
Here's a few from yesterday after the snow storm.
_MG_7475_CarolinaWren


_MG_7301_Red-belliedWoodpecker_male


_MG_6659_CarolinaWren_crop


_MG_6808_Bluejay


_MG_6972_DownyWoodpecker_male


_MG_7123_EuropeanStarling


Beautiful.
Mike55 Goldmember ![]() 4,206 posts Likes: 9 Joined Jun 2007 Location: Chicago, Illinois More info | Feb 16, 2014 16:22 | #1801 Illume wrote in post #16688626 ![]() Here's a few from yesterday after the snow storm. _MG_7475_CarolinaWren ![]() ![]() _MG_7301_Red-belliedWoodpecker_male ![]() ![]() _MG_6659_CarolinaWren_crop ![]() ![]() _MG_6808_Bluejay ![]() ![]() _MG_6972_DownyWoodpecker_male ![]() ![]() _MG_7123_EuropeanStarling ![]() ![]()
6D | 70D | 24-105 L IS | 17-40 L | 300 F4 L IS | 50 1.8 II | 1.4x II | LR5 | HV30 | bug spray | wilderness
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gocolts Goldmember 1,246 posts Likes: 14 Joined Oct 2010 More info | Feb 16, 2014 18:31 | #1802 John Sheehy wrote in post #16691351 ![]() How would you compare the 400 DO + 1.4x TC to the Tamron? The 400 DO + 1.4 TC seemed better to me, faster AF and slightly better IQ. But...it didn't zoom and the extra $2,500 net in my pocket makes the Tamron the winner to me. That money can go towards an older "big white" prime someday if I really miss it. A 300 non-IS 500 4.5, or 400 non-IS. Either way the Tamron will get used plenty.
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Merovius Member ![]() 233 posts Likes: 2 Joined Jul 2011 Location: Mile High City More info | The weather was finally nice enough to get out a bit this weekend and shoot. I still need a lot of practice with this lens, but it was definitely better than my first outing. --Howard
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Kickflipkid687 Goldmember 1,001 posts Likes: 89 Joined Jan 2014 More info | Wow... I just tested this DxO Optics Pro 9 software, with it's PRIME noise removal methods.... very very impressive... My Flickr page - https://www.flickr.com/photos/86957042@N07/
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Headshotzx Goldmember ![]() 4,488 posts Likes: 132 Joined Dec 2007 Location: Singapore More info | From the 150-600 lens thread... but this seems to be more popular in discussing the merits / demerits of the lens. ![]() Singapore Airshow '14 - 4 ![]() ![]() IMAGE LINK: http://www.flickr.com …s/headshotzx/12569385663/ ![]() Singapore Airshow '14 - 5 ![]() ![]() IMAGE LINK: http://www.flickr.com …s/headshotzx/12569388433/ ![]() Singapore Airshow '14 - 7 ![]() ![]() IMAGE LINK: http://www.flickr.com …s/headshotzx/12569281265/ ![]() Singapore Airshow '14 - 12 ![]() ![]() IMAGE LINK: http://www.flickr.com …s/headshotzx/12569394643/ ![]() Singapore Airshow '14 - 11 ![]() ![]() More here: http://www.flickr.com …3107333/with/12569281265/ ![]() Initial lock-on AF was terrible for small objects even with the AF grouping mode. But once it was coaxed into position, it tracked fine for objects far away.
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Feb 17, 2014 05:58 | #1806 Finally got a LensAlign and did proper MFA on my 70d and 6d. Took a -19 adjustment on the 70d Tele end but now I like the results. The 6d needed -1 on the Tele. ![]() 2014_02_16_7092 ![]() ![]() IMAGE LINK: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jvthept/12577392834/ ![]() 2014_02_16_7070 ![]() ![]() IMAGE LINK: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jvthept/12562953623/ ![]() 2014_02_15_6946 ![]() ![]() IMAGE LINK: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jvthept/12562833185/ ![]() 2014_02_06_6161 ![]() ![]() 6D & 7D mark II - Canon 16-35 f/4 IS L, Canon 24-70 f/2.8 L, Canon 24-105 f/4 L IS, Canon 70-200 f/2.8 IS II L, Canon 100-400 f/4.5-5.6 L IS II, Canon 50mm f/1.8 STM, Canon 85 f/1.8, Canon 100 f/2.8 USM macro, Canon EF 1.4x III
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RedSloth Senior Member 412 posts Likes: 1 Joined Mar 2012 More info | Feb 17, 2014 06:11 | #1807 Kickflipkid687 wrote in post #16694998 ![]() Wow... I just tested this DxO Optics Pro 9 software, with it's PRIME noise removal methods.... very very impressive... Left image is Raw (No noise reduction), Right is PRIME image. The only downside, is that it takes like 5min to export the image... but it's worth it I think. As you can see, it still retains very good fine detail. I'll be testing this out more tomorrow ![]() Great examples of ETTR and noise reduction. I'll be looking into noise more myself for use with LR5. Perhaps the Adobe software is best or maybe there are a few good plugins around. Cheers
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sanil Senior Member ![]() 658 posts Likes: 1550 Joined Mar 2006 Location: Hyderabad - Deccan More info | Feb 17, 2014 06:37 | #1808 Snydremark wrote in post #16693738 ![]() Some nice stuff rolling through here guys! @Sanil: What is that last bird?
https://www.flickr.com/photos/anilsarvepalli/
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mike325 Senior Member ![]() 366 posts Likes: 32 Joined Apr 2011 Location: MA More info | Really thinkin of getting this lens. I have a 70-200 f4 with 1.4xii with a t1i that I use for wildlife. My question is do you think this lens will work well with this body? I know most reviews and people who have this lens use nicer, more recen bodies. Flickr
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clarnibass Senior Member 797 posts Likes: 11 Joined May 2011 More info | Feb 17, 2014 08:29 | #1810 Kickflipkid687 wrote in post #16694212 ![]() Oh, here is an example of what Exposing to the Right of the Histogram can do for noise. I exposed the right image 1 stop higher than the left, and brought it back down in Lightroom. The negatives of this are, possibly clipping highlights, and slower shutter speeds. But as you can see, there is drastically less noise. I saw the ETTR recommendation many times and honestly haven't found it helped me... but this is interesting. It looks like you exposed brighter by slowing shutter speed.
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sploo premature adulation More info | Feb 17, 2014 08:44 | #1811 clarnibass wrote in post #16695864 ![]() I saw the ETTR recommendation many times and honestly haven't found it helped me... but this is interesting. It looks like you exposed brighter by slowing shutter speed. In your example you could also lower shutter speed and lower ISO to 1000 instead of keeping it at 2000 and lowering the exposure in software. I am not sure if that would be better or not, but noise would probably be similar (or maybe better?)? When I'm using high ISO I'm almost always at the limit of my aperture and shutter speed. The only way to ETTR would be to raise ISO and lower exposure back in software... but IME this doesn't help. In most cases I already slightly raise dark areas and lower bright areas and exposing brighter to begin with would probably (more often than not) clip too much... Sorry this is a bit off topic... but maybe there is a thread that explains how this works? From what I read about it before and what I tried I didn't find that it helped me... Yes, I find the same. For some scenarios (e.g. landscape work) ETTR is very useful, as you can use longer exposures to increase the signal-to-noise ratio. However, when I'm pushed for needing higher ISO settings, it's usually because I need a faster shutter speed - therefore overexposing using a longer shutter speed is rarely useful. Camera, some lenses, too little time, too little talent
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sanil Senior Member ![]() 658 posts Likes: 1550 Joined Mar 2006 Location: Hyderabad - Deccan More info | Feb 17, 2014 08:53 | #1812 mike325 wrote in post #16695834 ![]() Really thinkin of getting this lens. I have a 70-200 f4 with 1.4xii with a t1i that I use for wildlife. My question is do you think this lens will work well with this body? I know most reviews and people who have this lens use nicer, more recen bodies. What do you think? Thanks. The images in this thread are making it very hard to resist.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/anilsarvepalli/
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RAW-Shooter Senior Member ![]() 906 posts Likes: 87 Joined Apr 2008 Location: Altamonte Springs, FL More info | Feb 17, 2014 08:55 | #1813 clarnibass wrote in post #16695864 ![]() I saw the ETTR ... but maybe there is a thread that explains how this works? From what I read about it before and what I tried I didn't find that it helped me... sploo wrote in post #16695896 ![]() Yes, I find the same. For some scenarios (e.g. landscape work) ETTR is ... In general you have to expose properly to begin with and then ETTR. One of the real good threads about ETTR is here: https://photography-on-the.net …p?t=744235&highlight=ETTR BoKo
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Peter2516 Cream of the Crop ![]() More info | Feb 17, 2014 09:04 | #1814 Kickflipkid687 wrote in post #16694151 ![]() Was that you I met down there today Peter2516? I had the black car, and we both had the Tamron? Or was that someone else? I got to test this thing in the rain today, not by choice exactly. It was sunny all morning, but as soon as I got to the local spot, it rained on me. But the lens worked fine, and actually really good in very dim light/low contrast/ect. I was tracking some BIF/Wind Surfers across the lake just fine. Hi Matt yeah that was me. I had a feeling it was you also. Yeah I saw you looking in their direction and that is good that you are tracking the wind surfers just fine. I think the AF is functioning well with my lens too. I think I just have to be familiar with AF limiter switch and know the distance of my target. Peter
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Kickflipkid687 Goldmember 1,001 posts Likes: 89 Joined Jan 2014 More info | Feb 17, 2014 09:23 | #1815 RAW-Shooter wrote in post #16695921 ![]() In general you have to expose properly to begin with and then ETTR. One of the real good threads about ETTR is here: https://photography-on-the.net …p?t=744235&highlight=ETTR Cheers. Thanks for the link! I believe on the 5D III, if you use Magic Lantern, there is an Auto ETTR option, that will try to not clip highlights. That could be very useful, if it worked well. My Flickr page - https://www.flickr.com/photos/86957042@N07/
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