zipe wrote:
Thank you Dmitry, yes its the 50/2 like Kevin wrote.
Shot is @2. Unbelievable good lens in my eyes.
And I really disliked that lens, and returned mine! Felt the autofocus on my XT20 with it was too slow, especially near MFD, it was hunting even in good light. It looks like a winner in your hands though!
Nice shots, however, the birds breed in "heronries" not rookeries. Although the term can be applied to the haunt of gregarious birds or mammals (such as penguins or seals).
absolutic wrote: And I really disliked that lens, and returned mine! Felt the autofocus on my XT20 with it was too slow, especially near MFD, it was hunting even in good light. It looks like a winner in your hands though!
I was able to shoot some grade 7-8 basketball with it, btw. Not top notch shots, but good enough, for X-T2. If I shot it for money, I would get different tools.
Grahamc wrote:
Nice shots, however, the birds breed in "heronries" not rookeries. Although the term can be applied to the haunt of gregarious birds or mammals (such as penguins or seals).
Thanks for the kind words. In my defense - the Audubon Society on this side of the pond finds rookery acceptable usage referring to herons.
And you probably drive a vehicle with the steering wheel on the wrong side of the car
As an olive branch I present to you a clumsy JPEG from one of the RAWs.
Typically I only shoot JPEGs as they are so good from the Fujis but one of these days will need to become proficient with RAW processing.
I debated this morning whether to take my camera Pelican case on this morning's flight. I tend to treat it as an umbrella... if I bring it, it won't rain (nothing interesting will happen.) I brought it along flying and as we were headed home after two hours of boredom, there was a call over the radio for a gunshot wound victim. We had an unusual team in the back of two paramedics and three EMTs... I figured we might be able to help.
A 25y/o Honduran national had run afoul of the bad guys just south of the international border, ended up with a through and through rifle wound to the lower leg as punishment. He self applied a tourniquet just above the knee and spent two days trying to make it to help along the fence. A USBP agent discovered him and made the radio call we overheard.
We treated and transported him 80 miles from his incredibly remote, desert location to the University of Arizona's level 1 trauma center...
jecottrell wrote:
I debated this morning whether to take my camera Pelican case on this morning's flight. I tend to treat it as an umbrella... if I bring it, it won't rain (nothing interesting will happen.) I brought it along flying and as we were headed home after two hours of boredom, there was a call over the radio for a gunshot wound victim. We had an unusual team in the back of two paramedics and three EMTs... I figured we might be able to help.
A 25y/o Honduran national had run afoul of the bad guys just south of the international border, ended up with a through and through rifle wound to the lower leg as punishment. He self applied a tourniquet just above the knee and spent two days trying to make it to help along the fence. A USBP agent discovered him and made the radio call we overheard.
We treated and transported him 80 miles from his incredibly remote, desert location to the University of Arizona's level 1 trauma center...
You always hear from experts, "try and tell a story with your photography." Well, you certainly did with this series. Thanks for taking your camera with you.
leighton w wrote:
You always hear from experts, "try and tell a story with your photography." Well, you certainly did with this series. Thanks for taking your camera with you.
jecottrell wrote:
I debated this morning whether to take my camera Pelican etc
Marvellous photos and good job. He was so lucky to have you. I can't imagine 80 miles in the back of a jeep or Humvee would have been much fun after all he had been through.
