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Portrait / Re: Post your best portraits(street, studio, candid etc...).

« on: May 15, 2013, 04:20:51 PM »

Waiting for instructions.

Camera:    Canon EOS 7D
Exposure:    0.013 sec (1/80)
Aperture:    f/4.5
Focal Length:    28 mm
ISO Speed:    100

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: AF Adjustment : What Am i doing wrong!

« on: May 10, 2013, 03:47:45 PM »

What AFMA gives you the best looking pictures when you "take normal picture of writing"? This may sound silly but just use that setting.
Cheers,
djd

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Portrait / Re: The official: Portrait Humor Thread....

« on: May 09, 2013, 01:59:04 PM »

When I was reviewing my weekend photos, this one made me laugh out loud. Two headless goats and two faceless people. How many more mistakes can I make in one picture?
-djd

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Lens Gallery / Re: Canon EF 70-300mm f4-5.6 IS USM

« on: March 24, 2013, 04:17:16 PM »

Here are a couple from mine.



Model: Canon EOS 7D
ISO: 800
Exposure: 1/500 sec
Aperture: 7.1
Focal Length: 300mm


Model: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
ISO: 400
Exposure: 1/50 sec
Aperture: 5.6
Focal Length: 300mm

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Lenses / Re: Canon 70-200mm F/4L or Canon 70-300 f/4-5.6 USM or other suggestions?

« on: March 23, 2013, 02:47:46 PM »

DO NOT buy the 70-300 IS USM (non-L) It is really quite bad.

If you are looking for a low-cost 70-300, get the Tamron 70-300 VC.

You may also want to look at the 70-200 Tamron lenses.

I'm not going to tell you what lens to buy because everyone's use case and budget is different. But I'm tired of blanket statements about how terrible certain lenses are when it's just not true. Here are two examples of pictures taken with the 70-300mm IS (non-L) lens. They are not "quite bad".
Cheers,
DJD


Model: Canon EOS 7D
ISO: 800
Exposure: 1/500 sec
Aperture: 7.1
Focal Length: 300mm


Model: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
ISO: 400
Exposure: 1/50 sec
Aperture: 5.6
Focal Length: 300mm

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EOS Bodies / Re: Wildlife shooting 5DIII vs. proposed 7D II

« on: February 21, 2013, 03:55:33 PM »

Kerry B,
How has putting a better lens on your 7D caused it to perform worse? I don't understand. Please explain.
DJD

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Lens Gallery / Re: Smartphone Photos - iPhone / Droids / Nokia / others

« on: February 18, 2013, 12:43:25 AM »

Here is one taken with my iPhone during a lunchtime walk last fall.

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Animal Kingdom / Re: Birds in the back yard.

« on: October 25, 2012, 03:25:53 PM »

Playing w 7D and 100-400mm in back yard, caught this blue beastie with a guilty look on his beak.

Aglet,
Love your picture. I've been thinking of getting a 100-400 for my 7D. How do you like yours?
Cheers,
Doug

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Animal Kingdom / Re: Birds in neighborhood park

« on: October 25, 2012, 03:22:42 PM »

anand,
These are great. Thanks for sharing. I'm thinking about getting a 100-400. Tell me, how do you like yours?
Cheers,
djd

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Animal Kingdom / Re: Birds in the back yard.

« on: October 24, 2012, 12:23:23 AM »

One more from my back yard.

Model: Canon EOS 7D
ISO: 800
Exposure: 1/500 sec
Aperture: 7.1
Focal Length: 300mm

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Animal Kingdom / Re: Birds in the back yard.

« on: October 22, 2012, 03:42:29 PM »

We've got pigeons that visit the feeders in our back yard as well. This juvenile one tried to fly through our window several times before I got my camera out to take his portrait.

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Animal Kingdom / Re: Show your Bird Portraits

« on: October 15, 2012, 04:48:59 PM »

This bird brain tried to fly into our window about 6 times. He must have a concussion by now.

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Animal Kingdom / Re: Show your Bird Portraits

« on: September 30, 2012, 04:06:48 PM »

Taken with 7D, 1/500th, f/7.1, ISO 800, 300mm. (probably cropped to about 50% of original image)

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Canon Announces the Canon EOS 6D DSLR

« on: September 17, 2012, 01:06:37 PM »

Children,
If you don't like it, don't buy it.
Cheers,
DJD

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EOS Bodies / Re: Show your love for the Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS

« on: August 23, 2012, 03:07:25 PM »

CC - Thanks, the finch portrait was hand held.
The IS is pretty good. This hummingbird picture was taken hand held at 1/50, f/5.6, ISO400, 300mm (-1EV) on an XTi (400D)