From San Francisco today, mostly with the 300mm

obelixobelix Registered Users Posts: 165 Major grins
edited February 10, 2005 in Landscapes
I l o v e this lens. Can't handhold, but once on a tripod, hmm :)

One way to sail, find a tilted sea and start at the top corner :)

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Twin dragons

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Am I in Tokyo?

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Timeless

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Still timeless

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Flower shop :)

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Rear view mirror :) [ok, building]

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Time to light!

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Warped

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Lonely planet

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Hmm, this lens can make some one like me take candids
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One lens this is not is a macro lens [8 ft min distance], but still

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Anand Sankaran

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Comments

  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited February 6, 2005
    obelix wrote:
    Am I in Tokyo?

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    anand, this is way cool, and a perfect caption. thumb.gifthumb.gif
    Andy

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  • obelixobelix Registered Users Posts: 165 Major grins
    edited February 6, 2005
    andy wrote:
    anand, this is way cool, and a perfect caption. thumb.gifthumb.gif
    Thanks Andy :)
    Anand Sankaran

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  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited February 6, 2005
    thumb.gif like 'em.
  • GREAPERGREAPER Registered Users Posts: 3,113 Major grins
    edited February 6, 2005
    Nice set, Thanks for sharing them, I enjoyed it.
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  • dkappdkapp Registered Users Posts: 985 Major grins
    edited February 6, 2005
    Great series here. You always get the best reflections. I need to stop looking at your posts because it could get expensive. That 300mm is amazing. Between you & Harry, I'm doomed.

    I just sold 3 lenses...maybe adding one more wouldn't hurt :D

    Dave
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  • fishfish Registered Users Posts: 2,950 Major grins
    edited February 6, 2005
    obelix, you've got some great shots there. i'm not sure i can resist the temptation of a very long lens for much longer. but i just bought an ultrawide and i'm gonna shoot the heck out of it before i think about getting another.

    anyhoo...i don't know why, but i really really like this shot.

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    maybe i'm just really into wacky angles right now...
    "Consulting the rules of composition before taking a photograph, is like consulting the laws of gravity before going for a walk." - Edward Weston
    "The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over."-Hunter S.Thompson
  • obelixobelix Registered Users Posts: 165 Major grins
    edited February 7, 2005
    Humungus wrote:
    thumb.gif like 'em.
    Thanks Humungus.
    Anand Sankaran

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  • obelixobelix Registered Users Posts: 165 Major grins
    edited February 7, 2005
    GREAPER wrote:
    Nice set, Thanks for sharing them, I enjoyed it.
    Thanks Greaper.
    Anand Sankaran

    http://clix.smugmug.com
  • obelixobelix Registered Users Posts: 165 Major grins
    edited February 7, 2005
    dkapp wrote:
    Great series here. You always get the best reflections. I need to stop looking at your posts because it could get expensive. That 300mm is amazing. Between you & Harry, I'm doomed.

    I just sold 3 lenses...maybe adding one more wouldn't hurt :D

    Dave
    Hey, curious, what all lenses did you sell?
    Anand Sankaran

    http://clix.smugmug.com
  • obelixobelix Registered Users Posts: 165 Major grins
    edited February 7, 2005
    Thanks fish. Curious, what ultrawide lens did you get? I am about to buckle, trying to decide between the tokina 12-24 and the upcoming tamron 11-18.

    Diagonals, some people hate them, some like them, they create a tension that is unique to the viewer :). Glad you liked it.
    fish wrote:
    obelix, you've got some great shots there. i'm not sure i can resist the temptation of a very long lens for much longer. but i just bought an ultrawide and i'm gonna shoot the heck out of it before i think about getting another.

    anyhoo...i don't know why, but i really really like this shot.

    Maybe i'm just really into wacky angles right now...
    Anand Sankaran

    http://clix.smugmug.com
  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited February 7, 2005
    obelix wrote:
    Thanks fish. Curious, what ultrawide lens did you get? I am about to buckle, trying to decide between the tokina 12-24 and the upcoming tamron 11-18.

    Diagonals, some people hate them, some like them, they create a tension that is unique to the viewer :). Glad you liked it.
    Obelix...what about the sigma 12-24 ? Good reviews from the ones ive read.
  • dkappdkapp Registered Users Posts: 985 Major grins
    edited February 7, 2005
    obelix wrote:
    Hey, curious, what all lenses did you sell?

    I sold the 18-70, 60mm Macro & 50mm f/1.8

    I actually did pretty good. I Didn't lose any money. :D

    Dave
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    http://www.lifekapptured.com (gallery)
  • obelixobelix Registered Users Posts: 165 Major grins
    edited February 7, 2005
    Humungus wrote:
    Obelix...what about the sigma 12-24 ? Good reviews from the ones ive read.
    It is good, but I am not so sure about the popeye design. I would definitely need to use filters with a lens that wide and the Sigma lens design does not help.

    I know about a dozen folks who own the lens and every one loves it. I am waiting to see what the Tamron does though.
    Anand Sankaran

    http://clix.smugmug.com
  • obelixobelix Registered Users Posts: 165 Major grins
    edited February 7, 2005
    dkapp wrote:
    I sold the 18-70, 60mm Macro & 50mm f/1.8

    I actually did pretty good. I Didn't lose any money. :D

    Dave
    About time, eh? Curious why you sold the 60mm. Planning for a longer macro? Look at Tamron 90.
    Anand Sankaran

    http://clix.smugmug.com
  • fishfish Registered Users Posts: 2,950 Major grins
    edited February 7, 2005
    obelix wrote:
    Thanks fish. Curious, what ultrawide lens did you get? I am about to buckle, trying to decide between the tokina 12-24 and the upcoming tamron 11-18.

    Diagonals, some people hate them, some like them, they create a tension that is unique to the viewer :). Glad you liked it.

    I got the Canon 10-22 EF-S. Yeah, I love diagonals and sharp angles, as you can tell from my Plaza de Cesar Chavez thread. fishwife calls them "batman shots" rolleyes1.gif
    "Consulting the rules of composition before taking a photograph, is like consulting the laws of gravity before going for a walk." - Edward Weston
    "The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over."-Hunter S.Thompson
  • obelixobelix Registered Users Posts: 165 Major grins
    edited February 7, 2005
    fish wrote:
    I got the Canon 10-22 EF-S. Yeah, I love diagonals and sharp angles, as you can tell from my Plaza de Cesar Chavez thread. fishwife calls them "batman shots" rolleyes1.gif
    lol, I commented on the thread earlier :), nice shots, I used to work just opposite to the Adobe building before.

    The 10-22 seems to be a very interesting lens. [Canon always seems to price their lenses just right, okay, may be a $150 more, but still, much better than Nikon :(].

    anand
    Anand Sankaran

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  • Michiel de BriederMichiel de Brieder Registered Users Posts: 864 Major grins
    edited February 7, 2005
    Great shots Anand,

    Like the fish, I also like the first shot very much + the flavour text had me LMAO rolleyes1.gif

    Thanks for sharing!
    *In my mind it IS real*
    Michiel de Brieder
    http://www.digital-eye.nl
  • obelixobelix Registered Users Posts: 165 Major grins
    edited February 7, 2005
    Michiel de Brieder wrote:
    Great shots Anand,

    Like the fish, I also like the first shot very much + the flavour text had me LMAO rolleyes1.gif

    Thanks for sharing!
    Thanks Michiel !
    Anand Sankaran

    http://clix.smugmug.com
  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,938 moderator
    edited February 7, 2005
    Long lens makes for candid candids. No?

    Cool series you have here. I especially like Tokyo.

    Which 300 are you working with?

    Ian
    Moderator Journeys/Sports/Big Picture :: Need some help with dgrin?
  • obelixobelix Registered Users Posts: 165 Major grins
    edited February 8, 2005
    ian408 wrote:
    Long lens makes for candid candids. No?

    Cool series you have here. I especially like Tokyo.

    Which 300 are you working with?

    Ian
    Thanks Ian. This is an used 300 mm f/4 AF IF D lens. I bought it for $400 used from keh.com.

    anand
    Anand Sankaran

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  • AngeloAngelo Super Moderators Posts: 8,937 moderator
    edited February 8, 2005
    great shots and some, namely "sail" and "flower shop", could qualify for ch#32
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  • obelixobelix Registered Users Posts: 165 Major grins
    edited February 8, 2005
    Angelo wrote:
    great shots and some, namely "sail" and "flower shop", could qualify for ch#32
    Ah, thanks. But I shot these on Feb 6th :(, well, another reason to go and look for colors now :)
    Anand Sankaran

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  • Steve CaviglianoSteve Cavigliano Super Moderators Posts: 3,599 moderator
    edited February 8, 2005
    Very nice Anand thumb.gifthumb.gif Love the window reflections, awesome stuff clap.gif I also like your long range candids :D Not so sure about the tilted bay shot. I get seasick easy rolleyes1.gif



    Thanks for sharing these with us,
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  • obelixobelix Registered Users Posts: 165 Major grins
    edited February 8, 2005
    Thanks Steve :)
    Steve Cavigliano wrote:
    Very nice Anand thumb.gifthumb.gif Love the window reflections, awesome stuff clap.gif I also like your long range candids :D Not so sure about the tilted bay shot. I get seasick easy rolleyes1.gif



    Thanks for sharing these with us,
    Steve
    Anand Sankaran

    http://clix.smugmug.com
  • jp_wjp_w Registered Users Posts: 14 Big grins
    edited February 9, 2005
    What a great series. You've got a really great eye for the reflections and abstracts.
    JP Weller
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  • obelixobelix Registered Users Posts: 165 Major grins
    edited February 9, 2005
    jp_w wrote:
    What a great series. You've got a really great eye for the reflections and abstracts.
    Very kind words JP. Thanks.
    Anand Sankaran

    http://clix.smugmug.com
  • USAIRUSAIR Registered Users Posts: 2,646 Major grins
    edited February 9, 2005
    Anand
    These are some very outstanding shots just awesomeclap.gifclap.gifclap.gifclap.gifclap.gif

    Thanks
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  • gubbsgubbs Registered Users Posts: 3,166 Major grins
    edited February 10, 2005
    great set Anand, such a wide range of shots clap.gif
    gubbs
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