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Your photo's are just breathtaking. Did you use the Canon 17-55mm IS lens with those photo's? I just purchased a new 7D and want a 1 great walk around lens so after looking at this thread Thats what i want. Thank's for ny info you can give.

Chet
 
I looked at a lot of your photos. You seem like a fun person! I enjoyed all the cats and your obvious passion for photos (and photoshop, etc).

D.
 
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Yes, those photos were with the 17-55 with the 50D, another pixel packed camera like the 7D. Above each photo is the focal length and fstop used. Most of those photos were made with live view, contrast detect and on a tripod. Its a very nice les with fast accurate focus, good color and contrast, real sweet sharpness. IS makes it very useful in many situations. It works well at 2.8 and better at 4 on up.

I don't find the 55mm too limiting for head and shoulder portrats either. If I want a slightly longer perspective I can move farther away from the subject and crop because of the 50D and the lens has so much resolution. Here's one of my grandaughter shot at 55mm f4 using ambient light and flash for a kicker on her hair, what she has of it.



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and one more sample where IS is nice..20mm, ISO 200 F4, 1/25th



I owned the 24-70L and sold it to get this lens and I am happy that I did although the 24-70 was a good lens too.

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Yes...well at least partly. He was rescued at 5 weeks, just a day before execution day. The rescue who saved him was told he was part Beagle and part Boxer. In the area of exotic breeds he is known as a "Bogle." His face and a good part of his personality is Beagle and the body and energy level is that of the boxer. The ears are a combo for sure. A sweet lover and great poser....

Here is a full body shot...(EF-S 15-85mm)



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Menges88 said:
The only thing I forgot to add is that if you plan on upgrading to FF anytime soon, then perhaps the 17-40 f/2.8L is a better choice.
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I hear this a lot, but I don't agree with it at all. You will miss out on having the lens you really need for possibly thousands of photos for something you 'might' do.

Even if you do decide to go FF one day, you are going to have to sell your crop camera, so just sell the lens too. (you must be going to sell it, otherwise the 17-55 would still be usable)

And if you buy a 17-40 lens for a crop, when you go FF that lens suddenly becomes a 10-24 lens. Totally different anyway.

And it's not as sharp. And it has no IS. etc.....

All you get is a better build. Each to their own of course, but it doesn't make sense to me.
 
Isabel Cutler said:
These are terrific. Did you blur the backgrounds?
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Thanks for your encouragement, Isabel. The backgrounds are naturally blurred. I was fairly close to the pelicans (shot at 35, 38mm) and shooting at f/3.2. I did PP in LR2.x and CS3, boosted and darkened the saturation in the blues and greens, did some burning on the pelicans and some Levels, Gamma, USM, etc. in CS3.

I have many images from that and one other day. The 17-55 performed brilliantly. The downsizing for web can't do justice to the detail that can be seen in the full size images. Here are 2 more favorites from the same location, both shot at f/3.5:



 
Amazing how you caught that fish in the air going into the pelicans mouth (or maybe jumping out?)

the 17-55 is truly my favorite lens. Useful for so many purposes.

Next week we're going to a Holiday Barn Tour run by FENCE (Foothills Equestrian Nature Center) and the 17-55 will be just about perfect for the occasion.

Isabel
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Really cute and looks like an interesting dog.

I have recently bought a young beagle and he is amazing. Simply amazing...
Currently 3 Months old.
 
Isabel Cutler said:
Amazing how you caught that fish in the air going into the pelicans mouth (or maybe jumping out?)
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It was on its way in. I've found that fish will make one quite welcome amongst certain circles :). The tough part was (since I was alone) tossing the fish and then taking the shot, camera resting on arm so as not to contaminate it with fish slime.
Isabel Cutler said:
the 17-55 is truly my favorite lens. Useful for so many purposes.

Next week we're going to a Holiday Barn Tour run by FENCE (Foothills Equestrian Nature Center) and the 17-55 will be just about perfect for the occasion.
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And for many others. Good luck. We'll look forward to the results!

Drake
 
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