Tropical Point and Shoot Fun

Canon's IXUS300HS or Powershot4000 (as it's known in the US) is not the greatest of the ultra-compacts even if it looks pretty handsome. In fact, many of the recent compact cameras offer mushy and smeary images and seem to have taken a step backwards. However, sometimes you have to make the best use of what you happen to have with you, especially if it's all you have at the time. I think the layered nature of tropical plants and the contrasts in light and colour lent themselves best to the camera's inbuilt miniature effect, and detract from its lesser qualities. All in all, it was fun trying to work around the magnificence of this tropical greenery and achieve something that doesn't rely on technical perfection. I think the secret of owning a point and shoot at a time when some smartphones can work just as well, and when there are lots of larger sensor small cameras, is to either use them for simple family fun, or to try to do something a bit different with them. And they look a bit better when you click on them to make them bigger...