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Animal Kingdom / Re: Show your Bird Portraits

« on: April 26, 2013, 02:58:37 PM »

Ken,
Love your BIF shots. I tried it once and only got a blurry blob

Thanks!  Ha ha, I've got my fair share of "Blob in Flight" shots!! 

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Animal Kingdom / Re: Show your Bird Portraits

« on: April 26, 2013, 02:57:12 PM »

Great Blue Heron~
In Flight
1/1600 sec
f/5.6
ISO 200

Great shots, the eyes are nicely in focus. Sometimes its tough to get a cleanly focused eye of a bird in flight.

I agree, that's the hardest part, I need to get a decent gimbal instead of messing around and relying on my hand held skilz...

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Animal Kingdom / Re: Show your Bird Portraits

« on: April 26, 2013, 02:55:48 PM »

I call this bub "Fat Boy". I've been trying to get a shot of a pelican like this for a while now...one finally presented the perfect opportunity:


Read more...

Picture Perfect!!

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Animal Kingdom / Re: Show your Bird Portraits

« on: April 26, 2013, 02:55:13 PM »

Bald Eagle in Flight
1/1600th
f/5.6
ISO 160

You've got a knack for birds in flight. All of these, the eagles, the osprey, really great shots.

Jon, Thank you, you're very kind!  That's a fantastic pelican image btw!  I have had a couple White Pelican opps in the last two days but they are just a little too far out with my 100-400m on my FF.  I think they wouldn't be much better on my 7d either...  Someone gave me a lead on some nearby, so maybe tomorrow!

Thanks again for your kind words!

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Animal Kingdom / Re: Show your Bird Portraits

« on: April 26, 2013, 12:48:42 AM »

Red Shouldered Hawk in Flight
2000 sec
f/5.6
ISO 400

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Animal Kingdom / Re: Show your Bird Portraits

« on: April 26, 2013, 12:44:39 AM »

Osprey~
1600 sec
f/6.3
ISO 200

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Animal Kingdom / Re: Show your Bird Portraits

« on: April 26, 2013, 12:39:07 AM »

Bald Eagle in Flight
1/1600th
f/5.6
ISO 160

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Animal Kingdom / Re: Show your Bird Portraits

« on: April 26, 2013, 12:36:19 AM »

Yellow Rumped Warbler~

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Animal Kingdom / Re: Show your Bird Portraits

« on: April 26, 2013, 12:33:07 AM »

Wood Ducks in Flight
1/1600 sec
f/5.6
ISO 200

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Animal Kingdom / Re: Show your Bird Portraits

« on: April 26, 2013, 12:29:24 AM »

Anhinga in Flight...
1/2500 sec
f/5.6
ISO 800

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Animal Kingdom / Re: Show your Bird Portraits

« on: April 26, 2013, 12:18:02 AM »

Great Blue Heron~
In Flight
1/1600 sec
f/5.6
ISO 200

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Lenses / Re: Do you still love 24-105L?

« on: April 25, 2013, 07:01:49 PM »

If you want sharp + versatile + prime quality, then get 24-70 f2.8 II

Ver I or Ver II are excellent!

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Lenses / Re: Do you still love 24-105L?

« on: April 25, 2013, 06:46:41 PM »

I was so happy to replace my old sigma 24-70 (2003 model, heavy as a 6 pack of beer) with the canon 24-105. The 24-105 was lighter to carry everywhere. But now the picture quality is not what I'm looking for. After years with it, I found its not as sharp as it can be. It works really well when I'm outside with good light. Not as well indoors without flash.

Now I'm saving for the 24-70 2.8 for replacement and will sell the 24-105.

Could be time for a quick MFA adjustment and perhaps it will be back to sharp as always!  Sounds like it's been a great lens for you, that might just do the trick!

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Lenses / Re: Do you still love 24-105L?

« on: April 25, 2013, 06:44:38 PM »

For me the 24-105 is a sharp lens (at least my copy) that has an extremely useful focal length. The downside is that the aperture (DOF) and distortion at 24mm (which is noticeable with architectural shots even with correction in LR).

I tend to shoot longer focal lengths, so the new 24-70mm doesn't really make sense for me. Instead I have stuck with the 24-105mm and a set of prime lenses for when I want something more specific.

These days I tend to avoid shooting with the 24-105mm. Yet when I do, I usually really like the results. Maybe I should use it more...

The downside is that the aperture (DOF) and distortion at 24mm (which is noticeable with architectural shots even with correction in LR).

The new LR 5 beta has an adjustment tool for that, which with my testing seems to work pretty decent and quickly.  DxO is another great option but if your using LR and can make the adjustments there, then why not... try out the LR 5 beta and see what you think, the tool is under the Lens Corrections tab, under "basic"

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Lenses / Re: Do you still love 24-105L?

« on: April 25, 2013, 06:36:42 PM »

It's good for what it is. I never loved it and always regretted not buying the original 24-70 instead when it was still available and only very little extra money. The results are certainly more than "good enough" but I never liked the f/4 limitation which makes it actually not a versatile lens for my preferences. I rarely ever leave the house with just the 24-105. It's good for studio style portraits though or anything else where you'd stop down anyway.

+1  My sentiments exactly, for the same reasons. I've said in several posts on CR that I like it but I don't love it.  It's the only lens I have that I don't love...

I decided today that mine is going up for sale.  I just don't use it near enough.  Hmm, I think I've only locked it on my body 3 times... 24-70mm is definitely in my immediate future... Hmm, May even be willing to give that new Tammi a try...