The boys of summer

A few pics from my first outing with the Sigma Contemporary lens. There is certainly a learning curve to shooting at 600mm and I do have a lot to learn, but one has to start somewhere. These pics were taken at a local ranch that I frequent from time to time. It was very exciting watching these bucks.

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These look good, Terry! Love #2. Can you shoot hand holding the lens, or is it too heavy for that?

Great capture. Where a outs is this ranch. L live on the Idaho / bc border.

Irene

Levina de Ruijter wrote in post #17633480
These look good, Terry! Love #2. Can you shoot hand holding the lens, or is it too heavy for that?

Thanks Levina. It is possible to hand hold this lens. At about five and one half pounds, including the camera, not everyone will find it useable handheld. If one is considering using it that way, one could try handholding an object in that weight range for a period of time to determine if it is feasible for them to successful use it handheld.:

roses75 wrote in post #17633619
Great capture. Where a outs is this ranch. L live on the Idaho / bc border.

Irene

Thanks Irene. This ranch is North of Bonners Ferry.

Great shots Terry! I would say you are doing well with the lens. Would love to hear more feedback on this lens as you use it more and more.

You did very well and will continue to get better. Keep it up.

CRobH wrote in post #17633933
Great shots Terry! I would say you are doing well with the lens. Would love to hear more feedback on this lens as you use it more and more.

Thanks CRobH. Will do.

jhayesvw wrote in post #17635456
You did very well and will continue to get better. Keep it up.

Thank you Jeremy. Yes, one needs quite a bit of practice with this lens.

Well done Terry and congrats on your first outing with the new lens. You know I'm hooked on the White Tailed deer so these are a pleasure to see, nice bucks.
I sure like using my monopod with my 150-500, although I can shoot it hand held easily enough, it is between shots and just using it to rest the weight on that I enjoy. Wish we could shoot together for a day, I'd like to try that 600 and see if trading my 150-500 is in the future.
Will look forward to more shots from your setup and keep after those deer.

Grizz1 wrote in post #17639916
Well done Terry and congrats on your first outing with the new lens. You know I'm hooked on the White Tailed deer so these are a pleasure to see, nice bucks.
I sure like using my monopod with my 150-500, although I can shoot it hand held easily enough, it is between shots and just using it to rest the weight on that I enjoy. Wish we could shoot together for a day, I'd like to try that 600 and see if trading my 150-500 is in the future.
Will look forward to more shots from your setup and keep after those deer.

Thanks Steve. I probably should pack my monopod along. Hopefully some day we will be able to get together again and do some shooting.
That would be a great adventure and something I would look forward to.

Very nice images, color is great and very sharp. I used to live in that area, last place I had was near bayview Idaho, beautiful area!

daverator wrote in post #17640827
Very nice images, color is great and very sharp. I used to live in that area, last place I had was near bayview Idaho, beautiful area!

Thanks for the comments Dave. Yes, Bayview is a very pretty area. As a side note, there was a fairly large forest fire thru that area over the 4th of July. Six or seven homes were lost.

I had heard of the fire, that was really too bad. Have you been to the opposite side of the lake from bayview? Lots of mountain goats there at the slides. Have to go by boat tho.

daverator wrote in post #17640984
I had heard of the fire, that was really too bad. Have you been to the opposite side of the lake from bayview? Lots of mountain goats there at the slides. Have to go by boat tho.

I was there a couple of years ago fishing with my son. I didn't know there were any goats there. It's a little steep on that side. Also in spots, the water is a little deep, like over 1200'.

Nice to see them in the velvet Terry,

Yes, they do look great in velvet.