Bought new camera today.

[WAPITIHUNTER]

Canon PowerShot SX10IS
10 Megapixels  20x optical zoom 4x digital zoom  IS 5.0-100mm
Image stabilizer etc. etc. etc.

Will post a few pics I took today after I upload the software and download the pics.

Any tips on taking good photo's, from the pro's on here, will be greatly appreciated!

[WAPITIHUNTER]

Here are a couple from around the property today. Nothing spectacular, just trying out the cam.

[robodad]

I have the 110is, and I love the macro setting, makes those close-ups really crisp and clear !!!

[WAPITIHUNTER]

I think I will really enjoy this camera. Look forward to taking some great photos especially ones with people behind expired critters with large antlers!

[bearpaw]

exact camera I am thinking of buying, how does it do with the 20x zoomed in?

also how about flash photos of a successful hunt taken after dark are they clear?

[WAPITIHUNTER]

Not sure about the flash after dark yet. The pictures with it zoomed in to 20x are great in fact zoomed in to 80x with the 4x digital zoom are quite good.

Here are a couple pics I took of the top of the mountain testing it out. All I did to these is resize them.

[h2ofowlr]

Here are a couple from around the property today. Nothing spectacular, just trying out the cam.

It looks like you have an infestation of critters.  Break out the Raid.  Nice pics though.

[WAPITIHUNTER]

Yes lots of creepy crawlies. I found the Yellowjackets the other day while weedeating. Fortunatley they didn't get me.

I have always had a deep fascination with the small critters of the natural world. I have always enjoyed watching and looking for and at all types of insects and critters of all sorts.

Those worms for instance are natures answer for Tansey Ragwort. Those little booggers will wipe out a Tansey plant pretty quick. No need to go around and pull out the Noxious weeds with these guys around.

[bearpaw]

wapitihunter....thanks for replying...was it hazy when you took those pics of the mountain?

[WAPITIHUNTER]

Yes it was. Notice how crisp the leaves are on the tree's. There was some has in the air and the pic's where taken in the late afternoon.

Just getting ready to head for Packwood and White Pass to see what kind of pic's I can rustle up. Will post some more tonight.

[Dean44]

Wapitihunter,

I bought the same camera about 10 months ago, and it has been rock solid. The 20x lens is great for wildlife and the wide angle is great for landscape. I want to get a DSLR someday but this is about the next best thing! A DSLR with the same zoom capabilities would be pretty bulky and cost a lot more too. There are camera review sites that compare the clarity of the pics and the SX10 holds its own pretty good. You will have a lot of fun with this camera, but you will need a big hard drive to hold all the pics!!

[WAPITIHUNTER]

Awesome! Thanks for the info. I really look forward to getting some good pictures with this camera. Especially with me sitting behind a Monster Nooksack Bull.

[JoeVon]

Nice Pics! 

But you better pull that Tanzee before it starts spreadin'.

[WAPITIHUNTER]

Every bit of tanzy out here has them little worms scarfing down on it so no pulling for this hombra.

[WAPITIHUNTER]

A few pic's from this afternoon. The haze was really bad so no real clear ones.