Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM

[Mr. Bill]

Arlington National Cemetery

http://www.mrbillphotography.com/Travel/Arlington-National-Cemetery/i-NfBf8f2/0/L/Graves-L.jpg

[Sydor25]

http://sydor25.com/Pictures/Dallas_Skyline_8.19.11-037_10x20.jpg

[SRS]

Another victim of this thread. Just ordered one. Everyone posing superb pictures on this thread is culprit. ;)
Hope to learn a lot from all.

[RAZ-7D]

Chicago Dawn 8-16-2011

[vmlopes]

Couple from my home town...........

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6184/6087913303_8697683c52_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ajj_photography/6087913303/)
Standing Guard Over The City (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ajj_photography/6087913303/) by vmlopes (getting back in the swing) (http://www.flickr.com/people/ajj_photography/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6209/6087912903_ffa8b52cfa_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ajj_photography/6087912903/)
All Seeing (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ajj_photography/6087912903/) by vmlopes (getting back in the swing) (http://www.flickr.com/people/ajj_photography/), on Flickr

[x_tan]

http://www.jpayne.co.uk/media/5.jpg

One of the best portrait shoot in this thread.

[vmlopes]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6201/6089131420_040bfbe4b0_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ajj_photography/6089131420/)
Morning Stroll (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ajj_photography/6089131420/) by vmlopes (getting back in the swing) (http://www.flickr.com/people/ajj_photography/), on Flickr

[1cowboys]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6183/6078730986_7ce59f5152_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeka/6078730986/)
Lightning over Marilyn Monroe (http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeka/6078730986/) by Geee Kay (http://www.flickr.com/people/georgeka/), on Flickr

[mondayshift]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6184/6091856324_b09df91b31_b.jpg

[H2o4nyc]

24-105mm ...

http://h2o4nyc.smugmug.com/UrbanCandid/City-Scenes/i-TRBFcXG/0/L/candidcamera-L.jpg (http://h2o4nyc.smugmug.com/UrbanCandid/City-Scenes/18183893_Z7jtRN#1453015491_TRBFcXG-A-LB)

[H2o4nyc]

A few more from the 24-105mm L ...

http://h2o4nyc.smugmug.com/UrbanCandid/City-Scenes/i-NjGStRG/0/L/bowerybum-L.jpg (http://h2o4nyc.smugmug.com/UrbanCandid/City-Scenes/18183893_Z7jtRN#1432381993_NjGStRG-A-LB)


http://h2o4nyc.smugmug.com/UrbanCandid/City-Scenes/i-TzF9Kkp/0/L/monster-L.jpg (http://h2o4nyc.smugmug.com/UrbanCandid/City-Scenes/18183893_Z7jtRN#1432381639_TzF9Kkp-A-LB)


http://h2o4nyc.smugmug.com/UrbanCandid/City-Scenes/i-8jDgnpK/0/L/bhBW-L.jpg (http://h2o4nyc.smugmug.com/UrbanCandid/City-Scenes/18183893_Z7jtRN#1409754948_8jDgnpK-A-LB)


http://h2o4nyc.smugmug.com/Fragments/City-Scenes/i-kvvpgJf/0/L/columndou-L.jpg (http://h2o4nyc.smugmug.com/Fragments/City-Scenes/18191778_JNSPZM#1443125593_kvvpgJf-A-LB)

[mswobo]

^at raz7d. Nice captures. Chicago is an awesome for photography.

[1cowboys]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6195/6095214260_968206a9f8_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeka/6095214260/)
Toronto Skyline HDR - Riverdale Park View (http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeka/6095214260/) by Geee Kay (http://www.flickr.com/people/georgeka/), on Flickr

[CallMeJag]

This lens is great for fun car angles...

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6200/6095132299_47eec99081_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/callmejag/6095132299/)
Staying planted. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/callmejag/6095132299/) by CallMeJag (http://www.flickr.com/people/callmejag/), on Flickr

[FadedBlackSocks]

24-105mm ...

http://h2o4nyc.smugmug.com/UrbanCandid/City-Scenes/i-TRBFcXG/0/L/candidcamera-L.jpg (http://h2o4nyc.smugmug.com/UrbanCandid/City-Scenes/18183893_Z7jtRN#1453015491_TRBFcXG-A-LB)

This one is at 173mm?

[IanW]

Love this lens on my 7D!!!

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6206/6088580773_3753afd944_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallerni/6088580773/)
Legoland Windsor August 2011 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallerni/6088580773/) by Ian Waller Photography (http://www.flickr.com/people/wallerni/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6083/6088595715_739eec2097_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallerni/6088595715/)
Legoland Windsor August 2011 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallerni/6088595715/) by Ian Waller Photography (http://www.flickr.com/people/wallerni/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6070/6088590019_9693c27b3d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallerni/6088590019/)
Legoland Windsor August 2011 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallerni/6088590019/) by Ian Waller Photography (http://www.flickr.com/people/wallerni/), on Flickr

Ian.

[sWampy]

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-b0ddIYpsbHE/Tl0fo06XO5I/AAAAAAABK1A/TP4OuqJrn8I/s800/174911_211667382225553_139207766138182_591416_2259 089_o.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-KNy87Cd6RO0/Tl0fkUs_OHI/AAAAAAABK04/yWhfLbaHUAY/s800/330439_211667472225544_139207766138182_591417_7762 770_o.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Hc5Mc1kQVHE/Tl0fj8IrKKI/AAAAAAABK00/2BWizEodqbg/s800/174902_211170312275260_139207766138182_589636_5963 524_o.jpg

[bfleck51]

http://bfleck51.zenfolio.com/img/v0/p892538764-3.jpg

[Bond_Savingsbond]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6085/6099591490_635f07857e.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/hcameron/6099591490/)
:3 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/hcameron/6099591490/) by CameronH82 (http://www.flickr.com/people/hcameron/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6193/6099043973_810cbe7ef5.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/hcameron/6099043973/)
Speed Racer! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/hcameron/6099043973/) by CameronH82 (http://www.flickr.com/people/hcameron/), on Flickr

[CallMeJag]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6088/6099107030_5051705fe7_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/callmejag/6099107030/)
Chasing the night. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/callmejag/6099107030/) by CallMeJag (http://www.flickr.com/people/callmejag/), on Flickr

[Martin.D]

Chasing Rainbows

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6085/6100611929_ccbcbed0f4_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martins_album/6100611929/)

[Arteel]

Nice shot! Care to share how this was done?

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6088/6099107030_5051705fe7_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/callmejag/6099107030/)
Chasing the night. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/callmejag/6099107030/) by CallMeJag (http://www.flickr.com/people/callmejag/), on Flickr

[CallMeJag]

Well, it started as a still image and I just started to play with it using motion blur and radial blur on certain selections. Let me tell you, making the wheels spin (and look half-way decent) when the wheels are not directly facing the camera is tough. ;)

[tomcat7886]

After seeing all these pics, should i get an L? :)

[Calicajun]

Went to the local fair and took a couple of pictures.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/calicajun/6095110695/in/photostream

http://www.flickr.com/photos/calicajun/6095110563/in/photostream

http://www.flickr.com/photos/calicajun/6095110511/in/photostream

Now I just have to figure out how to get the pictures to show up here in place of a link. I'm new to Flicker, as you can tell.

[Bond_Savingsbond]

After seeing all these pics, should i get an L? :)

YES!

[mondayshift]

YES!

+1 YES!

[dizzye36m3]

Now I just have to figure out how to get the pictures to show up here in place of a link. I'm new to Flicker, as you can tell.

Click on "share". Copy and paste code into your reply.

http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/4539/unledtly.jpg

[Calicajun]

Thanks, I see the share tab and will try using it when at home tonight. Company firewall has blocked some things out, so everything doesn't always work for me here in the office.

Thanks again,
Craig

[matonanjin]

After seeing all these pics, should i get an L? :)

YES!

+1 YES!


Despite Bond_Savingsbond and mondayshift's enthusiasm the answer really is "It depends".

Just because it is an "L" doesn't necessarily mean it is great optically. There are "L" lenses that are great optically. But there are also dogs. There are also non-L lenses that are great optically.

The main thing about an "L" lens is the build quality. They are meant to stand up to the abuse of daily professional pounding.

So the answer is to determine what focal length lens you need to do what you want to do. Then see if an "L" will fill that need or if some other lens will do it better.

[1cowboys]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6204/6104792854_61187b1699_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeka/6104792854/)
Round it Goes (http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeka/6104792854/) by Geee Kay (http://www.flickr.com/people/georgeka/), on Flickr

[Calicajun]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6075/6095110511_3690f5348b_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/calicajun/6095110511/)
IMG_9099 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/calicajun/6095110511/) by The Calicajun (http://www.flickr.com/people/calicajun/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6072/6095645144_4846b056b3_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/calicajun/6095645144/)
IMG_9065 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/calicajun/6095645144/) by The Calicajun (http://www.flickr.com/people/calicajun/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6071/6095110563_744c59f05f_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/calicajun/6095110563/)
IMG_9130 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/calicajun/6095110563/) by The Calicajun (http://www.flickr.com/people/calicajun/), on Flickr
Figure out how to post pictures, thanks to POTN help.:)

[x_tan]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6074/6107025003_6e8f427aa6_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/x_tan/6107025003/)
Musée d'Orsay (http://www.flickr.com/photos/x_tan/6107025003/) by X_Tan (http://www.flickr.com/people/x_tan/), on Flickr

[1cowboys]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6069/6107778946_8f69c8052c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeka/6107778946/)
Snow in July - Mount Tunupa, Bolivia (http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeka/6107778946/) by Geee Kay (http://www.flickr.com/people/georgeka/), on Flickr

[Sydor25]

http://sydor25.com/Pictures/Dallas_Skyline_8.19.11-214_8x10.jpg

[Calicajun]

Love the colors in that shot, they really stand out.

[H2o4nyc]

EF 24-105mm f/4 IS USM


http://h2o4nyc.smugmug.com/UrbanCandid/City-Scenes/i-cs9wmsc/0/L/prayer-L.jpg (http://h2o4nyc.smugmug.com/UrbanCandid/City-Scenes/18183893_Z7jtRN#1460388351_cs9wmsc-A-LB)

[angelIV]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6190/6023044322_4c7a76f9b9_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pietroslitratos/6023044322/)
20110801-IMG_7575-2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pietroslitratos/6023044322/) by angeloIV (http://www.flickr.com/people/pietroslitratos/), on Flickr

[Bond_Savingsbond]

Just because it is an "L" doesn't necessarily mean it is great optically. There are "L" lenses that are great optically. But there are also dogs. There are also non-L lenses that are great optically.

The main thing about an "L" lens is the build quality. They are meant to stand up to the abuse of daily professional pounding.

So the answer is to determine what focal length lens you need to do what you want to do. Then see if an "L" will fill that need or if some other lens will do it better.

Hehe, well for me I went from the Canon 17-55 f2.8 to the 24-105L and I just love it. There have been many times where I said to myself "I wish I had that extra reach". I don't know how well the 24-105 will do on a cropped camera but on a FF it's a joy to use :) I guess when it comes down to it, it will be based on shooting style and needs. I needed something that is versatile and gives amazing IQ.
It's probably just me but I didn't like the IQ my 17-55 was giving when I had it attatched to my T1I, even with an off camera flash (just something to add for the 17-55 vs 24-105L threads out there).

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6193/6110685570_8a35b8351e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/hcameron/6110685570/)
... (http://www.flickr.com/photos/hcameron/6110685570/) by CameronH82 (http://www.flickr.com/people/hcameron/), on Flickr

This was taken Monday, during a break-dance cypher event.

[TweakMDS]

Great shots on the last few pages. I really shouldn't look at these, but once my 50-135 sells (yes, it's unfortunately for sale, but I barely ever use my 40D anymore) this will have to be my next lens.

[versedmb]

....

This was taken Monday, during a break-dance cypher event.

That's a great shot and the selective coloring works well here.

[versedmb]

f/4....
http://brownphotography.smugmug.com/photos/i-RzhjF6B/0/XL/i-RzhjF6B-XL.jpg

[peterbj7]

Having just flown from Belize to Boston, I took my 5D and 24-105 out to be a real tourist. Only to find the 24-105 has somehow self-destructed, and the AF now simply hunts - even when I'm not touching the shutter button. Goodness knows what Dr. Canon will find when he examines it.

[Sydor25]

http://sydor25.com/Pictures/Dallas_Skyline_8.19.11-040_10x20.jpg

[x_tan]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6198/6115319553_533e161f27_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/x_tan/6115319553/)
Vatican Museum (http://www.flickr.com/photos/x_tan/6115319553/) by X_Tan (http://www.flickr.com/people/x_tan/), on Flickr

[vmlopes]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6184/6090463494_9e6bb7b0d8_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ajj_photography/6090463494/)
DAD !! why does the sand get everywhere?? (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ajj_photography/6090463494/) by vmlopes (getting back in the swing) (http://www.flickr.com/people/ajj_photography/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6077/6089887143_9a03392ccd_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ajj_photography/6089887143/)
Come In 33 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ajj_photography/6089887143/) by vmlopes (getting back in the swing) (http://www.flickr.com/people/ajj_photography/), on Flickr

[aladyforty]

travelling to England next year, thinking of getting this lens for my 5DII, hoping to travel light so dont want to take any more than two lenses, perhaps just this lens and my 50 F1.4 for any lowlight stuff. still torn between 24-105 and 24-70. Also wondering if 24 will be wide enough for photographing castles etc.

[westoe]

Waited for five days while my lens came form Hong Kong and when it arrived it was raining cats and dogs outside so............
http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab92/westoelad/IMG_2834a.jpg
Had to amuse myself some how.............
Quite suprised at how heavy the lens is but everything it captures is pin sharp and a joy to behold, here to a sunny day soon.

[tman2782]

Waited for five days while my lens came form Hong Kong and when it arrived it was raining cats and dogs outside so............

Had to amuse myself some how.............
Quite suprised at how heavy the lens is but everything it captures is pin sharp and a joy to behold, here to a sunny day soon.

Congrats!! I got the same about a week earlier, although I was quite surprised as to how light it was :p

like that shot too!

[x_tan]

travelling to England next year, thinking of getting this lens for my 5DII, hoping to travel light so dont want to take any more than two lenses, perhaps just this lens and my 50 F1.4 for any lowlight stuff. still torn between 24-105 and 24-70. Also wondering if 24 will be wide enough for photographing castles etc.

Portrait shoots + stitch in Photoshop = Wide Angle.

[x_tan]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6206/6119601771_9276ffa85c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/x_tan/6119601771/)
Vatican Museum (http://www.flickr.com/photos/x_tan/6119601771/) by X_Tan (http://www.flickr.com/people/x_tan/), on Flickr

[westoe]

like that shot too!
Thanks, it was born out of boredom.
Nicely constructed web site you have - very easy and pleasing on the eye.:cool:

[JoelBosco]

Took mine to Mexico. I'm not certain my processing is very good, though. I'm not happy with the sharpness.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6186/6122135367_e0a76951cb_b.jpg

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6082/6122679182_4bd2ef061f_b.jpg

[sladerade]

Challenger B5 Blue

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6075/6122844156_c93230aeb2_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59686301@N05/6122844156/)
IMG_6032 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59686301@N05/6122844156/) by mixedkid_2009 (http://www.flickr.com/people/59686301@N05/), on Flickr

[H2o4nyc]

Uncle Sam needs shoe polish.

http://h2o4nyc.smugmug.com/Nature/Great-Outdoors/i-Qmt5JZf/1/L/bigfeet-L.jpg (http://h2o4nyc.smugmug.com/Nature/Great-Outdoors/18914401_gmwQFH#1467073358_Qmt5JZf-A-LB)

[Tony_Stark]

24-105 + CPL

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6193/6122468579_4f77fdc0f9_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gbucur/6122468579/)
IMG_2021.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gbucur/6122468579/) by George.Bucur (http://www.flickr.com/people/gbucur/), on Flickr

[vmlopes]

Took mine to Mexico. I'm not certain my processing is very good, though. I'm not happy with the sharpness.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6186/6122135367_e0a76951cb_b.jpg

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6082/6122679182_4bd2ef061f_b.jpg

Do you have some Exif data for these, so that we can maybe help out ??

[JoelBosco]

Do you have some Exif data for these, so that we can maybe help out ??

How much would you like to see? Here is the complete listing from flickr for the first one:

Camera Canon EOS Digital Rebel XS
Exposure 0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperture f/4.0
Focal Length 24 mm
ISO Speed 200
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash Off, Did not fire
X-Resolution 1
Y-Resolution 1
Viewing Conditions Illuminant Type D50
Measurement Observer CIE 1931
Measurement Flare 0.999%
Measurement Illuminant D65
Orientation Horizontal (normal)
Software Aperture 3.1.3
Date and Time (Modified) 2011:08:16 19:53:56
Exposure Program Manual
Date and Time (Original) 2011:08:16 19:53:56
Date and Time (Digitized) 2011:08:16 19:53:56
Metering Mode Multi-segment
Sub Sec Time 03
Sub Sec Time Original 03
Sub Sec Time Digitized 03
Color Space sRGB
Focal Plane X-Resolution 4438.355932 dpi
Focal Plane Y-Resolution 4445.969231 dpi
Custom Rendered Normal
Exposure Mode Manual
White Balance Auto
Scene Capture Type Standard
XMPToolkit XMP Core 4.4.0
Rating 3
Lens EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM
Lens ID 237
Flash Compensation 0

And the second picture:

Camera Canon EOS Digital Rebel XS
Exposure 0.01 sec (1/100)
Aperture f/8.0
Focal Length 28 mm
ISO Speed 400
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash Off, Did not fire
X-Resolution 1
Y-Resolution 1
Viewing Conditions Illuminant Type D50
Measurement Observer CIE 1931
Measurement Flare 0.999%
Measurement Illuminant D65
Orientation Horizontal (normal)
Software Aperture 3.1.3
Date and Time (Modified) 2011:08:16 19:25:56
Exposure Program Manual
Date and Time (Original) 2011:08:16 19:25:56
Date and Time (Digitized) 2011:08:16 19:25:56
Metering Mode Multi-segment
Sub Sec Time 03
Sub Sec Time Original 03
Sub Sec Time Digitized 03
Color Space sRGB
Focal Plane X-Resolution 4438.355932 dpi
Focal Plane Y-Resolution 4445.969231 dpi
Custom Rendered Normal
Exposure Mode Manual
White Balance Auto
Scene Capture Type Standard
XMPToolkit XMP Core 4.4.0
Rating 3
Lens EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM
Lens ID 237
Flash Compensation 0

[vmlopes]

Looking at those I would instantly say that you need a little faster shutter speed, what you are thinking is lack of sharpness could well be camera shake, if these were taken handheld

[JoelBosco]

Looking at those I would instantly say that you need a little faster shutter speed, what you are thinking is lack of sharpness could well be camera shake, if these were taken handheld

I was under the impression that 1/60 was the minimum shutter speed.:o

So the idea is to increase the shutter speed to something over 1/200? Those were handheld and had the IS running...

[M_Six]

Do you have Photoshop? If so, duplicate the layer and try a high pass filter set to about 20 pixels on the top layer. Set the layer to Soft Light. Then merge the layers.

The pics look fairly sharp to me, although I don't have the RAW files to do any serious pixel peeping.

High Pass filter.

Before
http://bimmermail.com/door.jpg

After
http://bimmermail.com/door2.jpg

[Natsu]

Mirror Mirror on the wall...

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6193/6080132252_0b3652ef36.jpg

[TeleFragger]

^^^^^
i really like that!!!!!!!


i struggle with BRIGHTNESS... here is one that is heavily cropped...

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6202/6127573399_4829969525_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56197228@N05/6127573399/)
Swimming (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56197228@N05/6127573399/) by TeleFragger / RootBreaker (http://www.flickr.com/people/56197228@N05/), on Flickr

[M_Six]

Miss Cal

http://bimmermail.com/kitties/cal10-sm.jpg

[RAW-Shooter]

I was under the impression that 1/60 was the minimum shutter speed.:o

So the idea is to increase the shutter speed to something over 1/200? Those were handheld and had the IS running...

Rule of thumb is (1/focal length) * crop factor = shutter speed. IS gives you 2 stops.

@M_Six: This came out pretty good. The door handle is still a bit blurry though...

[M_Six]

Rule of thumb is (1/focal length) * crop factor = shutter speed. IS gives you 2 stops.

@M_Six: This came out pretty good. The door handle is still a bit blurry though...

Yeah, I'm thinking the focus point was the wood just past the handle. Might be a bit of camera shake in there as well.

And crop factor does not affect the 1/focal length rule. The image size on the sensor is exactly the same regardless of the camera model. In other words the image of just the door handle will be the same size on the sensor in a 60D as it will on a 1Ds. It's the sensor field of view that's different. The 1Ds will have more of the scene hitting its sensor because the sensor is bigger. Think of cutting chocolate chip cookie dough. One cookie cutter is 2 inches wide and the other is 3 inches wide. The chocolate chip in the middle is exactly the same size in both resulting cookies. It's just that the bigger cookie cutter results in a cookie with more dough (bigger cookie). It doesn't change the size of the chocolate chip, though. But if you look at the smaller cookie with a magnifying glass that made it the same size as the bigger cookie, the chocolate chip would appear bigger. That's the crop factor at work.

But focal length is focal length and the rule remains the same.

[Tony_Stark]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6209/6128813415_f8b28731be_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gbucur/6128813415/)
Fasten Safety Belts (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gbucur/6128813415/) by George.Bucur (http://www.flickr.com/people/gbucur/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6081/6128810973_4cf6b29f8a_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gbucur/6128810973/)
Angel Eyes (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gbucur/6128810973/) by George.Bucur (http://www.flickr.com/people/gbucur/), on Flickr

[x_tan]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6195/6129954204_5d6e9f0bef_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/x_tan/6129954204/)
Tasman Glacier Lake (http://www.flickr.com/photos/x_tan/6129954204/) by X_Tan (http://www.flickr.com/people/x_tan/), on Flickr

[TeleFragger]

^^ WOAH!!!!! interesting.. that is a rock right??? first thoughts i thought it was a wave... but lookig closer it doesnt seem like one...

[x_tan]

"Ice Rock" :) - Glacier: over 300 years to form, very very pure ice.

[Fricks]

amazing!!!:shock:

[H2o4nyc]

Pre-9-11 10th anniversary, terror threat traffic in NYC.

http://h2o4nyc.smugmug.com/Fragments/City-Scenes/i-FzM7Dvg/0/L/traffic-L.jpg (http://h2o4nyc.smugmug.com/Fragments/City-Scenes/18191778_JNSPZM#1471135087_FzM7Dvg-A-LB)

Two hrs to travel 1.5 miles.
24-105mm f/4 L

[x_tan]

^ My impression that'll be unusual if no traffic jam in NYC even 2AM in the morning.

[x_tan]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6075/6131129329_e0a20c639a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/x_tan/6131129329/)
Tasman Glacier Lake (http://www.flickr.com/photos/x_tan/6131129329/) by X_Tan (http://www.flickr.com/people/x_tan/), on Flickr

[H2o4nyc]

:cool:Glaciers move faster..

[x_tan]

^ Should visit Alaska before too late ;)

[RAW-Shooter]

Yeah, I'm thinking the focus point was the wood just past the handle. Might be a bit of camera shake in there as well.

And crop factor does not affect the 1/focal length rule. The image size on the sensor is exactly the same regardless of the camera model. In other words the image of just the door handle will be the same size on the sensor in a 60D as it will on a 1Ds. It's the sensor field of view that's different. The 1Ds will have more of the scene hitting its sensor because the sensor is bigger. Think of cutting chocolate chip cookie dough. One cookie cutter is 2 inches wide and the other is 3 inches wide. The chocolate chip in the middle is exactly the same size in both resulting cookies. It's just that the bigger cookie cutter results in a cookie with more dough (bigger cookie). It doesn't change the size of the chocolate chip, though. But if you look at the smaller cookie with a magnifying glass that made it the same size as the bigger cookie, the chocolate chip would appear bigger. That's the crop factor at work.

But focal length is focal length and the rule remains the same.

That's a nice cookie story. There are just two major problems with it:

1. You forgot about physics and a wee bit math...
Let's assume on average that while holding the camera as still as you can, the camera swings around let's say, 0.8 degree per second.

For a 100mm lens, a 0.8 degree swing will move the image through about 1.6 mm, which will cause considerable blurring. If you want no significant blurring, you'd want to hold image motion down to something like 16 microns for an 35mm frame (16 microns is about 1/2 the value of the circle of confusion and is equal to 16/1000mm). Since the image moves though 16 microns in 1/100s, you'd want to shoot at a shutter speed of 1/100s or faster.

However a Canon APS-C sensor is 1.6x smaller, so instead of allowing the image to move by 16 microns, we can only allow it to move by 10 microns.
Since we can only allow 10 microns of image movement, we now need to use a shutter speed of 1/160s rather than 1/100s.
So smaller formats need faster shutter speeds if we want equally sharp photos / prints of the same size.
You can also say that the effective focal length of a 100mm lens is 160mm on an APS-C sensor...


2. I am a chocoholic and would eat all you chocolate chip cookies way before you get a chance to snap a picture... :D

Cheers.

[R.J. MacReady]

Montenegro

first - 24mm, f/4, 1/13sec., ISO3200, handheld
second - 60mm, f/11, 1/160sec., ISO100, handheld

[x_tan]

Montenegro

Nice view

[M_Six]

That's a nice cookie story. There are just two major problems with it:

1. You forgot about physics and a wee bit math...
Let's assume on average that while holding the camera as still as you can, the camera swings around let's say, 0.8 degree per second.

For a 100mm lens, a 0.8 degree swing will move the image through about 1.6 mm, which will cause considerable blurring. If you want no significant blurring, you'd want to hold image motion down to something like 16 microns for an 35mm frame (16 microns is about 1/2 the value of the circle of confusion and is equal to 16/1000mm). Since the image moves though 16 microns in 1/100s, you'd want to shoot at a shutter speed of 1/100s or faster.

However a Canon APS-C sensor is 1.6x smaller, so instead of allowing the image to move by 16 microns, we can only allow it to move by 10 microns.
Since we can only allow 10 microns of image movement, we now need to use a shutter speed of 1/160s rather than 1/100s.
So smaller formats need faster shutter speeds if we want equally sharp photos / prints of the same size.
You can also say that the effective focal length of a 100mm lens is 160mm on an APS-C sensor...


2. I am a chocoholic and would eat all you chocolate chip cookies way before you get a chance to snap a picture... :D

Cheers.

I don't want to cause too much thread drift here, and I agree with your math (and thought you'd say that), but such blur would only be marginally noticeable at a major crop level. The image of the chocolate chip on both sensors is exactly the same. It's only when you blow the image up that you'll notice blur, and it will be the same "blur" on both sensors. Your point is that to get the same size chocolate chip on the resulting images from both sensors, that the APS-C image would need to be blown up by 1.6 more, and hence the blur would be even more noticeable. That is true, but it's slicing the issue pretty thin and you'd have to be doing a huge crop. Most folks don't crop to that extent. But to say that a 1/100 sec shot on a 1.6 camera using a 100mm lens is too slow is exaggerating a bit. As a general rule of thumb, the 1/focal length rule still stands unless you're getting into major zooms like 200mm and up. And then you'll probably have IS anyway.

And as a general rule of thumb I don't abide by most general rules of thumb. :) But some people live by them and I'd hate to instill in some new photog's head that he/she is not going to get a good shot with a 100mm lens at less than 1/160 sec on an APS-C camera. The 1/focal length rule works in the vast majority of situations. (Just MHO, of course. YMMV)

And stop eating my cookies. :p

[grandadraymond]

http://www.raysimages.co.uk/albums/userpics/10003/Ellel_Ministries.jpg

[H2o4nyc]

You guys are way to technical about chocolate chip cookies. I wonder how many microns of movement it would take to make an Oreo cookie blur.

[M_Six]

You guys are way to technical about chocolate chip cookies. I wonder how many microns of movement it would take to make an Oreo cookie blur.

My chocolate chip cookies exhibit 16microns of deviation. RAW-Shooter's cookies are 1.6x tidier than mine. ;):p

I do love this lens, though. So versatile and sharp.

http://bimmermail.com/kitties/phoebe03-sm.jpg

[x_tan]

You guys are way to technical about chocolate chip cookies. I wonder how many microns of movement it would take to make an Oreo cookie blur.

Give me headache for reading too much techno :cool:

[mondayshift]

Give me headache for reading too much techno :cool:

i thought it was about cookies.:(

[1cowboys]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6198/6134156875_f2b64c0f80_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeka/6134156875/)
Cacti on the Salt Flats - Fish Island, Bolivia (http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeka/6134156875/) by Geee Kay (http://www.flickr.com/people/georgeka/), on Flickr

[bfleck51]

http://bfleck51.zenfolio.com/img/v28/p986696457-4.jpg

http://bfleck51.zenfolio.com/img/v27/p585494749-4.jpg

[M_Six]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6198/6134156875_f2b64c0f80_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeka/6134156875/)
Cacti on the Salt Flats - Fish Island, Bolivia (http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeka/6134156875/) by Geee Kay (http://www.flickr.com/people/georgeka/), on Flickr

Lots of win in this shot. Realllllly nice!!:cool:

[IanW]

Love this lens. . . . . .

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6068/6133400507_6bbfa7dbd3_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallerni/6133400507/)
London_01Sep2011_3675 small (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallerni/6133400507/) by Ian Waller Photography (http://www.flickr.com/people/wallerni/), on Flickr

Ian.

[CallMeJag]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6076/6135613318_1e191a9f8d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/callmejag/6135613318/)
Blue Mirabeau. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/callmejag/6135613318/) by CallMeJag (http://www.flickr.com/people/callmejag/), on Flickr

[H2o4nyc]

http://h2o4nyc.smugmug.com/Fragments/City-Scenes/i-r2L7MKR/0/L/prospectcolumn-L.jpg (http://h2o4nyc.smugmug.com/Fragments/City-Scenes/18191778_JNSPZM#1443694701_r2L7MKR-A-LB)

24-105 f/4 L IS USM

[Sydor25]

http://sydor25.com/Pictures/Seattle_Kerry_Park-0142_8x10.jpg

[Zivnuska]

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q225/zivnuska/2011/PZIV8779-Edit-2-2.jpg

[theviper]

Well, I just sold my 24-105 and my 24-70 arrives tomorrow. Am I going to regret it? :-)
My 24-105 was really sharp I just hope the new lens can match it.
There are two reasons I got the 24-70. Firstly, since buying the 24-105, I have also now bought the 70-200 2.8 IS Mk2 and it is more straight forward having the 24 -70 L matched with that lens.
Secondly, I could do with 2.8 for a lot of my studio stuff so it makes sense to get the 24-70.
One thing is for sure though. The 24-105 is a fantastic lens. I would recommend it to anyone. Was sad to let it go.Really enjoyed looking at everyones shots in here :-)
All the very best.
Vinny.

[Natsu]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6198/6134156875_f2b64c0f80_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeka/6134156875/)
Cacti on the Salt Flats - Fish Island, Bolivia (http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeka/6134156875/) by Geee Kay (http://www.flickr.com/people/georgeka/), on Flickr

WOW!!!

I even like the flare! :)

[grandadraymond]

http://www.raysimages.co.uk/albums/userpics/10003/Tortoiseshell___.jpg

http://www.raysimages.co.uk/albums/userpics/10003/Tortoiseshell__.jpg

http://www.raysimages.co.uk/albums/userpics/10003/Rufous_Milkcap_%28Lactarius_rufus%29.jpg

[Macjager]

First post, lots of great pics on the site. Here is one I took last night and then did a bit of playing in Aperture. This is a part of a statue that is in the Buda Castle grounds in Budapest. We were at a wine festival and took along the camera to catch the action. Canon 50D, 1600 ISO at f4.5, 1/40. And I do like this lens.
C&C are welcome!

cheers

George

[CameraMan]

Nice. I would have liked to see more of the statue though.

[jjcharity]

ISO 3200..Hand held..1second shutter speed..28mm

http://jcharity.smugmug.com/Nature/Landscape/i-Mvpfmbt/0/L/1-sec-ISO-3200SM-L.jpg


ISO 5000..Hand held..Two shots stitched..Can't remember anything else. :cry:

http://jcharity.smugmug.com/Nature/Landscape/i-rTJFjdz/0/X3/PanoramaSM-X3.jpg

[Calicajun]

JJCharity, nice work on both pictures the colors really stand out.

[Macjager]

Nice. I would have liked to see more of the statue though.

Thanks. Here is what I got with the smaller statue (not much more) ISO 1600, f/4.5, 1/25, 105mm and the whole statue (from the other angle) ISO 1600, f/4.5 1/8, 24mm, bit blurry on the bottom...sigh.

cheers

george

[CameraMan]

With those slow shutter speeds you should consider using a tripod especially if you're shooting at a strange angle. Yours appear to be shooting up at the statue which makes it difficult to hand hold at 1/25 and slower shutter speeds. At least for me it is hard to keep steady.

[Macjager]

With those slow shutter speeds you should consider using a tripod especially if you're shooting at a strange angle. Yours appear to be shooting up at the statue which makes it difficult to hand hold at 1/25 and slower shutter speeds. At least for me it is hard to keep steady.

Agree 100%; as this was a wine festival, I figured I would stand out enough with a camera! Mind you there was a film crew there, using a fancy body carrying system, with a Canon dSLR taking the videos, so I guess I would not have been that conspicuous. Having a glass or three of wine may or may not make the hands steadier...:-0
I plan on going back to take some more pictures using a tripod, and no wine...

George

[jjcharity]

JJCharity, nice work on both pictures the colors really stand out.

Thank you.

[gregr2]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6172/6136551217_66b9083a8c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gregandmellina/6136551217/)
Chimneys (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gregandmellina/6136551217/) by Greg and Mellina (http://www.flickr.com/people/gregandmellina/), on Flickr

[Roxie2401]

ISO 3200..Hand held..1second shutter speed..28mm




ISO 5000..Hand held..Two shots stitched..Can't remember anything else. :cry:



jjcharity - what camera body are you using? These are outstanding! Thanks for including the ISO, Shutter, focal lenght. Do you happen to remember the f-stop?

[westoe]

Captured in a local cemetery on a rare sunny morning in the North East of England.
http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab92/westoelad/IMG_2853.jpg

[jjcharity]

jjcharity - what camera body are you using? These are outstanding! Thanks for including the ISO, Shutter, focal lenght. Do you happen to remember the f-stop?

5Dmk2..Thanks...The picture of Comerica Park, I can't remember the f/stop but I'm almost sure it was f/4, so I could get the fastest shutter speed hand held...I tried to find the EXIF data and couldn't. All I remember is the ISO and lens.

[TeleFragger]

had a tough time with lighting.. plus fast dogs... and @ 105mm on my 24-105... oh heavy crop too

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6180/6142129802_6bc71b9a01_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56197228@N05/6142129802/)
ElleJump (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56197228@N05/6142129802/) by TeleFragger / RootBreaker (http://www.flickr.com/people/56197228@N05/), on Flickr

[xpfloyd]

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i13/xpfloyd/IMG_1001_2_3_tonemapped.jpg

North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii

[mdvaden]

This is from the first time (this week) I ever photographed a model. And only the 2nd time I ever really "shot a person" so to speak in any continual duration. In other words, I shoot trees, or trees with little people, typically. This is the Vista House in the Columbia River Gorge in the evening. Although I like the photo a lot and better than expected, yet completely different from what I anticipated for mood. It's almost dramatic looking. Sunlight was a dimmed burning orange ball sunset tinted by smoke from a forest fire to the east.

[Pingman]

^^^ I like the mood the sun created for you, great capture. It is a shame someone put a security camera on that beautiful building in plain sight.

[mdvaden]

^^^ I like the mood the sun created for you, great capture. It is a shame someone put a security camera on that beautiful building in plain sight.

LOL

Yeah ... caught that last night when I opened the file. Didn't really pay much attention when taking the pic. It was a race against the sun dropping. It was the lit face though. I'm guessing that if I cut and copy bricks and texture from the rest of the building, it may photoshop-away reasonably. Could be a good practice session with photo editing.

Edit ...

Okay ... tried a rough Photoshop version ...

Referring to the following reply, I have yet to get the CS5, but eventually. Have Photoshop Elements presently.

[TweakMDS]

LOL

Yeah ... caught that last night when I opened the file. Didn't really pay much attention when taking the pic. It was a race against the sun dropping. It was the lit face though. I'm guessing that if I cut and copy bricks and texture from the rest of the building, it may photoshop-away reasonably. Could be a good practice session with photo editing.

I tried it, content aware fill in CS5 clears that up in like 10 secs.

[Pingman]

Looks great, nice work.

[Peteris]

http://i972.photobucket.com/albums/ae210/pberzk/170.jpg

[xpfloyd]

Awesome clouds peteris

[Peteris]

Awesome clouds peteris

Thank you. Sometimes if you sit in one place long enough, something worthy of a photo may come along. That shot took enormous patience, several cold drinks, and most of the afternoon. ;)

[M_Six]

Thank you. Sometimes if you sit in one place long enough, something worthy of a photo may come along. That shot took enormous patience, several cold drinks, and most of the afternoon. ;)

My heart is bleeding for you. Such dedication. Such sacrifice. :p

[Sydor25]

http://sydor25.com/Pictures/Seattle_Kerry_Park-0914_12x18.jpg

[gregr2]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6157/6145654182_ac82098ffe_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gregandmellina/6145654182/)
Lonely row boat (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gregandmellina/6145654182/) by Greg and Mellina (http://www.flickr.com/people/gregandmellina/), on Flickr

[x_tan]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6186/6149475865_f8c9158a5d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/x_tan/6149475865/)
Milford Sound, New Zealand (http://www.flickr.com/photos/x_tan/6149475865/) by X_Tan (http://www.flickr.com/people/x_tan/), on Flickr

[Mr. Bill]

http://www.mrbillphotography.com/Nature/Nature/i-NbjxxcH/0/L/z-Bananas-L.jpg

[randy98mtu]

I miss this lens so much! My wife has it with her with my 7D right now. I just bought a 5D2 and can't wait to try this lens out with its "new" (to me) range!

[dizzye36m3]

Love those bananas.

[dizzye36m3]

Absolutely insane sky this evening. I just couldn't get away to shoot it from a better location.
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6074/6151057733_a58596943c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zippychance/6151057733/)
Burning Sky (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zippychance/6151057733/) by ShandizTookIt (http://www.flickr.com/people/zippychance/), on Flickr

[gregr2]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6198/6151228877_0ce3f8ff08_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gregandmellina/6151228877/)
Tom's boat (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gregandmellina/6151228877/) by Greg and Mellina (http://www.flickr.com/people/gregandmellina/), on Flickr

[x_tan]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6079/6152377351_95e84b23b0_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/x_tan/6152377351/)
Milford Sound, New Zealand (http://www.flickr.com/photos/x_tan/6152377351/) by X_Tan (http://www.flickr.com/people/x_tan/), on Flickr

[Pingman]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6188/6153080650_61db8381b3_b.jpg
Bora Bora Horizon View

[M_Six]

The banana shot is very cool. :cool:

[strobe monkey]

http://www.mrbillphotography.com/Nature/Nature/i-NbjxxcH/0/L/z-Bananas-L.jpg

Nice composition and postprocessing... do you mind telling us how you PP'd this image?Thanks

[Cornelius]

Some shots of the underside of my subwoofer.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6170/6145018949_da5f7a36da_b.jpg

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6183/6145011759_50955924f9_b.jpg

[Mr. Bill]

Nice composition and postprocessing... do you mind telling us how you PP'd this image?Thanks


Thanks. Just did a little unsharp in cs5 and a little tonal contrast from Nik Efex

[Lakhum]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6196/6154244003_4f39a35bc9_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/karim_khan/6154244003/)
From Naran to Jhalakand (http://www.flickr.com/photos/karim_khan/6154244003/) by Karim-Khan (http://www.flickr.com/people/karim_khan/), on Flickr

[gregr2]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6159/6154284474_d7b1336f16_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gregandmellina/6154284474/)
Old Truck (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gregandmellina/6154284474/) by Greg and Mellina (http://www.flickr.com/people/gregandmellina/), on Flickr

[M_Six]

http://bimmermail.com/harvest/harvest10-sm.jpg

[kwando]

http://simontangphotography.smugmug.com/Other/My-Smug-Mug/i-XmSKHjq/0/XL/IMG0315-XL.jpg

[H2o4nyc]

http://h2o4nyc.smugmug.com/VividPhotos/Colorful-Images/i-CGL3BTc/0/L/bigfeet-L.jpg (http://h2o4nyc.smugmug.com/VividPhotos/Colorful-Images/18192374_QkFz5j#1467066056_CGL3BTc-A-LB)

24-105mm f/4 L IS USM
Uncle Sam

[Ro_Ja]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6083/6156898308_bf22e95249_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ro_ja/6156898308/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ro_ja/6156898308/) by Ro_Ja (http://www.flickr.com/people/ro_ja/), on Flickr

[Tony_Stark]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6180/6157722372_8b554e3342_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gbucur/6157722372/)
Day 113/365 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gbucur/6157722372/) by George.Bucur (http://www.flickr.com/people/gbucur/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6188/6157177325_a1181b3818_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gbucur/6157177325/)
IMG_2510-Edit.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gbucur/6157177325/) by George.Bucur (http://www.flickr.com/people/gbucur/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6177/6157181429_1e359dc5a0_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gbucur/6157181429/)
IMG_2518-Edit-Edit.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gbucur/6157181429/) by George.Bucur (http://www.flickr.com/people/gbucur/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6170/6157182961_640be64d75_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gbucur/6157182961/)
Day 114/365 - M3 Pan (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gbucur/6157182961/) by George.Bucur (http://www.flickr.com/people/gbucur/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6062/6157725678_437861e922_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gbucur/6157725678/)
IMG_2526-Edit-Edit.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gbucur/6157725678/) by George.Bucur (http://www.flickr.com/people/gbucur/), on Flickr

[mdvaden]

Took this one hand-held, standing on the top of an orchard ladder, with my knees against the very top of it. I can't imagine a practical tripod option for that scenerio.

BTW - if anyone knows what plant this is, the name escapes me. It's not a common plant here. The blossoms (yellow) are not near the camera as an illusion, but are to the right of her head and above.

[mondayshift]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6168/6160575505_b44f5e13b1_b.jpg

[x_tan]

Good timing, mondayshift

[angelIV]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6180/6157722372_8b554e3342_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gbucur/6157722372/)
Day 113/365 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gbucur/6157722372/) by George.Bucur (http://www.flickr.com/people/gbucur/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6188/6157177325_a1181b3818_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gbucur/6157177325/)
IMG_2510-Edit.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gbucur/6157177325/) by George.Bucur (http://www.flickr.com/people/gbucur/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6177/6157181429_1e359dc5a0_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gbucur/6157181429/)
IMG_2518-Edit-Edit.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gbucur/6157181429/) by George.Bucur (http://www.flickr.com/people/gbucur/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6170/6157182961_640be64d75_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gbucur/6157182961/)
Day 114/365 - M3 Pan (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gbucur/6157182961/) by George.Bucur (http://www.flickr.com/people/gbucur/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6062/6157725678_437861e922_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gbucur/6157725678/)
IMG_2526-Edit-Edit.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gbucur/6157725678/) by George.Bucur (http://www.flickr.com/people/gbucur/), on Flickr
nice series im a sucker for bmw's. 5 series and 335 i think.

[angelIV]

sorry i did not see the side, M series i think

[Tony_Stark]

sorry i did not see the side, M series i think

They're a 745i and E90 M3 :D

[RAW-Shooter]

Took this one hand-held, standing on the top of an orchard ladder, with my knees against the very top of it. I can't imagine a practical tripod option for that scenerio.

BTW - if anyone knows what plant this is, the name escapes me. It's not a common plant here. The blossoms (yellow) are not near the camera as an illusion, but are to the right of her head and above.


Datura Arborea. Quite toxic. There are a lot of variations though...

[mdvaden]

Datura Arborea. Quite toxic. There are a lot of variations though...

Thank you !!

:D

[x_tan]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6171/6157571323_989c451d53_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/x_tan/6157571323/)
Milford Sound, New Zealand (http://www.flickr.com/photos/x_tan/6157571323/) by X_Tan (http://www.flickr.com/people/x_tan/), on Flickr

[mondayshift]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6171/6157571323_989c451d53_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/x_tan/6157571323/)
Milford Sound, New Zealand (http://www.flickr.com/photos/x_tan/6157571323/) by X_Tan (http://www.flickr.com/people/x_tan/), on Flickr


is there anywhere you go that's not Epic?! the only thing missing is a double rainbow.:D
love the shot.