Edd, more great bird shots! I especially like the Tufted Titmouse. Interesting to see the difference in tone
from the 500 to the 300. The greens are much "bluer" with the 300.
I currently have an FD 500 4.5 on it's way to me via UPS (It's in Jersey right now). I'll have to take you up
on your offer to walk me though the infinity adjustment to use it with the Ed Mika adapter. Seeing your
photos just makes me all the more excited to get it.
Still going from strength to strength here i see. And our Prodigal Peter and his Performing Pidgins have returned also
Helena - i must try to get some landscape shots and over the hill. And the tree, i need to search out that tree i think.
Kentt - that brings back memories. I used to occasionally play golf next door at Stowe School. Thats nearly 20 years ago now though.
gxgn - that pano is great.
And Edd - great birds, as always. All we have here is crows it seems.
A bit of macro fun from me. All handheld with 5D, 70-200mm f/2.8 and kenko tubes. Not the easiest setup to hold steady while stood straight up with a bad back (prolapsed disc). Next time i'll take the monopod...
I'll join in though winter is outright horrible here in St. Petersburg. Here's something I found when sorting out the last months' junk. First 4 made with 1D Mark II N (what else?) + 24-85/3.5-4.5 USM. F/5.6 - F/8ish except the 4th is wide open at 24mm. This lens has surprised me positively - not as horrible as I'd feared.
http://cs10602.vk.com/u2066358/148517630/z_9a695d68.jpg
Year of the Dragon is upon us. Taken with 28-135... err, the 28-135 is in the picture, and since the camera couldn't identify the lens it's probably the 16-35 II. http://cs10602.vk.com/u2066358/148517630/z_4f28277c.jpg
It's been so cold lately that the river has frozen over completely but the ice has been crushed in the middle by icebreakers. Nevertheless some morons are brave (or drunk) enough to venture out right to the brim of the ice. That day a few people ended up in the water, though thankfully without any serious consequences for anyone. 70-200 http://cs10602.vk.com/u2066358/148517630/z_af9c56c7.jpg
Speaking of icebreakers, I've caught one at work while going to the office one day (probably last Friday). It's small but pretty efficient. I only had 16-35 on me that day.
Thank you! Yes, the lens is great, but 35L is still my favorite. I have been using the zoom almost exclusively after getting it, since I want to get comfortable with it before we're off to Cuba on Wednesday.
Thanks, we really look forward to it.
Yes, 35L is expensive, but I bought it used together with 5D in 2008 and got a great price. It has been my favorite ever since. The Samyang should be a great alternative! Some say it's even better than 35L.
15Bit wrote:
Illia - that second last is a great shot. It just needs the horizon tilting flat and its there.
Drat - I thought I've corrected that. The bridge shouldn't be level anyways but - well, that's my weak spot. Argh.
PS - you have some dust on your sensor
I know. It's super easy to clean away in Photoshop but I don't have it at home. Probably need to get to work with that stupid pink colored blower...
PetKal wrote:
This is an uncommonly seen little customer in winter, on Feb 19, 2012.
Peter: That one is a beauty...what is it?
Illia: Man, those photos just scream cold...
This was the most calm male cardinal I have seen in a while; guess it is getting use to me out-and-about in the woodlands again. Shot with the 7D and FD 400mm f2.8 at f2.8...zero DOF at 18 feet.
Also: Jason; I will PM you about helping you with the lens.
roboticspro wrote:
Peter: That one is a beauty...what is it?
This was the most calm male cardinal I have seen in a while; guess it is getting use to me out-and-about in the woodlands again. Shot with the 7D and FD 400mm f2.8 at f2.8...zero DOF at 18 feet.
Edd, that is a Northen mockingbird.
My oh my, you seem to have become addicted to your 400 f/2.8 lens wide open. The cardinal's beak and eye is in focus nicely, but the rest is blurred softly....I do not know how you manage to focus it like that manually.
Fast lenses used wide open on not-too-distant target pose a significant AF challenge, never mind doing MF.
In winter I do lottsa "BIF calibrator" shots. They are usually either ducks (medium difficulty) or pijuns (high difficulty) in flight. You see, without a live bait, I do not seem able to get any raptors to fly into my camera, like ducks and pijuns do for bread and seed.
The reason I call them "calibrator" shots is because they help me verify the camera/lens Servo AF performance, and also they help me to "center" my own aim and steadiness.
Here is one such shot from today, 1DMkIIN + 400 DO.
It's arching slightly and the photo only shows its right half, but now I have trouble figuring out if the skyline in the background is all right. You help me.
You're not the only one with horizon problems. Some days i wonder if i have one leg shorter than the other....
For a record: most people have, myself included. I'm glad that my horizon problem has gotten way better since I got the N - the previous owner installed what looks like a non-standard focusing screen with gridlines.
P.S. Believe it or not but some of the specks seen in the sky on the last photo are birds. I checked with the full size picture.
PetKal wrote:
In winter I do lottsa "BIF calibrator" shots. They are usually either ducks (medium difficulty) or pijuns (high difficulty) in flight. You see, without a live bait, I do not seem able to get any raptors to fly into my camera, like ducks and pijuns do for bread and seed.
The reason I call them "calibrator" shots is because they help me verify the camera/lens Servo AF performance, and also they help me to "center" my own aim and steadiness.
Here is one such shot from today, 1DMkIIN + 400 DO.
Your "calibration" shots usually end up better than many (if not most) people's keepers. Seriously, this is a very cool shot. The facial expression is great.
Snopchenko wrote:
It's arching slightly and the photo only shows its right half, but now I have trouble figuring out if the skyline in the background is all right. You help me.
The trick is to rotate to make the buildings stand vertical, unless of course they also lean slightly too
Taken with 28-135... err, the 28-135 is in the picture, and since the camera couldn't identify the lens it's probably the 16-35 II.
