Samuli Vahonen wrote:
GM85 I'm still not feeling comformatable with, subjects have been rendered many times too flat for my taske. The boke looks wonderful thou (and focus plane sharpness, but I'm no pixel peeper and if overall look is dull all the sharpness in focus plane can't make photo look nice).
Samuli
I agree with you, Samuli. FE 85 GM has a basic rendering which is too flat for my taste. But with some work in PP, it is possible to improve on this somewhat. Not in all configurations, but in quite a few IMHO.
Joshua, how ungrateful! These owls are putting on a show just for you! And you make the most of it, too!
Ronny, I like the cooler option, though both are splendid!
I like cool and sharp. Part of that may be influenced by the mountain being more prominent in the second picture than the first. I prefer the framing with the mountain a bit farther into the frame than close to the edge (as it is in the first pic). The cooler temp emphasizes the mood of the locale which was, I am guessing, rather cold! Lovely pics, as always tho!
Luvwine wrote:
I like cool and sharp. Part of that may be influenced by the mountain being more prominent in the second picture than the first. I prefer the framing with the mountain a bit farther into the frame than close to the edge (as it is in the first pic). The cooler temp emphasizes the mood of the locale which was, I am guessing, rather cold! Lovely pics, as always tho!
philber wrote:
Joshua, how ungrateful! These owls are putting on a show just for you! And you make the most of it, too!
Ronny, I like the cooler option, though both are splendid!
Thank you, Philippe! There were 3 other photographers that morning. But there were a few things going on at the same time. I got lucky because I happened to focus on this particular group and I got everything ready. It happened so fast; you blink and you miss an opportunity. A few times, I was adjusting something or replacing a battery or what not after waiting 10-15 minutes without any action, and the action happened while I got distracted, while doing whatever. That's the name of the game in wildlife photography. I am not sure whether the others caught that particular action or not but I was fairly close and I had a front row seat... uh, front row stand .
BTW, my thumb was constantly on the AF back button and my index finger on the shutter button ready to fire. Yes, the battery drain was noticeable because of that.
Lovely pics, as always tho!
