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Karen
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PostWed Dec 03, 2008 4:42 pm 
Well, it still isn't a DSLR but it's a higher quality point and shoot - a Panasonic Lumix (a Leica lens) with 8 MP and a 10 x zoom. I like the software that came with it - Arcsoft. I haven't been doing much real hiking but have been doing lots of walks and getting to know the new camera. Sunday was the Woodland Park Zoo - most of those photos were not worth posting, photos today were taken at Volunteer Park. I can't wait to take it out into the mountains. SOON!! Karen
Colobus monkey tail, tree
Colobus monkey tail, tree
Tiger, November sun
Tiger, November sun
Fronds, resized (Zoo in November)
Fronds, resized (Zoo in November)
Flamingos in November, Woodland Park zoo
Flamingos in November, Woodland Park zoo
Carniverous plant, Volunteer Park
Carniverous plant, Volunteer Park
In the greenhouse, Volunteer Park
In the greenhouse, Volunteer Park
Bromeliad, Volunteer Park, detail
Bromeliad, Volunteer Park, detail
Pond, Volunteer Park
Pond, Volunteer Park
Orchid, detail
Orchid, detail
Looking in the window
Looking in the window
Looking in the window
Looking in the window

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PostWed Dec 03, 2008 5:40 pm 
Beautiful pictures. My friend has the same camera. I was very impressed with it. My fav - Flamingos

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PostWed Dec 03, 2008 5:45 pm 
Very nice, Karen. I'm impressed with the capabilities of the camera....bet you can't wait....oh, you wrote that already.....have a great time with the camera on your many forays into mountains!

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PostWed Dec 03, 2008 6:32 pm 
Your sucha smarty. smile.gif up.gif Dpreview just did a budget camera test, of the nine models they tested they liked the Panasonic DMZ-LZ8 the best, over Sony, Nikon and 2 Canon models, amongst others. I was just looking at that cammy online, I need go touch one somewhere.

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PostThu Dec 04, 2008 12:01 am 
Stunning photos. Of course your past photos have been equally as stunning so I don't think it's the camera. Very nice.

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PostThu Dec 04, 2008 12:22 am 
Great photos - and I agree that it's more your eye and finger than the camera. You and Quark could go out with a Kodak brownie and come back with stunning shots. But don't keep us in suspense. What's the camera model? Your flickr photos don't show any EXIF data. I've been using a Panasonic TZ5 for about a year and I'm happy with it. There are some limitations but no camera is perfect. I'm avoiding a DSLR because I don't want to lug it around and I think the incremental improvement is marginal.
Panasonic Lumix TZ5
Panasonic Lumix TZ5

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PostThu Dec 04, 2008 7:02 pm 
Criminy (is that a word?). Holy crap – now those are words. I clicked on this thread because it was Karen with a camera. But I still wasn't prepared for these images. They are stunning. I don't care where you take that camera. Just please keep putting the pictures here.

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PostThu Dec 04, 2008 7:52 pm 
I agree, it's Karen's eye and not the new camera, 'cause I was with her at the zoo with my Panasonic TZ5 (virtually the same as hers) and my pictures weren't worth a darn thing. It's the eye, strictly the eye.

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PostFri Dec 05, 2008 9:39 am 
Roald wrote:
I clicked on this thread because it was Karen with a camera. But I still wasn't prepared for these images. They are stunning
That pretty much sums it up. Gorgeous work, Karen. Simply gorgeous.

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PostFri Dec 05, 2008 12:47 pm 
Aaaahhhh! Those Conservatory window shots (Volunteer Park) are delightful and artful, too!

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PostFri Dec 05, 2008 9:19 pm 
Great shots. Leica lens - 10x zoom! You are uping the ante and I couldn't keep up with you before. waah.gif Maybe I'll get some good shots at Harborview. Cute nurses - oops, that's sexist. shakehead.gif Oh well, you know what Patrick Henry said. "If this be sexism, let's make the most of it." wink.gif biggrin.gif wink.gif biggrin.gif wink.gif

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PostFri Dec 05, 2008 11:07 pm 
Karen, (a little creative license here) "Walks with new camera" - then "Stands with fist" - when you miss the perfect shot of a Tatonka http://www.evtv1.com/player.aspx?itemnum=7674 (Buffalo) after fumbling with the new camera. Sorry that's the first thing that popped into my mind when I read your title. Kinda' like thinking of the Pillsbury Stay Puff Marshmellow Man (Ghost Busters). What can I say - I'm a classic movie lines freak... ..."Roll, Roll, Roll in the hay". "Werewolf? There castle."

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PostSun Dec 07, 2008 11:38 pm 
Very nice, Karen! Lucky you! Have fun with that.

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PostMon Dec 08, 2008 1:38 pm 
So Karen, are you using a TZ-4? Fantastic pictures!!

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