Braun Family Trip to Heaven :-)

AnyTing · Post by **AnyTing** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 1:14 pm

Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots at the Tourist Trap???? Does it get any better than that?

Illyse · Post by **Illyse** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 1:39 pm

Your pictures are fantastic - especially the birds in the bowl! I might just have to look into upgrading my camera before we leave! Thanks for posting.

Bigcheeze · Post by **Bigcheeze** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 2:15 pm

Thanks alot...for the report and the pics...

and thanks alot for making me get that Canon D...thanks alot

grandpainin · Post by **grandpainin** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 3:20 pm

GREAT pictures. Thank you

lpowmacback · Post by **lpowmacback** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 3:28 pm

Thanks everyone!

Vicki - it doesn't get any better than the RockEm SockEm Robots- as long as you are playing them ON STJ... They are not really all that in NJ, I can assure you

Bigcheeze - buying that Canon D was one of the best things we did! I was toying with the idea for a while- but didn't bite the bullet until the night before we left! It was so easy to use- and it's so much more relaxing when you don't have to worry about a camera on the beach - or in a kayak. We soaked it in warm tap water for 2 hours every night- then dried it THOROUGHLY.

P-600... I think I do remember you and your family... was your husband in the water - and you in the sand with your son playing Frisbee??? Isn't it a small world?!

msgcolleen · Post by **msgcolleen** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 5:06 pm

Thanks for sharing your Heavenly trip!
Can't think of a better way to spend your anniversary!

bubblybrenda · Post by **bubblybrenda** » Wed Jan 27, 2010 1:04 am

Gorgeous photos. Don't know if I can justify a 4th camera but if I convince myself that I really truly need an underwater one... well time will tell.

Congrats on 29 years of marriage!

MSGARMYGIRL · Post by **MSGARMYGIRL** » Wed Jan 27, 2010 5:21 am

great pictures!!!! I can't wait to get there.

StJohnRuth · Post by **StJohnRuth** » Wed Jan 27, 2010 5:47 am

Lisa,
I enjoyed your photos. Sorry I missed seeing you.

- Ruth

lpowmacback · Post by **lpowmacback** » Wed Jan 27, 2010 6:32 am

Ruth- yes -I'm sorry we missed you too.... we stopped in a couple of times - one to pick up another STJ USVI sweatshirt from your kids shop (I love them - this time I got the periwinkle blue)for me and another to pick up your Rub & some other things - We had a very sweet young lady waiting on us though

shelli0001 · Post by **shelli0001** » Wed Jan 27, 2010 9:42 am

your pics are sooo nice. is your camera the canon powershot D10? i just broke the battery cover off our old one that goes in the housing, Yeah! Hubby says we can get a new one.

cool unicorn catapillar.

thanks for the report!

lpowmacback · Post by **lpowmacback** » Wed Jan 27, 2010 10:42 am

Thanks shelli - all of the underwater photos are from the Canon D - and some of the land shots too - other land shots are from our Canon S2 IS and our little Olympus FE 230

Maggy · Post by **Maggy** » Wed Jan 27, 2010 12:13 pm

Thank you for the report. Your photos are great. I'm glad the uw photos turned out so good, as I bought a Canon D10 for my husband, and were not too happy with the result after our first trip. Now I know there is hope

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Maggy

lpowmacback · Post by **lpowmacback** » Wed Jan 27, 2010 1:53 pm

Maggy - I have used - and I suspect many of the photos you see that seem to "pop," software to enhance & finesse them. That said, I will tell you that I just joined Google's Picasa and have used their "I'm Feeling Lucky" one-click editing tool on some of the shots- specifically the underwater ones. It is unbelievable to say the least! It's fascinating - for many of the underwater photos, it was like a veil of murkiness had been lifted - revealing such detail! I don't fault the camera - because evidently, the information and detail was captured to begin with. Why not take those photos you'd already have and try the Picasa software... and that "I'M FEELING LUCKY" button and other tools, if necessary... you might just be amazed at what you already have!

Maggy · Post by **Maggy** » Wed Jan 27, 2010 3:09 pm

lpowmacback wrote:Maggy - I have used - and I suspect many of the photos you see that seem to "pop," software to enhance & finesse them. That said, I will tell you that I just joined Google's Picasa and have used their "I'm Feeling Lucky" one-click editing tool on some of the shots- specifically the underwater ones. It is unbelievable to say the least! It's fascinating - for many of the underwater photos, it was like a veil of murkiness had been lifted - revealing such detail! I don't fault the camera - because evidently, the information and detail was captured to begin with. Why not take those photos you'd already have and try the Picasa software... and that "I'M FEELING LUCKY" button and other tools, if necessary... you might just be amazed at what you already have!

Thanks for your reply. I should have been more clear what we were not happy about. Many pictures came out blurry and unsharp, both above and under water. That's strange, as normally that doesn't happen too often and the camera also have a function for reducing the risk of unsharp pics.
I also have an editing program and it really helps the uw pictures to improve with just one click.
So we are going to give the camera another trip before we say if we are (or hubby is since it's his) happy or not with it. I really love my Canon Powershot A720IS and hope it will last a long time.

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Braun Family Trip to Heaven :-)