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obelix
Jan-03-2005, 09:22 PM
Got the lens today.

Not that these shots tell much about the lens apart from that I did not get a coke bottle :))

I LOVE the perspective I get through this lens, seems sharp!.

From the mouth of the dragon

http://www.anands.net/share/dragon.jpg

Calm waters!

http://www.anands.net/share/waterOnFire.jpg

Finally, some birds

http://www.anands.net/share/birds.jpg
ian408
Jan-03-2005, 09:26 PM
Which lens? The Canon?

The egrets are nice but a tad OE. Where abouts did you find them?

Ian
gus
Jan-03-2005, 09:34 PM
The bird one is great :thumb
obelix
Jan-04-2005, 07:01 AM
Which lens? The Canon?

The egrets are nice but a tad OE. Where abouts did you find them?

Ian
Ian, this is the Nikon 300 F/4 AF IF ED lens. This is from Shoreline park, Mountain View.

I always struggle with egrets, my best so far:

http://clix.smugmug.com/photos/10096702-M.jpg
obelix
Jan-04-2005, 07:02 AM
The bird one is great :thumb Thanks Humungus.
bikehiker
Jan-04-2005, 07:28 AM
Like the egrets.
ian408
Jan-04-2005, 08:52 AM
Ian, this is the Nikon 300 F/4 AF IF ED lens. This is from Shoreline park, Mountain View.

I always struggle with egrets, my best so far:

http://clix.smugmug.com/photos/10096702-M.jpg
Thanks! I think the all white birds are the most difficult to shoot. Harry or Steve
suggested shooting a frame, looking at the histogram and making adjustments
before approaching. That's worked reasonably well for me so far. Of course, RAW
helps too.

We should head out to the sloughs one day.

Ian
CMaster
Jan-04-2005, 09:04 AM
I love that first shot with the reds, oranges, and yellows with nice dark black! Great shot! :thumb
obelix
Jan-04-2005, 09:19 AM
Like the egrets.
Thanks Mike.
obelix
Jan-04-2005, 09:20 AM
Thanks! I think the all white birds are the most difficult to shoot. Harry or Steve
suggested shooting a frame, looking at the histogram and making adjustments
before approaching. That's worked reasonably well for me so far. Of course, RAW
helps too.

We should head out to the sloughs one day.

Ian
Yes, that is how I normally proceed, but here the light was changing so fast and I was fumbling with the new heavy lens :). I should have center weighted metered on the egrets and stopped down by -0.7 EV.
obelix
Jan-04-2005, 09:21 AM
I love that first shot with the reds, oranges, and yellows with nice dark black! Great shot! :thumb Thanks CMaster.