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From what I can see its not bad. I thought about getting Nikon's 70-300mm VR, which is a lot cheaper than my 300mm prime, but most reviews pointed out to this type of zoom being rather soft wide open on the long end, which is why I went with a prime. Not sure about the Canon. Here are some user thoughts on it.
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I've heard that the price to performance ratio is spectacular. We'll be looking at getting it in the next year or two, it being the recession and all .
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Another shot from yesterday.
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I love the subtle colours of that one PB, and, especially, the shadow on the water.
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Wow. That's really a cool shot. The suggestion of space is greatly enhanced by the shadow which looks almost unreal because the water is so calm.
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PB PM, I've been enjoying your shots lately! Keep it up.
Here's a few I managed from the zoo trip recently. Louis L'Amour, “To make democracy work, we must be a nation of participants, not simply observers. One who does not vote has no right to complain.” Visit our archived Minecraft world! | Maybe someday I'll proof read, until then deal with it. |
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Nice shot!
I think one of the hardest things to do in photography is taking different types of shots, or perhaps subjects. It is easy to fall into a niche and just focus on that, which is fine, but I know for myself that I want to expand beyond just shooting birds, as much as I do enjoy it. One result of me trying to expand is the following shot. One thing that might be cool to do is a mini photo challenge. I know lots of photography sites have them, but if any of you guys are interested, maybe we could try it. |
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My first attempt at HDRI:
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Wow GOLDFRAPP, keep up the shots from New York!
I'm all for mini challenges. I think we should definitely do that. It'd be good motivation to get me shooting more again. Louis L'Amour, “To make democracy work, we must be a nation of participants, not simply observers. One who does not vote has no right to complain.” Visit our archived Minecraft world! | Maybe someday I'll proof read, until then deal with it. |
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Nice shots from NYC! Brings back memories from my visits (About 11-12 years ago. I had a 20mm lens for my SLR then).
I like the idea of a challenge. My photos @ flickr The man who trades freedom for security does not deserve nor will he ever receive either. -- Benjamin Franklin |
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It's killing me. I've had my new 5D mark II since Thursday and it was only last night that I had a moment to go onto our deck and grab a shot. I'm dying to find more time to shoot. I'll post more when I do.
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I'm up for the AN challenge. How about a "bring us back an interesting photo within 50 paces of your front door" type of challenge?
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Well that is an interesting idea, I know all I would see 50 paces from my front door, would be my front door and some bushes.
A few ideas from me: * Park benches, this could be wide open, anything from just different views of a bench itself to what can one see from a park bench (but the bench needs to be in the shot) * Oldest building in your city/town * Graffiti * High Key/Low key * From the cameras point of view. if you have a second camera, take a photo of your camera, setup for a shot in a setting of your choice, although this would be limited to tripod photography most like, or have a photo of a photographer, maybe even yourself shooting away |
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Ok, how about someone start a thread and link to it from here. That way the challenge threads stay separate from this one but linked.
Hey, there are plenty of cool things in bushes. I'll do whatever the challenge is. My new server is being delivered today so I'm gonna be pretty occupied today and tonight. Louis L'Amour, “To make democracy work, we must be a nation of participants, not simply observers. One who does not vote has no right to complain.” Visit our archived Minecraft world! | Maybe someday I'll proof read, until then deal with it. |
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Okay, I started one, since it was my idea, I'll do a little bit of the dirty work.
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Snow, ice, water and green grass in the park at night during spring thaw. This is about 1 km away from my front door, so doesn't qualify for the challenge.
I'll get around to posting my challenge pic later this week (slow workflow with the Sigma). When there's an eel in the lake that's as long as a snake that's a moray. |
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Took this at Best Friends this past weekend. It's the entrance gate to Angels Rest, the pet cemetery.
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A shot I took a few weeks ago.
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Stella, an Australian Shepherd, comes over to say hello. That's my GF in the background. Pic taken at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary.
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Did Stella go home with you?
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Got another shot of the red tailed hawk yesterday - this time he was pretty close!
I really owe her one, because the shots of her have convinced my wife that we need a telephoto lens! I ordered the Canon 70-300 IS yesterday - sweet! Here's the shot: Something interesting I found out yesterday is that apparently, there is no visible difference in quality between large and medium JPEGs and also no difference between coarse and fine settings. I tested this theory by taking reference shots at all four settings on my 40D, and he's absolutely right - the larger and fine images capture exactly the same amount of detail when viewed at 100%. The only setting that got me a bit more detail, and much better colour, was RAW. Here's the explanation from the 5d mkII review from www.kenrockwell.com: Quote:
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Using Ken as a reference isn't exactly considering something worth while.
When it comes to jpgs it is a matter of compression. The large&fine are the least compressed, which means more detail is retained for cropping and editing, as each time you edit a jpg it loses detail. If I shot jpg, then I would use large and fine because it isn't just the original photo, but any editing you have to do that you start to lose detail. That is actually why I shoot RAW, so I can make changes without losing detail before I make a jpg. |
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