some california shootin'

Andy

yesterday, i had the distinct pleasure of shooting with not only my good friend steve cavigliano, but also ed hughes and the missus, and their lovely five year old daughter - an excellent shooter in her own right.. and of course ian408 too.

i gave some of my lenses a workout....

canon's 10-22 ef-s

i really dig this lens. it's light, wiiiide and sharp. extremely flare resistant for a uwa (you need to buy the hood!). responsive to slim circular polarizer. it's fun for reeeally close portraits, with interesting (!) effects :lol3 ... i'm really happy with it, and it should stay in my kit...











canon's 24 f/1.4L

i purchased this to take the place of my 35L... it doesn't disappoint. with a fl of 38mm on a 1.6x body, it's a really nice fl for my tastes. incredibly sharp where i want it to be... great color and contrast. feels super on the 20d, it's not a beast at all. super bright (f/1.4) for low light work, too.





except for the first and last shots, these shots are all straight from the camera jpgs. no post at all. for the first one, i developed two exposures, one for the ground and one for the sky, then blended in post. the last one, was very responsive to the blending treatment in raw.

i'm impressed with both of these lenses.

rutt

Love the composition and sharpness of this shot. Good wide angle is so hard to do and you do it very well.



Cool first person with great humor. Would be better with focus on bird's eys instead of thumb and bread. But I can understand that you had your hands full at the time.

rutt

Oh, I missed this one. The clever angle really makes the good composition stand out. Good exposure in tricky light, too.

DeanMcM

Very Nice!!
Some very cool shots Andy!
I love the wide angle.
I want a wide lens for my soon to be 20D,
now I have to save up for that lens.
(I think I will just learn on what I am starting with first)

Thanks

Dean

andy wrote:

yesterday, i had the distinct pleasure of shooting with not only my good friend steve cavigliano, but also ed hughes and the missus, and their lovely five year old daughter - an excellent shooter in her own right.. and of course ian408 too.

i gave some of my lenses a workout....

canon's 10-22 ef-s

i really dig this lens. it's light, wiiiide and sharp. extremely flare resistant for a uwa (you need to buy the hood!). responsive to slim circular polarizer. it's fun for reeeally close portraits, with interesting (!) effects ... i'm really happy with it, and it should stay in my kit...

ehughes

Excellent shots Andy, the family and I had a blast meeting up with you, Ian and Steve Yesterday. My daughter kept saying what a fun day she had all the way home..

All the times I've been through Moss Landing, I've never taken a shot the artichoke fields, I really like that one...

Ed

4labs

Love the first shot Andy and as always thank you for giving us the details. Pardon my ignorance but when you say fl 38mm on a 1.6x body what do you mean by 1.6x body?

ian408

Great shots! The 'gull on a pole is nice.

4labs, I think Andy means crop factor.

Ian

John Mueller

I really like that 1st one Andy.I must get that lens and give it a go.
That 2nd one is real SCARY:D
I Been enjoying your Ca adventure

Andy

rutt wrote:

Love the composition and sharpness of this shot. Good wide angle is so hard to do and you do it very well.

thanks so much, rutt! i do love my wide angle shooting. i'm really happy that the 10-22 is a performer.

rutt wrote:

Cool first person with great humor. Would be better with focus on bird's eys instead of thumb and bread. But I can understand that you had your hands full at the time.

check yer eyeglasses, john. i'm going with the fact that the bird's eyes are at the end of the dof. they're in by a skosch, which is a tad longer than a smidgen but not as much as a soupcon

Andy

rutt wrote:

Oh, I missed this one. The clever angle really makes the good composition stand out. Good exposure in tricky light, too.

thanks john - isn't digital raw wonderful?

rutt

andy wrote:

check yer eyeglasses, john. i'm going with the fact that the bird's eyes are at the end of the dof. they're in by a skosch, which is a tad longer than a smidgen but not as much as a soupcon

Maybe, but I'd like to see focus a further back and have the thumb a little soft instead of having the bird's eye a little soft. Just a quibble. It's still a cool shot.

Andy

DeanMcM wrote:

Some very cool shots Andy!
I love the wide angle.
I want a wide lens for my soon to be 20D,
now I have to save up for that lens.
(I think I will just learn on what I am starting with first)

Thanks

Dean

congrats on your new purchase, dean, and thanks for stopping by here!

wxwax

Lovely. I'm jealous. :

Angelo

andy wrote:

"except for the first and last shots..." .

the two I like best; especially #1. You are the dgrin KOW (king of wide).