Back From Vacation!

Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
edited July 13, 2009 in Wildlife
My favorite from the first day.

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Most of my time was trying out the new 5D MKII on landscapes.....but I managed about 1700 frames of wildlife too. I should be able to get at least 16 more good ones!:rofl

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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited July 10, 2009
    Wow.

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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited July 10, 2009
    A Gull from day two.

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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited July 11, 2009
    Ok, a one-legged gull butt. Keep 'em coming. :lurk
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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited July 11, 2009
    Fantastic pose of the barn swallow! Wow! :jawdrop The gull is sweet too with the turn of the head and the one legged stance.
    Stephen
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  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited July 11, 2009
    Excellent Ric. clap.gif Love the full frame resolution.

    How hard is it to get wildlife with the new camera?
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited July 11, 2009
    Last Day!
    This will be the last image for this thread...I will post a Horicon Marsh thread when I get more images processed.

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  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited July 11, 2009
    Good stuff, Ric! I bet you had a lot of fun with your new camera!
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited July 11, 2009
    dlplumer wrote:
    Excellent Ric. clap.gif Love the full frame resolution.

    How hard is it to get wildlife with the new camera?
    Thanks, Dan!

    The first two were taken with the 40D and 100-400 lens. The last one with the 1D MKIIN and the 400 DO IS lens.

    This is the 5D MKII and the 24-105 lens.. clap.gif

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    Hardly any editing...cropped for 8X10...full frame width-wise.

    Here is a crop from the same frame...nearly 100%.

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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited July 11, 2009
    kdog wrote:
    Wow.

    :lurk

    Thanks, Joel.:D
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited July 11, 2009
    Maestro wrote:
    Fantastic pose of the barn swallow! Wow! :jawdrop The gull is sweet too with the turn of the head and the one legged stance.

    Thank you, Stephen.:D

    The swallow was one of those shots that makes you glad you tried!mwink.gif
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited July 11, 2009
    raptorcaptor wrote:
    Good stuff, Ric! I bet you had a lot of fun with your new camera!

    Thanks, Glenn. :D

    I even got a half-way decent Tern this trip! clap.gif
  • BBiggsBBiggs Registered Users Posts: 688 Major grins
    edited July 12, 2009
    Very nice work Ric!!! But isn't the Time Bandit a vessel on the TV show the deadliest catch??? :D
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  • Bud1880Bud1880 Registered Users Posts: 500 Major grins
    edited July 12, 2009
    That gull shot is really nice. thumb.gif (As are the rest, of course).

    I'd like to know if you managed to hang on to your Bear's jacket. rolleyes1.gif

    Bud
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited July 12, 2009
    Great Heron shot, Ric, with perfect exposure.

    Funny, your water landscape shots look like mine. There's just some quality about the pics that come out of the 5DMII. nod.gif
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  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited July 12, 2009
    kdog wrote:
    Great Heron shot, Ric, with perfect exposure.

    Funny, your water landscape shots look like mine. There's just some quality about the pics that come out of the 5DMII. nod.gif

    You guys are costing me a lot of money :uhoh
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited July 12, 2009
    BBiggs wrote:
    Very nice work Ric!!! But isn't the Time Bandit a vessel on the TV show the deadliest catch??? :D

    Thanks, Brenton. :D
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited July 12, 2009
    Bud1880 wrote:
    That gull shot is really nice. thumb.gif (As are the rest, of course).

    I'd like to know if you managed to hang on to your Bear's jacket. rolleyes1.gif

    Bud

    Thanks, Bud! :D

    Those Cheeseheads are pretty nice folk and wouldn't beat up a geeezer unless, of course, THE game was on that week.
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited July 12, 2009
    kdog wrote:
    Great Heron shot, Ric, with perfect exposure.

    Funny, your water landscape shots look like mine. There's just some quality about the pics that come out of the 5DMII. nod.gif


    Thanks, Joel. :D

    Just getting started with the 5D MKII...but one thing that kinda irks me is the trouble viewing the files for review. They load s l o w and apparent focus isn't readily ascertainable. I have a 26'' monitor and have to go to 50% to determine focus...not something easily done in bridge. I have a huge preview window that shows a frame somewhere around 22%. You have the 100% loupe...but that's no good for going over shots any way but painstakingly slow. And, of course raw files seem flat anyway.

    Shooting jpeg's for everything but those special shots may be a way to go...gotta think about it more.
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited July 12, 2009
    dlplumer wrote:
    You guys are costing me a lot of money :uhoh

    No problem for a guy as obviously well-heeled as you!wings.gif
  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited July 13, 2009
    Ric Grupe wrote:
    Thanks, Joel. :D

    Just getting started with the 5D MKII...but one thing that kinda irks me is the trouble viewing the files for review. They load s l o w and apparent focus isn't readily ascertainable. I have a 26'' monitor and have to go to 50% to determine focus...not something easily done in bridge. I have a huge preview window that shows a frame somewhere around 22%. You have the 100% loupe...but that's no good for going over shots any way but painstakingly slow. And, of course raw files seem flat anyway.

    Shooting jpeg's for everything but those special shots may be a way to go...gotta think about it more.

    Two choices here, Ric.

    1) Get bigger/better/faster computer. A good one will cost more than the camera. rolleyes1.gif

    2) I know this sounds like heresy, but try RAW1. Your pics will be manageable in size and actually better quality, not unlike what happens when you downsize a shot after processing. Less noise and sharper when viewed at 100%. 99% of the time you'll never miss having the huge RAW file around. That 1% of the time where you decide you want to print something bill-board size? Well, you can always go back and take the shot in full size RAW. :giggle

    Cheers,
    -joel
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