatness!)

I just love it!

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Nikon P100 – a shot for the ages

DSCN2287, originally uploaded by HellMichael.

Was on the road yesterday and as usual, had my Nikon P100 with me. To make this short, i saw this while driving at home, so i stopped at the Side of the Autobahn and snapped away.

I can’t tell you how much i love this. What do you think?

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At the Day before Mothers Day

DSCN1330, originally uploaded by HellMichael.

.. i was out, snapping some Pictures with my Nikon P100 again. Pictures like the one above were the Results and i must say, i’m extremely satisfied with the Quality.

There are a Lot more Pictures in my Flickr Set, so click on the Picture and check them out!

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a grass view

DSCN1199, originally uploaded by HellMichael.

…another picture i shot today with the Nikon P100. I absolutely love this Scene and the Reflections of the Sun. :) What do you think?

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Nokia C5 Picture Gallery up on Fonearena!

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Besides of all the N8 fuzz that went down today, i have managed to finalize and put up my extensive, high quality Nokia C5 Gallery! This is not only one of my best ever Picture Gallery, but also gives a good Taste of what my Nikon P100 can do. I absolutely love this Camera, and i also have a lot of Love to give to the Nokia C5. About 170 Euro for a Smartphone that misses WLAN, but features a new Version of Nokia Messaging, and has more, cool new OS Features on Symbian OS 3rd Version. A good build Quality, decent Battery Life and much more. Watch out over on Fonearena to see more Coverage in the next Days!

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Fone Arena -:- Nokia C5 Photo Gallery

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Super Macro?

Super Macro?, originally uploaded by HellMichael.

Played around with my new Cam, the Nikon P100 today, as well as my latest trial, the Nokia C5. this is a combination of a macro shot and optical zoom. all my pictures are unedited, right as they came out of the cam!

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I have a brand new Camera – and some Sample Shots

My Blog seems to turn more and more into a personal Blog at the moment, and well, its a good thing in some way, cause its truly “Thoughts from Hell” then. As you might know, I’m posting all my Phone Thoughts/Rants/Reviews, over on my Friend Varun’s Fone Arena, and I must say I’m really comfortable with this and afaik, my Posts produced some really nice Stats so far! My blog has been an extremely phone-centered Blog since its launch, not completely what i wanted, cause i also wanted to use this as Kind of a personal blog, to share my Interests like Photography, Movies, Videos and much more.

Thoughts from Hell will be updated more often from now on, I wasn’t really able to blog in the last few Weeks, due to other Involvements. Big Things, i can guarantee you that, and I’m very happy with my current Situation.

Anyways, I’ve purchased a brand spanking new Digital Camera 2 Weeks ago. I was really happy with my good ol’ Sony DSC-H20 and i was able to produce some stunning Pics with it thus far. However, i was on the Search for something better lately and decided to sell my Sony to the Parents of a good Friend, who are pretty happy with the Purchase from what I’ve heard. My favourite Camera type are Bridgecam. Those cameras are a middle between Pocketcams and DSLR’s in case you don’t know. The Lenses are fixed, but its not as huge as their bigger Brothers.  So i went on a little Geek Shop Tour lately to a Media Markt in Vienna and tried the Object of Desire – the Olympus SP-800UZ. 14MP, 30x optical Zoom, 720p video and much more made this Cam my clear Favourite. Unfortunately, it looked much better on Paper and after i saw the rather grainy Display and a Camera that looked like a Pocketcam with huge Lense on it, i decided to skip it and look for another Model.

My Nikon P100

My Nikon P100

My Nikon P100

I had a look around in their Camera Department and my eyes fell on the Nikon Coolpix P100. More expensive than the Olympus, but the great Feel, a much finer and even adjustable Display made this Camera my prefered Option. My friend Markus, who also has a good Eye for Photography helped me with the Decision, so i decided to get the Nikon Coolpix P100. Want Specs!?

  • 26x zoom, NIKKOR ED glass lens with a focal range of 26mm wide-angle through 678mm super-telephoto (35mm format equivalent)
  • 10.3 effective megapixels for high-resolution images
  • Enhanced image quality with new backside illumination CMOS sensor
  • In-camera HDR and enhanced night shooting
  • High-speed shooting at maximum size 3648 x 2736 (10M) at a rapid 10-fps (approx.), or up to 120-fps in Sport Continuous mode
  • Movie shooting at Full HD 1080p for high-definition images with stereo sound
  • High performance image sensor shift and Electronic VR image stabilization
  • High ISO 3200 capability at any image size up to its maximum of 3648 x 2736 pixels
  • Motion Detection for sharp, steady results
  • Nikon’s original BSS (Best Shot Selector) shoots a maximum of 10 sequential shots and selects the sharpest image
  • 3-in., vari-angle approx. 460k-dot TFT LCD with Clear Color Display
  • Nikon’s innovative Active D-Lighting function
  • Smart Portrait System with Skin Softening
  • Subject Tracking
  • Electronic viewfinder for sharp, steady shooting
  • USB charging via Charging AC Adapter EH-68P/EH-68P (AR) or PC

-> Check out the Full Specifications right here!

Okay, that was a lot of hi-tech stuff. The things i like my Cam the most, is the amazing 26x optical Zoom Quality. I think 10 Megapixel are just right for a Cam that Size, and having 1080p HD Video recording is yet another Plus. There’s an amazing Sport-Series Shoot Mode, that enables me to snap 120 Pictures per SECOND! The Display can be adjusted in different Position and Angles and there’s a LOT of different Settings and Modes that the Cam can be set up with, such as: Portrait, Landscape, Food, Musem, Panorama, Documents and much much more. The Handling is fantastic and the Cam always has enough Grip to fit tight in your Hand.

You want Samples? You get Samples!

As usual, i have set up a dedicated Flickr Set, where you can watch all this and many many more Pictures in full Resolution :) Hit me up and let me know how you like them!

-> Nikon P100 Sample Shots

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