New camera and Coast Trip = Cool pics

[pontman43]

No car pics, but this is click and brag, so I`m braggin about my new camera. :woot:

Well I finally got me a digital camera (used my parent`s before), its an Olympus SP-500UZ. Still dont know how to use all the manual settings, so all pics were taken with auto settings. I`m no photographer (brother`s a lot better) but I think these are pretty cool. I took like 100 pics. We went up the CA northern coast today for my B-day and spending the night tonight (at hotel now). :woot: Way better than the snow!

Well here are some of the better pics and some that show what the cam is capable of.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a18/pontman43/Jan%20Coast%20Trip/2P1140062.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a18/pontman43/Jan%20Coast%20Trip/2P1140096.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a18/pontman43/Jan%20Coast%20Trip/2P1140123.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a18/pontman43/Jan%20Coast%20Trip/2P1140151.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a18/pontman43/Jan%20Coast%20Trip/2P1140161.jpg

[pontman43]

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a18/pontman43/Jan%20Coast%20Trip/2P1140164.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a18/pontman43/Jan%20Coast%20Trip/2P1140165.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a18/pontman43/Jan%20Coast%20Trip/2P1140175.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a18/pontman43/Jan%20Coast%20Trip/2P1140180.jpg



Let me know what you guys think of my amature photography. I`ll try to post some of my brother`s later. And sorry for no car pics, but the car got very dirty on the way and I know that would have been bad to post a pic with a dirty car in it. :D

[Setec Astronomy]

Awesome pics...glad I didn`t buy a cam today...I`ll have to look at that Olympus...

[mgm2003]

What magazine do you work for? Man, you have some nice shots in there!

[imported_morarch]

Great pics! Those are some great views.

[mav63]

I`m no photographer That should read "I`m a pro photographer". Those are beautiful pictures.

[gmblack3]

Very nice pics!

[imported_flatstick]

My wife and I went to Monterey for our honeymoon and the views on US 1 were something to behold. you guys have some amazing coastline. we ate at a place in Big Sur that was right on the ocean and the sunset could not have been better. sure beats the East coast by a mile. thanks for the pics, brings back some awesome memories..... I can hear the surf crashing as I think about it.

[Super]

Great photos!



I live in Mendocino County and the Mendocino Coast is other great place to visit one is the town of Mendocino the "headlands" and all the way up hwy1 ten mile beach, glass beach but one of the best keep secrets is Usal and just past that is the "lost coast" and it is lost, no one goes there!

http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Campground/2727/index.html



Other place in Mendocino County which is real beautiful place to go is Chamberlain Creek Waterfall:

http://www.willitsline.com/mendocino2/Jackson_State.shtml



Real good photos Pontman

[cwcad]

The barbed wire is truly stark grim reality. I like that the best. For me it gave pause for thought. Thanks!

[stilez]

GREAT shots!

[a.k.a. Patrick]

The barbed wire is truly stark grim reality. I like that the best. For me it gave pause for thought. Thanks!

Kirk, I did a little head twisting on that as well..........

[pontman43]

Great photos!



I live in Mendocino County and the Mendocino Coast is other great place to visit one is the town of Mendocino the "headlands" and all the way up hwy1 ten mile beach, glass beach but one of the best keep secrets is Usal and just past that is the "lost coast" and it is lost, no one goes there!

http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Campground/2727/index.html



Other place in Mendocino County which is real beautiful place to go is Chamberlain Creek Waterfall:

http://www.willitsline.com/mendocino2/Jackson_State.shtml



Real good photos Pontman

That is actually where we planned on stopping at (Mendocino County). Didn`t do much hiking though because my dad cant really do too much of that, at least not where we would be stuck.

Thanks for all the compliments! Gotta show you guys some of my bros! He is a lot better, but I have a better camera. ;)



Flatstick: My parents spent their honney moon on the coast too (up north). The northern CA coast is definetly one of my favorite places to visit, between the winedy (sp?) highway 1 and the views, plus its close to me. :D



CWCAD: That is one of my favorites too, a little more artsy. ;)



Setec: Ya, I was looking for a while and finally found this one. It has 10x optical zoom, 6 megapixels, full manual controls, a big view screen, and a bunch of other stuff, all for $310! Plus I got a 512 XD memory card on sale for like $60.



Thanks again everyone!