I took advantage of some down-time at work this evening to play with the camera settings. Most of what I do with regard to taking pictures is a complete guess to begin with. But on this evening, I tried turning the big dial on top of the camera to see what would happen.

This Canon S3 IS takes good pictures. But its smallish sensor limits its low-light performance.

Even so, I managed to capture a few decent pics.

An old version of Photoshop Elements did a good job of cleaning up my mistakes.

This camera's low-light deficiencies are readily apparent.

Mother Nature treated me to some great colors in the sky tonight.

I pointed the camera and started shooting.

Looking west toward the wonderful colors in the sky.

Looking west toward the wonderful colors in the sky.

Looking west toward the wonderful colors in the sky.

Looking west toward the wonderful colors in the sky.

Unfortunately with this camera, as the light disappears, so does the picture quality.

But even so, they aren't too bad, all things considered.

If I can keep the camera steady, it can take in enough light to produce a decent picture. The photos above and below were taken without a flash.

Looking east from my shop.

Even though the camera is capable of working in low-light situations, the pixels just aren't there.

I used the self-timer on the camera to shoot a "selfie" on this evening at work.