My picture chosen for Photo of the Week - Page 2

Accumulator · 03-07-06, 05:16

Wow, that *IS* really good! Nice you got some recognition.

White95Max · 03-07-06, 05:27

Ironic that I received an email notifying me of my chosen picture, right as I was researching digital cameras! I'm still planning to buy a new one, probably this weekend.

BTW, this picture was taken with a 2.1MP, HP Photosmart 635.

KevinA · 03-08-06, 05:18

Congratulations! That is a great picture.

Accumulator · 03-08-06, 09:49

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Originally Posted by White95Max

Ironic that I received an email notifying me of my chosen picture, right as I was researching [new] digital cameras..

Kinda gets back to technique/etc. being more important than equipment, huh? But I can't talk, I'm a nut for great photog stuff.

White95Max · 03-08-06, 10:51

Great pictures don't come from the camera, they come from behind the camera.

That said, I'm still going to order a new one! I'm looking at a 4.0MP, 4X optical zoom Canon Powershot A520.

JohnnyDaJackal · 03-08-06, 11:21

Very cool picture, and congrats on it being recognized.

That would be a great picture for the "Hand of Man" category in my photo club.

btw I'm not sure if it was you, or one of the another "regular" in the Autopia chat room who was looking at Canon PowerShot S2 ISs a couple months ago, but you might want to consider it now seeing how its gone down in price, and will only go lower since Canon just released the PowerShot S3 IS.

White95Max · 03-08-06, 11:44

That was Neothin, but I have looked at the S2 IS too. My brother has one. Went down in price huh...hmm. The reason I was going with the A520 is because I rarely use full zoom, even with my current 3X optical. I guess I have a hard time justifying the added cost to get a camera with more optical zoom, because I would rarely use it.
It's just like buying the Protege. Sometimes you could use more power, but the majority of the time you have capability but aren't using it. I'm happy with my decision to buy this car.

Sludge · 03-08-06, 03:07

Paul,

One of the prettiest pictures I've seen. It looks really peaceful.

Gordon

White95Max · 03-08-06, 03:48

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Originally Posted by Sludge

Paul,

One of the prettiest pictures I've seen. It looks really peaceful.

Gordon

Nothing is more relaxing for me than to just take the kayak out at sunrise and catch bluegills. I could do that all day, any day, and sometimes I do.

1 Clean WS6 · 03-08-06, 05:12

Beautiful pic Paul!!!

Mr. Clean · 03-09-06, 05:54

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Nothing is more relaxing for me than to just take the kayak out at sunrise and catch bluegills. I could do that all day, any day, and sometimes I do.

We call that perch jerkin' round these parts

Bluegill and redears used to be pretty abundant around here. We used to take a basketfull of gray crickets out for a fine day of fishing. Are you fly fishing out of your boat.

Tell us a bit about the boat. Have you got any whitewater around? I'm not much of a kayaker, used to shoot the rapids in a 2-man canoe from time to time though.

White95Max · 03-09-06, 06:21

No I don't fly fish out of the kayak. I suppose I could, and it would be a great time, but I'd need a fly rod first.

I've only fly-fished once, in the Madison River in Yellowstone Nat'l Park.

The kayak is an Old Town Otter, with more money spent on accessories than the boat itself! Shock cord rigging for front and back, foot rest pedals inside, seat padding, transport kit, nice paddle, spray skirt...and a little detailing here and there.

I have a custom ruler that I made with a permanent marker on the side too. It measures to 40", and so far the biggest fish I've caught from the kayak was 38" so it's still good. I'm not sure I'd want to catch anything above 40" from a kayak!
I might get a rod holder and paddle holder this season. Or devise my own contraption.

There is whitewater around here, yes. I took the kayak down the Wolf River last summer, which was my first time going through rapids of any sort with the kayak. I'd been rafting many times through fast water though. The Wolf River has the longest continous stretch of whitewater in the state. We went down it when the river was low...from what I saw, I can't imagine what it would be like if the river was a foot higher. Intense for sure! I plan to get into whitewater kayaking in the future. I tried paddling around in my friend's whitewater kayak, but that takes some getting used to. Those boats are so incredibly maneuverable that I nearly tipped myself over when I hit a little current. I've got a lot of experience kayaking too.