I got my new lens and nothing to show for it - yet...

[Tom W]

Yes, it has arrived; the 24-70L. I haven't had much chance to work with it yet, but I experimented with it and it is definately a good one. Sharp, precise, and great to work with.

I just don't have any real photogenic stuff to display yet. Just some silly measurebating.

I suspect that soon, I'll be populating the forum with pictures of something or other....

[IanD]

Yes, it has arrived; the 24-70L. I haven't had much chance to work with it yet, but I experimented with it and it is definately a good one. Sharp, precise, and great to work with.

I just don't have any real photogenic stuff to display yet. Just some silly measurebating.

I suspect that soon, I'll be populating the forum with pictures of something or other....
Have seen a lot of "somethings" today. How about a couple of "others"? :lol: :lol:

[Tom W]

....[quote]
Have seen a lot of "somethings" today. How about a couple of "others"? :lol: :lol:

Well, there's this little shed I found along the tracks today:

http://images.fotopic.net/?id=3693157

Or this little measurebating f/2.8 test I did with my favorite subjects (besides birds, of course):

http://images.fotopic.net/?id=3693169

Not a lot of meat, but its something ..... or other...... :)

[IanD]

Nice deer stand in pic #1 :lol: :lol:

[Tom W]

Nice deer stand in pic #1 :lol: :lol:

Nobody ever comments on my little Cleveland Browns' guy. :(

[Scottes]

Nice deer stand in pic #1 :lol: :lol:

Yeah! I want one of them.

Oh, and a few hundred acres to put it on. And can I get the windows a bit smaller?

I'll trade you a lens...

[Tom W]

Nice deer stand in pic #1 :lol: :lol:

Yeah! I want one of them.

Oh, and a few hundred acres to put it on. And can I get the windows a bit smaller?

I'll trade you a lens...

If you look closely, you'll find that it has no windows. :)

And I only have one lens to trade, and it doesn't say "L" on it (unless you have a 600 mm "L" laying around). ;)

[IanD]

Nice litle bobble head. Funny jersey though :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
(Pats fan here :lol: )

[Tom W]

Nice litle bobble head. Funny jersey though :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
(Pats fan here :lol: )

A Brown's head never "bobbles". :D

What is a "Pat"? :D :D :D

[mlivingstone]

this with the a80?

[Tom W]

((Seeelap!))

[mlivingstone]

:? what? lol

[Scottes]

If you look closely, you'll find that it has no windows. :)

And I only have one lens to trade, and it doesn't say "L" on it (unless you have a 600 mm "L" laying around). ;)

Main Entry: win·dow
Pronunciation: 'win-(")dO
Function: noun

1 a : an opening especially in the wall of a building for admission of light and air

So can I get the windows smaller?

And I was planning on trading *you* a lens for the land and blind. I can give you a fine Canon 28-90mm. If you can wait for shipping, the red stripe and "L" should be dry by morning. But I don't think it will fit your A80, though.


And what's all this bickering about "Pats" and "Browns" - face it guys, baseball is boring.

[Tom W]

If you look closely, you'll find that it has no windows. :)

And I only have one lens to trade, and it doesn't say "L" on it (unless you have a 600 mm "L" laying around). ;)

Main Entry: win·dow
Pronunciation: 'win-(")dO
Function: noun

1 a : an opening especially in the wall of a building for admission of light and air

So can I get the windows smaller?

And I was planning on trading *you* a lens for the land and blind. I can give you a fine Canon 28-90mm. If you can wait for shipping, the red stripe and "L" should be dry by morning. But I don't think it will fit your A80, though.


And what's all this bickering about "Pats" and "Browns" - face it guys, baseball is boring.

I don't like your dictionary. :)

It isn't mine to sell, but you are welcome to take refuge in the shanty. Be wary though - there are some interesting characters in the areas. As I walked along the tracks yesterday, I kept seeing a silhouette of this really short guy with a banjo sitting up on the hillside. He made me nervous. :)

BTW, my camera's mad at you.

[mlivingstone]

((Seeelap!))

i take that as a yes??? :x

[Tom W]

((Seeelap!))

i take that as a yes??? :x

My camera doesn't like you either. :D

I predict that your mouse will burst into flame in spontaneous combustion...

[mlivingstone]

lol ok...

anyways -

wuz just curious if these pics where taken on an a80.

[Tom W]

Actually, no. 10D with a new lens that I just got yesterday. I just haven't really had a chance to put it to good use yet, though. I walked the tracks for about 1 hour yesterday, but no train - until I got home and heard it in the distance. :shock:

I don't have an A80, but I do have an S-400 which I like quite a bit.

[mlivingstone]

yeah that why i was unsure - theres someone on here named tom with an a80... so i was makin sure :wink:

[Canuck]

Speak of the 24-70 F2.8L lens, eh? Well, I have some pics taken with it. Here they are from Ireland...
http://images.fotopic.net/?id=3613329&outx=760&oq=0&original=1&noresize=1&no stamp=1
http://images.fotopic.net/?id=3613331&outx=760&oq=0&original=1&noresize=1&no stamp=1
http://images.fotopic.net/?id=3613332&outx=760&oq=0&original=1&noresize=1&no stamp=1
http://images.fotopic.net/?id=3613334&outx=760&oq=0&original=1&noresize=1&no stamp=1
http://images.fotopic.net/?id=3613337&outx=760&oq=0&original=1&noresize=1&no stamp=1
Enjoy!

[Belmondo]

The more experience I have with the 24-70L, the more I love mine. When I see what others are doing with theirs, it just reinforces my opinion.

[PacAce]

And what's all this bickering about "Pats" and "Browns" - face it guys, baseball is boring.

Baseball? :shock: And all along I thought that little mouse was an ice hockey mascot. Man, you learn something new every time in this wonderful forum. 8)

:lol: :lol: :lol:

BTW, Tom, all that greenery looks lovely to my eyes. I'm getting so tired of all the brown, drabby colors around here. Green "stuff" is starting to grow around here, too, but it isn't growing fast enough for me.

[Tom W]

Canuck - the Ireland countryside is really nice - so vast and open. I hope to get there some day.

Tom (Thom) - I don't have much mileage on it yet, but I'm liking the 24-70 so far. I appreciate that extra range on the wide end.

Leo - things are just starting to green up around here. Now if we could just get some rain...

[Canuck]

Canuck - the Ireland countryside is really nice - so vast and open. I hope to get there some day.

Tom W,
These aren't the best of them as they are jpegs! Would you Adam and Eve it? (Ok, slight explaination for Non British people: The last sentence about "...Adam and Eve it?" is called Cockney rhyming slang. What it should be is "...would you believe it?" The East Central Londoners came up with this code of sorts to disguise what is meant. Here is another example: How's the trouble and strife? (sometimes cut to how's the strife) and that is supposed to be "how's the wife?" Here are a few links to check out for more. I think it is rather amusing...
http://www.phespirit.info/cockney/ (info on how it got started)
http://www.aldertons.com/english-.htm (the words/how they came to be)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/A649
http://www.cockneyrhymingslang.co.uk/
Beyond that look up "Cockney Rhyming Slang with your favourite search engine.

Of course how could I forget my personal favourite whilst on the topic of UK bits: http://www.llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantys iliogogogoch.co.uk and yes it is a real town in Anglesey, Wales!

[Tom W]

The lens is starting to grow on me - I got out for some pictures yesterday evening while we still had some sun. I think that an hour earlier would have given ideal light as the shadows were pretty long when I got these shots.

Downtown, Chattanooga from a new angle:

http://images.fotopic.net/?id=3741701


Kids playing in the park:


http://images.fotopic.net/?id=3731889

And some more park flora for the Holidays:

http://images.fotopic.net/?id=3731890