Good job wading through a focusing nightmare there!
DDCSD GIVIN' GOOD KARMA  13,313 posts Likes: 3 Joined Jun 2007 Location: South Dakota More info | Jan 21, 2009 22:32 | #511 Good job wading through a focusing nightmare there! Derek
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katodog Goldmember  More info | Jan 22, 2009 07:41 | #512 Thank you. But, to be honest it wasn't me. I kept the lens on Auto Focus 90% of time time, and it nailed focus almost every time, even through thicker brush. I was actually pretty surprised at how accurately and how fast it focused. I knew that it was a great lens, but this was something that I didn't expect. I thought I'd be using Manual focus all day, and instead was shooting perfectly with Auto. I don't know if that's the camera, the lens, or both, but yesterday everythign just worked great. I figured a lot of the shots would be a little OOF, but when I looked at them on the computer I found that only one short burst of frames was off.
The only stupid question is the one that goes unasked - Photographers shoot to thrill, not to kill
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katodog Goldmember More info | Jan 22, 2009 11:14 | #513
The only stupid question is the one that goes unasked - Photographers shoot to thrill, not to kill
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Just received this lens from Sigma4Less (excellent prices btw). Snapped this Muscovy Duck in my front yard which couldn't have been more than 15ft away. They kept moving around and bobbing their heads so most came out blurry. Given the conditions though, this one pleased me. 500mm, f/8, 1/100sec, ISO 1600, and hand-held on my XSi (450D). Minor PP in LR2, no cropping. Full size image with EXIF attached is here
Fuji X-T1 | X-T2 | X-T3 | 35/1.4 | 10-24 | 18-55 | 55-200 | 50-140 | Rokinon 8/2.8II Fisheye | Rokinon 12/2
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puttekula Member 31 posts Joined Nov 2008 More info | Sorry for "stealing" your picture, but I wanted to know how good it can be with some massage in PS.
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katodog Goldmember More info | Jan 23, 2009 08:30 | #516 Not a problem. Anyone is more than welcome to modify my pictures. I didn't process these, didn't see the need for it. Although I probably would have sharpened them a bit and tried to lighten around the head. Other than that I was pretty happy with the shots. The only stupid question is the one that goes unasked - Photographers shoot to thrill, not to kill
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katodog Goldmember More info | Jan 23, 2009 10:46 | #517 This is about as processed as I'd like, since I would prefer to keep the color as true as possible. However, there's nothing wrong with getting a "warmer" feel in the shot. It actually looks really good. Sharpened and saturation adjustment in PSP, and a little fill light adjustment in Lightroom.
Same shot over-sharpened to compensate for uploading. A little off for my tastes, but still a very pleasing image.
The good thing that shows from these types of photos is that you wouldn't be able to process without existing detail. That tells me that the lens is very capable of producing detail that may not show with other lenses. It makes it possible to process photos and get the best out of them, where otherwise they would be kinda boring or lacking in fine detail. The only stupid question is the one that goes unasked - Photographers shoot to thrill, not to kill
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katodog Goldmember More info | Feb 07, 2009 18:17 | #518
The only stupid question is the one that goes unasked - Photographers shoot to thrill, not to kill
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puttekula Member 31 posts Joined Nov 2008 More info | Feb 08, 2009 10:32 | #519 Whohoo... Great shots Kato... Really nice!!
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stargazer77517 Goldmember  1,430 posts Likes: 6 Joined Dec 2007 Location: Santa Fe Texas More info | Feb 10, 2009 14:12 | #520 Heres mine, 50D @ 500mm.
Davis (Fred)
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katodog Goldmember More info | Feb 10, 2009 16:35 | #521 Puttekula, thanks for the comments. The only stupid question is the one that goes unasked - Photographers shoot to thrill, not to kill
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rooeey -Shorty-  2,554 posts Likes: 5 Joined May 2007 Location: Sydney Australia More info | Feb 10, 2009 16:44 | #522 Silly question... 1D MK111 , 5D Classic,24-70F2.8, 16-35F2.8, 70-200F2.8 IS a 430EXII 2x 580EXII and a Mac...
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DDCSD GIVIN' GOOD KARMA 13,313 posts Likes: 3 Joined Jun 2007 Location: South Dakota More info | Feb 10, 2009 16:51 | #523 Yes it does. Derek
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katodog Goldmember More info | Feb 10, 2009 20:58 | #524 Here's a few of a hawk from today...
One from Sunday at the zoo...
The only stupid question is the one that goes unasked - Photographers shoot to thrill, not to kill
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stargazer77517 Goldmember 1,430 posts Likes: 6 Joined Dec 2007 Location: Santa Fe Texas More info | Feb 11, 2009 07:13 | #525 LOL, I was about 6/7 yards from it. I also cropped this quite a bit. I live out in the country and my wife feeds all the critters that comes up so yes they are pretty tame katodog wrote in post #7298055  Puttekula, thanks for the comments. 'Gazer...Geez, how close were you?? That squirrel must be used to people, seems like you got pretty close to it. If I had any sense I'd shoot some pics of the pet squirrel my folks have. But, that thing probably wouldn't stay still long enough. Davis (Fred)
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