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United Kingdom & Ireland / Re: Advice for photographic venues near Whitby, UK

« on: June 04, 2013, 10:59:50 AM »

You guys rock!  Lots of great ideas here!

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United Kingdom & Ireland / Re: Advice for photographic venues near Whitby, UK

« on: June 03, 2013, 11:13:38 PM »

Beautiful captures Sporgon!  Thanks for sharing.  I can't wait to explore the area!

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United Kingdom & Ireland / Re: Advice for photographic venues near Whitby, UK

« on: June 02, 2013, 10:23:36 PM »

Thanks PK for your images.  Impressive ruin indeed!

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United Kingdom & Ireland / Re: Advice for photographic venues near Whitby, UK

« on: June 02, 2013, 02:21:39 PM »

Thanks scarey and bjd.  Especially great to hear about the nesting birds as I very much enjoy birding!

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United Kingdom & Ireland / Advice for photographic venues near Whitby, UK

« on: June 02, 2013, 09:27:17 AM »

I'll be tagging along with my spouse on a business trip to Whitby, England for a few weeks this summer and would appreciate any input from folks familiar with the area on "can't miss" photographic venues in and around Whitby.  If you have any images you'd like to share, please do!  Thanks in advance.

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Lenses / Re: Best lens for capturing the Milky Way?

« on: April 28, 2013, 07:38:33 PM »

The best resource I know of for night photography is David Kingham.  He specializes in night/Milky Way photography and has a lot of great gear information and tutorials on his website.  Definitely worth checking out.

http://www.davidkinghamphotography.com/

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EOS Bodies / Re: EOS 7D Mark II Test Camera [CR1]

« on: March 28, 2013, 02:23:03 PM »

I currently own a 7D and at the top of my wishlist for the 7D Mk II is improved performance in low light and high ISO.  I don't own the fastest lenses Canon has to offer so that improvement alone would be greatly appreciated! 

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Lenses / Re: 7D + 400/5.6 + TC?

« on: February 23, 2013, 10:47:52 PM »

Thanks Mt Spokane.  I'll look into the Kenko TC you mentioned.

degies...I watched that Art Morris video a few weeks ago.  His work is amazing.  All of us mere mortals can only dream about the access to equipment that Canon's Masters of Light get!

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Technical Support / Re: Sharpening question for Photoshop experts

« on: February 23, 2013, 10:26:01 AM »

I have a lot of experimenting to do!  I was not even aware of high pass sharpening either.  Thanks to all for your great feedback!

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Street & City / Re: Tuscany and Cinque Terre with TS-E 24 II and TS-E 17

« on: February 23, 2013, 10:06:25 AM »

Magnificent set of images!  I too would be interested in what HDR program you use.

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Technical Support / Re: Sharpening question for Photoshop experts

« on: February 22, 2013, 03:29:24 PM »

I should clarify that I always shoot using RAW for my landscape and wildlife images.

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Technical Support / Sharpening question for Photoshop experts

« on: February 22, 2013, 02:58:31 PM »

I'm new to using Photoshop (CS5) and am wondering what seasoned users have found to be their most successful workflow options when it comes to sharpening and producing really crisp images for web display.  I'm assuming a good initial capture in-camera.  Thanks in advance.

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Lenses / Re: 7D + 400/5.6 + TC?

« on: February 22, 2013, 02:31:02 PM »

Thanks bseitz234 and viggen61 for your clarifications.  This doesn't sound like a workable combo for capturing birds in flight. 

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Lenses / Re: 400 mm f5.6 non-IS / 300 mm f4 IS with extender 1.4 III or waiting?

« on: February 22, 2013, 01:23:24 PM »

Yes, the images were shot in RAW and cropped as well as sized down in PS to a reasonable level for web posting.

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Lenses / 7D + 400/5.6 + TC?

« on: February 22, 2013, 12:38:23 PM »

I'm new to Canon Rumors and so glad I found it because it's been a great source of knowledge for me.  I recently bought a 400/5.6 mainly for birding and wildlife photography.  I chose that particular lens because of its relatively low cost compared to the other super telephotos in Canon's lineup.  I've been thinking about getting a TC to use in combination with my 7D and 400 for the extra reach but am concerned this combination might not work because of an issue with F8 center point AF I've seen mentioned before.  I don't fully understand what this is about but would like to be sure that the TC will work before I spend the money on it.  Any enlightenment on this topic is greatly appreciated as I may be totally off base in my understanding.