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

Savethemoment wrote in post #17583631
OK, I love this effect! I saw something similar recently with a guy jumping into a pool. I don't know how it's done, please could you share the method you used to make the composite? Thanks!

Can't speak for WebDevGuy, but my workflow involves LR & PS. I select the shots in LR and choose Edit as Layers in Photoshop. Once in Photoshop, I select all the Layer Panel, then auto-align (image stacking option) and auto-blend. It can get more involved if anything other than the subject (in this case the owl) is in motion, e.g., the grass. In this case you would not to want to stack the part of the images that contains the grass, as that would result in a weird looking mess.

akadmon wrote in post #17583702
Can't speak for WebDevGuy, but my workflow involves LR & PS. I select the shots in LR and choose Edit as Layers in Photoshop. Once in Photoshop, I select all the Layer Panel, then auto-align (image stacking option) and auto-blend. It can get more involved if anything other than the subject (in this case the owl) is in motion, e.g., the grass. In this case you would not to want to stack the part of the images that contains the grass, as that would result in a weird looking mess.

Fantastic, thanks. I only have PS Elements so am not sure if this is possible there, but I'm going to experiment over the weekend

Savethemoment wrote in post #17583738
Fantastic, thanks. I only have PE Elements so am not sure if this is possible there, but I'm going to experiment over the weekend

Basically what akadmon said. But in this case I used auto-align for only 4 of the layers, then blended it by hand using layer masks. The reason was the I was panning and the background wasn't in the same position.

Once I have merged everything I merge all visible layers into 1 new layer and that is the master composite. I can then enhance it, as I would with any other pic. Hope this helps!

This was NOT a composite! lol

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/u6iq​Cf

would love to spend some time with these guys, great stuff

Pondrader wrote in post #17584243
would love to spend some time with these guys, great stuff

Alot of the time they will just hang around staring at you. It's hilarious. What an awesome experience.

Ya Im in,.....its gona take me 24 hours to drive down lol

Now don't what anyone to tell me just how dark it is lol,....I meant it to be that way lol

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/u61x​k2

WebDevGuy wrote in post #17583829
Basically what akadmon said. But in this case I used auto-align for only 4 of the layers, then blended it by hand using layer masks. The reason was the I was panning and the background wasn't in the same position.

Once I have merged everything I merge all visible layers into 1 new layer and that is the master composite. I can then enhance it, as I would with any other pic. Hope this helps!

Thanks! Can't wait to try it

WebDevGuy wrote in post #17584198
This was NOT a composite! lol

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/u6iq​Cf Family Portrait - 6 Burrowing Owl Chicks by Robert Grow, on Flickr

ROFL!

...for something a bit different, a couple of "macros" from this morning...

bidkev wrote in post #17583497

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/tPq5​p5 Bald Hills Lagoon (2) by Kevin Dickinson, on Flickr

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/u4DW​27 Bald Hills Lagoon (7) by Kevin Dickinson, on Flickr

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/u6YX​zX Bald Hills Lagoon (9) by Kevin Dickinson, on Flickr

Stunningly crisp!

jeetsukumaran wrote in post #17585852
Stunningly crisp!

Thanks. A bit of post sharpening but being shot with the 1.4 canon extender, I'd say I'm happy with them

Hello, just two more questions; this week I ma going to buy my 100-400 IS II and, my question is, owing a 55-250 had I better hang on to it or can I get rid of it and save some money on the price of the 100-400.
The only reason I can think of is its weight, but then I think that having a 100-400 I wouldn't use it any longer often.
What's your opinion?

Second, I bought 2 weeks ago an extender Kelko 1.4 DGX, will it work with the 100-400?
With my macro 100mm L it works fine.

Thank you,
Fabrizio