Seagulls in flight! While not as exotic as many of the BIF shots shown on FM here are some 'gulls from the jersey shore. I went down to the beach last night with my 2 week old D3 and 70-200 2.8 VR. Shot lots of pics and thought I would post some for feedback. Some were heavy crops as the 200 was a little short but I was very impressed by the lens/camera combination.
PP was some levels adjustment and USM in CS4.
I also noticed after shooting that I had the VR set to on. Was the VR working against me or does the lens recognize panning and only stabilize in a vertical direction.
Nice set, Craig! That's a great combo and don't hesitate using a TC for more reach. Don't ya love the D3's AF?!
I don't see them in the desert so they're "exotic" to me.
trenchmonkey wrote:
Nice set, Craig! That's a great combo and don't hesitate using a TC for more reach. Don't ya love the D3's AF?!
I don't see them in the desert so they're "exotic" to me.
move near water, have them annoy the hell out of you, they wont be exotic anymore -_-
Excellent shots Craig. Modern IS lenses are much wiser than previous technology. They are capable of knowing when panning is being done by the photographer.
This is an area of photography that is new to me. I am not a fast speed shooter. Recently, during a visit to Bosque del Apache, I had Trenchmonkey help me to understand how to use AF on flying birds and I got some nice shots. It is a new experience.
You did very well with these shots. I bet the D3 did not let you down.
William Rodriguez
Miami, Florida.
Craig Yannuzzi wrote:
Was the VR working against me or does the lens recognize panning and only stabilize in a vertical direction.
That's precisely the difference between the "normal" and "active" VR modes. Normal will recognize panning in one dimension and only attempt to cancel out vibration in the other... so you can pan either horizontally or vertically, and the lens will work with you to allow motion in your chosen direction while reducing camera shake in the other. Transparent, intelligent, and works very well... my VR stays on, and on "normal", pretty much 90% of the time.
"Active" assumes that you are not panning at all, on any shot, that you're being subjected to lots of motion, and that you want the lens to try to cancel out all of it. The VR does its best to reduce all vibration, in both dimensions, on every shot. If you do pan, then the VR will work against you as it tries to stabilize something it clearly can't. The usual cliché is that you should use active-mode VR when you're on a moving vehicle, like shooting from a car or airplane. And of course, you should only use active if you are not panning.
trenchmonkey wrote:
Nice set, Craig! That's a great combo and don't hesitate using a TC for more reach. Don't ya love the D3's AF?!
I don't see them in the desert so they're "exotic" to me.
Thanks TM! As a big fan of your work I'm humbled by your taking the time to respond to my post. I do love the D3 (and its AF) and will likely check out a TC for extra reach. While I do see a 300 f/4 or 200-400 in my future, they will have to wait
