p.30 #8 · Anyone up/in for a "Canon Spring 2013" Thread???
Hi,
Mitesh, Jerry, and Cam: Thank you for the kind words gentlemen, most appreciated here where it's just after 6:00PM!
I'll be in technical meetings/sessions for a good part of the week, but will try to get to Stuttgart, and the Black Forest region if possible. I am only a panel member this time round, so I do have more "skate" time compared to earlier conferences.
The folks (volks) here have been wonderful, so that makes the long travel (Boston to Frankfurt overnight flight, then 1-1/2 hour train ride) worth the trouble.
p.30 #9 · Anyone up/in for a "Canon Spring 2013" Thread???
Finally, a bearded iris bloomed when I had a little time to do something with it while it was fresh. The second shot is the keeper, but I'm showing three as a progression of thought. First two with 300/2.8 + 2X, last with 100L macro. All hand-held for quick work in composition.
First idea: get some color in the background from a ratty older iris
Second idea: minimize distractions and balance all the shapes of the subject
p.30 #14 · Anyone up/in for a "Canon Spring 2013" Thread???
I rarely get the opportunity for "event" photography, but I recently spent four days at a music festival in North Carolina. As the designated family photographer, I try to strike a balance between enjoying the music, the atmosphere, and the wealth of photographic subjects. Still, I ended up with 2000 exposures, finally whittled down to 250 or so which I share with my two brothers and their families who, with me and mine, make this annual pilgrimage to the Appalachian Mountains.
Gearishly speaking, I primarily used a 5DIII and the versatile 70-200 2.8 II. My night time concert lenses were 135L and 200 1.8L, with 85 1.2L for around the campfire...On Sunday, the bottom fell out and a steady rain poured down all day long. My 1DIV saved the day, though, and came through the deluge undampened, allowing me the opportunity to capture all those umbrellas and muddy feet for posterity ...
I won't drag this out with countless mediocre shots of unknown guitar players and dancing festival goers, but here's four of my favorites, just as a representation, before I go back to my flowers, birds, and countryside views...
The first three were made with 70-200 f/2.8 II, the last with 200 1.8L..
Thanks for listening...
Jerry
1DIV beats the rain
Exuberance on stage
Fun is where you find it...edit: actually made with 24-105L
p.30 #15 · Anyone up/in for a "Canon Spring 2013" Thread???
Greetings from Karlsruhe,
Jerry: Love the event photos...the organizers may be interested in them for next year...worth a shot. That 200mm f1.8 is very sweet BTW, great shooting with it
Jools: I plan on coming back here with my wife at some point, as it is so easy to travel around on the DB and S-Bahn, and much to see and take in (art, music, history). Just a wonderful place to de-compress.
Another sample of Spring 2013, Karlsruhe style..., taken on the 5D MkII, with 24-105L, or 100L Macro.
