500mm @ 1/320

[RandySmugMug]

on a monopod the Sigma Bigma surprised me

we were taking turns w/ the 80-400, thinking the bigma, on such a cloudy day, would be a liability


http://Randyr.smugmug.com/photos/122325552-O.jpg

http://Randyr.smugmug.com/photos/122325609-L.jpg

http://Randyr.smugmug.com/photos/122325465-L.jpg

[riddim_maker]

Seems like a very good lens in steady hands
Great shots!

[RandySmugMug]

Seems like a very good lens in steady hands
Great shots!

thx Russ

[windoze]

very nice. thats a great image from a bigma on a cloudy day wide open!

thanx for sharing more wonderful images from the zoo !!

troy

[Skippy]

on a monopod the Sigma Bigma surprised me
we were taking turns w/ the 80-400, thinking the bigma, on such a cloudy day, would be a liability


I'm sitting here chuckling to myself because my computer started to load these shots so slowly that I thought the first image was going to be a Squirrel :rofl but it's a Lioness :rolleyes

Love the one with the mother and cub both looking toward you :clap
..... Skippy

[dbaker1221]

the first shot is fantastic!:barb

[Seneca]

Wow the first shot makes it seem like your right there...right in front them mom and baby. Great pictures...the first one is my favorite.

[raptorcaptor]

I have some sigma lenses and I've been happy with the quality! Good shooting though! :thumb

[Phyxius]

I agree these are great and I LOVE lions (as I've said on here before). There is a tad bit of noise, not much at all! What ISO were you using?

Great job and that little cub throwing and attitude is great, but the first shot is awesome :thumb

[ShepsMom]

Gorgeous shots! Love the first picture, right in your face photography! Excellent work.:clap

[dallas]

Very beautiful, but I don't know about you; those eyes make me nervous. Great shots.:thumb :thumb :thumb

[RandySmugMug]

thx everyone....i think the iso was around 400-500.
on the d200 anthing below 640 is fine even for a small crop (these were not cropped very much or at all)