Fun with the new lens

djamesdjames Registered Users Posts: 237 Major grins
edited May 9, 2007 in Wildlife
FINALLY got my Bigma lens and got to play with it today. Please C&C these first shots and let me know what some of the wildlife is that I captured. I enjoyed the first round and can't wait to do some more.

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And finally

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All were shot at A7.2 and most were at 500MM. All were using a monopod for support.
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  • ShepsMomShepsMom Registered Users Posts: 4,319 Major grins
    edited May 6, 2007
    Congrats on your new toy! clap.gifclap I hope you keep posting, pictures look good, but i still think they need more color "pop" :D
    Marina
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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited May 6, 2007
    good start --as you adj. to the new lens it will get better, also you will get closer
    Jeff W

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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited May 6, 2007
    Very good beginning. You have definitely got the reach now. You have some branches and blades of grass in the way of some of the shots and your heron shot has some blown out whites, but you did a good job with the red-winged blackbird and the swallows. Tone down the exposure setting when shooting with a lot of white in the in pic that should help with the whites.
    Stephen
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  • djamesdjames Registered Users Posts: 237 Major grins
    edited May 6, 2007
    Maestro wrote:
    Very good beginning. You have definitely got the reach now. You have some branches and blades of grass in the way of some of the shots and your heron shot has some blown out whites, but you need a good job with the red-winged blackbird and the swallows. Tone down the exposure setting when shooting with a lot of white in the in pic that should help with the whites.

    Thank you for the feeback. I will work on this some more today as I go out again to another location for more fun.
    http://www.djames-photography.com
    In this great big world around us, we will find what we are looking for! What we do with it is up to us to decide.
    Olympus E-500 Olympus E-520 Zuiko 14-45 Zuiko 40-150 Sigma 50-500 Zuiko 18-180 4-AB800 strobes, 1AB-400 stobe, 4 softboxes, brolly box, umbrellas etc.
  • djamesdjames Registered Users Posts: 237 Major grins
    edited May 7, 2007
    And a couple two or three from today.

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    http://www.djames-photography.com
    In this great big world around us, we will find what we are looking for! What we do with it is up to us to decide.
    Olympus E-500 Olympus E-520 Zuiko 14-45 Zuiko 40-150 Sigma 50-500 Zuiko 18-180 4-AB800 strobes, 1AB-400 stobe, 4 softboxes, brolly box, umbrellas etc.
  • GraphyFotozGraphyFotoz Registered Users Posts: 2,267 Major grins
    edited May 7, 2007
    Great shots thumb.gif

    You need to tone down the brightness.....way too bright.
    Details and color are blown out on most of em.
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  • djamesdjames Registered Users Posts: 237 Major grins
    edited May 8, 2007
    GraphyFotoz wrote:
    Great shots thumb.gif

    You need to tone down the brightness.....way too bright.
    Details and color are blown out on most of em.

    More like this?

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    I did several adjustment in color balance and exposure. What do you think of the results?
    http://www.djames-photography.com
    In this great big world around us, we will find what we are looking for! What we do with it is up to us to decide.
    Olympus E-500 Olympus E-520 Zuiko 14-45 Zuiko 40-150 Sigma 50-500 Zuiko 18-180 4-AB800 strobes, 1AB-400 stobe, 4 softboxes, brolly box, umbrellas etc.
  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited May 8, 2007
    Big improvement! I'm jealous. The blue teal duck(?) with ducklings is an excellent shot! The brightness can easily be adjusted especially if you are shooting in RAW.
    Stephen
    www.capture-the-pixel.com

  • djamesdjames Registered Users Posts: 237 Major grins
    edited May 9, 2007
    Maestro wrote:
    Big improvement! I'm jealous. The blue teal duck(?) with ducklings is an excellent shot! The brightness can easily be adjusted especially if you are shooting in RAW.

    Thanks for the compliments and feedback. I am having a lot of fun and will get brave and post more often.
    http://www.djames-photography.com
    In this great big world around us, we will find what we are looking for! What we do with it is up to us to decide.
    Olympus E-500 Olympus E-520 Zuiko 14-45 Zuiko 40-150 Sigma 50-500 Zuiko 18-180 4-AB800 strobes, 1AB-400 stobe, 4 softboxes, brolly box, umbrellas etc.
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