it might have been my last time on Bateman Island. Army Corps engineers are planning on removing the causeway. Sad for me but happy for the Salmon.

3-4 months of photos consolidated. It was tough choosing these. Normally, photo quality will eliminate many photos. in this case, they all suffer from photo quality lol

The S9 has been getting blasted lately as not being a good camera for photography. I disagree lol

I enjoy using the S9 camera very much. Almost every camera made in the past five years will give great photos for beginners with very little effort as they all have an automatic mode and they all work well. The S9 was labeled as a beginner camera but the menus and functionality are not beginner friendly at all. Cameras are complex but they all have an automatic mode.

Thanks Bruce. it’s true. The fundamentals of photography are important. I am also of the mindset that luck is important and the more you practice the more luck you will receive.

I hear you Z. Even though the keeper rate is lower….when it all hits…BINGO baybee! I have never wished I had used a better lens when it works. Pure joy of composition and light. Thanks bud 👍

it’s a fun set up. I enjoy the low rez option sometimes. When it hits right…So fun!

Dylan and I go back a ways. Awesome photographer and a great guy. I’m glad he got an S9 too. At some point I will likely pick up a used S5II so I can get the telephoto game going on. lol. The S9 is more than fine for now though. Totally under rated as a street camera. Glad you found me 👍 Check in anytime. What are you using for lenses on your S5Ii?

@ I have the 20-60 kit lens which is pretty good. Lumix seem to put a lot of care into their kit lenses. I also have the 50mm f1.8 which is really nice. I’ve opted for the 18-40mm packed in with the S9 which is a more suitable lens for an everyday carry. I love the S5ii. It’s incredible value for money.

I have 18mm and 85mm 1.8s with the 20-60 as all purpose. with the exception of background blur, they all look identical to me. Even the same size!!! The 18-40 is tempting based on its small size but the 1.8 @ 18mm FF is an absolute marvel to me. I would love to see a LUMIX version of the D-lux 8 at a lower price with the LUMIX Lab built in! A guy can always dream lol

Hi Cook! Just an old song by Queen called My Fairy King. thanks bud 💪🏼

Right in that era of music for sure. This track and others from Queen’s first albums were songs Freddie Mercury wrote based on games he and his sister played as children. This song is a precursor to Bohemian Rhapsody a couple years later. Not for everyone in music style but the lyrics and tempo changes in this song carried throughout their career. They must be river otters. Not sure though. They were the inspiration for this song though lol. Little swimming dragon lol

nope, the teal process was from a LUT that came “canned” in the camera. I just spiced it up a little lol

@@JenniferLupine That is a wild looking paint job on that car. It looks like a pearl lol. It’s a good week to stay busy and stay tuned out. I can feel the tension of others when out and about. I do my best to smile and wave and try and be a good presence and maybe a small welcome distraction for others. Best I can do for me and others. As it turned out the local PD was searching for a guy (matching my description) who was wanted and was right in my area lol. I didn’t have the dogs with me unfortunately so they couldn’t identify me straight away. I got the 10-8 when they did a slow drive by lol. I never did see the suspect but they did apprehend him a little later on. The big wave at the end o my way home were the same officers who identified me as NOT the guy. I’m grateful the police know who I am and don’t see me as a threat. On the PD scanner radio they call me dog-guy lol

@ Whew, turned out ok! Dog guy, lol, not camera guy? I’m with you on spreading peace and calm as an antidote to stress and anxiety. We’ve got dribbly rain today, I think I’m going to make some cookies later on, an grab my raincoat for a walk later if the rain keeps up. ☔️☔️☔️😄

@@JenniferLupine take your 360 camera. Totally water tight.

@@DanFarrar Ok, cool! Will check it out tomorrow! I stayed in and made Chocolate Chip cookies this afternoon - lol!!

@@JenniferLupine Even street hobos get a wave lol

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@@ms.kayak7seas I select color/B&W based on light and my mood. When it’s foggy and or overcast…I generally pick B&W. Thanks for your kind words!

It’s a wonderful hobo song. You and Otis could hit the rail boxcar life and get that king status.lol. A boxcar full of bananas would work best! lol

I’m pretty sure that is intentional graffiti. It looks so great on those old buildings. I can’t actually call it graffiti…because it’s nice! I hope they continue adding more work to the mix…still some wall left lol. You asked last episode about the sweaters on trees at the library. It is to make awareness of a local winter coat drive. I’m hoping to do an episode next year about it. I wasn’t aware while it was happening and missed it. It’s a really neat program they do. Thanks for the nice comments on my photos. It’s nice to just do stills for a while (therapy really)

@@DanFarrar Wonderful on that coat drive...there is a neighbourhood close by that actually had a mitten tree...where hand knit mitts could be picked by anyone who was in need! Fantastic stuff!!

I’ve tried so many types of gloves and gloves can be difficult to take off while holding a camera, they get lost when you take them off and on like that. I have pockets so I don’t need thick warm gloves and if the glove is too thin it offers no protection. I got these at a bicycle store. The pads and grip are made so they can change the gears. They had exact sizing so they go on and off easy. They are quite nimble and passed the final test of touchscreen usability. I’ve had these for a couple years. It’s odd to have padded thumb pads but they work great grabbing a camera. lol

LUTs are amazing. I kinda knew I would like it but this is an absolute addiction lol.

@ 😂😂

It’s a different system of color than I’ve used before. It’s really intricate with subtle tonal changes. Fun to learn! 👍

@ I’m sure you’ll have fun with it- especially on the long winter days when there’s not much color outside! 🙌🙌

yes the cold came on fast. Faster than my internal thermometer could adjust. There is so much noise about politics…all I can do is lots of photography. Keeps my centered while the world shifts right and left. Glad you’re back Jennifer 😃

@ Thanks! Me too! I had no news for 4 weeks and loved it- I’m extending my ‘radio silence’ until late next week 😂😂 I’m protecting my peace of mind!! When I get time I’m going to drive over and see you again for tacos and a walk!! Probably after Thanksgiving, hopefully before the end of the year. 😁😎 I’ll bring my 360 👌🎥🎞️

Cool. Steve is welcome too! 🎊🎉🌻

@ I’ll try to get him to join me- sounds fun!!

The Insta360 X4 360 camera was mounted in the cold shoe mount of the LUMIX S9. Thanks for watching!

Ya they get after it lol. Never a temper lost.

@@oxeneers Dylan! That’s awesome to hear man. Cool beans brother! What did you get/have for glass? I really like mine and I’m pretty sure it was made for people like you and I.

@@giobrahh nice work! Great job with blending the clips with music and conversation. Nicely done. SUB’D 😀

Stupid bird popped out of nowhere! The LUTs are so fun to use…so many possibilities. Thanks Mark 😁

Your recent video caused another song lol. Acadian history is so amazing! All the best to you and Otis! 🎉🎉

@@DanFarrar I had a friend who had Acadian roots and the stories his mother could tell were amazing...handed down from generation to generation. When I lived in Saskatchewan my neighbour was of Metis descent and he's often stop me on my way back from school and tell of his life living in both native and French cultures.

@@wendingourway I didn’t know the term Metis. Very interesting. I am originally from Boise Idaho and there is a large Basque culture that settled there. I noticed the Basque people were also present in your area.

@@DanFarrar Indeed, many of Basque ancestry made their living fishing off the shores of Newfoundland and there are many that settled in an area known as Tor Bay here in Nova Scotia.

@@wendingourway In Idaho/Oregon the Basque were sheep herders by trade. Needless to say, I love Basque food!

indeed. The song was inspired by your video and our conversation. I know John Fogerty is singing but not much else about the song except “lay off my toot-toot” lol.

hope you had a fabulous time Jennifer! Can’t wait to see and hear about your trip. So fun!!!

@@DanFarrar Yep- it was amazing! I was thinking about you- you’d be in photographer’s heaven with all the colorful visuals in India!! I wish I was more skilled with a camera! Sure had fun and did the best recording that I could- 😉😁 Jen 🤗🤗

@@JenniferLupine You underestimate yourself lol. It’s all gonna look great 👍

LUMIX is pushing and doing what I wanted Fuji to do. I’m just now getting to the workflow of LUMIX Lab and I like it a lot so far. The options it adds to the system is perfect for me. I just got a look at photos from this mornings outing. The LUT I made worked very well 😃

The hate on this camera makes me love it more lol. LUTs are fun to build and use…unlimited possibilities thx Mark!

The LUMIX s9 hate is hard to take…especially when reviewers never touch the camera. Amazing! LUMIX gang already knows it’s good! thx Cook 💪🏼

I’m glad LUMIX opened it up to all current cameras. The more the merrier! I’m currently working on a LUT for fall. I went out and used 6-7 Photo Styles with zero’d out parameters (no added color, contrast, etc). The one thing that binds these LUTs is the photo style used. You can’t change that in LL. Like a fuji film sim, they are the base for custom LUTs. So my plan is to work with the photo style and see what works best to build a LUT for fall on the river. lol

yep, this one comes to same conclusion but in a different way. I fretted over what was right in front of me lol. We don’t get much for mushrooms here in the desert so that was a nice surprise. thanks Bruce!

LUMIX Lab is a nice app. I use it on an iPad Pro and really enjoy it. Thanks Mark!

It’s all in the editing honestly. You still have to get the camera to place and time and push record. Then…oh man, the work begins lol. Thanks for watching Eric!

The nice part is the photographer gets to see the “edits” in real time with existing light. I prefer to edit in the open air lol. Thanks Bruce

The S9 photos were by accident. I meant to be in video but switched to photo by mistake. The photo looked so nice on the LCD…I thought I would grab some more lol. One major error was I was doing some high Rez photos the day before so I turned the IBIS off. All the video was my own stabe lol. The “orange” themed photos are for a local project (photo club). The deepness of the orange colors has to do more with light than color. The flat light scenes get that subtle look and the more saturated scenes are when the contrast is high. The aperture can help deepen or lighten the look but the natural light has the most to say in the finished exposure. Using good photo editing techniques would likely get better results (or more precision) but I prefer to work what I can from the camera…just my gig lol.

The photo of my daughter was from the first attempt. I did others afterwards but that first crooked photo had the mojo lol.

@@kenbaker2996 I enjoy the S9 very much. It is great at video and stills and I have never experienced over heating even on hot days. It’s also lightweight and has terrific stabilizing.

@@DanFarrar Thank you that helped me i think im gonna get one with a 14-24mm and a 24-70 or 28-70mm

@@kenbaker2996 Don’t forget the S9 with a kit lens option. The kit lenses are pretty good and offer a pretty good discount when bought together. In my personal experience, the IBIS is perfect under 80mm or so. Over 80 and I need the OIS on the lens as well. That said, lenses under 80mm really don’t need OIS in the lens as the body does great stabilization on its own under 80mm. This can save on $ and size as the non OIS lenses are more affordable and much lighter weight.

The desert sunsets are unbelievable sometimes. My daughter and I had a great time kicking around and enjoying it.

I’m always playing with things lol. I’m also always open to requests anytime. I’m not saying I will do it well however lol. Honestly though, if there’s some Lumix functions you want to see…I’ll give it a go.

What a mess that made! Hope ya’ll are getting by OK ❤️. I’m happy you got a little spark from my video!

The grain is built into the photo style on the LEICA Monochrome setting. I don’t think LUMIX has a grain option in camera otherwise. LUMIX LUTS does offer a film grain in the app but it doesn’t transfer back to real time LUT in camera (I think 🤔). Anyway, I agree Fuji has the grain going on! The real time LUTs got held up by the incredible look of the Standard Photo Style. LUMIX Photo Styles are like Fuji film sims and I remember being blown away by Fuji PROVIA on my XE-1 with kit lens a good decade ago lol. Same type of thing on the Standard with the S9. An S5IIX!!! Wow dude, that is so sweet! What a rig that is. Have you decided on lenses?

@@DanFarrar Good question... There's a deal here in the UK, the S5IIX plus twin kit lenses, the 20-60 (3.5 t0 5.6), plus a 1.8, 50mm. I love 50mm focal length, so this set up will give me that plus 28 and 35 as well, and I can buy an 85 a little later down the line (and then a 135). Although the variable aperture on the 20-60 isn't ideal, I'm sure it will be fine to get the ball rolling and the f/1.8 of the 50mm is plenty fast enough for me. But I do need to do a little more research re which lens set up to opt for, which is obviously just as important. I might even just buy body only and choose a different lens, that I think will better suit my needs, maybe just a better 35, or a 50, will have to see. But the dual lens option is a pretty good way to get up and running at a really decent price. I can get the camera body that comes with both lenses for around £2000, brand new, saving just shy of £300. A pretty good deal.

@@innercityunit2112 Here are some things I’m enjoying. First off, the f1.8 primes are light, sharp, and fast. All the same size and approx. weight. The 20-60 non-extended is that same size/weight. I have the 85mm and 18mm primes with the 20-60 as an all rounder. I have considered getting the 35mm f1.8 but so far the 20-60 has served well and I can’t justify the trade/purchase. I’m eyeballing the 28-200 with added OIS as the 85 prime is a tad jumpy for my caffeine induced photo shoots lol. The 18mm and 20-60 are solid perfect stability with the IBIS but the 85 is the break point for stability for handheld videos. Dogs knock over tripods lol. I use a VND filter all the time (daylight) with these lenses. I used a lot of manual focus for photos on this video to shoot through fences and what not. Manual focus is a dream on this system…tight and easy to nail. I like the switch right on the lens so I can toggle back quickly. Oh, yah, you’re gonna love the auto focus, stability, and menu layout but miss some things too.

@@DanFarrar I use a fair amount of manual focus too, for similar reasons and for close up/macro-territory shots, so that's good to know. I'm not going to say anything re Fuji auto-focus, I've never had too many problems really, but it's nice to know auto-focus is good too...I've seen YT videos of the S9, shooting hand-held video and the stabilisation was almost gimbal like, it looked that good! Thanks for the overview and your thoughts, always nice to get a 'real-life', perspective/view/recommendation, from a reliable source. Still, I never rush things, so I will naturally take a step back now, go over things a few more times, before taking any sort of plunge, but the Panasonic system, in my eyes, does look like a good system to compliment the Fuji system and run alongside in parallel.

Cameras are all pretty damn good these days. The differences mostly come down to your comfort level on a camera system. I’m a geek who follows most new releases from camera companies. I think the only real difference in AF between Fuji and Lumix is the AF-C. With Fuji I was single point AF and happy with it for the most part. I tried AF-C on the Fuji but it never stayed continuous so I stuck with AF only. The AF-C on the S9 locks on and sticks and follows. The AF on the S9 makes EVF photo and video very doable. As for Fuji, my X-Pro3 is still my favorite but I am really excited to see Fuji comes out with in ‘25.

I store all my photos for that purpose. We are enjoying the weather and making the most of it. The dogs are enjoying it for sure! Benny will eat a dried banana but not fresh. Jolene is no on both lol - I tried on behalf of Otis.

@@DanFarrar Oh my, how comes I've never thought of dried banana chips!!?? We'll be fixing that one for sure!!

Otis might not agree lol

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