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Andy
Mar-26-2005, 05:06 AM
yesterday, i had the distinct pleasure of shooting with not only my good friend steve cavigliano, but also ed hughes and the missus, and their lovely five year old daughter - an excellent shooter in her own right.. and of course ian408 too.

i gave some of my lenses a workout....

canon's 10-22 ef-s

i really dig this lens. it's light, wiiiide and sharp. extremely flare resistant for a uwa (you need to buy the hood!). responsive to slim circular polarizer. it's fun for reeeally close portraits, with interesting (!) effects :lol3 ... i'm really happy with it, and it should stay in my kit...

http://williams.smugmug.com/photos/18244212-L.jpg

http://williams.smugmug.com/photos/18244219-L.jpg

http://williams.smugmug.com/photos/18244242-L.jpg

http://williams.smugmug.com/photos/18245083-L.jpg

http://williams.smugmug.com/photos/18244874-L.jpg

canon's 24 f/1.4L

i purchased this to take the place of my 35L... it doesn't disappoint. with a fl of 38mm on a 1.6x body, it's a really nice fl for my tastes. incredibly sharp where i want it to be... great color and contrast. feels super on the 20d, it's not a beast at all. super bright (f/1.4) for low light work, too.

http://williams.smugmug.com/photos/18244246-L.jpg

http://williams.smugmug.com/photos/18244247-L.jpg

except for the first and last shots, these shots are all straight from the camera jpgs. no post at all. for the first one, i developed two exposures, one for the ground and one for the sky, then blended ( http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=5127) in post. the last one, was very responsive to the blending treatment in raw.

i'm impressed with both of these lenses.
rutt
Mar-26-2005, 05:15 AM
http://williams.smugmug.com/photos/18244212-S.jpg

Love the composition and sharpness of this shot. Good wide angle is so hard to do and you do it very well.

http://williams.smugmug.com/photos/18244247-S.jpg

Cool first person with great humor. Would be better with focus on bird's eys instead of thumb and bread. But I can understand that you had your hands full at the time.
rutt
Mar-26-2005, 05:17 AM
http://williams.smugmug.com/photos/18244874-S.jpg

Oh, I missed this one. The clever angle really makes the good composition stand out. Good exposure in tricky light, too.
DeanMcM
Mar-26-2005, 05:59 AM
Some very cool shots Andy! :clap
I love the wide angle.
I want a wide lens for my soon to be 20D,
now I have to save up for that lens. :scratch
(I think I will just learn on what I am starting with first)

Thanks

Dean




[QUOTE=andy]yesterday, i had the distinct pleasure of shooting with not only my good friend steve cavigliano, but also ed hughes and the missus, and their lovely five year old daughter - an excellent shooter in her own right.. and of course ian408 too.

i gave some of my lenses a workout....

canon's 10-22 ef-s

i really dig this lens. it's light, wiiiide and sharp. extremely flare resistant for a uwa (you need to buy the hood!). responsive to slim circular polarizer. it's fun for reeeally close portraits, with interesting (!) effects :lol3 ... i'm really happy with it, and it should stay in my kit...
ehughes
Mar-26-2005, 06:28 AM
Excellent shots Andy, the family and I had a blast meeting up with you, Ian and Steve Yesterday. My daughter kept saying what a fun day she had all the way home..

All the times I've been through Moss Landing, I've never taken a shot the artichoke fields, I really like that one...

Ed
4labs
Mar-26-2005, 06:36 AM
Love the first shot Andy and as always thank you for giving us the details. Pardon my ignorance but when you say fl 38mm on a 1.6x body what do you mean by 1.6x body?
ian408
Mar-26-2005, 06:39 AM
Great shots! The 'gull on a pole is nice.

4labs, I think Andy means crop factor.

Ian
John Mueller
Mar-26-2005, 07:03 AM
I really like that 1st one Andy.I must get that lens and give it a go.
That 2nd one is real SCARY:D
I Been enjoying your Ca adventure:thumb
Andy
Mar-26-2005, 02:57 PM
http://williams.smugmug.com/photos/18244212-S.jpg

Love the composition and sharpness of this shot. Good wide angle is so hard to do and you do it very well.

thanks so much, rutt! i do love my wide angle shooting. i'm really happy that the 10-22 is a performer.


Cool first person with great humor. Would be better with focus on bird's eys instead of thumb and bread. But I can understand that you had your hands full at the time.

check yer eyeglasses, john. i'm going with the fact that the bird's eyes are at the end of the dof. they're in by a skosch, which is a tad longer than a smidgen but not as much as a soupcon :lol3
Andy
Mar-26-2005, 06:35 PM
Oh, I missed this one. The clever angle really makes the good composition stand out. Good exposure in tricky light, too.

thanks john - isn't digital raw wonderful? :thumb
rutt
Mar-26-2005, 07:35 PM
check yer eyeglasses, john. i'm going with the fact that the bird's eyes are at the end of the dof. they're in by a skosch, which is a tad longer than a smidgen but not as much as a soupcon :lol3 Maybe, but I'd like to see focus a further back and have the thumb a little soft instead of having the bird's eye a little soft. Just a quibble. It's still a cool shot.
Andy
Mar-28-2005, 03:39 PM
Some very cool shots Andy! :clap
I love the wide angle.
I want a wide lens for my soon to be 20D,
now I have to save up for that lens. :scratch
(I think I will just learn on what I am starting with first)

Thanks

Dean



congrats on your new purchase, dean, and thanks for stopping by here!
wxwax
Mar-28-2005, 03:43 PM
:thumb Lovely. :nod I'm jealous. :(:

http://williams.smugmug.com/photos/18244212-S.jpg
Angelo
Mar-28-2005, 06:53 PM
http://williams.smugmug.com/photos/18244212-L.jpg



http://williams.smugmug.com/photos/18244247-L.jpg

"except for the first and last shots..." .
the two I like best; especially #1. You are the dgrin KOW (king of wide). :D