EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM Review WOW!

Scrumhalf wrote in post #18131081
I realize why CDS started this thread in the beginning, but given that it seems to be (largely) another photo thread, does it deserve to be merged with the other 100-400 II image thread? One less thread to monitor!

lol ,,.. Sam this thread has a life of its own...

Giraffes at Dubbo Zoo Australia

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George Zip wrote in post #18131286
Giraffes at Dubbo Zoo Australia

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Cool. I visited the Taronga zoo when we were there.

digital paradise wrote in post #18131386
Cool. I visited the Taronga zoo when we were there.

Its an outstanding Zoo IMO

I think I posted these when I first joined the forum and bought this 7Dmkll combo? I was never happy with them as the reds were "filled in" and at the time I couldn't figure out why. I had been BIFing and I think I must have left the camera at 1.5 stops STTR which didn't help the reds. I was rather disappointed because this was my first sighting of the bird.

Anyway, it's been raining all day here and the recent conversations regarding lack of detail in reds prompted me to have a play in PS, although I am not all that knowledgeable when it comes to histograms, luminence et al

They're nowhere near perfect but I've managed to bring our quite a bit more detail than the originals and I don't think I can improve on them further

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George Zip wrote in post #18131392
Its an outstanding Zoo IMO

Yes it was. When we where there one of the employees told us that when boats started gathering in numbers beside the opera house/bridge they could not get the apes back inside for the night. Nothing worked. Extra food, etc. The gathering of boats meant a fire works display would follow.

30D I think.

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digital paradise wrote in post #18131507
Yes it was. When we where there one of the employees told us that when boats started gathering in numbers beside the opera house/bridge they could not get the apes back inside for the night. Nothing worked. Extra food, etc. The gathering of boats meant a fire works display would follow.

30D I think.

From a statue sitting at a table.

Great picture. Beautiful colour. The one I went to was the Western Plains Zoo out in Dubbo. They are doing some great conservation work.

hornrocker wrote in post #18131080
OK, it's official, I think I may hate you guys

LOL! Join the club.

A lot of these guys here do some damn good work. Can't help but learn from them.

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I think this pair may well take up residence in my back garden as they've been here every day for the past week. I finally got a shot at the male.

Quite happy with the results at iso 1600

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bidkev wrote in post #18132413
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I think this pair may well take up residence in my back garden as they've been here every day for the past week. I finally got a shot at the male.

Quite happy with the results at iso 1600

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Really excellent set of the little ones! 1600 looking pretty nice.

Snydremark wrote in post #18132428
Really excellent set of the little ones! 1600 looking pretty nice.

Thanks Eric. They've been battering at my window (mirrored glass) so I put some shade cloth in front of it. One of them managed to get behind the cloth and was stuck so I've had to take it down Just googling the cost of an exterior blind!

bidkev wrote in post #18132413
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I think this pair may well take up residence in my back garden as they've been here every day for the past week. I finally got a shot at the male.

Quite happy with the results at iso 1600

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/Mjbv​6y Superb Fairy Wren male (5) by Kevin Dickinson, on Flickr

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https://flic.kr/p/Mnn7​XVSuperb Fairy Wren male (1) by Kevin Dickinson, on Flickr

https://flic.kr/p/Mjc6​vqSuperb Fairy Wren female (6) by Kevin Dickinson, on Flickr

https://flic.kr/p/LpTG​GUSuperb Fairy Wren female (5) by Kevin Dickinson, on Flickr

What was the approximate distance from the camera to these birds?

Lbsimon wrote in post #18132497
What was the approximate distance from the camera to these birds?

4 metres to the female and 6-7 metres to the male and they're about 50 - 60% crops. I have camo netting draped from my deck and always have the camera with me when I'm out there having a cuppa

Do you use Topaz DeNoise to remove any grains? Or any other technique to reduce noise?
The pics look great.