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Wazza
14th of March 2005 (Mon), 03:53
Here's a few shots I took 3 weeks ago.

All I can say is wow, dolphins are fast. :)

http://wazz*****scity.com/20d/dolphins.jpg

http://wazz*****scity.com/20d/dolphins2.jpg

http://wazz*****scity.com/20d/dolphins3.jpg

http://wazz*****scity.com/20d/dolphins4.jpg

http://wazz*****scity.com/20d/dolphins5.jpg

I was using the Sigma 70-300mm lens.
eastcoast909
14th of March 2005 (Mon), 03:56
What a great series of shots!
There has been a lot of discussion regarding the Sigma lens lately. It would appear that it does quite well in this series.
Wazza
14th of March 2005 (Mon), 04:03
Yes, it does great for the price, in daylight. Only in low light situations, AF struggles, and is slow. But what can you expect, when it doesn't stop below f5.6? It's not a f2.8L, and that's why it is 3-10 times cheaper. ;)

And thanks for the comment. :D
tommykjensen
14th of March 2005 (Mon), 06:19
Great photos, can't wait until I go to Orlando in april.
Fer
14th of March 2005 (Mon), 09:15
Nice!
sparker1
14th of March 2005 (Mon), 21:12
Wow, impressive shots.
Airedale1
15th of March 2005 (Tue), 01:13
Fabulous pics!
Grimnar
15th of March 2005 (Tue), 02:48
Great pics, to bad they are captured in a park. I thought Australia was
cramed with animals out in the free? Sorry for the rant, but taking pics of animals in zoo/parks and stuff really dont do it for me.:rolleyes:
Mills
15th of March 2005 (Tue), 03:12
Excellent!!!
Michaelmjc
15th of March 2005 (Tue), 08:50
Australia has dolphins? haha just kidding. Amazing shots man, really great colors.
ssim
15th of March 2005 (Tue), 09:10
Great series. i enjoyed these. Nice sharp images.
Wazza
15th of March 2005 (Tue), 12:00
Great pics, to bad they are captured in a park. I thought Australia was
cramed with animals out in the free? Sorry for the rant, but taking pics of animals in zoo/parks and stuff really dont do it for me.:rolleyes:

Yes, I sometimes feel the same. But on a limited budget, limited time, I had no time for real desert safaris, or trips into the real outback. :(
There were a couple of dolphin expeditions out off the coast of Surfers Paradise. Maybe in a year or two, when I somehow get an underwater cover for my 20D.

And thanks again everyone. :)

The only annoying thing with these, is the sun is just behind them. Created dark shadows on their dark grey skin.

I was also lucky with shot #1 and 5.. Only went for a couple of these tight crops, waiting for them to leap out of the water. It's uncropped. So only just managed to fit them in the frame. Too bad if I ever want to print them, the edges are always cropped off a wee bit.
stoneylonesome
15th of March 2005 (Tue), 12:41
Great shots. good job
jfred
15th of March 2005 (Tue), 12:42
Sheesh!

I'm in awe. I tried capturing dolphins 12 months ago of the coast of Wales (standard 35mm camera, 400 asa film, canon 75-300) Complete struggle, nothing usable.

Excellent shots