Glen B
Active member
Outstanding Liquidstone! Very nice.
Here's Jupiter and 4 moons.
-Glen
Here's Jupiter and 4 moons.
-Glen
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What do you shoot with your big glass?
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not sure about the front element, but the 300 IS is 128mm wide so im sure its close .
a jumping spider at minimum focus distance 1dmk3 @ f/2.8
a butterfly, i think f/4 also with 1dmk3. Praise to the AF capabilities of the body and lens.
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a jumping spider at minimum focus distance 1dmk3 @ f/2.8
a butterfly, i think f/4 also with 1dmk3. Praise to the AF capabilities of the body and lens.
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/41942460@N04/sets/
jeffthecyclist
Well-known member
Wow! At those focal lengths, the slightest movement will throw you totally off the subject. Do you use MLU + timer, MLU + release, live view, or wait... the space station is moving... how in the world do you get that?!!!
jeffthecyclist
Well-known member
Hi Romy,
Sorry I spelled your name wrong. I've been working with a guy named Roni the last few weeks and I was used to typing his name.
My delete button sees plenty of use as well!
I have thousands of deer and bird images taken with big glass. We've all seen that kind of stuff. I'm trying to find other types of uses for this thread.
I was at a triathlon in 2009 and was rushing across a hill with my gear to see my wife finish the race. I had the 300 2.8L IS mounted as I had just come off the bike course. As I was heading across the hill, I saw 2 children playing. It was a moment I knew wouldn't last so I quickly fired off a burst of 2 hand held shots. Uncropped, like 95% of my images, this is what I got:
I like this one too. It looks a little like a watercolor painting:
This was taken last year in almost 4 feet/1.3m of snow. These are the belly impressions made by 2 deer traveling down a hill and across a field. Of course, it would have been incredible if I captured the deer doing it, it was likely done at night:
Sorry I spelled your name wrong. I've been working with a guy named Roni the last few weeks and I was used to typing his name.
My delete button sees plenty of use as well!
I have thousands of deer and bird images taken with big glass. We've all seen that kind of stuff. I'm trying to find other types of uses for this thread.
I was at a triathlon in 2009 and was rushing across a hill with my gear to see my wife finish the race. I had the 300 2.8L IS mounted as I had just come off the bike course. As I was heading across the hill, I saw 2 children playing. It was a moment I knew wouldn't last so I quickly fired off a burst of 2 hand held shots. Uncropped, like 95% of my images, this is what I got:
I like this one too. It looks a little like a watercolor painting:
This was taken last year in almost 4 feet/1.3m of snow. These are the belly impressions made by 2 deer traveling down a hill and across a field. Of course, it would have been incredible if I captured the deer doing it, it was likely done at night:
Thanks, Jeff. I very rarely get bad photos - a mere 98% of my shots are non-keepers. Of course, I do shoot a lot so the 2% that survived the delete button are still quite a few.
Fantastic set with the 300 2.8..... I especially like the colors on the young deer.
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Romy
spaver11
Well-known member
That is a great shot with any camera or lens. Did you have much PP?.
40d_dane
Senior Member
Thanks !
I can't imagine any human being being fast enough with a 500mm to get a fishing CKF just by being "quick on the draw" ;-) It takes in the order of 1 second from the CKF leaves its perch to it is airborne with its catch. I was hiding a place I had previously seen the CKF catch fish. It actually turned out that I missed the best spot by 10 m and unfortunately it was obscured by reeds from my position. However it did come within reach once while I was waiting for it. I did my best to anticipate where the CKF would hit the water. I didn't succeed totally - I had hoped for it to dive into the water in front of the reed you see in front of the bird on the image - but I was close enough and my reflexes were fast enough to correct and get the shot when the CKF dived in. This by far is the hardest-to-get CKF shot I've managed. The irony of it is that this was the first time I set out to get a specific shot of the CKF and had it on my CF card in first attempt and after just about 2 hours waiting.
I totally agree - I was just joking ;-)
40d_dane
Senior Member
Thanks
I almost couldn't believe it when I reviewed the shot. I was so excited that I almost deleted it 10 minutes later - I'm glad I didn't !Poor fishpoor reflex (the fish).
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Tinu_ch
Leading Member
Well, I use the Big Whites mostly for birds, but not exclusively. The shots below were done "en passant", either handheld or from a monopod. The camera settings might not the perfect choice ...
7D, 500L + 1.4x, f/5.6, 1/320s, ISO 400
7D,500L + 1.4x, f/5.6,1/5000s, ISO 400
50D, 500L + 1.4x, f/7.1, 1/800s, ISO 200
40D, 300L 2.8 + 1.4x, f/8, 1/250s, ISO 200
40D, 300L 2.8 + 1.4x, f/9, 1/200s, ISO 200
40D, 300L 2.8 + 2x, f/9, 1/320s, ISO 200
5D MkII, 500L + 1.4x, f/5.6, 1/50s, ISO 640
40D, 300L 2.8, f/5, 1/1000s, ISO 200
And sometimes I even do a panorama:
40D, 300L 2.8 + 2x, f/5.6, 1/1250s, ISO 200
Tinu
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7D, 500L + 1.4x, f/5.6, 1/320s, ISO 400
7D,500L + 1.4x, f/5.6,1/5000s, ISO 400
50D, 500L + 1.4x, f/7.1, 1/800s, ISO 200
40D, 300L 2.8 + 1.4x, f/8, 1/250s, ISO 200
40D, 300L 2.8 + 1.4x, f/9, 1/200s, ISO 200
40D, 300L 2.8 + 2x, f/9, 1/320s, ISO 200
5D MkII, 500L + 1.4x, f/5.6, 1/50s, ISO 640
40D, 300L 2.8, f/5, 1/1000s, ISO 200
And sometimes I even do a panorama:
40D, 300L 2.8 + 2x, f/5.6, 1/1250s, ISO 200
Tinu
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Tinu_ch
Leading Member
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And sometimes I even do a panorama:
40D, 300L 2.8 + 2x, f/5.6, 1/1250s, ISO 200
Tinu
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If the text above reads like real English, it must be a quotation
Some of my pictures: http://www.pbase.com/tinu
And sometimes I even do a panorama:
40D, 300L 2.8 + 2x, f/5.6, 1/1250s, ISO 200
Tinu
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If the text above reads like real English, it must be a quotation
Some of my pictures: http://www.pbase.com/tinu
Joe Photo Lover
Senior Member
Great capture. The pattern looks like an abstract of geese flying in tandem over an ocean. At a quick glance I though they were clouds then I realized they are probably prints in snow. Love it when I see pictures like this. Good eye!
liquidstone
Forum Pro
Thanks! It was shot in jpeg (CF cards were still pricey at that time) and not much PP work was done. The bird was naturally colorful and the slow shutter speed resulted into saturated colors.
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Romy
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liquidstone
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Thanks, Jeff. For the ISS, I manually prefocused (on the moon or a star, can't remember now). With IS mode 2 on, I shot as if the ISS were just another BIF.
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Romy
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liquidstone
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Thanks, Glen!
Excellent job on Jupiter, especially with "just" 560 mm. I presume this is a composite shot of two different exposures to allow the moons to show and for Jupiter not to be blown?Here's Jupiter and 4 moons.
-Glen
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Romy
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liquidstone
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Amazing that you caught the butterfly in flight at that narrow angle of view.
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Romy
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Romy
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Photo Gallery - http://www.pbase.com/liquidstone
HD Bird Videos - http://www.youtube.com/user/romyocon
liquidstone
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Impressive use of a big lens, Tinu.
All very nice and creative, I particularly like the frog, flower and the pano. I'm inspired to shoot a similar pano at flocks when I get the chance.
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Romy
PHILIPPINE WILD BIRDS (Over 260 species captured in habitat, and counting.)
Photo Gallery - http://www.pbase.com/liquidstone
HD Bird Videos - http://www.youtube.com/user/romyocon
All very nice and creative, I particularly like the frog, flower and the pano. I'm inspired to shoot a similar pano at flocks when I get the chance.
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Romy
PHILIPPINE WILD BIRDS (Over 260 species captured in habitat, and counting.)
Photo Gallery - http://www.pbase.com/liquidstone
HD Bird Videos - http://www.youtube.com/user/romyocon
great shots, really like the dragon fly and flower.
really like the narrow perspective on the shots.
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really like the narrow perspective on the shots.
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/41942460@N04/sets/
Glen B
Active member
Thanks. Yes. I shot several exposures and then picked out the best one for the planet and the best one for the moons and made the composite. I had the lens attached directly to a tracking mount that I usually have a telescope mounted on.
-Glen
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