Lake Jesup Swamp Sunflowers

This is the time of year when swamp sunflowers bloom en masse along the north shore of Lake Jesup (near Orlando/Sanford). After having plenty of people telling me I needed to get out there (apparently photogs at dawn along the 417 highway are a common nuisance ), I decided this weekend I had enough energy to get up pre-dawn and see what I could shoot.

All with a 24-105 on a 5DII, either f/11 or f/4. I struggled for a time just as the sun was getting above the low-horizon cloud with my lens fogging up constantly, but eventually it got better. Very annoying/frustrating.

Weird bokeh in first shot is probably due to shooting through a high chain link fence - the authorities don't like you hopping the fence, and the very large gators in Lake Jesup love it...

They (the flowers, not the gators) are supposed to last maybe another week, if anyone in the Orlando area wants to check it out - you might have this weekend, but I make no promises...

shinksma

5DII | T3i | EF 17-40 L | EF 24-105 L | EF 24 1.4 L II | EF 28 1.8 | EF 85 1.8 | EF 70-200 2.8 L IS II | EF 100-400 L | EF-S 15-85 IS USM | EF-S 17-55 2.8 IS USM | EF-S 10-22 USM | EF 100 2.8 Macro USM | EF-S 18-55 IS | EF 35-80 III | EF-S 55-250 IS | Rokinon 8mm FE | EF 75-300 non-USM III | SMC Takumar 50mm f/1.4 | Tamron 70-210 | 430EX II | Kenko 2x MC4 and 1.4x Pro300DGX TC

5DII | T3i | EF 17-40 L | EF 24-105 L | EF 24 1.4 L II | EF 28 1.8 | EF 85 1.8 | EF 70-200 2.8 L IS II | EF 100-400 L | EF-S 15-85 IS USM | EF-S 17-55 2.8 IS USM | EF-S 10-22 USM | EF 100 2.8 Macro USM | EF-S 18-55 IS | EF 35-80 III | EF-S 55-250 IS | Rokinon 8mm FE | EF 75-300 non-USM III | SMC Takumar 50mm f/1.4 | Tamron 70-210 | 430EX II | Kenko 2x MC4 and 1.4x Pro300DGX TC

Jay Skaggs
5D Mark II, 5D Mark III, 50mm 1.2, 85 mm 1.2, 24-70mm 2.8, 70-200mm 2.8, 100mm 2.8 ...
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shinksma wrote in post #16355708
Hmph, I'm looking at these photos from my work computer (was showing to colleague), and seeing lots of banding in the skies that weren't there at home when I uploaded them to Photobucket (and after previewing the new thread).

If anyone else sees or doesn't see that banding and would like to comment, please do...I need to establish some further data points...

shinksma

I realize no-one cares, but the banding issue is not evident at home, so I must attribute it to a work display and/or settings issue. Probably one of the programs we use written in the Win95 days sets my color depth to 8 bits or something.

So...nevermind.

shinksma

5DII | T3i | EF 17-40 L | EF 24-105 L | EF 24 1.4 L II | EF 28 1.8 | EF 85 1.8 | EF 70-200 2.8 L IS II | EF 100-400 L | EF-S 15-85 IS USM | EF-S 17-55 2.8 IS USM | EF-S 10-22 USM | EF 100 2.8 Macro USM | EF-S 18-55 IS | EF 35-80 III | EF-S 55-250 IS | Rokinon 8mm FE | EF 75-300 non-USM III | SMC Takumar 50mm f/1.4 | Tamron 70-210 | 430EX II | Kenko 2x MC4 and 1.4x Pro300DGX TC