Rather than settling for grainy, long-distance shots from amateur photographers taking unofficial photos of extras and off-camera actors, directors like Bryan Singer and Marc Webb have taken to social media to dispense their own brand of set photos.  Today's helping comes from Singer on set of X-Men: Days of Future Past.  Two new images reveal the difficulties of shooting a scene on water, along with a collection of very familiar artifacts.

Hit the jump to check out the images.  The film stars James McAvoyMichael FassbenderHugh JackmanNicholas HoultJennifer Lawrence, Ian McKellan, Patrick StewartPeter Dinklage, Shawn Ashmore, Anna Paquin, Ellen Page, Omar Sy, and Halle Berry.  X-Men: Days of Future Past opens May 23, 2014.

Check out the new images from the sets of X-Men: Days of Future Past below, courtesy of Singer's Twitter account:

Bryan Singer ‏@BryanSinger

Artifacts. #XMen#DaysOfFuturePastpic.twitter.com/gBKuZSD4RO

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Bryan Singer ‏@BryanSinger

"I've learned that shooting on the water takes twice as long as shooting on the land" #StevenSpieberg#JAWS#DOFPpic.twitter.com/dIjfvDTFG6

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And here's a bonus just for fun:

Bryan Singer ‏@BryanSinger

Loving my monitors today. #MichaelFassbender #XMen #DaysOfFuturePast #Secondtolastdayofprincipalphotography pic.twitter.com/T4bOO2NOPo

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