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This is probably a duplicate, but...

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What lens was used for this?

seems underexposed.

I was shooting with a 28 - 135 at about 100 mm.

Yes, I am playing around today with high shutter speeds. These were taken at 1/3200th. The friggin' feeder sits under an overhang and is in the shade.

mr.onzedge- nice! :tup: that's some super fast shutter speed. :D

Nice onzedge! Fast enough to catch a humingbirds wings :tup:

So i brought the sony back and got a Cannon T3i with the 18-55 kit lens, and 50mm cannon lens. Im not sure if the guy just sold me on something i dont need (50mm) but after looking at my photobucket said it would be good for the types of shots i was taking.

Anyways, seems my camera just trippled in size :ugh2: But it will be a much more satisfying experience when it comes image quality.

Sounds cool, Nitex. Honestly, I think the 50mm is redundant unless is has a wide aperature which would make it useful for low light or fast shutter speeds. The T3i is a solid choice.

I have yet to have the opportunity to shoot hummingbirds. Looks good. With bright background, I may try to fill flash to capture the underside of the body/wings. You could probably back the shutter speed back off a little that way too.

Looking good! You guys are inspiring me to do a little more shooting for me. We have been so busy with clients that I haven't taken much for myself. I just bought a portalbe generator so I can take my lighting stuff on location and set up some night time car shots. Hope to put something up for you guy to critique soon.

In the mean time, here is one of my favorite shots as of late. Taken at the June Cars and Coffee Williamsburg....

http://www.the370z.com/members/beach...-june-2011.jpg

Fill flash....kenchan taking notes... :icon17:

Perfect kenchan, as am I!!! There will be something here for all of us to learn.:tup:

Have you thought about using a flash for fill light? Works wonders regardless of matching shutter speeds.

Beach -- great shot. :tup:

Thanks, Red Zed.

Beach- on your car pict above, how did you blowout the background? is that blurred by software? cause it looks like you use like f/8-10 yet the background is nicely blown out and out of focus. i wants to do that too. :)

Onzedge its a cannon ER 50mm f/1.8 lens. Would that be a wide aperature lens? i think i may return it unless its better for taking fast shots.

definitely yes(?) :) i'd keep that for doing portraits and super closeup shots of flies too. :D

Is it an "EF"? Probably. 1.8 is not super fast, but faster than many lenses. It will be faster (more useful in low light) than your zoom.

Yes sorry EF* Great info! So if i wanted a really fast lens what would you suggest?

Hahah yes Fly shots are fun!

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Here's some of pics that i shot;)

Nice work. :tup:

:iagree: nice pictures indeed! :tup:

Thanks :tiphat:

here's more :

a place called I-City here in Malaysia
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and solo pic that i made hdr

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iwan- awesome! :tup: very artistic.

damn, i needz to practice. :icon17:

I ordered this yesterday:

Canon U.S.A. : Professional Imaging Products : EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM

Darned digital photography is going to cost as much as a Z.

I love that lens... I wish I could justify making the purchase. Wildlife Photography is a big thing for me and right now just using a 55-250mm to get away with it. Luckily the crop factor on my camera helps..

Here are 2 of my 55-250mm shots

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Nick -- those are quite nice.

Thanks!

Those were both actually in my backyard

We have some nesting falcons or hawks -- hard for me to say exactly which yet, but they are noisy and active. They have been hanging around our backyard in the trees and I hope they are still there when the lens shows up.

This hawk actually showed up this one day and never came back.

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This redtail Hawk was at a state park near me

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And More pesky squirrels

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Great shots guys! All good stuff!!!


ken- shallow DOF, depth of field. Open aperature, small number, think dialated pupil. :) i try never to have to replicate DOF with software. It's difficult (for me) to make look natural.


Onzedge- I love my 50mm f1.8! It is a blast to shoot at dusk. I will post a couple of shots after I get home from dinner.

thanks, beach. yah i think i need a lens with a smaller f/stop number. :D

but it's okay, i will work with wat i got for now. :p

nick- nice picts of the hawk and squirrel. as i was scrolling down it almost looked like the hawk suddenly transformed into a squirrel. :icon17:

Thanks Ken:tiphat:

Nice skills and kit you got there nick:tup:

Nick -- the last time I saw a squirrel that close up it had crosshairs on it.

Nick- love the hawk shots. We had a couple in my neighborhood and never did get a shot of them. Had some great "branch" and "leaves" shots though. :)

onzedge- niiiiice purchase! You are going to have fun with that .

Here is a shot with a 50mm f1.8 hand held at around 9:30 at night... dont' know what settings because I can't find the original image! :eek: No edits other than a crop.

http://www.the370z.com/members/beach...a-beach-va.jpg

Nice shot, beach. Great, just great. Another lens I am now going to convince myself I need.

Thanks! Good thing is that you can pick one of those up for almost nothing. I think I payed just over $100 for it. It's plastic but good glass. Lotta fun for your buck with that one. The f1.4 is more than twice the price.