My local ferry with the 400mm f/5.6

gus

Its a great lens...




Not a crop of the above btw.

TassieD

Great shots Gus, and what a way to travel every morning. Sit back read the paper or just watch to water flow by.

gus

TassieD wrote:

Great shots Gus, and what a way to travel every morning. Sit back read the paper or just watch to water flow by.

It would be nice mate but i get picked up & dropped off everyday from home in a truck

TassieD

Humungus wrote:

It would be nice mate but i get picked up & dropped off everyday from home in a truck

Ah, now the illusion of your mansion on the brisbane river and ferry rides to town has been shattered.

gus

TassieD wrote:

Ah, now the illusion of your mansion on the brisbane river and ferry rides to town has been shattered.

Im a tradesman mate...better than being a doctor these days

luckydog

Nice shots Gus. The lens looks a treat. Sorry to tell you but I catch a ferry to work each day . It may only last about 4 mins each way and I have to ride 36kms to get to and from it, but it's still a boat ride.:):

Skippy

Ohhhhh Nice Gus

Humungus wrote:

Its a great lens...
Not a crop of the above btw.

I love mine too GUS ......just need some time off to actually get out there and do something ........ very nice Lens indeed.
Skippy (Australia)

ginger_55

We do have a ferry! Used to be essential before ANY bridge was over the Cooper River here (you all have seen the bridges, old and new).

A couple of months ago, they put the ferry back, just to see, for commuters and for tourists from that large WW2 ship here to downtown Charleston.

I might do that! Good idea, Gus!

And I love the 400, too. Actually, it is the only lens I have right now, it is my birding lens, bought from John Mueller early summer last year.

But, I know I was more impressed by your 10-22 shots in general. I wonder if they could have worked at all on that ferry.

My "replacement" lenses are due for arrival today. They are the 16-35L f2.8, and the 70-200 f2.8..............then I am getting the 10-22 from Rutt.
If the weather got really good I could try our ferry. It might not be as colorful. And I have to check times.

(We also, on Sat only at this time of the year, have a ferry to an outlying barrier island. And back. We can stay and hike the day away. I don't think I could "hike any day" away. I am scared, but do plan to go this spring sometime. With Bill!)

Good shooting, love that lens, too. Thanks for the idea, Gus!

ginger

gus

Sorry but i do love my ferrys & boats

pepper44

I love the second ferry picture, the driver makes me smile. We have a ferry here too, it's the only way to get across the Kentucky River for miles. I ride it to get to class when the weather is nice. Ours looks nothing like yours though...it's driven by an old man who wears a salior outfit and hat, and smokes a big fat cigar all day while he rides back and forth with his old dog. I wish I had a good picture of it...I only have this one:

Someone should make a "post pictures of your local ferry" thread.

--Amy

gus

pepper44 wrote:

I love the second ferry picture, the driver makes me smile. We have a ferry here too, it's the only way to get across the Kentucky River for miles. I ride it to get to class when the weather is nice. Ours looks nothing like yours though...it's driven by an old man who wears a salior outfit and hat, and smokes a big fat cigar all day while he rides back and forth with his old dog. I wish I had a good picture of it...I only have this one:

Someone should make a "post pictures of your local ferry" thread.

--Amy

Tks amy...that driver is '9 finger al' for obvious reasons. I have known him for about 12 years & he is a great bloke. He will always hold the boat for someone running late.

That man you describe sounds like an interesting photo. If people want feel free to post ferry shots in here or maybe start a 'show us...' thread.

StevenV

Gus, The colors in both are really nice but I like the 2nd one better than the first. The first is a nice setting shot, but the ferry's so head-on that the movement's a little hard to see and so no one subject really catches my eye. In the second one the pilot's staring us down and the bone-in-the-teeth shows gives us the ferry's movement nicely.

btw, I've always loved your Ratty quote. Every time I see it it reminds me that I need to get up to the lake or out to the ocean.

Steven

gus

StevenV wrote:

Gus, The colors in both are really nice but I like the 2nd one better than the first. The first is a nice setting shot, but the ferry's so head-on that the movement's a little hard to see and so no one subject really catches my eye. In the second one the pilot's staring us down and the bone-in-the-teeth shows gives us the ferry's movement nicely.

btw, I've always loved your Ratty quote. Every time I see it it reminds me that I need to get up to the lake or out to the ocean.

Steven

Thanks steven...he looks like he is going to drive it up & rip the camera off me. Once he got to the shore he saw it was me & waved.

StevenV

Humungus wrote:

Thanks steven...he looks like he is going to drive it up & rip the camera off me. Once he got to the shore he saw it was me & waved.

get 'im to look a little more friendly and perhaps you can sell a shot to these folks, their website's pretty stark and photo-free or here - everyone can use fresh images right? pictures as good as yours should be earning you some (more) spending money :

gus

I should try that...tks mate.

JamesJWeg

You would have liked the "Ferry" I was on a few weeks ago, SuperFerry 18, hit this link and look at the pics, it wasn't a bad place to call home for a 11 hour commute. FYI, 17 and 18 are basically twins.

http://superferry.exblog.jp/m2005-02-01/

James.

Edit, sadly SuperFerry 14 went down and took 139 souls with her, but I can tell you that 18 was as clean and modern as you would ever ask for.

Anson

Gus
wow, your example certainly has sold me!

I have narrowed my decision down to the Canon 400m zoom and this prime lens that you have.... do you or have you ever used a 1.4 teleconverter on this 400mm Prime lens and if so, what is your take on the pros/cons?

Thanks

gus

Anson wrote:

wow, your example certainly has sold me!

I have narrowed my decision down to the Canon 400m zoom and this prime lens that you have.... do you or have you ever used a 1.4 teleconverter on this 400mm Prime lens and if so, what is your take on the pros/cons?

Thanks

Tks anson.

Andy lent me a tamron 1.4 tc at yosemite & i dropped it on & the camera wouldnt auto focus so i took it off & gave it back...im too impatient for that type of shenanagans.

Its long enough really with the 20D's 1.6 sensor making it over 600mm for me & it then has that beautiful advantage of being lightning fast on the focus & sharp at f/5.6.

As to it against the zoom...well i dont pay money for 2nd place. Give me prime lenses any day. I would never ever sell this lens or want for the zoom.

Here is another sample from it.

Date Taken:2005-05-18 17:13:41Date Digitized:2005-05-18 17:13:41Make:CanonModel: Canon EOS 20D Size: 634x589 Bytes: 255502 Aperture: f/7.1 ISO: 200 Focal Length: 400mm (guess: 311mm in 35mm) Exposure Time: 0.01s (1/100)Flash:Flash did not fire, compulsory flash modeExposure Program:Aperture priorityExposure Bias:-2ColorSpace:sRGB

gus

JamesJWeg wrote:

You would have liked the "Ferry" I was on a few weeks ago, SuperFerry 18, hit this link and look at the pics, it wasn't a bad place to call home for a 11 hour commute. FYI, 17 and 18 are basically twins.

http://superferry.exblog.jp/m2005-02-01/

James.

Edit, sadly SuperFerry 14 went down and took 139 souls with her, but I can tell you that 18 was as clean and modern as you would ever ask for.

Thats ginormus james...ive been to the phillipines several times but unfortunately did not get far past mabini st.

JamesJWeg

Humungus wrote:

Thats ginormus james...ive been to the phillipines several times but unfortunately did not get far past mabini st.

You are missing a LOT, you are so close to heaven, take a holiday.

James.

gus

JamesJWeg wrote:

You are missing a LOT,
James.

I woulnt say that....i covered ground you may not have seen Been to about 25 diff countries & its hard to cover everything. I didnt particularly enjoy the philipines.

JamesJWeg

Humungus wrote:

I woulnt say that....i covered ground you may not have seen Been to about 25 diff countries & its hard to cover everything. I didnt particularly enjoy the philipines.

I wasn't questioning where you have been, I am just saying that rural RP can be a REALLY good time.

James.

gus

JamesJWeg wrote:

I wasn't questioning where you have been, I am just saying that rural RP can be a REALLY good time.

James.

Read...i dont like visiting the philipines & most likely will never again.

Thusie

Love your ferry pictures they just make one want to go take a ride. The 400 5.6 would love to have one.
Father, F-in-L and Don all tradesmen, good thing to be me thinks:):