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jeff lapointjeff lapoint Registered Users Posts: 1,228 Major grins
edited March 17, 2005 in Wildlife
2 lessons learned today:
1) my new 20d is amazing!!ylsuper.gif needless to say its pretty sweet.
2) taking pictures of birds is alot freaking harder than you people make it look.

the sun was going down and all i had was the 70-200 f4 with me. even at iso 800 i was having a hard time keeping the shutter speed up. most of my shots were blurry or soft. here's one of the less softy's

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and here is my wife's dog mr sneef

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so the bad news is i failed my junior birdman test today. good news is i love the feel and responsiveness of the new camera...and there is tomorrow to go practice not sucking at taking bird pics...

jeff
www.lapiz007.smugmug.com


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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited March 17, 2005
    yep
    Harry hughes dave steve make it look easy that is what i thought now shoot and shoot pratice ect ect ne_nau.gif
    Jeff W

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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 17, 2005
    jeff lapoint wrote:
    2 lessons learned today:
    1) my new 20d is amazing!!ylsuper.gif needless to say its pretty sweet.
    2) taking pictures of birds is alot freaking harder than you people make it look.

    the sun was going down and all i had was the 70-200 f4 with me. even at iso 800 i was having a hard time keeping the shutter speed up. most of my shots were blurry or soft. here's one of the less softy's

    so the bad news is i failed my junior birdman test today. good news is i love the feel and responsiveness of the new camera...and there is tomorrow to go practice not sucking at taking bird pics...

    jeff
    Hey Jeff,

    Congrats on your new camera, it will only get better the more you use it. You're right on both counts: the 20D is a sweet camera and bird shots ain't that easy. I look back at my early attempts and cringe. It takes a lot of practice.

    I liked the duck shot. Its a lot better than my first attempts and a good start. thumb.gif
    Harry
    http://behret.smugmug.com/ NANPA member
    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
  • ShakeyShakey Registered Users Posts: 1,004 Major grins
    edited March 17, 2005
    That duck is nice. Better than any of mine thumb.gifthumb.gifthumb.gif
    Sweeet!

    Tim
  • jeff lapointjeff lapoint Registered Users Posts: 1,228 Major grins
    edited March 17, 2005
    thanks for the comments and the birding pep talk guys.

    it may just be time to unleash the tripod on those ducks...

    just check the exif and saw how excited and careless i was being. iso 800thumb.gif, focal length 200mmthumb.gif, shutter speed 1/100eek7.gif, aperature 6.3Disappointed.gif...puzzled.gif

    moving subjects are so exciting...got to remember to seperate head from butt. maybe a rematch for tomorrow...

    jeff
    www.lapiz007.smugmug.com


  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited March 17, 2005
    Yeah, I too often forget my settings too, I get so focused on tracking and composition. Very nice first shot!
    Sid.
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