:bustingup :bustingup :bustingup

:slap: The pictures I posted from the rugby match fall into the 20% of non-livestock photographs.

Couple of new pics of sunrise this morning...
 

The first one was taken in AUTO mode, and the second was taken in scene mode, "sunset".

http://gallery.me.com/gfeathers/1001...12849906360001
http://gallery.me.com/gfeathers/1001...12849906340001

UPDATE:

I had my official "Moment of Truth" this weekend with the new camera!

I'll let the pictures speak for themselves!

My old Canon PowerShot SD 1100 IS
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...4/88a67c73.jpg

My brand new Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...4/41e8a0cd.jpg

My old Canon PowerShot SD 1100 IS
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...4/f52476a7.jpg

My brand new Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...4/c22b9039.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...4/402a81b7.jpg

The pictures were shot it the Intelligent Auto mode because I still haven't had time to read the manual and play around with the different settings. I'll post more pictures once I discover which setting works best in my settings; although I do not know how they could get any better!

Night and day difference, literally and figuratively. All settings considered equal, the difference is astonishing. I'm shopping for a new P&S and I'm zooming in on Lumix. I won't go very elaborate as I am just looking for a quick snapper. If I want a fast lens and manual controls I'll bust out my dSLR rig.

Why am I craving a nice juicy steak now? ;)

You can get a great deal on the LX5's predecessor, the LX3!

Looks like you used the flash. Try it next time w/o the flash on, and the cow's eyes won't like up :)

Yes... only in the last picture. Both of the other pictures were taken without the flash. All of the pictures taken with the Canon had the flash on (with the flash off, it was a blurry mess!).

Besides the white eyeball, I am very impressed with the flash - normally it blacks out everything that is out of it's range... not the LX5!

Very good pics, Mich!
And the diff is A-Z...
that cow's red eye is easily fixable in even
the simplest of photo programs. "Cow eye", lol!
There should be a red eye reduction setting on
the flash program, though it is never fool proof.

My son is in the hunt for a new cam, so I will
have to check that Panny out and rec'd it to him.

No xpert, but good looking cows, and your sis is
a cutie, too.
GL, mD

LOL Thanks, mD!

I've used Picasa in the past to fix red eyes, and it works amazingly great with human eyes. I've always had trouble with animals though... I guess because they aren't really "red." I'm sure the new Panny has a red eye reduction setting... I just need to :rtfm:

Thanks for the compliments on my sister and the bovines. :)

Nice cow and cow girl.

Pushing the ISO to 800 and the larger apeture sure made a difference. The SD1100 pics were only at ISO 250. The exposure settings were more than 2 stops higher with your Lumix (ie. your SD1100 pics were 2 stops underexposed). That's the crap shoot of using Auto. I know it's not possible but it would have been interesting to compare pics at the same exposure.