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Animal Kingdom / Re: My new 7d (a few sample photos)

« on: May 24, 2012, 12:06:15 PM »

Great shots. I use the same camera + lens combo and love it too. Looks really quite sharp in the first photo, given that you shot wide open at full zoom. I typically do the same (1/200s @ 200mm i.e. keep the shutter at the reciprocal of the focal length), but I gotta ask did you shoot handheld or using a tripod? My guess is the latter.

Thanks.  Both photos were shot handheld a few minutes apart.  I don't have the steadiest hands at times, so the IS must be pretty effective.

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Animal Kingdom / Re: My new 7d (a few sample photos)

« on: May 21, 2012, 06:58:53 PM »

7D = Awesome Camera

+1, I agree, I'm loving the upgrade

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Animal Kingdom / Re: Show your Bird Portraits

« on: May 20, 2012, 09:06:28 AM »

So what's wrong with the composition, apart from it being obviously not straight? (I spotted that one....).
And the bird could be brightened up a little maybe.
After all its not that you were a professional laying waiting for the shot. I'd like to hear what could be done
better here, in these circumstances.
Cheers Brian

Hi Brian, yeah I think you're probably right.  I just wish I could have gotten the shot without the siding as the background.  But what I did get is way better than nothing.  Thanks for your comments 

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Animal Kingdom / Re: Show your Bird Portraits

« on: May 19, 2012, 02:58:12 PM »

Please excuse the composition, but I didn't have a lot to work with.  I was heading out this morning and noticed this hawk perched on my neighbors bird bath.  Unfortunately it flew away when I tried getting closer.

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Animal Kingdom / Re: Mr Cardinal feeds Mrs Cardinal in my yard

« on: May 19, 2012, 11:15:42 AM »

Nice shot.  I wish I could get my pair to cooperate.  Maybe someone could photoshop these two together for me 

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Animal Kingdom / Re: It's not easy being green (frog and beetle)

« on: May 16, 2012, 03:31:24 PM »

Thank you!  Good point on the beetle photo.  I cropped it to get it to 10x8, perhaps I can do so in the other direction.  Thanks for the comments.

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Animal Kingdom / It's not easy being green (frog and beetle)

« on: May 15, 2012, 09:35:52 PM »

Took these photos today (handheld) with my Canon T2i and a Tamron 90mm macro.  Image Stability, blah, who needs it

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Animal Kingdom / Re: Portrait of your "Best friend"

« on: May 14, 2012, 11:12:23 PM »

Canon T2i
Tamron 90mm 2.8
No flash
Lightbox

Citriss - kingsnake


Noodles - kingsnake

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Animal Kingdom / Re: My new 7d (a few sample photos)

« on: May 13, 2012, 11:06:20 PM »

Thanks.  I used a EF 70-200 f/4L IS for both photos (no teleconverter).

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Animal Kingdom / My new 7d (a few sample photos)

« on: May 13, 2012, 08:05:35 PM »

Well I took advantage of Adorama's sale and picked up a new Canon 7d last week ($1199).  I finally got a chance today to snap a few photos.  I had a family of cardinals move into my backyard this spring and figured they'd be the perfect subjects.  Snapped these two pics of a male this morning.





Coming from a T2i, I have a bit of learning to do, but I'm quite happy with my first few attempts.

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EOS Bodies / Re: When do we get DPReview and CanonRumors reviews of 5DIII?

« on: May 12, 2012, 09:57:55 PM »

The June edition of What Digital Camera (interactive magazine) reviewed both the Mark III and the D800 and gave them equal scores of 92%.  For what it's worth, they also reviewed the Sony A57 and gave it a 90%.

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Animal Kingdom / Re: duck shot with 100-400 + canon 1.4x II (5d2)

« on: May 06, 2012, 12:13:43 AM »

Yeah nice photos for sure.

Here's a couple I took with my Tamron 70-300mm.  I wish it had a bit more reach.  I think some of the ducks in the first photo look like decoys, but I can assure you they are not.

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Animal Kingdom / Re: Show your Bird Portraits

« on: May 02, 2012, 07:26:04 PM »

WOW, great photos folks!

Here's a goldfinch visiting my neighbors feeder.  Snapped this yesterday with my T2i and a Tamron 70-300

ISO 400, f/5.6, 1/320s, 300mm

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Lenses / Re: Canon Lens prices in the US

« on: April 26, 2012, 04:15:33 PM »

April 26th, 2012: We've received a leak of a rebate starting on Sunday April 29th. It runs until June 2nd. This is a double rebate, where your rebate is doubled with the purchase of either a 5D Mark II, 5D Mark III, a 7D, or a 60D.

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Animal Kingdom / A day in the marsh

« on: April 22, 2012, 08:17:38 PM »

My first photo post so please be gentle.  I took these photos the last couple of weekends in a marsh not far from my home.  All photo were taken with a Canon T2i with a Tamron 70-300 attached (I'm working on getting some better equipment). 

Sandhill crane #1


Sandhill crane #2


Frog in the bog


A couple of geese having fun


A nice male mallard


Thanks for looking.