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6D Sample Images / Re: Anything shot with a 6D

« on: May 17, 2013, 02:21:47 AM »

I have no experience using the 300/2.8 II, but from what I've read, it is one of the best of the superteles, especially considering value. I've read it takes the new III teleconverters very well IQ wise. I hope the 7DII has significant improvements over the 7D but I'm thinking it may be way more expensive. We'll have to wait and see. I think my next camera will be my first FF (5Dm3). Neuro usually has tried and compared most cameras and lenses combinations and I really trust his opinions and comments. I know he really likes his 1Dx and 600mmLII.

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6D Sample Images / Re: Anything shot with a 6D

« on: May 17, 2013, 01:07:08 AM »

6D 300 2.8 II X2 III 1000th F5.6  ISO 1600

Jack

Really nice shot! Sharp and beautiful reflection. Well done

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Animal Kingdom / Re: Show your Bird Portraits

« on: May 17, 2013, 12:21:00 AM »

Cookie28...nice owl shot, he looks sleepy

A few from today.

Now, whenever he is anywhere near and I approach the canal, my heron fishing friend insists we go fishing. Another half loaf of bread wasted with no results (he is so inept at this). Then, a new stranger swoops in but he is very timid of me and quickly takes off every time I approach or even throw some bread his way. He keeps coming back to check us out and this gets my friend very defensive. He puffs himself up by ruffling his feathers and stares down the newcomer. After chasing each other around, the newcomer finally takes off for good and I get my first half decent, almost in focus BIF photo (1 shot out of 20 tries as they chased each other around the canal). All the others were either blurry blobs or the bird was not even in the frame
I need tons more practice.

-edit-
If you look closely, you can see my silhouette reflected in heron's eye in the first shot.

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Landscape / Re: Jippieeee! It's spring! Post your first spring pictures here.

« on: May 16, 2013, 11:59:32 PM »

From today...new moorhens on the way

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Landscape / Re: Jippieeee! It's spring! Post your first spring pictures here.

« on: May 16, 2013, 03:33:18 PM »

Here's one from me.

Gorgeous! Nice colors and bokeh.

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Landscape / Re: Jippieeee! It's spring! Post your first spring pictures here.

« on: May 16, 2013, 03:19:18 PM »

taken with 600D & 17-55

Great shot! Love it

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Animal Kingdom / Re: Show your Bird Portraits

« on: May 16, 2013, 02:49:30 PM »

endiendo

I like them...especially #3 and the last one. Welcome to CR and keep posting

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Animal Kingdom / Re: Show your Bird Portraits

« on: May 16, 2013, 05:29:21 AM »

Continuing on the birds without feet theme 
Oh! This is not cropped! Not modified! Straight out of camera RAW converted to jpg in DPP. Then resized in XnView. I could enter it into a NatGeo competition! Do they do one for birds without feet? I mean it is a unique category! I have a few for birds without heads too if they do that

LOL
BIF=birds in flight
BWF=birds without feet

Two years ago while on vacation in Nice,France we went to a small family run restaurant in the old town. The featured special was "Alouettes sans tete". We didn't speak French so we asked the waiter (who spoke some English) what was the translation. He hunted for the right phrase and finally said "little bird without head". We ordered it and it was good. It is really stuffed beef rolls.

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Animal Kingdom / Re: Show your Bird Portraits

« on: May 15, 2013, 03:09:00 AM »

Victoria Crowned Pigeon
6D
221mm
f5.2
1/200

Very nice! What a beautiful and unusual bird. Crazy hat she's wearing

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Landscape / Re: Sunset landscape

« on: May 14, 2013, 10:02:01 PM »

Maybe a bit boring without too many items in the shot, but it was just us, the Rio, and the jungle in the back, on that evening in the Tigre Delta coming back to Buenos Aires ... i like the colors as if the sky was on fire (no touching it, it is straight out of the camera) and the quietness feeling of the small waves on the water ...

Paysages_Sunset_Tigre-Delta-Argentina_2009-04-09 par Julian_salsa, sur Flickr

Wow! Simply gorgeous.

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Animal Kingdom / Re: Show your Bird Portraits

« on: May 14, 2013, 09:49:30 PM »

Idiot4Hire

Beautiful photo...I love how colorful it is. also liked the dragonflies you posted on another thread today. Welcome to CR and keep posting

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Software & Accessories / Re: Quick release plates: RRS v's Manfrotto

« on: May 14, 2013, 06:50:46 PM »

One word of caution, lever action clams are wonderfully quick to use and very solid in their support of your camera, I LOVE my RRS.  They are however very picky about the dimensions of your L-plate dovetail, the RRS clamp will NOT hold a Sunway Photo dovetail firmly, it does however do very nicely with the Kirk components and obviously the RRS ones.  If you have a mixture of plates, I suggest you get the screw type clams such as the Kirk (nice quick action) or RRS's own screw style.  Your mileage may (obviously) vary but you'll love these plates and clamps.

RRS used to recommend only their own, Wimberley, and recent Kirk plates for their lever clamps. However, if you look at some of their clamps on their website, there's this notation:

NOTE: Starting in 2012, the Really Right Stuff B2 LR II clamp automatically adjusts to accept all Arca-Swiss style plates except Arca-Swiss P0 Slidefix plates and plates made by Novoflex. Choose a screw-knob clamp if you have Novoflex plates.

That's for some of the clamps included with their popular heads, give them a call if it's not clear from the site - they're very helpful.

I have one of those cheap $100 tripod/head combos. I want to eventually get a good (final purchase) tripod and ballhead. I have been reading CR posts about recommendations. My take so far is RRS or Gitzo legs and AS plates with ballheads from RRS, Markins, Kirk. My question is which is better for the ballhead...lever release or screw-knob clamp. I don't travel much or hike so weight doesn't matter too much. Have 7D (may one day get 5Dm3) and 100-400L and 70-200LII. My height is 70".

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Lens Gallery / Re: Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM

« on: May 14, 2013, 06:29:43 PM »

pdirestajr

Beautiful shots...well done!

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Animal Kingdom / Re: Show your Bird Portraits

« on: May 14, 2013, 05:31:54 PM »

Last one.

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Animal Kingdom / Re: Show your Bird Portraits

« on: May 14, 2013, 05:30:54 PM »

The Moorhen nest with 6 eggs.