p.19 #15 · Summer photography with Canon equipment
roboticspro wrote:
Good Morning!,
Really nice Jerry!
Edd
Thanks for the kind words, folks, but my conscience demands a confession of sorts...
I live in a land of summer thunderstorms, and I've tried for years to get lightning photographs in the tried and true hit or miss way; leave the shutter open for 30 second intervals if it's night, and as long as you can when you feel lucky if it's daytime...ten years ago I'd burn through three rolls of 36 exposure Tri-X and quit, hoping for the best and waiting a few days to find out. With the advent of digital it got cheaper, but it always seemed like the best flashes came while the buffer was emptying, or whatever it's called...Over the years, I've gotten maybe a dozen decent photos (none worth hanging) out of maybe ten thousand tries...
That morning last week I had six keepers out of a hundred or so thanks to a little object mounted on the hot shoe called a "Lightning Trigger"...it senses a flash, triggers the shutter before the flash is over, and there you have it...I won't post a link or anything since its easily Googled, and there are several manufacturers on the market now. I've known about it for several years, but only recently acquired one, and this was my first use...
So, this time it really is about the gear; all the photographer had to do was make sure the camera stayed out of the rain...
Confession is good for the soul, but not necessarily the ego...
p.19 #20 · Summer photography with Canon equipment
Love the backyard moose...
Working my way through vacation photos...all on the Florida Gulf Coast last week...
The thieving grackle and the abandoned chair were made with the 70-300L. I'm pleased with it's performance in this first extensive outing; AF is very quick, the newer IS is a dream for all the handheld beachside shooting, and its size (especially compared to 70-200 2.8 or 100-400) is a minor joy...Overall a worthy replacement for my sold-off 70-300 DO, and a bit sharper and contrasty to boot.
The morning glory was made with the 80-200 f/2.8L...a joy unto itself...
