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Great shot Rafa!

Thanks Hardcore, well... just have to live with the ones that weren't alive during those times and have no memory of it... for us that are reincarnations of people that lived there, the memories are just too hard to pass!

Thanks Wolfy... that is the Kit lens, as it is my only 'landscape' lens. Most of those images are 18mm... that particular image at least is. I have not yet understood how to use the 70-200 for landscapes. I know I can isolate sections, but mostly the intentions of my landscapes are better described with wide angles at this point. I need to experiment more with the long lens to see how to take advantage of isolation as opposed to include-all-there-is type of shots!

Thanks Turlie, much appreciated!

Rafa.

Here is a few hummers from today. Getting a little used to it.

awesome hummingbird shots! Look at them little feet

Createsean,

Nice images! I am amazed at how many people from Asia we have on this part of the forum, its really nice to see! The first image is a bit cool on the WB, but both capture fantastic moments on your kids life... the noodles picture is hilarious!

Rafa.

Rafa - thanks, I used lightroom to change the light balance to the best one (flourescent) but any time I adjust the sliders my pics get all wonky. I took about 10 of each situation and deleted 7-8 of them. With kids I find that you need to shoot alot to get great pics.

kev, those hummingbird shots are insane!

Good! Lots of nice pix... Rafa, I think that is your best yet of that series. The gold makes a neat contrast with the blue skies. I like those mountains just barely showing through the clouds, too.
Createsean, good work on the indoor stuff. I guess that flash is working for you huh? I forgot about those steel chopsticks. I lived in Chuncheon for three years and kind of miss them (and my favorite food, ssambop!).
And Kevin, I'd defitinitely say you are getting used to it! I tried to get hummingbirds when I was on vacation last summer, and they were too quick and small for me to get anything but tiny blurs. Those shots are right on. I take it they are hovering right near a feeder? Are those with the 70-300?

thanks Wolfy, mookalafalas, and itzmered. these were shot with a sigma 120-400 OS, at 400. yes, there is a feeder hanging. these are mostly uncropped. it was dusk and dark. at iso 1600, f 5.6, and 1/200 sec, I was about 1.5 stops underexposed. I used a 430ex set to manual power 1/32. In addition to providing illumination, the feathers are very reflective, and the flash really brings the colors out. I shot a couple of raws, but the buffers fills up really fast, so had to switch to jpeg.
I come from a 5d2. I have shot the rebel line before, but not for around 3 years. the lens looks ridicolous on the body. Also the controls are different. I miss having the autofous button on the back, I miss the wheel, I miss microfocus adjustment, and I miss fec button, and I miss my custom c1-c2-c3, and the top lcd. however, its a back up body, and primarily for shooting long. it seemed to struggle a little to lock focus sometimes. I like that it is small, I know a lot of people hate the size, but I dont mind it.

Kevin, I agree with the praise Al makes... having tried some shots at hummingbirds, one can really appreciate how hard they are to photograph. Your takes are really nice!! Did you use flash for those?

Thanks a lot Al! I also like this one of today the best of all the series out my window. Those mountains you mention in the background are the effect I was hopping for with the extremely long exposures which render clouds and water like translucent silk. Alas, the effect is all but lost in the distance. Also, having a recognizable color in the sky puts the golden city at less a shock against the eye and I feel it is a bit more pleasing. Thanks again for the comments.

Rafa.

Wow, that's quite a change from the 5D2, like going to a point and shoot for the rest of us! I always recommend a cheap 3rd party grip for folks who want more to grab hold of, but if you want more camera, I guess you'll just grab your 5D

I focus from the back on the t2i. Could not live without it!

Nice shots though Kev!

Kevin, you answered my question before I asked ... about your 'missing' aspects, there is one that can be solved: you can configure to have the AE lock button on the back be the focus button... I have it like that now and love being able to focus with one finger and shoot the picture with the other, makes much better sense on a lot of situations!!! (birds are a must! as you need to keep it in AI Servo and focus, focus and, and some point release it, recompose quickly and shoot... if the shutter re-focuses the image, the image is a waste!)

So, that is one minor thing you can get 'back'

Hope this helps,
Rafa.
edit: damn you guys... let a poor fellow write without ruining the 'scoup' of the advice

Rafa, I have to agree. That is definitely the best yet. Great Photo!

RafaPolit wrote in post #11319729
Kevin, I agree with the praise Al makes... having tried some shots at hummingbirds, one can really appreciate how hard they are to photograph. Your takes are really nice!! Did you use flash for those?

Thanks a lot Al! I also like this one of today the best of all the series out my window. Those mountains you mention in the background are the effect I was hopping for with the extremely long exposures which render clouds and water like translucent silk. Alas, the effect is all but lost in the distance. Also, having a recognizable color in the sky puts the golden city at less a shock against the eye and I feel it is a bit more pleasing. Thanks again for the comments.

Rafa.

Rafa, your hummers were also very impressive. As I recall, you weren't quite as close as these, but you had nice OOF background in at least one, and with excellent color.