Canon EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM

[TWI by Dustin Abbott]

Fabulous shot, Sporgon.  Nice work!  The light in that first image is fabulous!

[Sporgon]

Fabulous shot, Sporgon.  Nice work!  The light in that first image is fabulous!

Thanks for your kind comments Dustin. We try and take our shots either just as the sun is rising or setting. In this case the sun was just about to go down behind a hill on the other side of the valley, so as usual ( cos I'm always late !) there was no time to set up a tripod, so this was taken hand held with IS at about 40th from memory. The IS makes it a very versatile lens but we do find that it's much sharper without IS on if shutter speed is fast enough to avoid shake.

[AprilForever]

My copy is great.  The 24-105L is not a "sexy" lens, but yet I find that some of my best work comes from it, mostly because it is competent and because of it's great focal length it tends to "around" when I am shooting.  Here's a few faves from it:


Blue Dawn by Thousand Word Images by Dustin Abbott, on Flickr


Almost Gone (Explored August 17th, 2012) by Thousand Word Images by Dustin Abbott, on Flickr


Sunset at Niagara by Thousand Word Images by Dustin Abbott, on Flickr


Morning Has Broken by Thousand Word Images by Dustin Abbott, on Flickr


Liquid Gold by Thousand Word Images by Dustin Abbott, on Flickr


A Mother's Love by Thousand Word Images by Dustin Abbott, on Flickr

I like these, but really like the liquid gold! Thanks brother!

[verysimplejason]

Patience is a virtue by Sparda (AMT), on Flickr

I like this shot more if that big boy isn't there...     I want to focus on the house but scrolling down, suddenly there's the big boy.  But very nice pic...  Hopefully you also have the version without the big boy.  I'd like to see that one too.

[verysimplejason]

My copy is great.  The 24-105L is not a "sexy" lens, but yet I find that some of my best work comes from it, mostly because it is competent and because of it's great focal length it tends to "around" when I am shooting.  Here's a few faves from it:


Blue Dawn by Thousand Word Images by Dustin Abbott, on Flickr


Almost Gone (Explored August 17th, 2012) by Thousand Word Images by Dustin Abbott, on Flickr


Sunset at Niagara by Thousand Word Images by Dustin Abbott, on Flickr


Morning Has Broken by Thousand Word Images by Dustin Abbott, on Flickr


Liquid Gold by Thousand Word Images by Dustin Abbott, on Flickr


A Mother's Love by Thousand Word Images by Dustin Abbott, on Flickr

Very, very nice pics!!! Cool!

[TWI by Dustin Abbott]

Thanks for the nice feedback, everyone

[lundstrom.emil]

Photographer Emil Lundstrom by imaginize.net, on Flickr

[Lennart Andreas]

Long time reader, first time poster

I took this picture yesterday... I also played with LR for the first time and finally start shooting RAW. I am just not sure if I like the result. 50% of the time I look at it, I like it (because it makes the chopper look tough , the other 50% I am like "waaaaaaay overdone". Guess I have to find the balance somewhere

Lots to learn

[verysimplejason]

Long time reader, first time poster

I took this picture yesterday... I also played with LR for the first time and finally start shooting RAW. I am just not sure if I like the result. 50% of the time I look at it, I like it (because it makes the chopper look tough , the other 50% I am like "waaaaaaay overdone". Guess I have to find the balance somewhere

Lots to learn

Nice picture for me though I'd prefer a little bit less saturation and a little bit more warmth but it's just me. 

[Kernuak]

Long time reader, first time poster

I took this picture yesterday... I also played with LR for the first time and finally start shooting RAW. I am just not sure if I like the result. 50% of the time I look at it, I like it (because it makes the chopper look tough , the other 50% I am like "waaaaaaay overdone". Guess I have to find the balance somewhere

Lots to learn

Personally, I don't think warmth fits images with snow and would err towards cool colurs, but I would tend to agree with the saturation. I would also be inclined to increase the exposure (which would have the side effect of less saturation), so that the snow looks whiter than it does at the moment. Some areas need to be slightly blue because they are in shadow and it helps the viewer to "feel" the cold, but it is underexposed at the moment.
Nice picture for me though I'd prefer a little bit less saturation and a little bit more warmth but it's just me. 

[serendipidy]

Long time reader, first time poster

I took this picture yesterday... I also played with LR for the first time and finally start shooting RAW. I am just not sure if I like the result. 50% of the time I look at it, I like it (because it makes the chopper look tough , the other 50% I am like "waaaaaaay overdone". Guess I have to find the balance somewhere

Lots to learn

I like it. I tend to oversaturate since I like bold colors, but when overdone it often doesn't look natural. I like the contrasting red and blue tones in your photo. Slower shutter speed (if possible) can blur the propeller blades for a different look.

As an amateur I recently started shooting RAW. Much more useful for PP. I have LR3 but need to learn how to use it. Show us some more of your work in the future.

This is a great website. Great advice and friendly people

[Lennart Andreas]

Thanks for the comments! I definitely agree on the over-saturation and the under-exposure actually too when I look at it again... Nice learning curve

Here is another one, with the same lens... Open for any critisicm/suggestions! Image is almost straight out of the camera; just some cropping and a little added contrast... Less than 1 minute in total. The only total noob-mistake is that I totally forgot to disable the IS on the tripod

[MrFotoFool]

Obviously at 24mm and obviously through the safety of a zoo window.
5Dmk2.

[TWI by Dustin Abbott]

5dMKII + 24-105L


The Good Path by Thousand Word Images by Dustin Abbott, on Flickr

[NetDog]

Two shots taken today with the 24-105mm f/4L IS USM